The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-10-20
MOST BEAUTIFUL.
GOTHAM DECORATIONS BEYOND
COMPARISON,
Stars and Stripes Blend in Harmony
With the Flags Of Spain
and Italy.
Hundreds OF Pictures Show Christopher Co.
lumbuS IN Many Different Situations
broadway a Thoroughfsre Of Splen.
dor Elaborate Display at
the City Hall.

New York, Oct. 10.-It is probable
that no city was ever so beauti ully, 80
gaily, SO artistically, and above all. 70
universally decorated as was New York
Sunday. The citizens responded with
remarkable unanimity to Mayor Grants
request to aid in the Columbus celebra-
ton by decorating the homes and their
office buildings. 1t was to be expected
that the city buildings. hotels, club
houses, and prominent business houses,
would be resplendent in gala attire, but
the ready response OF private citizens
comes as something OF a surprise in the
history OF celebrations, even in patriotic
New York. Some of the residential
streets are as gay as broadway.
Besides being the banner of the Uni
ted States, no flag is as effective Tor de
corating purposes as the stars and stripes
and, OF course. it is the piece de resist
ance OF the decorations. The flag is
seen everywhere, in all sizes, and ai<
ranged in every conceivable form.
Huge breadths OF cotton dotted with
stars and barred with stripes. and, of
course, colored red, white and blue, are
also used extensively Tor drapery pur-
poses.
Next to the stars and stripes, the
most frequently seen, are the red and
yellow colors OF Spain, and ltaly's cross
in its center. OF green, white and red.
The three flags. Llend well. and are
effectively used together in thousands
oi cases. The portrait OF Columbus oc
cup,es prominent place in all the more
elaborate decorations The great dis
"A. Il
atious. The tavorite picture represents |
him landing Tor the first time on the |
soils OF the new world. Usually few
pretty female natives are clasping their
hands over their breasts and perring out
at Christopher from a convenient clump
oil bushes. Tens OF thousands OF cheap
prints showing Columbus with sancti-
fed look and earnest expression. were
hawked about the city by pedd!ers at
dime each. Every small sEop on the
east and west sides have one in the
window, with an appropriate frame Of
Stars and str ps hunting.
Broadway and Filth avenue carry off
the palm for brilliancy and profusion OF
effect. From the Battery to Thirty
third street. Broadway runs between
two banks Of color. Every building
shows some effort Bowling Green, with
its historic memories. begins the LlaIe
The Washington buildings are the most
notable here. The next building to
catch the eye by its proiusion of decora-
ton is the Equitable, which is literally
with flags, banners, shields.
streamers and pictures. Across the way
old Trinity Joins in the gaiety.
block from Broadway, down in the
Wall street district. the walls of money
and public buildings hide their soiled
Fronts under panoplies of color. The
Drexel building. sub-treasury building
and custom house are the most profusely
decorated.
Coming back to Broadway, one notices
'uch buildings as the Petroleum ex-
change. the Stock exchange, the Mari
lime exchange. the Borsel building and
he Western Union building monu
nents OF modern enterprise are swathed
n brilliant colors chiefly the red. white
md blue OF the nations flag. Passing
y St Paul's chapel. gracefully trimmed
With the national ensign. the stranger
inds himself in the center Of everything
;ity Hall park The city hall. as befit
n.y. is certainly the most elaborately
decorated building in New York. On
II four sides the walls are literally
mothered with flags. banners. shields
nd all manner OF gay devices. The
idea hns been carried to
Is fullest extent. No matter from
that remote country comes the stran
cr. who stands in the park and views
he historic Pile, he will see his nations
ag entwined around its coat of arms.
urmounting all are gaily fluttering
trings of hundreds o. small banners
Newspaper row is resp!endent. The
ONE OF every journal is more or less at
decorated The mos. elabo-
lte work has been done ON the Pulit-
ar building. Colored lights make the
uilding fine sight at night.
From city hall up. Broadway loses
self in blaze OF color. Each building
ithout exception, has something in
lie way OF decoration. Many have
rignal and striking designs. ALL having
of course, to Columbus and
Ie greatness OF his new world. To des-
'ibe each in detail would be impossible.