The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
OLD GLORY EVERYWHERE.
Never Before Has She Enjoyed Such
Universal Display.

Never in the history of the nation
has there been such a wide ana uni
versal display of flags as during the
last three or four days. The whole
country has blossomed out with red,
white and blue, but it is in this city
that the outward and visible signs OF
patriotism have been spread the thick
est. 'Old Glory" is so much in evil.
dence in Washington that every hour
CT every day the eyes of every citizen
may rejoice in a sight of the national
emblem.
1t might have been supposed that the
number OF star spangled banners owned
and stored away by patriotic inhabi-
tants of this city, when spontaneously
unfuried. We're In themselves enough
to decorate with Stars and Stripes
every available inch Of space, but the
demand for new flags since Friday last
has been such that almost every speci-
men of Old Glory, of every size and de-
scription, has been sold out at the
stores.
Such has been the rush, not only to
hang out banners ON the outer walls,
but to festoon and dTap flags In every
possible place, that in spite of the fact
that all the factories are being run
night and day. the supply cannot keep
up with the demand, and before the
week is over 1t will be impossible to OBJ
tain flags at any price.
OF the largest manufacturers, the
American Flag Company, in Elizabeth
Street, and Cheney Brothers, in Broome
Street. New York, have been compelled
to issue notices to their customers that
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til Monday next.
SeigeI. Cooper & Co. of New York.
have sold more than 5000 bunting flags
of all sizes, and innumerable silk ban
ners since Saturday last.
Cuban flags are i'm nearly as much
demand as the Stars and Stripes, and
more of these has been sold during the
last three days than throughout the
whole time since first they were man
ufactured.
There are no special sales of flags.
nor any specimens of Old Glory to BE-
| found on the bargain counters.
| Manufacturers have raised their
prices from 80 to 40 per cent" said a
merchant.
1T is not alone in this city that the
extraordinary demand for flags has
! sprung up All over the country the
demand is vastly in excess of the sup
ply. and every mail brings large patches
! of orders which Ii is impossible To MI.
| In some stores flags which were or
| iginally designed and had been used for
decorative purposes were torn from the
/ walls yesterday and put upon the
| counters 10 satisfy in some measure
| the ever-increasing crowds which flock
into the stores to purchase flags.
| A pretty incident was seen yester-
| day afternoon. Two men were hoist
| ing the Stars and Stripes to a hagpoie
| affixed to a second-stOTy window. ana
before they got it properly adjusted IL
! huttered To the sidewalk. dainty
damsel darted forward and revently
| raising the bunting held II above the
! rain-specked pavement until the men
above could haul il up. As the star
Spangled Banner slipped through her
prettiiy gloved fingers. she pressed the
tin Of IL for one brief moment TO heT
! Hps. Then she passed on
The display of bunting throughout
the city is so universal that il IS i'm
possible 10 particulariZe any locality as
holding the palm for patriotism