The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-02

HlEs%ylsM flD seven or more days as
SM1ZAlS an entertainer. which
SY@M7E she Will really be.
T GD' The preparations for
the house party have
been most elaborate, and the keepers of
the house have made ample preparations to
entertain their guests. The practical part
of the affair is completed, the larders are
stored with the fat of the land, the rooms
are swept and garnished, the sleeping
apartments have been made ready and the
guests have been assigned. AS finale,
after all the hard labor has been accom-
plished. the members of the house have Left
the department where these necessary
though somewhat uninteresting prepara-
tions have been going on and have retired
to their own premises to mako themselves
presentable to receive the guests. The
past months have been occupied with the
brain work necessary TO carry forward
the preparations which the presence of SO
large a company demand, and these weeks
of headwork were followed by other weeks
Of physical labor. The interest which the
adornment of the person brings Is more o
resting spell before the actual arrival of
and companies have sent abroad for their
costumes. and the hole country has been
called upon to contribute TO the materials
necessary to the completion of the unusual
toilet In which the city has robed herself.
She never looked so well, and the public,
as one person, has been free in the ex-
preston that never again will the HoosieI
capital blossom as q rose as she now does.
The business streets from end TO end are
resplendent with red. white and blue
and the vista which stretches be.
fore one is Kaleidoscope. The great
flags emblamstic of this free Nation.
spread their length and breadth to tho
breeze, and from every high point. as lar
as the eye can reach, they fling ahelr colors
TO every point of the compass. The flags
are usually guarded on each side by lines
of union jacks. while below are q variety
of designs which dazzle with their multi
pllcity of arrangement and color.
The favorite form of the design Is the fan.
The flag or bunting Is gathered on the edge,
and then the ends are allowed TO spread
like fan. They are found on almost every
house and building. especially those vi hich
have been dressed by the professional dec
orator. AS host or hostess may employ
professional dressmaker to arrange her CO.'S
tune, so many of the city entertainers have
been decorated by the building mcdlste-
The annual reunions of the q. A. X. have
given rise to q new line of business and
any one can have the house or store
adorned without trouble. For a cer-
tain price the professional decor
ator will take the building In charge,
furnish all designs material and force OF
men to put them In place. The outside
talent has introduced the fan. and fans 10
is from one end of the city 20 the other
Eureka shields are found on many of the
buildings. These are shields surmOunted
by a group of small tsgs. and in many in
stances the flags are held by golden
eagle. Streamers .and draperies OF the ma
tional colors are sharing with the fans in
the popularity of the public. Electricity
Is to play an important feature IN the
adornment and will be tAe crowninR part
of the cIty's dress. Novel, effects Will be
shown end brillIanoy Will be eXemplifed
In this, the cap sheaf. The city will be
the most lavlehly decorated where the vis-
itors will be on parade, and the business
as well as the residence streets Will
we with each other in the beauty
of their sdornment. Washington street.
has truly shown It's colOrs. and there 10
scarcely q building of any kind from the
Deaf and Dumb Institution on the east to
the belt road on the west that has not some
bit of color. even If it Is not an ella borate
quantity. on it's face. The north and south
ends of town are not behind the central
portions In this matter. and many houses
which will not be seen except by the neigh
bors or casual passer-by are looking their
prettiest.
Early last spring the matter of setting
out plants and flowers in Grand Army de-
signs was discussed, but there were very
few people who adopted the suggestions
made. 4. b. Alley. who has charge OF the
Indianapolis Naturai-gns Company'e plant
at the corner of Meridian and Twelfth
streets. however, decided to make the
premises occupied by the reducing
station patriotic as well as beauti-
full with flowers and plants. He
takes O great deal of interest in
lno
TO raise the plants for the decorations.
This week the lawns OF the place show tho
oare that be has expended during the year.
In the corner of tho lawn is large design.
consisting of the words, Welcome, q. A.
R." The letters are of red and white ale
ternanthera. In another place Is q regula-
tion size United States flag, with red sal-
Was, blue ageratums and Marguerites,
Madame Saleroy geraniums. coleus and 9TH
er plants are used IN the designs Alto
gether there are twenty-five beds. repre-
senting Grand Army designs and corps
badges. Over five Thousand plants are
used In com pleting these decorations, which
have attracted so much attention. Mr.
Alley has had q great deal of work during
the drOuth IN keeping the plants fresh. but
they look as pretty now as II IL bad ralned
very frequently during the last few months.
Indianapolis has done very little IN the
way of landscape gardening. and IN this
respect il might be said that the host and
hostess for this event have forgotten TO
provide bouquets Gor their guests.
Meridian street has considerable orna-
mentation and before the opening OF the
ball. Will JOIN the company in dress aDpro-
pirate to the occasion. There are few OF
the lower classes who have to he reckOned
among the hosts and the proper aut uthorities
have been very derelict IN the matter OF
allowing them TO transgress the rule OF
dress. that is they have been allowed TO
wear too long u dress. and il extends quite
beyond the limit. in fact quite over the
sidewalk. Whenever so great company
is entertained and there are so many enter.
tainers. such perfect harmony will not
prevail as when there are fewer. but pos
slbly the aforesaid authorities will be kind
enough TO see that the city Is not criticised
in this matter. and will order the long
train cut of before the guests all arrive.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT.
Monument Place looks ike section OF old
Athens clothed with the gay colors OF the
Persians To say that the monument plaza
Is the most beautiful plaza IN the world IL
TO but repeat what great many lndianap-
olitans have said during the last sew
weeks Without the bales of bunting II