Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17
FLAGS ARE FLYING.

FLAGS ARE FLYING.
The City Has Dressed Up for the Coming
Veterans.
THE DECORATIONS ALL OVER THE CITY ARE
ELABORATE AND ARTISTIC AND DO CREDIT TO
wAsHINoroN's PAIRIorIsM-BUsrSEss HOUSES
AND PRIVATE DWELLINGS oRNAMENTED.
The first thing to strike the incoming Grand
Army visitor at either railroad station is the
sight OF waving stars aus stripes. He moves
in any direction and more flags, ranging from
the glorious emblem Of Uncle Sam to the
bunting Of other less favored nations, mect his
eve.
The city is putting on its gala appearance n
rapid style, and from nearly every building on
all the prominent streets bright flags are
draped artistically, while on many buildings
the decorations are elaborate in the extreme.
To avoid all modesty The STAR building may
be taken as Q starting point.
The decorations here attract considerable
attention on account OF the elaborate and
striking display. On the Pennsylvania avenue
front o large stained glass transparency has
been built. and when it glistens from hun
dred incandescent electric lights 1t looks like q
huge kaleidoscope.
ftrepresents on the front face Grand Army
badge surrounded by flags, drums and cannon.
On the west face there is n miniature camp
dated 1868, while in the foreground there is n
large stack OF arms. The east face is quite ar
tistic with its laurel branches surrounding an
artillery piece and surmounted by 1892. I'm
derneath there is the following inscription:
''THE DAILY STAR welcomes the G.. A. r. "
But this is by no means the only decoration.
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caught in graceful folds by shields sur
mounted by sunbursts Of flags. A generous dis
play Of evergreens heightens the effect.
BIG BADGE.
mammoth G. A. R. badge is the distinc-
tive feature Of the decorations on Saks Il Co. 3
store. The badge is fully twenty-five feet long
and an exact counterpart of the regulation
badge. profuse display Of flags and bunting
artistically arranged completes the decora-
TONS 49,
In this square the Boston variety store. Lut-
bazaar, Geo. W. Rich and Pierce & Co. oil have
their respective buildings handsomely and
tastefully decorated.
A mammoth union Jack surrounded by a
number Of stars and stripes forms brilliant
center piece Of the decorations on W. II.
Hoeke's building. Flags spring from every
window and the building is almost hidden in
bunting.
The decorations on the building occu lied BY
Minnix. Fonda Co. are simple, yet very effec-
tive. Huge American flags caught here and
there In graceful folds constitute the display.
while the cornice Of the building is swuthed in
bunting.
Next door ". D. Clark 4 Co. are putting
forth an extra effort. A huge gilt eagle clasp
ing with its claws wreath Of bunting Is the
central thought.
F. Petersen and the Knabe Piano Company
have spared no pains to make an effective dis
play, while Perry's on the corner Of 9th and
Pennsylvania avenue has fine decorations from
cellar to roof.
The marble building, with its white back
ground, al pears to advantage with its coat of
flags.
NEAR 9rH STREET.
The Simpson building, occupied by Moriarty,
the tailor, is also handsomely decorated, while
across the street the Crawford shoe store is
almost hidden by flags and bunting.
Willett d Ruoff have an effective display,
and A. Kaufman has an artistic and beautifully
decorated building. An enormous flag COM
white and blue streamers extend from the roof
to the ground.
The Metropolitan book store and NJ. Gold
smiths establishment are also tastefully deco
rated, and one looked with wonder and astonish-
ment at the expensive and elaborate displays Of
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building next door.
THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY APPEARS.
The Independent Ice Company's building is
one of the handsomest on Pennsylvania avenue.
A large painting of the Goddess Of Liberty &C.
cupies a conspicuous location and is the center
of u very effective flag display. Ratcliffe. Darr
4 Co., the Baltimore House, the Great Falls Ice
Company, the Central Union Mission and
Bryans saloon are all decorated.
E. Il. Barnum's clothing establishment, to-
gethcr with Taylor's, Ellis music store and
quartet of decorated buildings as can be found
on the avenue.
B. F. Guy 4 Co.. NJ. A. Tappan. Sickles' cigar
store and Brentano's are tastefully decorated
Just opposite. on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, the business places Of Matchett Il
Baiers, Oermsnns, Schneider's. Herman S
Theater and Harveys are all in line with
pleasing decorations.
PICTURE OF SHERIDAN.
Harvey's oyster house is one Of the most
artistically decorated places along the avenue.
Inside the improvements are elaborate, while the
decorations have been made without stint Of
money. full-sized painting of Sheridan occu-
pies position in the center of the building sur
rounded by metal shields, which catch in grace
full folds of flags.
The Emerson shoe store, NJ. W. Galt's, Harris
x Skaters and Geo. ". Cochran's cigar store
are effectively decorated
Hundreds of tiny red, white and blue flags
strung from cellar to roof make q novel decora-
ton on the Palais Royal building. Pictures Of
the prominent generals of the war in star
shaped frames OF flags form a conspicuous fea-
ture of the decorations In the window is =
G. A. R. badge of heroic size composed Of
jewels. 1t attracts considerable attention.
The buildings occupied by II. A. Seligson,
Crowley's Oyster House, H. X. Fulton, DeAt-
ley's Hotel, E. Heidenheimer and Gibson Bros
are decorated all more or less.
James Y. Davis Sons have made neat dis
play, as have Wilmarth 4 Enmonston, Ogram' 8
drug store and Rice, the photographer.
LINCoLN's PICTURE.
Hoover Il Snyder's shoe store looks well. A
large oil painting Of Lincoln is conspicuous
feature and flags are everywhere. The show
windows are attractive and, with the tri-colored
goods, form novel display.
The Bradbury Piano Company, Franklin Il
Co., opticians, Jacobs Bros and Stinemetz 4
Son have made pretty displays.
BRADY's UNIQUE DISPLAY.
The most unique and original decoration in
the city is that at Bradys photograph gallery.
ALI over the building are original photographs
of famous generals, taken by Brady himself
during the war. The decorations attract deal
of interest.
Gerstenberg's restaurant is prettily deco
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