Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-20
I'd EDITION.
MANY LOCAL SOCIETIES PARADE.


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CHICAGO SOCIETIES PARADE.
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the Fairs Dedication.
CHICAGO, Dot. 2o.-The end crowns the work.
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to the dedication Of the great white city by the
gray waters of Lake Michiesn. A magic city
Of palaces sprung from a sandy waste, its walls
and columns rejecting back the morning light
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and pennanta snannino in The lac vinss a citv
upon whose like no man has ever gazed before;
city sprung up within twelve months, yet
wearing the semblance Of ancient Athens. 80
nrm and solid appearing are tts mighty towers
ana Duttresses; CITY illustrative OF the highest
development OF American energy and COM
memorative OF the discovery OF the newest
greater worid, such Is the aggregation OF
mignty structures In which VIII be held the
worlds Columbian exposition.
10 assist In their dedication, In their Gomez
craton 10 the vast tar-reachlng end Tor which
they are designed, there have gathered here the
representatives OF the highest worth and intel
Iect OF the nation; the rulers and governors.
CHOSEN rom among themselves BY free and
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ss IN nortant "a ;n.n,at;.. tno an
people Themselves: the citizen soldierv Of many
states; the representatives to the number Of
tnousands OF many civic and trades organiza-
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sors Tor such an undertaking-the sovereign
people themselves, the bone and sinew OF the
land, the proPrletors OF the whole enterprise
FROM farm and hillside, rom work bench and
miii tney nave assembled 70 witness the inaug-
urauon OF wnas tney deem me crowing scheve-
ment OF their existence as an independent na-
ton. Inc people are supreme.
EARLY MORNING SCENES.
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DOWNTOWN oiSiic.s LILLE morning 70 vic" the
great civic parade they saw, stretching away III
every direction, streets aglow with decorations
till they looked like gigantic flower garden in full
bloom The national colors predominated, but
with the red, white and blue we're mingled the
flags of all nations, and here and there q streak
Of terra Gotta, Chicago's newly chosen NUM-
cipal color, formed dark background for the
more vivid hues Of the other decorations. The
work of decorating has been In pronress for
several days but it was not until late last night
that the workmen on the sky scrapers along
Dearborn street and on the big State street re-
tail stores put the fnishine touches 10 their
work and left the fronts of the buildings SHIN
mering with vsri-colored bunting,
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Ano oo'isn' u VIC "0oo'"'.ons "ero as many
In number as the designers themselves, but, a.
in most matters, the simpler designs generally
produced the most striking effect
Great swaths Of bunting sweeninp from the
cornice transyersely ACROSS the front Of a buid-
ing to the ground door and crossed and re-
crossed at intervals by bands of red white and
blue formed a fayorite and striking device ~
sheaf of flags with the yellow and red Snanish
standard in the center. in eyery window. Por-
traits OF Columbus, La Sale and Pere Marquette
we're also plentifully utilized, and monster
rePresentanon OF me ianoing OF Coiumpns
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On the lake front, where the parade formed.
the line of magnificent buildings from Adams
street to Congress is nbiaze with many hued
bunting. Perhaps the most striking feature is
the double electric arch spanning Michigan
avenue and Congress street at the Auditorium.
Four masts, rising from monumental bases and
carrying huge gilded globes are connected by
lines Of tinted electric lights Flags, banners
and festoons make the arch beautiful BY day,
and the thousand glowing bulbs flashing forth
prismatic rays will give 1t added charm at
night.
The Auditorium was itself ablaze with color.
Around the entire building at the tenth floor Is
O broad band Of yellow: from the cornice futter
the flags Of all nations, and along the second
floor are long rows Of shields bearing the names
of the states Of the Union, and encircled by
small flags and wreaths Adjoining 1t. the
Studebaker building rivals its big neichbor.
The national colors cover the arches and wind
around the pillars. The colors of Spain, Italy
and America are entwined, and portraits Of
Columbus and Washington are empowered in
bunting.
The Victoria. the Richelieu and the Leland
hotels are resplendent with tastefully arranged
flags, and the great Pullman building is mass
OF red, white and blue.
MASS OF FLurrERrSo FLAGS.
Going one block further west Wabash avenue
has on holiday attire. From the river a. far as
the eye can reach toward the south the broad
thoroughfare shows mass of futtering flags,
quivering streamers and Kaleidoscope colors.
But II is on State street that the taste and in
genuity Of the decorator has had full! swing. and
the mammoth department stores and mercantile
establishments have We'd with one another in
the profusion and completeness of their aecora-
tons. On Marshall Fields building coats Of
arms Of all nations appear directly beneath tho
cornice and festoons of color svinr along the