The morning call., 1890-09-07

Sons in their efforts TO make California'S
foltieth birthday one long to be remembered.
In many instances these efforts are highly
artistic, and last evening, when the glare of
gas and electric lights was thrown upon them,
the effect was handsome in the extreme. In
this respect the palm of excellence must be
voted to the Kearny-street merchants, who,
from Market to California, vieG with one
another as to which of them should make
the prettest showing. Market street, to be
which had its advocates, but as they were
not so concentrated as in the Kearny-street
blocks the effect was not as pleasing.
Starting north from Lotta's fountain, the
visiting Native Sons must have been struck
last night with the elegant front presented
on the corner of Kearny and Post streets.
A score of arch lights hung out at every
story, made evening light as day, so that
the smallest detail Of the decorations could
plainly be seen. An immense triple picture
is conspicuous object in the center of the
building. 1t represents a sleeping miner
upon cliff overlooking the gold
diggings who sees in his dreams the
sun rising over his Eastern home.
On the left of this picture is given of
what the spot was like in 1S50-a sea of
sand over which lone wagon is trying to
make Roadway. On the OPP osite side is
the transformation which forty years has
worked, containing view of the present
block surrounded by multitude of people.
All of the windows above are ornamented
with draperies of bunting held in place by
garlands of evergreen. Similar but more
elaborate draperies ornament the store win
dows, where the Bear flag is conspicuous,
and pretty shields bearing Welcome to the
Pioneers and Native Sons.
On the building opposite quite an elabo-
rate showing is made from roof to sidewalk.
The whole facade is dotted with pictures Of
the past and present generations, inter-
spersed with stars and shields in setting
of evergreens and national colors. Suffer,
Fremont Marshall and VIM look down
upon the world from the upper story, and
tile prominent officers of the Native Sons
are pictured below them. Immediately
above the store comes the feature of the
exhibition, four verdnre-clad inches dedi-
Gated to California, Pomona, Flores and
Ceres. In them are posed four young ladies
appropriately c0stumed. California has
her shield and spear from which the
American flag is unfurled, and alongside her
is splendid specimen of the black bear.
Pomona stands erect in a niche whose mass
OF green is relieved with luscious fruits;
Flora's home is trimmed with flowers and
Ceres has her SheayeS and sickle for COM
pany. The Introduction of the living pict-
ureS into the decoration is a novelty which
was the subject of considerable comment
during the evening.
At the White House there is very ia tie
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shields at every window. The place Of
honor is given to the seal of Stat.
The Hub is also simply, but taStefully
decorated. From the awning colored bunt-
ing is gathered ia graceful folds. The win
dow-frames are clothed in red and blue with
overhanging draperieS of white, and, in
crcletS of eyergreenS, the house extends a
welcome to every celehrant. The entrances
were trimmed with STATS and stripes and Il
grizzly kept guard in each.
KHnig's shOe-store is another neat decora-
ton, in which evergreenS enter into happy
combination with pretty shields and taste
full draperes.
At Hays photograph gallery blaze of
light from hundreds of japanese lanterns
showed up the decorations, which are
largely of an Oriental character.
Engelberg's bakery has its facade hand
somely trimmed with garlands of ever
green's entwined in handsomely draped
bunting. Numerous flags and shields and a
large gold bear add to the effect.
On California street the banks aud insur
ance companies made handsome showingS.
At the San francisco Union, German Saw
ings and Loan Society and the London and
San Francisco Bank the entrances were Or
namented with rich flowing draperies, in
which the bear flag and American colors
are entwlned.
The Bank of California excels these with
n pictorial display. Over the entrance is a
large painting. which represents a pioneer
and bear holding a shield between them,
upon which a welcome Is extended to the
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CninnW Hall ot the corpar of CLAW and
Montgomery streets, presents a handsome
aDpearance in its tasteful dress of colored
limiting relieved with garlauds of pine
twigs. A large gold bear is a conspicuous
feature of the decoration, as well as the
grnuping of flags and shields above the win
lows
AZ Raphaeps clothing store, corner of
Montgomery and Sacramento streets, is one
of the handsomest showings for blocks
around. The windows and both entrances
are half concealed with bear flags and
national coors, III on which an overhang-
ing drapery falls from the sign, where a
broad winged eagle holds in its claws long
garland of smilax. A bear hangs in each
Entrance. and overhead are numerous pretty
shields, stars and stands of colors. The
whole is surmounted by a bear of large pro-
portions,
Goldberg. Bowen & Co. on Pine street.
have orpameptrd their store with large gar
rison flags. which set off to advantage the
comestib!es in their large windows. Over
each door the word "Welcome" is hand
somely worked in flowers and smilax.
In fine Russ House block almost every
store is layishly decorated, and the hotel en-
trance is wrapped I'D in red. white and blue
hunting and heavy garlands of greenery.
upon Which large brown bear finds com.
Portable restinp-9!ace. Colonel Andrews.
However. carries otf The palm for taste. and
his dainty combination of bunting. shields
and smilax attracts general attention.
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