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

on the corner is the store Of the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company, where there Is evidence
OF great pains having been taken TO place the
building among leaders in tho line of deoors-
nonsand the same NAV be said Of the furniture
establishments OF Messrs. Ridden and BRETT
barth. which are side by ide. Both Of the-e
adjustments are in new buildings and the bright
shades OF red. white aud blue show Cd the
groundwork OF red brick and stone and make
the places attractive. Further along the square
the other houses are more or less decorated
with light. snowy material.
AROUND TuE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Between Z and @ streets. opposite the In
terror Department building. mono Of the bust
ness men have failed 20 show their patriotic
spirit as have many others all the way out 20
Florida avenue. Tho restaurant building
known as Schwing and Clark's is tss.efully dec
GRATED from housetop 90 awning post. and the
front of John {. Parker's building shows .
patriotic spirit in n way that attracts attention
On the next three squares running 20 Massa-
chusetts avenue there are also many displays 81
bunting. and many OF the windows are 80 ar
ranged in q. A. Il. colors and omblems a. 10
make them fully worth the trouble Of going
oat Of the way 20 see.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
The river front is robed in hags and men,
nants. The most conspicuous decorations are
displayed at harbor police headquar,ers The
luon list was opened at o clock vester-
day morning and at noon the decorations were
complete
The officers and habitues clipped in lib
orally and the result is a great hutter Of buut-
ing. National ensigns, police flags. strings %
strcamers, festoons. wreaths. loops and shields
are there. The Independent Ice COMPANY has
unfurled number Of flags. SO, too,
have the National Capital. Great Fans and
American Ice Companies. Benefits ship yard
has rugged itself up in homer Of the
encampment; and Cumberlands ship
house, too. Charlie Taylor has worked
some patriotic colors on the Office Of
RIey's dock. Mckenny's. Beaver, Baurs.
keenans and Weber's restaurants have been en-
livened by the decorator. Biscoe's ship stores,
Waddv's sail and rigging loft have been made
10 look gay and Sailmaker Jack Kenyon pro-
poses to Guido Waddy today.
AT THE DOCKS.
Around the steamer docks things wear
brilliant aspect. A great food Of red. white
and blue colo.ing has been thrown about the
ton people have hoisted fags, the Washington
Steamboat Company have begun 70
show their colors, the Maryland and
Virginia Steamboat Company, the Peo-
pies Washington and Norfolk Company,
the Merchant and Planters Company and the
Mattano line have swung out their ensigns. The
River View pier and the Buena Vista dock have
also been dressed up. 1t is a Potomac river
custom that when n bridal couple is aboard all
the flags that the steamer affords raised. The
George Law. Mattano. Wakefield. Arrowsmith,
Sue. Maggie and Jane Moseley are lavishly be-
decked with their bridal flags TO show their
appreciation of the great time coming. The
excursion steamers Samuel J. Pentz. Charles
Manchester, River Queer. Florence, George Leary.
june, Bartholdi and WV. Colt have been treated
with heavy doses of decorative art. The
launches Holbroke. Americas. Nellie, Little
Nell and Curfew have ensigns up.
The schooners Alice Holbrooke. Emma r.
Angel. Jessie Burt, Maj. Pickands. Laurena
CLAYTON. Annie Reynolds. Anne Mason and Mary
L. Denly have flags floating from their trucks.
The tugs William II. Mohler. Richards. Po-
tomac. Templar. Gilbert. Pierce, Key and Cor
man put on their Sabbath attire a welcome 10
the coming G.. A. Il.
Boswells boiler shop also displays decors-
tons
Col. VIM. 7. Rossell. q. s. A.. Engineer Com
missioner District of Columbia. and Col. Amos
Webster, late OF the United States army and the
staff of Gen. Z. :. Grant. both residing on Y
have decorated their residences with handsome
United States flags.
THE POLICE STATIONS.
Police headquarters has red. white and blue
running perpendicularly and horizontally and
two small flags fly from each Of the windows.
and the entrance Is eIaborately trimmed in pa
triotic colors. Lieut. Kelly and his men have
Handsomely decorated the front of the sixth
precinct station, on New Jersey avenue. and
under them hang lines OF bunting from the
roof TO the pavement, with shields. starr. flags
on the front. making such a sight that visitors
stop TO comment on the tasty appearance OF the
building.
Lieut.. Amiss and his force of the first pre-
cinct have finely dressed the station on 18th
street below the avenue. from the pole the
front being strings of flags. while an eagle over
the door. shields, banners. flags and strips OF
bunting make up the decorations.
The third precinct, Lieut. Boyle. has .
number OF lerge flags draped with stars,
shields, &c. setting OF the building Acting
Sergt, Mullhall of the fifth and his men have
decorated their station. Lieut.. Heffner Of the
ninth precinct and his force have deliberately
trimmed their station house.
A Brilliant sight.
Tonight Messrs. Saks and Company will treat
Washingtonians to glimpse Of their illumi-
mated decorations before the crowds Of
strangers gather here next week On the
avenue front of their big building. forming he
center OF the bunting drapery, 10 hung the
largest fac simie @. A. X. badge ever made II
is fully thirty feet tall from the eagles besk TO
the bottom point of the pendant star. This
monster badge is studded with something like
800 incandescent lights and these will be lighted
for the first time this evening.
Below and around on the seventh street front
are their large show windows. artistically dressed
IN honor of the encampm"nt. each with it's hun
dred or more red. white and blue gioped cleo
trio lights adding their brilliancy TO that Of the
glittering badge above.
Due to the Par-imony Of Congress-.
Navy Department officials feel very bitter
over the damage 20 the Cincinnati's machinery