The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01

Manufacturers store is also very
handsomely. draped and decorated.
From the chamber of commerce float
a large number of medium-sized flags.
me Ryan hotel is also decorated in
q becoming manner
Many or the smaller residences and
places of business are entirely hidden
Dy FOLDS OF flags and yards of bunt-
ing. The, DECORATIONS of private resi-
dences shbw "a startling similarity.
rags, large and small, bunting in a
fan or half fan shaped arrangement
are displayed like curtain, in arches
or doorways, or wrapped about the
pillars and posts; shields surmounted
by the aspiring eagle. and pictures
OF Famous generals form the chief
materials
On Fourth street several houses are
elaboratelE dressed. One not far
from Rice park. with a huge gilt star,
a shield and windows surrounded by
1ags is particularly noticeable. Long
rolls OF paper called tissue bunting.
are much used in some localities, and
lanterns are, Without number Some
idea was obtained by yesterdays in
| spection OF the beauty of this week S
display. 1t will be sight worth see
ing, even to people who have logged
along for years in the dull rut of
| colorless existence. Apart from the
revelation to the welcome strangers,
| 1t VIII be remembrance of beauty
TO the citizens of this city.
| The public buildings are arrayed in a
| PERCUSSION of flags and bunting and
handsome and tasty designs are con-
| spicuous all over the city. Wabasha
street has some specially happy COM
binations In this line. The state capitol
is decked with banners of red, white
and blue, which drop from the base of
the dome to the ground on the four
sides of the building. The beds OF flow
ers about the lawn are beautiful and
suggestive. They are arranged in
forms Of G. A. r. emblems and below
| In letters of box, are spelled out diff
ferent Minnesota regiments. This eff
! feet is also shown at the city hall and
county court house. Welcome to St.
Paul" and Minnesota Extends Greet
ings" are outlined in multi colored
| flowers and border plants. The win
dCws of the building are hung with
huge fan-shaped, f1uted designs in the
national colors. Market hall is resplen-
| dent with colors and emblems, while
| the poStoffice f1aunts "Old Glory to
| the air, with setting of emblems and
! colored banners
| The larger hotels are all prettily dec
| GRATED, showing a wealth of coloring
| about the balconies and door entrances.
DOWH III -lHG WHOLESALE SGCLtOT, m6r-
! chants have Wed with each other in see
ing which eould display the most bunt-
| ing. The dry goods houses seem to
have used their surplus of bunting and
emblems on the outside of their houses.
The Northern Pacific, the Great North
ern and the Omaha have their build
ings- used as "a. support for the same
purpose.
Throughout : the retail section and
upon all the smaller establishments,
some sort of a display is attempted
and the general effect is one Of daz-
| cling colors and brilliant hues.
Although West st. Paul is somewhat
| off the lines Of travel for the larger
crowds, there is quite display of deco
| rations madea by that portion Of the
city. The bridges at Robert and Wa
basha streets are decorated with flags
| and emblems.. they being suspended
! from the trolley line guys. Consider
able bunting is shown by the West
| side business houses and large flags
| float from every building of any size
and from many private residences,
| especially on the bluffs where they are
| shown to better advantage.
Some OF the prettiest displays are
| made by the Powers Dry Goods COM
| pany, and Lindeke, Warner & Schur-
| meier. The special feature of the Pow
ers company's display is an immense
| gold spread eagle in the middle of the
building on the Fifth street side. 1t
| measures thfrty-six feet from tip to tip,
and is twelve feet high. 1t was made
| by Fred E. Powers, who, with Mrs.
Powers, designed and. prepared the
dressing Of the building. The eagle is
| guarding an immense shield with a
| starry field. In the middle and at each
end OF the building is large golden
| gloria with rays. These are nine feet
high. Over the main entrance is sus-
| pended the life size figure Of an eagle
under a festooned rope made of 5000
red and white roses. At intervals are
large gilt stars and shields. On top
| are three beautiful remnants on tall
poles. Besides these features there Is
wealth of .draped flags and bunting.
All the decorations were made in the
establishment
Lindeke. Warner & Schurmeiers
building is festooned with flags. Along
the top of the building extends a line
of. small American signal flags of
various signs. Over the main door is
an immense shield Of the national
colors draped with flags. In the mid
die of the Fourth street side is an
equestrian picture of George Washing
ton of heroic. size. This is 1anked by
pictures of Sherman and Grant On
is Liberty. with, Sheridan and Logan
at her SIDES The feature at this
building will be the electric light dis
play. ,sssiss se4a3
Scheffer & Rossum have decorated
with stripes Outright bunting. running
up and down. Pictures Of Liberty and
Logan are displayed. Lanpher, Finch
& Skinner have bunting and flags fes-
TONED and0 in the shape Of crosses,
10 hf xxrI,i f.1,
ceptionally good pictures of Washing
ton, Lincoln, Grant and Cleveland An
especially good assortment of G. A.. r.
designs arezitosbe seen in the decora-
| tions at George Sommers establish
ment. Gordon'& Ferguson's place was
made attractive by festoons of rich
flags in plenty and a picture of Sheri-
dan. Tarbox, Schliek & Co., made a
good effect with large sized flags. An
other building that deserves individual
! mention is that Of Gotzian & Co. Other
| wholesale places that are gaily and
tastefully decorated are Foote, Schulze
| & Co., Guiterman Bros, Kellogg,
Johnson & Co., Mccormick, Behnke &
| Co., p. H. Kelly company, Burbank
& Co, Griggs, Cooper & Co., Konantz
Saddlery company, Noyes Bros. & Cut.
Ter, Ogden, Greer & Co., and many
others. ,sIA@
Finch, Van Slyck, Young & Co., have
strips of bunting, running diagonally,
festoorls Of flags, and many army en-
blems. The Plymouth is Respondent
in mass of color with gorgeous drap-
cries of the red, white and blue and a
profusion of flags and portraits. In
addition to this they have fitted up their
windows emblenatic of the G.. A r.
Browning. King & Co., are strict
ly in line with handsome decorations
and patriotic arrangement of windows
and exterior, that is both conln1endable
and artistic.
building with a vast array Of flags and
bunting as well as huge rosettes Of red,