The record-union., 1895-09-10

lin and the kite. The emgrant scene was
furnished with electric footlights and
| strings of the same ran across the build
ing at the bottom and top Of the third
story windows. The first floor front was
handsomely illuminated and draped.
Across the third story were placed, in
three-foot letters, the initials "H., M. q
S." in colored letters--each letter being
of one solid color. In all, there were
used in this display 400 incandescent and
five arc lights.
! THE WESTERN HOTEL.
This was highly pleasing display.
On the top of the building, in the center,
was the figure of big bear. The upper
story was oraped in carnival colors from
the roof down. there being five pleats,
fourteen by eight feet in size. On the
second story there were eight pleats. and
the balcony railing. extending along the
full width of the building, was hand
somely draped and festooned. A large
picture represented Marshall discovering
gold. Immediately in front of the draped
gallery there was string ofcolored lights,
extending the full length, and giving
beautiful effect to the decorations back of
them.
THE GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL.
| On the top cornice Of this big building
was picture ten by twenty-five feet in
size, representing the Golden Gate. From
the top of the K-street front depended
three massive drapes in national colors.
The second story was draped entirely in
cardinal colors. The balcony was beau
tifully festooned, and long streamer
| bore the word "Welcome' in the center
and bear at each side. There was pro-
! fusion of electric lights to illumine the
handsome decorations.
HALE BROS. & co.
| The display made by this house was
gorgeous. The drapery was arranged
with excellent taste, bunting being used
in immense quantity, in National and
Carnival colors A very large picture of
| a grizzly bear in an encounter with two
pioneers graced the second-story front,
and the scene. which was laid on a
mountain-side, was finely executed. The
windows of the K-street front were out
lined with colored lights and the name of
the firm was wrought in white lights in
letters three feet high. In all, 700 incan-
descent lights were used.
Watsrhouse & Lester-Neat designs in
bunting, with q large star of colored
lights in the center of the second story OF
the building.
| c. II. Krebs & Co.-Artistic drapery,
with numerous Japanese lanterns.
/ William patrip-Varu affactiva dian1Qv V
in bunting and American flags.
B. Wilson Il Co.-Profuse drapery, with
design Of bear in tufted paper, in Car
nival colors, bearing the word "Wel-
come"
Casey building-Very pretty arrange
ment of drapery, colored electric lights
and Japanese lanterns.
Lavenson's shoe ehouse-Beautifully ar
ranged drapery. with many colored
lights.
Sacramento Bank building-Each win
| ors.
b. K. Bloch d Co.-Drapery, with de-
vice of pick, pan and SHOVEL over the
door and full-length portrait, heroic
size, of Sutter over awning in front.
Capital Gas Company-Neat drapery
with name OF company outlined In elec-
trio lights on raised letters.
California State Bank building-A very
artistic and effective display in the way
of bunting, electricflights and lanterns,
surmounted by powerful reflector and
the Sutter Clubs beautiful new American
flag majestically waving aloft. The
decoration Of this building was wrought
with the combined efforts of the bank
management and the Sutter Club.
st. George building-An immense ar
ray of bunting, with many lanterns.
Locke d Lavenson-One Of the most
superb of the many fine decorations on
street. On top OF the building, amid a
group of palms, a large bear held in his
paws staff from which tloated beauti-
| full American flag. Across the front of the
building extended an scription of well
come to the Native Sons and Daughters.
The windows and doors were draped
beautifully. and the drapery was inter-
| spersed with palms and lanterns.
Tom Scott-Neat drapery, with star
made of colored electric lights.
Schaw, Ingram, hatcher d SCo.-Drapery,
lanterns and colored electric lights.
II. S. Crocker IL Co.-Profuse drapery,
handsomely arranged. with large Ameri-
can flag flying from the mast on top OF
building.
S. Ginsberg Handsome drapery, arch
of colored lights in front over sidewalk.
National Bank of d. o. Mills IL Co.
Very pretty designs in bunting, with
shield bearing the inscription. "Wel-
come, n. S. q. w. We were here OH the
first Admission Day. in 1850.' with deco
ration in electric lights and large
American flag flying over the building.
Hall, Luhrs d Co.-Superb effect in
drapery, with nine golden shields, each
bearing bouquet of colored electric
lights. Strings of banners in carnival
colors depending from the flagstaff of the
building, and all surmounted by large
and beautiful American flag.
Sullivan Kelly Compsny-Very neat
drapery, with giant grizzy bear in oil
colors in the center of the second story,
National flag and streamers.
| Fratps building-A display especially
notable for historical paintings. ON
each side of the K-street front of the
building were two immense canvases,
one portraying the Folsom dam and the
electric power house on the American
River, and the other recalling to the MEM
ory of the surviving pioneers the forty
miners welcome to the steamer edward
Everett on her arrival at Sacramento on
August 10, 1S49. The group of miners on
the river bank, in the attitude of jubilant