New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-27
LAVISH DECORATIONS EVERYWHERE
THE HOTELS AND CLUBHOUsEs PRESENT
BRILLIANT ARRAY OF CoLoRs-DWELIINGs


BRILLIANT ARRAY OF CoIoRs-DWEI.LNGs
ALONG THE ROUTE GAYLY DEcKED.
New-York will be dressed to-day in garb of
color and brightness such as this city has never
worn before From end to end, and from east TO
west the display Of flags and bunting IS almost
continuous along the avenues and streets. ana
there are few houses on the whole or Manhattan
Island that have not some sort Of decoration. The
most lavish displays naturally have been bestowed
upon the buildings along the route of the parade
Many of tho private houses upon the line of march
have their extcrors almost hidden beneath fesoons
and drapery Upon the hotels and clubs the adorn-
ments are particularly elaborate.
Tho HOFFMAN House is conspicuous example
From each Of it's windows are hung fcstoons and
banners and over the main entrance is a painting
of Grant surrounded by the National flag. The
pillars Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel have entwined
around them the American colors. and from the
birh nocnolo on the roof have been strung stream
ors Of bunting The Waldorf. the Plaza, Neither
land Windsor and Savoy hotels and the Holland
House have also been deliberately adorned. The
clubs although many of the most important are
not upon the route OF the procession have spared
no effort in adding the general effect of beauty
IN the avenues The New-York Yacht Club, which
T. one of those fortunately placed, so far as the
parada is concerned. has a line or banners hung
from its roof 10 the opposite side OF the street.
while its whole front H. buried in devices made up
NariOuSy COlOitu ptUlldHNS VI tHc Hl'Hip't''
The Union League Is handsomely decorated. The
Colonial Club past which the parade will also
march has in addition prOfusions Of flags. red.
white and blue streamers stretched from the roof
70 the first floor. The official stands at the tomb
have been draped with purple silk. faced with
chains of green foliage. which support wreaths
made Of WV and laurel.
The theatres are doing their part toward the
decoration OF the city though there is just one of
them on the route OF the parade. Almost every
theatre in Broadway displays some decoration. and
several OF them have elaborate ones That of the
Casino is the most lavish. 1t has hags and stream
crs all over its front. and the irregularty of its
architecture gives good opportunity for decorative
DESIGN The front of Walack's Theatre L. striking
on account OF the large amount OF purple used in
the decorate The National coors are conspicu-
ois also and there Is an arrangement of arms over
the entrance. The columns in front OF DAILY and
the projection which they support are covered with
red white and blue, tastefuy arranged. The dec
ora tons AT the Empire are not lavish. hut so pref
tly arranged that they attract much attention.
'rho decking OF the Metropolitan Opera House is
confined to the middle part of the front and is ex-
cellently done The other theatres have more or
less attractive displays.
The interior decorations of the Maritime EN-
change are appropriate well unique and
beautiful I'm each OF the broad and lofty windows
arc drained as curtains an American and foreign
war flag. and "A number Of coach-whip PEN
nan, are fcstooned from the ceiling and gracefully
twined about the tan columns