New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
FLAGS AND BUNTING IN ABUNDANCE.
ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSE,
TO sURPAss AMY PREVIOUS DIsPLAYs-
HOW THE HOTELS WILL LOOK.

HOW THE HOTELS WILL LOOK.
Six weeks ago merchants began TO display decOra-
tions for the Centennial celebration, and the trade
has grown brisRer and brsher, until within tho last
few days It has become simply impossible to Oil all
the orders that have been received. From present
indications hardly storo along Broadway, and few
in other parts Of the city, but Will have more or less
gay bunting on It. In the residence part Of the city
many houses VIII also DO decorated, especially along
Flftb-aye, where several hundred dollars win be
spent on many of them.
hunting which comes in solid colOrs, red, white
and blue or I'm the form Of line OF ags, and various
other designs can be bought for from four to twenty
cents yard. Flags, Of course, vary In price, from
the small ones at q few cents a dozen to gorgeous
ones of silk that cost many dollars apiece. bus-
ness house can be decorated sfthr fashion for sio
or s1s. and $50 will pay for a fair display
The u,nai amount WILL be about 800, and. In some
cases perhaps $500 will DO spent. The hotels
will vic with one another in the magnihceDce ana
eaborsteness Of their decorations The Victoris VIII
have one OF the finest displays The Fifth-ave side
OF the building viii be completely hidden by masses
~ part coIored cloth and largo shields bearing inc
national ensign Tho drapery OIL ihe balconies VIII
ba especiay rtch the material used including heavy
co,ds and ,assels The management expects 10 spend
some al 200 on tho decorations and has bad men AZ
work ON them for week. The Hotel Vendome VIII
snend about the same sum, and VIII display Son'c
400 flags from its windows The Giisey House ana
The ~ James Hotel viii BIO heavily drapcd, and the
Albemarle Hotel Will spend $3.50 for the same pur-
nose. On us staff viii DO displayed a large flag
Tho Hoffman House viii be covered with gay material
and the Darth0Idi, Continental. Union Square and
81 Denis Hotels and the Morton and Astor Houses
viii be appropriately oTnamentod. At Dclmonicos
the decorations viii be simple, but unusually costly
and artistic. The Colonnado Hotel VIII be COM
poteiy hidden by flags and rcd, white and blue CLOTH
and the Metropolitan Will also be mass OF tho same
material from top 10 bottom.
While many persons will put up their bunting thsIn
selves. most win have the work done by men who
make n business of It Tho firms who make a
speciality OF decorating report that they arc receiving
orders by the bushel the difficulty being that there
are 80 few mon who are experienced in doing this
work The dry goods firms that handle bunting and
nacs report that they hardly supply the demand
more man p,w days more Factories where the
articles are made anticipated largely increased de
mand bat the reality far surpassed their expectations
The factories are running with their fullest ehpac''
IN the vain attempt 10 hH all orders. To make mat
,.rs worse outob.own customers are sending to New
York dealers for decorative material, as the eeiebra
ton Of the Centennial win extend TO other cities
some merchants have raised prices on tns s, args
viii not do this. they cannot afford TO offend ioer
Fof some time show,windows have bean alled with
displays small lesteerbonn tr,nk Thes ssa s -
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him Is Mason. crossing the Delaware; tanhg ieaye
Of his officers. and n TACT give complies .l en9I o.
hnas Of Washngtoh struck on side. and heads Of
Harrison nod Morton o ne other st on'l nT arm
sSa,ss M Ta snsrosssd and CtSsr wiboxs are sd
%iiS books dssopye q ysshisos. inauguration
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