Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-10
IN HONOR OF CHRIS.
New York Lays Herself Out to
Glorify Columbus.
THE CITY RADIANT WITH COLOR.

BriGhtens Up the Metropolis-TheD Dec
orations Cosmopolitan and the CoIors of
All Nations Thrown to the Breeze-The
Great Discoverer's Portrait a Prominent
Featurc-Judah Leads OF in the Weeks
Celebration and the Christians Follow
Services in InnumerabIe Churches.
NEW YORK, Oct 1O.-It is probable that
no city was ever so BEAUTIFULLY, so gayly, so
artistically and above all, so universally
decorated is New York. The citizens
have responded with remarkable unanimi-
ty to Mayor Grants request to aid in the
Columbus celebration by decorating their
homes and their Office buildings 1t was
to be expected that the city buildings,
federal buildings hotels, club houses and
prominent business houses would be re-
splendent in gala attire, but the ready re-
sponse of private citizens comes as some
thing of a surprise in the history of celebra-
tions, even in patriotic New York. Some
of the residential streets are as gay as
Broadway.
"Old Glory Is Everywhere.
Besides being the banner of the United
States no flag is so effective for decorating
purposes as the stars and stripes and of course
1t is the piece de resistance of the decora-
tions. The flag is seen everywhere, in all
sizes and arranged in every conceivable
form. Huge breaths of cotton, dotted with
stars and barred with stripes, and of course
red, white and blue ARE also used extensive
ly for drapery purposes. Next to the stars
and stripes those most frequently seen are the
red and yellow colors of Spain and Italy's
cross in its center of green, white and red.
q a oil affac
lively used together in thousands of cases.
No End of Columbus Portraits.
The portrait of Columbus occupies a
prominent place in all the more elaborate
decorations. The great discoverer is shown
in many different situations. The favorite
picture represents him landing for the first
time on the soil of the new world. Usually
a few pretty female natives are peering out
at Christopher from a convenient clump of
bushes. Thousands of cheap prints show
ing Columbus with a sanctifed look and
earnest expression are hawked about the
city by peddlers at a dime each. Every
small shop on the east and west sides has
one in the window with an appropriate
frame of stars and stripes bunting.
broadway and Fifth Avenue Resplendent.
Broadway and Fifth avenue, of course,
carry off the palm foC brilliancy and pro-
fusion of effect From the Battery to Thir-
ty-third street Broadway runs between two
banks of color. Every building shows some
effect. Bowling Green, with its historic
memories, begins the blaze. The Washing
ton building is the most notable there. The
next building to catch the eye by its pro-
fusion of decoration is the Equitable, which
is literally covered with flags, banners,
shields, streamers, and pictures. A block
from Broadway, down in the Wall street
district, the walls of many private and pub
lie buildings hide their soiled fronts under
nr,1I. of n.ln al h,,t1
sub-treasury building, and custom house
are the most profusely decorated:
The City Hall in Gala Attire.
The city, hall as befitting, is certainly the
most elaborately decorated building in
New York On all four sides the walls
are literally smothered with flags, banners,
shields and all manner of gay devices. The
cosmopolitan idea has been carried out to its
fullest extent. No matter from what remote
country comes the stranger who stands in the
park and views the historic pile, he will see
his nations flag entwine>. around its coat
of-arms. Surmounting all are gaily fiutter
ing strings of hundreds of small banners.
Newspaper Row is resplendent. The home
ef every journal is more or less attractively
tiecOrs3t ed.
Squares Profuseiy Decorated.
Union and Madison Squares, central
points of interest always, are bounded by
four lines of profuse decorations. Aristo-
cratic Fifth avenue, that Mecca of the
country visitor, does not rival Broadway in
profusiOn of decoration, but it is still
wonder OF brilliancy from Washington
square to Central park. From city hall
up, broadway looses itself in a maze of
color. Each building, without exception,
has something in the way of decoration.
Many have original and striking designs
all having reference, of course to Column
bus and the greatnes of his new world.
To describe each in detail would be impos-
sible.
Two Beautiful Triumphal Arches.
At Twenty-second street big triumphal
arch has been erected. The arch is held in
place by six imitation granite pillars en-
twined with red, white and blue bunting
Palms, flowers and potted plants filled the
space between. Flags are lavished over the
main structure. At night colored lights
will give brilliancy to the scene. BY all
odds the most interesting and most beauti-
full thing in the way of decoration
is the arch spanning Fifth avenue
at Fifty-eighth street. II is imitation
marble. The design is chaste and tasteful
Two Parian marble columns on each side
inciose niches in each OF which is a grace
full sculptural representation of peace The
pillars enJwined with greenery and gar
lands hang from the top. Surrounding the
arch are five categorical female figures The
central one stands boldly in the prov of the
advancing boat- On either side are two
heralds with oUtstrctched arms. On the
top of the arch is the inscription: "The
United States of America in Ne
nioriam. Glory TO Christofer Columbus. !"
BEGINNING THE CELEBRATION.
First Two Days Devote j to Church Ser
vices-CIiiGren Parade.
The celebration began Saturday with re-
ligious services in all the Jewish svna-
gogues. The Hebrews, French, Portu-
guese Poles Germans Russians Syrians