The San Francisco call., 1897-07-04

Sdn IduCisSO Is idpiNiJ 'ho
gala coIors of grand holiday. Ali over
the City both public and private houses
are being elaboratelv decorated ior the
Fourth of July as well as for the coming of
the thousands of guests who come in the
cause of Christian Endeavor or as stran-
gers on an outing.
The grand arch on Market street is OF
course, the most conspicuous OF all the
decorations of the City. When it is COM
peted, with all the electric lights and
variegated coiors, from each feature OF
which a grand welcome fairly blazes, 1t
will be one of the handsomest works OF
that character ever seen in San Francisco
or the State.
From hundreds of private houses, as
we'll as from many stores and pubic
buildings, thousands OF streamers wave In
the breeze, the streets icing crossed ID
many places with waving ropes OF bunt-
ing, scme in com memoration of the
Fourth, but nearly all containing many
banners OF purple and gold.
There has seldom been any public event
or general meeting of citizens in this part
| of the world which has elected as much
general interest and expression of good
| will as the convention now about to be
called in this City. This spirit is shown
| strikingly by the merchants. Nearly all
the great stores and dry goods houses have
| gone to unusual pains to make their deco
| rations elaborate. Nearly all have blend
| ed their patriotism and their love of the
spirit of Christianity, for from the same
stores and houses one will see the conven-
| tional bunting of this season in profusion,
IL ;th ho,rtifuI CT nj hIua
and gold, or surrounded with many mot
toes appropriate to the convention.
Among the noticeable decorations show
| ing the extent of the hospitality of San
Francisco business men some stand out
conspicuously by reason OF the wealth of
color and originality Of the designs III the
welcome.
| Raphael's great clothing house is orna-
| mentally decorated in colors, showing the
| patriotic spirit appropriate to the Fourth
| OF july, vet there are beautiful welcomes
in purple and gold. One of the striking
| features in the word ''Welcome," which is
in large letters over the door. is that 1T Is
| in the two colors of the convention, the
| letters alternating so as TO make striking
effect. There is tent over the flrst-story
window, so rich in colors and design as to
beautifully illustrate the idea that the
store is the camp of good fellowship.
| Over Roos Brothers there are many BAN
ners in ornamental colors, and set beauti-
| fully amid these streamers is burst OF
sunset on the Golden Gate, something so
novel for the Fasteners that it will be
| sure to attract attention.
At Hale Brothers the decorations are
equally magnificent. There is minia-
ture arch in one OF the windows, made In
exact imitation of the great Market-street
arch built by the committee. This arch is
made of rich handkerchiefs OF silk and
lace amid which there are many electric
lights. Over the main entrance there are
fine banners and perfect wilderness OF
colors.
]. ]. O'Brien's is very deliberately decor
ated also, the style being 10 combine the
patriotic and the Endeavor idea in the
decorations There are many 9. h. mon
ograms woven into the bunting, while a
typical bear flag completes the welcome.
S. N. Wood & Co. have some very
elaborate decorations, showing thorough
spirit of hospitality. The beautiful and
artistic display of bunting and colors here
attracts atten zion, also, by reason of the
fact that the building itself is one where q
display can readily be made.
Kohlberg. Strauss & Frohman have
made fine display also, the entire front
of their building being decorated in such
| a manner as to arrest the attention and
give an idea of great pains and richness in
the work.
The City of Paris is another one OF the
great business houses that has gone TO
some pains to let the visitors know that
they are thoroughly welcome in the City
nv the Golden Gate. Fourth of July and
Christian Endeavor are about equally
blended in this display.
Many OF the prime pal business houses
have not yet begun their decorations, but
the,e is evidence that by the time the City
is flied with the strangers there will be
few of the conspicuous houses without the
II tvpicaI emblems of welcome.
The following houses are already quite
elaborate decorated and improvements
are conte no Z. ated in the work of many:
Kast's shoe store, the Baldwin clotEiers,
q. Curtin, Summerfield & Roman. the
Philadelphia Shoe Co., the Palace Hotel,
Livingston Bros. g. Co., Clark & Co.,
Frederick & Co.. Sanborn e. Vail, Sloane
| tG Co.. and the EMPORIUM.
The display at the Sterling Furniture
Company is one OF the best iii the City for
the reason that the bunting and Endeavor
colors cover the entire five stories of the
building.
The Palace Hotel is one of the striking
i buildings thus far decorated, for the rea-
son that the two entrances stand In good