The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-09
The Decorations.

Bright and early yesterday morning the
merchants commenced decorating their
stores in honor of President Harrison's
visit, and at noon Main street wore de-
cidedly gala day appearance. BY night
fall there was scarcely store in the city
that was not decorated, while the national
colors we're displayed from hundreds of
private residences. South Temple street
and the business thoroughfares were
simply bewildering mass of color, and
never was there such general display of
decorations. Many OF the buildings pre-
scented very striking appearance, the re-
suit of an unstinted use of bunting, COM
bined with good taste The deco
rations on Main street commenced
with the Gift house, and that hotel
looked very pretty when Andy Brixen got
through with the work. Long streamers
OF bunting were stretched from the top of
the building to the porch, where they
were drawn together. Major Erb spread
himself on the Walker house. Walker
Brothers s. FLYERS store is also decorated
in q most artistic manner, and is much ad-
mired. The Scott-Auerbach building the
Progress building and Auerbach Bros.
store are literally covered with bunting
The Deseret bank building is one OF the
most handsomely decorated buildings on
the street. d. McAllister & Co.'S. store also
attracts much attention, bunting and
flags and pictures of the President being
artistically displayed. From h. G. Nj. l.
TO the Constitution building was stretched
q big banner bearing the legend, welcome
to Utah" PROFESSIONALLY the most ele-
gantly decorated building in the city
is Z. c. M. l. The front Of
the store is draped with bunting, while
dozens of flags overhang the draperies
Near the top OF the building appears the
legend, welcome the President in
letters that extend clear across the build
ing. The Constitution building is also
most artistically draped. At the Temple
ton corner is a huge tree, having three
branches, which are covered with red, white
and blue bunting. This is one of the
novelties to be seen. Others are the letter
II formed Of bunting and Maltese and
Greek crosses. H. Hop, the proprietor of
Japanese bazar on Main street, Wed with
his American neighbors in making his
place attractive. Many stores have their
awnings covered with bunting and the
effect of this is fine. On First South street
bunting is displayed almost as freely as on
Main, the decorations on the Hooper build
ing, the Jennings buildings and the Culmer
building all being worthy of note.
The city hall and fire department
are also gay with bunting and flags. Post
master Benton did himself proud in dec
Grating the postoffice. The front of the
building was almost hidden with bunting,
and portraits OF the President and his cab
met were displayed. Kelsey g. Gillespie's
office, opposite the postofice, was q
striking example of how much can be
done on small space. The Board of
Trade building, the county court house and
county jail were also attractively deco
rated. The decorations on South Temple
strest along the line of march, are very
brilliant. From Whittemore's hotel to
First East street long line of color greets
the eye The display at the Templeton
hotel is at once novel and beautiful. Z. G. M.
/. shoe factory is heavily draped with bunt-
ing. and and an appropriate motto adorns
the front of the building. The decorations
on the temple are very striking. The
towers are covered with streamers, flags
and bunting, and on the south wall is an
immense banner bearing the legend "Fear