The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-25
DECORATION OF HOUSES.
EXTENSIVE PLAN TO BIZ CARRIED
 OUT FOR YALE BI-CENTENNIAL.


 OUT FOR YALE BT-CENTENNIAL
 Circular Being Sent to Largo Number oi
 Scheme of Decorations-PIan by Louis
 c. Tiffany.
 The following circular is being sent
 to large number of owners of houses both en the route of the procession Mon-
 day evening, October 21, as well as on
 other streets of the city. It has also
 been fully explained to the various com
 panies that will offer their services to such householders as plan to decorate their buildings, with view to indicat- ing the share that the city of New Ha- ven has in the coming celebration.
 It is much desired by all who have the interests of that celebration as well as the reputation of New Haven at heart that the circular should receive very general attention. Owners of houses however large or small will, by the expenditure of a small sum, greatly enhance the DTllllduCy Ol lHe CuullHS festivities The circulars reads:
 The executive committee on the bi- centennial celebration are indebted to Louis c. Tiffany, of the Tiffany Glass and Decorating company of New York for a carefully prepared scheme for the decoration of private residences and business houses in New Haven. These suggestions have been embodied in sketches of a large number of typical New Haven buildings, which are on ex- hibition at the offices of the executive committee at 126 College street
 MT. Tiffany, whose eminence as an artist and decorator needs no comment, has prepared this scheme with view to ensuring the effective and uniform treatment of house fronts, and thereby contributing materially to the artistic success of the coming celebration. It is hoped that the decorative features of this event will mark an epoch in the history of public decoration in this country and rebound greatly to the credit and renown of New Haven.
 At slight cost owners of houses can adapt their plans of decoration to this scheme, and make arrangements With such companies as well offer their ser vices for the purpose, many of which have been and are in constant commit nication with the executive committee. Such are the New Haven Decorating company, the Edward Malley company Howe & Stetson, Charles F. Young & O., of Lowell, Mass, and the New Eng land Decorating company, of Boston Or, If preferred, house owners can pro- vide themselves with the necessary ma terials, and themselves carry out the decorations.
 The general directions suggested by MT. Tiffany are as follows:
 The leading materials for decoration should be evergreens and blue flags. The motif of each house should be bands of green running across the face windows, but not higher, and emphasiz- ing, generally speaking, the entrance to the building, or some conspicuous place on the house front, by massing with the same evergreens and sur mounting with the flags.
 The flags recommended to be display ed from every window at uniform angle of about thirty degrees should be triangular in shape, with or without a white "" on them Such flags can be secured in large numbers at very low price and displayed from metal sockets, the cost of which is insignificant. These sockets should be nailed to the side of the window casing at a uniform height. The evergreens should preferably be of henllock or laurel, but any other ever- green may be used. Such evergreens can easily be massed in horizontal bands or on the upright pillars which form the porticos of so many New Ha- ven residences, either by fastening on with cords or fastening into wire net ting or wooden lattice work.
 The scheme is simple but extremely effectice, especially if neighboring houses maintain the same horizontal lines in their decoration. Owners of , houses who wish to make more exten- sive display are advised to have further bands binding the building, and, if desired, a similar treatment un- der the cornice line-the important mo- tiff being to always mass the green and blue For the illumination at night rows of Japanese lanterns (preferably yellow orange or green), hung closely together in flat festoons, or, still better, ii horizontal lines, are extremely effec- tive. Their brilliancy is greatly en- aanced by placing an electric incandes- ,ent bulb inside of each lantern
 The executive committee stand ready with suggestions to householders, and will be glad to have the designs of Mr. Tiffany examined by them. The oppor- unity is a. rare one to tastefully dec- ,rate the streets of the city with a view 70 impressing the large number of vis- tors with the effectiveness of such uni 'orm treatment The color scheme, blue and green, is carefully selected. md the simple designs suggested, if ldopted, will prevent eccentricities and ,ther undesirable features.
 J. c. SCHWAB, Secretary Executive Committee Bicen-
 tennial Celebration.
 A committee of consulting artists, Louis G. Tiffany, Robert w. DeForest, Howard Mansfield, and Grosvenor At erbury, the architect of a number of yew Haven houses, visited New Haven ast week in order to inspect and ap- ,rove the various decorative features ready prepared.
 The section of archways and festoons blamed for the College street front of he old campus had been set up in a va ant lot behind Pierson hall. It was thoroughly examined. slightly altered md enthusiastically approved. All the