Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

| above the head Of the statue, discovered
| that the points forming the headgear are
| made Of platinum set in solid gold. The
electricians Of today are not able to &C
count for this combination OF metals, but
presume that 1t was formerly supposed
platinum and gold would prove a safe con-
ductor Of lightning.
THE AVENUE ILLUMINATED.
Business Men Who Added to the Bril-
llancy of the Display.
Apparently all Washington and its float
| ing population were on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. last night. The pushing. jostling, good
natured mass Of people were there mainly to
witness the industrial pageant, but. In addi-
| ton, they had a chance to gaze on a bril-
liant scene, and the greater portion of the
briliancy would have been lacking had it
not been for the enthusiasm showed by the
residents along the thoroughfare in illumi-
mating their places of business and resi-
| dences.
| Chinese lanterns were very much in evil
dence, and as far the eye could reach
| long lines and unique designs of the paper
| torches could be seen on both sides of the
street. The private illrminations began
| just under the cleaning dome of the Capt.
| tol. The Monumental House, at the corner
| of LIST street and the avenue was bedecked
with lanterns from the roof to the awning
| poles. Nagle's restaurant, just to the left,
| did not lack for lights of fancy design, while
D. Grupe's confectionery store and the res
| taurant of Joseph Torrens and Tony
Schneider were also in line. Every gas jet
in the Monumental building was lighted.
| Between I'd and Sd streets lanterns were
! Hotel Hanover. Henry Ansley's Jewelry
store and Shaffieds confectionery estab-
| lishment. The awning poles as well the
front of Hollis cigar store. was supplied
| will he tat had
| candles burning in every window in the
| front of his establishment.
More brilliant IlluminatiOns.
| Beginning at Sd street, the Belvedere,
| Mades' and the United States Hotels had
| not forgotten to light up their fronts in
| vari-colors. The Cumberland was right in
| line, as was the oxford, and Hicklings
| drug store was supplied with a V-shaped
design just above the awning poles. Across
| the street the tall building occupied by ].
| William Lee the undertaken, looked impos-
| ing with a line of lanterns hung from across
| every story. The restaurants of Marinelli
| & Massino, Evans Hudson and Joseph
| Grosemeyer were not dark by any means,
and neither were the International nor the
| large cigar and tobacco establishment of
| George w. Scott Nine candles modestly
| burned In each window of the Philadelphia
| House, and ]. II. Houston Illuminated his
| cigar store in a similar manner.
| Just beyond 1-2 street the store of the
|
| color. Fritz Reuters restaurant, on the
| northwest corner, was fronted with a cir
| cular line OF lights, and lanterns were also
| noticed on the establishments of William NJ
Frank, ticket broker; Meyers Hotel, II. W.
| Higham. bicycles; p. Di Mario. barber;
| Beall Baker, grocers; Lutz & Bro, har-
ness. and A. Minister, gents furnishings.
| The Hotel Enrich was a yeriteble forest
| of incandescent lights.
| With but one two exceptions every
| building between 9th and 9TH streets was
specially illuminated from roof to side
| walk. Those having lanterns hung from
| their places of business were Selby restau-
| rant; Moore's Hotel. c. T. Carter & Co..
| hardware: Bryan Bros, grocers; Browning
| Brothers d Middleton, grocers; w. G. Orr
| & Co, crockery and glassware: James L.
| Barbour Son, wholesale grocers; ]. b.
Kendall hardware: F. Brinkman, cigars;
| IL. Hoffa, jeweler, and the American House
The Metropolitan Hotel. J. Auerbach, the
| natter and furnisher. and the Third Co.
| operative Building Association on the north
! side of the street, all had their buildings
brilliantly lighted.
West of 9th Street.
The only thing in the way of illumna-
ton between eth and 9th streets was
glowing display sign of Clinedinst the
photographer. at the northeast corner of
Sth street and Market space which at
tracted considerable attention. Beginning
at 9th street. the Crawford shoe store In
III,
| had out numerous small lights. The Bon
| Ton lunch rooms were supplied with a bon
ton lantern display. and the Columbia
| Photograph building was a shaft of rain
bow lights. Creditable displays were also
arranged on the buildings occupied by the
knights of Pythias Hall and the
I nua at 'o to,s Rennsyyania ave
glassware; Edw. F. Droop. pianos and
music; Radcliffe. Darr e. Co, auctioneers:
w. Breuninger, teweler; Ellis pianos and
saloon.
Baier's restaurant, J. Hormann's restau-
rant: James Owens. l.. H. Schneider's
| Sons hardware establishment Anderson.s
printing establishment, Harvey's restau-
rant Sickles cigar store and NJ. A. Tap
pans sporting emporium furnished the
glare and glitter between 10th and 18th
| streets
The Evening Star buildings were appro-
priately Illuminated. but no other lights
were displayed on the block between IIth
and Eth streets On the next block how
ever. II. A. Seligscn's liquor establishment.
| Ograms drug store. Delmonicos restau-
| rant, Willers restaurant, Gerome Desio's
| 9ewelry store shone forth with candle light.
18th street Warwicks restaurant was a
blaze of electricity, Welcome X p" shin
4 ing forth in big letters.
Wickes Refrigerator Company's building
| on the south side of the street between 18th
| and l4th streets was well supplied with
| lanterns, and light was seen through every
window of the immense Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company's power
| house The white walls OF the Hotel Law
renee showed up well behind a trio of COL
| ored arc electric lights and a huge anchor
| OF diminutive electric lights burned from
| the very top of the new Washington Post
Fstructure A sunburst Of electricity was
| seen above Gerstenberg's restaurant
strip Of varl colored electric lights
| graced the front of Albrecht's restau-
rant at the corner of 14th street, while the
electrical establishment of Ro! ce & Marean
| displayed a novelty. 1t vas window fun
| OF feathers kept in constant circulation by
electric fans and resemblei greatly q snow
storm: The golden and electric entrance
to Albaugh's Opera House formed a fit-
ting end OF the mile and a quarter stretch
| of private Nominations
DRILL OF THE DEMONS.