The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-17

| 7 While who has had the well
! fare of the Fiesta at heart has wed with
| his ncighbor to excel him in the beauty OF
| his decorations, yet the artistic feelings
| of some and the longer purse OF others
have produced some remarkable contrasts.
Main street, from the federal building to
| the plaza, is a continual succession OF sur
| prises. Among some OF the buildings
! whose gay appearance drew 1ortn very
| favorable comments was the Westminster
| hotel and the stores underneath 1t, among
| which must be mentioned the Victor BIZ
| cycle company and the Southern Callfor-
MIA furniture store. These places looked
gorgeous in the tri-colored draperies; So
does the New Turner hall. From Third
street down it is but one bewildering array
of flaming rays, Of yellow, green and gold.
The finest decorated place on Main
street, however. the one that takes, the
palm, is that of Meyberg Bros, who have
huge dome and an arcade at the en-
trance of the store, and in lieu OF awn1ng
a treilis of smilax and other foliage
mingled with the Fiesta colors. Fiesta
headquarters, the Orpheum, Jerry lllich's
and many other places too numerous to
mention are gorgeously bedecked
On Spring street are grouped some OF the
most respldendent window decorative dis
plays that it is possible to imagine. While
all OF them are very good, one above the
others has the merit of being as line
tions and perspective have been preserved
to a remarkable degree, as can be imag-
ined. 1t is the exhibit of the Boston dry
goods store, and takes in a whole show
window. The display represents the
Brooklyn suspension bridge, made out of
material used in the bridge is of silk in
the three colors. Underneath in waves of
tulle steams the white squadron cruiser
San Francisco. The remaining space is
filled up with stuffs of different colors
which blend together most artistically
and the display is as pleasing to the eye
as a good picture. The whole thing is
what variety Snowman would be de-
lighted to call ''chaste and refining"
The next splendid decoration is at the
Peoples Store and that, too has great
merit, because of the delicacy and evident
artistic feeling of its designer. 1t repre-
sents sleigh, entirely built up outwardly
vehicle are seated the Queen OF the Fietsa
and her maids of honor. The sleigh is
drawn by huge wasp, also constructed
of lace, which appears to be flying in the
air.
On the other side of the street is an ex-
way. with gnomes and brownies to fill in
the rocky landscape. 1t is the very in
teresting and picturesque Fiesta contri-
bntion Of the Jacoby Bros, and has been
admired by vast numbers OF people.
The London clothing store has not
failed to do itself proud. as it usually does
on memorable occasions. 1t has on ex-
hibition the galley of Cleopatra as she
comes to meet Antony. The alley is
filled with bevy of beauties from the
land of Sorosis and the Roman warrior
stands at the marble landing ready to
greet the ruler Of the land of sphinxes and
pyramids.
The Jonathan Club and the store below
it are bedecked from roof to sidewalk
with long streamers of Fiesta colors, and
others above the cornice from peak
which sticks out far away above it, One
of the remarkable decorations which have
attracted attention is the name of Des-
mond in incandescent lamps of green. red
and yellow, far up in the air in front of
the store. At night when these lamps are
lighted. it is something marvellous to see
the brilliantly illuminated name swinging
apparently freed from anything. far up
in the air. as a thing of life, lowering
over the buildings that surround it,
1t would be impossible to go into fur
Their details of the decorative beauties of
Los Angeles principal thoroughfares in
this brief sketch, as with two or
three exceptions the streets are for over
a mile nothing less than flash of color
and verdure.