The evening times., 1899-05-20
THE CAPITAL IN A
BLAZE OF COLOR
Thoroughfares Made Gorgeous
for the Peace Jubilee.
Portraits Of Dewey and Schley Pre-
dominate in the Decorations.
Progress of the Court of Honor,
Which Is to BE Illuminated
Monday Night.


National Capital into a panorama OF gor-
geous decorations. The nations colors are
rapidly emerging from the scores Of deco
rators' shops and are being placed on hun
dreds OF buildings in the heart of the city.
Although the Peace Jubilee Is yet three
days distant many of the buildings in the
down-to districts have been adorned
with red, white, and blue bunting. the flags
OF the Republic and pictures of men who
have made themselves famous in the war
with Spain and at various stages OF the
country's development.
Today, from one end OF Pennsylvania
Avenue to the other in the other business
streets the employees of decorators shops
were to be seen busily engaged in adding
to the blaze OF color which promises to ex-
ceed anything previously seen in Washing
ton. The Peace Jubilee committee on dec
orations has done its work well for it is
in a large measure due to its untiring ef-
forts that the interest in making the city
resplendent with the national colors has
been aroused. The committee, after being
well organized, undertook as one of its
first duties to secure the cooperation of
the business men and citizens in the mat
ter of decorating. Thousands of letters
were addressed to local merchants and 9TH
er business men. asking that they deco
rate their places of business and homes
Although the letters called for no reply
hundreds of answers were received assur-
ing the committee that its suggestions
would be carried out in every particular.
The large number who responded does not
by any means, represent the whole number
who aid in making the streets OF the city
Respondent with symbols sDf patriotism.
Portraits Of Americans who have render
ed conspicuous service to their country
hang here and there. Some are suspended
from the caves Of buildings and some are
displayed above the doorways. There are
portraits of Dewey. Schley. and Hobson,
Joe Wheeler and Roosevelt. There are
portraits OF men who fought in other wars
Washington, Jackson. Grant. and Sheri-
dan. There are portraits of President Nc
kinley- There have been apparently lo
portraits OF Sampson. Alger. or Long in
cluded in the decorations. These subjects
have thus far been overlooked by artists
and by decorators. Dewey and Schley
stand out boldly in the Jubilee decora-
tions.
The committee on decorations has asked
each Cabinet officer to ornament the de-
partment building coming under his juris-
diction and as result all public structures
will display the red. white, and blue The
Treasury building has already assumed 4
gala appearance. its white walls being
covered here and there with scores of
American flags. The work is in progress
on the other buildings. Chairman Dyren-
forth. of the Peace Jubilee committee on
decorations. stated TO a Times repo, Ter
this morning that the committee fully ex-
poets more extensive and finer display
of decorations during the jubilee than has
ever been attempted here before In this
expectation the committee is justified, in
view of the many decorations which have
already made their appearance.
The work OF completing the Court Of
Honor. extending from Fifteenth Stree.
to Seventeenth Street on PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue. is being hurried as rapidly as pos
sible, and ii will be finished by Monday
night. The contractors 10 whom the WORK
was let are under bond to finish their task
by that time thus making it certain tha,
everything will be in readiness for the
celebration.
The thousands of electric lamps which
are being placed around the columns will
be lighted at dark Monday night The four
columns, two at Fifteenth Street and the
remainder at Seventeenth Street, repre-
senting the colonies of the United States
acquired in the recent war with Spain, have
been completed with the exception of the
banners bearing appropriate Inscriptions
which are to be hung from them and the
canopies Of the nations flags which they
will support. The four classic columns
placed at Madison Place and Jackson Place
have been practically completed. The al
legorical paintings. from the brush of
Harold L. Macdonald. representing Peace,
Prosperity, Liberty. and Progress. and
bearing appropriate Inscriptions, have not
yet been completed. but will be by Monday
night. For some time past Mr.. Macdonald
has been working night and day to finish
the pictures, and ii is said by those who
have seen them that they are very fine
Chairman Dyrenforth has already receiv-
ed a good offer for them after they have
done their service in the Peace Jubilee
The thirteen columns symbolical Of the
thirteen original States opposite the White
House. which. when completed, will bear
the coats of arms of the States they repre-
sent, have been placed in position, and the
work OF putting on the finishing touches
will probably be completed by tomorrow
night.
The Presidents reviewing stand. which
faces the Avenue midway between Madison
Place and Jackson Place. is in the last
stages Of construction. At various points
along the line of march grand stands have
been erected or are in the course of con-
struotion. From the present indications,
everything will be in readiness. Rainy
weather in the next few days will make no
difference with the work as it is now too
late to stop for anything.
The Jubilee has proved a boon to the
decorators. They are working day and
night to complete their many orders and
in spite of their best efforts are far be-
hind in the decorating they have to do.
In the business streets passers-by are
accosted everywhere by streets merchants
who have large stocks of flags. bunting,
Jubilee hats and buttons and badges bear
ing inscriptions symbolical OF peace.
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