Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-24
DECORATING TIE TOWN.
Arrange Flags and I;,,n,in,. SO That Blocks
VIII Ilurinoniar.

Arrange ElaES anu i.'iiitIit, so liiit AbipChs
VIII IInrnoniar.
Tho custom of town decoration for
festive occasions is we'll III. III universal,
and it adds IN no small degree to the
success of the event Flags OF all ma.
tons and bunting uf all coiors graceful
ly draped in fcstoons and various designs
certainly give Il holiday appearance to
tho most staid and lpiet town, and this
is as it should be and Is SO INTENDED.
Without the floating flags, waving
banners and gay pcnnants and stream
ers Frightening and giuliiying the
streets the holiday spirit does not seem
to have heen fully realized. Therefore
i'll preparing to ccleprate any event 1T
is essential to make arrangements to
properly dress the town for tine occasion.
In this as i'll all other matters it is
important to get the best results from
the material To be used. TO accomplish
this Il competent commit should have
the matter i'll charge, Il. ellers
i'll the streets to he decul,s..,. mould
i conform rs nearly as possible to the IN
structions and suggestions of the COM
mittee. As commonly done, each indi-
vidual follows the dictates OF his own
sweet will, and the general result is
often far from pleasing and very far
from what might lave been done had
some system prevailed.
An excellent plan to pursue and one
which has produced some really beautl-
] tul effects in the large cities Is that OF
decorating each block so that it shall
/ harmonize in arrangement OF color and
design, so that instead OF y meaning
less conglomeration oI colors Il pleasing
and harmonious picture is evolved.
Each block is susceptible of different
treatment, and under the supervision of
committee that has an eye Tor color
effects some really charming results can
be obtained and with no greater outlay
III money ana hot much more in tune
than i'll the ordinary hapliazard Way of
each one to his own llklnls.
He saw the Point.
One of the most frequent excuses Of
fercd in lieu OF Il contract to the ;dyer-
tising solicitor is something after this
style: "Well, you see, our house is a
very old one, 1ounded many years ago,
ana we blew our noun an tlt.' was llee'
ossury at shat time We auyor:lacG then
extensively, and now that we have be-
come established aud everybody knows
US we think money spent IN "dvertlslng
would be IL needless expenditure. Al!
advertising man Who had listened tt
some such talk not long ago said i'll re'
ply, 81 would like to ask you ii yor
pay much attention to pOiitlcs: es,
to u certain extent" was the response
"Well, do you not consider the election
of Il governor III the state OF New 1orh
an event oil national importance, or ii
least OF national iutelest::' Receiving
All affirmative reply, lie asked, "Cn
you readily recall to your mind the con
testants i'll the race tor tie govorn0rsliL
, in this state, say, % years ago:" Th'
inquired of studied moment and sait
he would have To give it up. Twenty
five years ago he could have answere,
the question at once, but in tho constan
change of events and issues the name
! of the contestants had gone from In
memory. He SAW the point.-lnlan'
Printer.