The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-05


avenue, between Seventh and Thirteenth
streets, showed the most elaborate decora-
tions. Here are grouped number OF the
largest business houses in the city and they
honored the day with proper liberality. II
would be impossible to convey any correct
idea of the adornments Of the avenue in de-
tail beyond those of few Of the public
buildings. The Treasury was notable eX-
ample of the decorators art. The massive
architecture Of this vast structure does not
readily yield success to efforts to relieve
its majestic severity. But today the
cunning artist caught its spirit and
the elect was extremely beautiful. Half q
hundred of its great Ionic columns were
closely wrapped with the American colors,
crossed at the center with smaller flags ON
gold tipped slaves. The pediments on the
east aud north and south bore graceful de-
signs in tri-colored bunting, forming n back
ground for gigantic golden shields bearing
the great seal Of the Treasury, while con-
meeting them and framing the whole picture
was a scroll work Of red aud blue bunting.
The grand stand below the south front was
fringed with a number OF signal flags with
their cabalisiic figures. Flags like those
were also used TO carry out pretty conceit
and supplement the handsome decorations
OF the War and Navy Department building.
| Dropping from the tip of the great time
| ball stan 10 the four corners OF the central
tower on the eastern side, they were ar
ranged In order SO Us TO spell out the initi-
ated; "Ihe President will arrive at ~ me-
ridian;" salute the President" and cheer.
| On the northern, the War Department front
an enormous American banner ON the cen.
trail staff was ilankcd on each corner of the
! parapet by n smaller flag, representing the
arms of the seryice-cayalry, infantry, ar.
tillery and the signal corps.
The great white facade OF the Metropoli-
| tan Hotel was divided into triangles by
long lines of bunting. Pictures OF Wash
| ington and the Goddess OF Liberty adorned
/ its front, and over the entrance rose great
arch bearing a blazing eagle surrounded by
the inscription,
WELCOME, PRESIDENT HARRISON"
On the front Of the old National Hotel
pretty half rosettes "a general fcGturc) made
OF bright ilags, caught up on the edge, capped
every one OF the numerous windows, while
here also the national bird appeared above
the national coat Of arms Across the way
the 81. James, newly painted, showed what
might be accomplished with shields aud
flags Of red, white and blue, aud with a sky
| line made up OF little strea amers OF fantastic
colors and designs woven between its flag
stats. In this section Of the avenue, Erin's
green banner was noted rudiating from a
| brilliant center formed by n national shield.
Against all OF this great artistic display,
unkind nature had opposed all Of her forces
\ week ugo the chief signal officer, scanning
the weather map, had discovered a spot no
bigger than a mans hand away OIL on
Puget Sound. Thcrcupon he predicted a
storm for today. Since then hc has en-
dcayorcd 10 relieve the agonizcd sapprc-
tensions OF the public by moderaiing
the force OF his hrt prediction, but
without avail. The rain began to fall Sat
urday, aud poured rclontlossly up 10 a late
hour last night. IL turned 'hc back streets
into mud holes IL soaked tho buildings
caused the flags and strcamcs TO dnoOp
around their stalls In drcnry inanition. The
morning dawned under an angry gray sky,
the air was surchargcd with mosturcflnd
although IL did not actually rain. the shin.
ing beads Of water clung TO every exposed
surface. But just IN time n northeast wind
spmng up aud catching up the banners aud
pcnnOns aud strcamers In iiutterng lines
and rounded folds
BaDE DEFIANCE TO rHE STORM KINo,
and restored In large measure the pictur-
esque beauty Of the scene. True Il Is that
where from economical motives. cheap
| colorcd muslins entered largely into the
decorations. the plentcous washing of the
rains had caused thc colors to tlow. Eagles,
originally white, flushed In angry rcd az the
treatment and the plrtruits Of the next
President and Vice ~ esiicnt assumed a
bilious blue tnrc. hut Notwithstanding
the fact that the .dmpcrics took on an
aspect never expected by the decorators the
general effect was not much diminished,
ns hard lines were broken up and the hucs
blended subtly where they met Tho iisi
reflection of the average Washingtonian as
he stepped out Of his bed this morning, aud
one that seemed 10 be almost fair inference
ffom the volume Of sound that filled the
lao.
brought with him a musician possessed OF
an enthus astio devotion to a brass horn or a
drum. The sun may have risen before tho
drum majors, but they were sufficiently
numerous In the early morning hours u
divert attention from all les gorgeous OBJ
jccts. Before the dawn the din begun. Bc
lated troops coming 10 town filed out Of thC
railroad stations and took up their hungry
march for breakfast to the strains Oi th,
Boulangcr quicks,ep and other cheering
martial nip. Civil organizations from Balti
more aud ncighboring cities that had
secured good nights rest at home had littl,
compunction or consideration for the morn
ing nap Of the thousands Of pilgrims VIII,
had proceeded them, aud marched gnily 3,
their rendezvous with flying banners ant
playing bands.
TnE Air WAS TiLLED WIN SOUND;
Il ihrohbcd with the cadence Of marching
feet in thousands. Il auiycrcd with the shril
pipe u the ffc aud the snah OF the kettle
drum. and Il rung with the blnrc % th,
brass horn. The horn particularly socmci
90 be everywhere, and each enc must have
! been of tile family OF that French postlionl
instrument, which, ~ Munchnusscn relates
when hung IN generous warmth gave on
with undiminishcd force all Of the notes iha
, had been frozen into II during long period
Of time. To swell the din an army of inkir
gave tongue. Thc,e shrcwd knights Of th'
. curb sciElng the opportunity TO oomblnI
business and pleasure, have been comin
! down on the town like the locusis of Egypt
. The old familiar yaHcly-hc u the "instan
, tancou. ink. grease and dirt eradication AM
BE- If the philadelphia cough drops" AM
be of the test your lungs machine, disap
pearcd aud in their places came new sol
breathing politics aud patriotism. The
, would sell You a miniature log cabin 10
J your watch chain, or remarkable robu
! badge. which ciphorcd out lIaui on an
: Morton. or cane conccaling within Il
I small American flag. All of them had thci
! hat bands filed with more or less inliiicrcu
4 likcncsscs ~ the heroes Of today, aud appai
J. emily they had IN stock all Of the loitoyc
a campaign handkorchlcfs.
TIIE DRor NICKEL IN rifE SLOT NAciifSE
/ could NOT prevail against their sientoria
voices, especially m against one pccu
, iarly obnoxious set that Reinforced tli
4 main body this morning, armed wit
: hollow canes, which, being blown into, oinl
!. ted dOlcful notes, aud which they rcadil
4 disposed Of 10 the small boys at a low hgur
!, sull all these lent gaicty 70 the crowd I
!. they crowded and pushed their way alon
I. with cheerful faces, and baniorcd and Joke
= with the rustic A more useful element
!. their midst was the boy who pushed alon
q | ,.tth ftdv luurheoua Ia haNes which rctniie