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

! briNcr mas uecOfateu MS tnTee-stofS oulufng
inside and out, and beside the colors tastefully
arranged he displays the Grand Army badge
and portraits of Grant. sherman and Sheridan.
| The imposing Metropolitan Hotel. with its
marble 'front.' is nicely set of with Tags at the
windows and lines Of colors. Nicol. Dyren-
| forth, Auerbach and Francis have each shown
their patriotism in flags and shields. as also
Gilman and the Central National Bank at the
corner has 4 heavy draping Of the red, white and
blue.
! AcR5ss THE srREr-
On the south side Of the avenue after passing
the Botanical Garden Mades' Hotel at the
southwest corner o. Sd street. a three-story
frame building, shows up well. with colors
festooned and flags at each window
The four-story building Of McDermott
Bros, coachmakers, with two lines
balcony and plentiful supply of the ,ri-color
in lines and flags some festooned. makes fine
show. Westward the houses of ]. J. Appich
and the Columbia Packing Co.. Burgdorfs
two-story furniture aud undertaking establish
ment are decorated, and then comes the Carson
Hotel, which will be elaborntely dressed in time.
Mr.. J. VIM. Lees three-story frame has u
substantial stand in front which. when oecu-
pied by lad, friends, will add to the attractive
ness. and the tricolors are festooned and prom
inent are shields with the word Welcome "
George J. Muellers four-story building looks
long lines Of colors Next coro.s a. H.
Berlin. three-storv buildinp we'll trimmed
CHINA Up TO TIME.
Sam Lee, a patriotic Chinaman. il not behind
his American brothers either, for he displays
the red, white and blue.
The Dexter laundry has the colors from the
top Of the building down the front, and each
window OF the four stories is decorated by
flag.
The Philadelphia House. Unrestricted
brick, has q profusion of flags little and BIG,
and Hop Sing in q modest way decorates the
adjoining premises a two-storied building
Grusmyer's restaurant Headquarters Of Ohio
excursionists, is well decorated and the build
ing occupied by Burchard ends this square on
the west
The north front of the fourtb starry of the
colonization building has each window trimmed,
anu anu Ml. frank hume, adjoining, mas substan-
,r;,h tLn 49,; 49, i.Hy AZ ping
has his three-storv coach fact0rr we'll tr;mn,eJ
and W. F. Geyer in the same business, has
trimmed up his place
T. T. Lucketts four-storied restaurant and
hotel bears the sign sc. A. r. posts of West
chester county, n. " and is finely decorated
Movers Hotel a three-storie,l building will be
trimmed up before Monday night. Mr.. +. ia
keeping up with the procession" fixing up
his front John Holchuh's boarding house has
long lines Of the red white and blue running
from the top of his place across the front.
The keystone Hotel of four stories has colors
across the front and each window has the colors
festooned at the sills The St James Hotel. n
showy four-storied building painted white. has
lines of colors from the roof TO the balconies
and two flags to n window and makes an exceed
ingly handsome appearance.
Al the southwest corner of 9Th street the
howard House attracts attention with lines Of
the w;ndows The Ss,pu H w.. Iron, ata sass a.
lines of color shields with the words Welcome.
&. A. u. The Exchange Hotel, adjoining. is in
keeping with the neighbors. Carriers hard
ware house has two lines of colors from a pole
on top of the third story and colors about the
windows. j. b. Bryan has flags fyingS
Browning 4 Middleton have a tas.efully dec
grated front.
An OLD AnMonr.
p,-,o,,r Co., IT,, hu;,,;.,..
I. ut'oie vas an al 'ioi'
tor the Dlstrict militia at one time and was &C.
cupied by some OF the three months men in the
early part OF the war, is elaboratelv trimmed
WITH days, shields and notices and the picture
Of Gen. George H. Thomas is prominent. Burk-
man, Hoffa, Jackson. Richard and Conen have
all handsomely decorated. Shea's building of
four stories. occupied for a short time by the
German Rifles of New York in April, 1861. has n
profusion of flags shields and lines of color.
Mays four-story building adjoining is fully in
keeping in its holiday dress of colorss
johnson. Garner Il Co. have decorated, The
American House has over the entrance ..WA-
come Veterans, G. A. r." and tasty littn flags
at the windows, with large ones gathered in
festoons on the front and long lines of fiaps
from the pole on top, make an attraction to
that important point. the corner of 9TH street.
ALONG F STREET "
The decorations on street are elaborate and
numerous. The doorway of the Corcoran
building is Handsomely festoonei with large
flags and a shieltis making a very prcttSs effect
The flag arch across street bears thd name of
New York on th6ceptral shield RryaU Co q
store is strikinpl y4lecorated in red. white and
blue bunting. long strips being drawnt&om The
roof to the top of the window.
The porch and entrance OF Educational
Metropolitan Bank presents n rrettvkipbt in
its bright dress of flags. while fSps and
streamers artisticallv arranged on The white
marble building make the front of the Citizens'
National Bank yerv handsome.
handsome flag arch bearing the mama ~
West Virginia spans q street. TTssoysI;
Brothers store window is Handsomely araped
and streamers drawn from the roof male !,
handsome effect. Thomnson's drup s.ore ia
also prettily decorated.
The New York avenue arch is named for ,be
state of MARYLAND. while 18th street ia crossed
by that OF Nebraska. The treasury bpild;ne
proper ia utterly void of decoration
Across the avenue the Arlington Insurance
Company presents a pleasing front Lone
strips of red. white and blue bnn.in0 are davis
oa.a.. A. s-a..- -. It.