The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-23

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OF the city to the other will be arrayed
in its gay dress of red, white and blue
AS yet it is a little early to decorate
and the majority of the citizens are
holding off until the last moment. in
| order to foil the mad pranks of the
weather fiend. But slowed away in
hldden corners are myriads of beauti-
ful devices which when exploited to
the gaze of the public, or thrown to the
four winds, will bring forth the warm
est econiums of praise.
AS yet there is nothing but "sam-
ple' display, but the sample is a pro-
totype of the. real thing ST. Paul need
feel no anxiety about the splendor of
the decorations. No money is being
spared to make the display rich and
varied, and many new novelties will
make their appearance at the last mo-
ment to surprise the natives
The decoration of the streets will be
nearly completed before the buildings
are touched. The streets already indi-
cate the general outline be followed.
Gangs of men were at work in many
sections yesterday, erecting the frame
work for the grand arches and col
umns. Nearly every corner in the
city will have some appropriate device,
emblematic either of the naval or mill
tary branch of the national service.
The arches, many of them, will be
treated to a coat of immaculate white
plaster to give the marble effect which
was so pleasing at the time of the
Great Northern festivities In 1893.
Many of the arches will extend across
all four corners of the street, making
a grand canopy under which the multi
tudes will walk. These beautiful white
shafts were all planned by an expert
Beyond the erection of the electric
| light poles, and the covering of the
| same with tri-colored bunting, moth
| ing has been done on Summit or ad-
| tacent avenues, the work being post
| will not require more than two or three
| days to dress these streets as they
| were never dressed before. The
wealthy residents of the peerless resi-
/ dence street have planned a hundred
/ catchy and costly devices. 1t is the
same with all the avenues on the hill,
/ and in every portion of the city for
/ that matter. Daytons Bluff will bios
| som as the rose when the time is ripe.
| But as the chief festivities are on the
hill, it is likely the decorations there
! will be of the finest. The work will
| require the services Of many skillful
decorators, and in addition to the To-
cal artists, there are many experts in
the city from abroad.
| A feature Of the decorations will be
the window displays of the wholesale
and retail establishments. There is
| an opportunity for much original art
1t is expected that there will be many
| very novel devices on exhibition, such
as cannon constructed Of hundreds Of
spools of silk, and entire battle scenea
built of merchandise. Many of the
downtown windows will be veritable
| museums of war relics, etc.
i Wabasha, Sixth, Seventh and a num-
Der Of other streets are already show
ing evidences of the decorative spirit
On streets in which trolley cars run
there is much to be seen today
Draped from every cross wire on either
side Of the street are strings of bunt-
ing, and in the center depends a flag
Looking down the street to any dis
tance the view is striking.
One Of the first buildings in the city
to be decorated is the Astoria hotel