The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-21

shormore il WAS hoped that tho general
scheme OF coIurs might Doe carried out IN
the decorations Of private houses iu New
Haven wherever the spirit Of loyalty io
tro college might ON tho great occasion
atSir. o. assert Itself Blue was Il fore
-Hn. conclusion. Green DO was decided.
should De- used chiefly in IN" shape OF
..srEr,.H~ for borders about the great
Yah, shields that are put up on all the
important university hG!lolnEs, ana lot
trimmings of various descriptions. As
decorations To- columns the eyergreeuS
have proved most effective Blues and
green's. then viii Dee the leading c0lors
by way of marked contrast there Will
bs thousands of OrIugc-CoiuTyd japanese
lanterns which viii serve as well by day
as ht night tp relieve the more sober col
OTIS. The Yale ~ on the blue stream
eTs and flags. which will wave on all
hands, from F1raI'JS, columns, OF win
dowS. Will not glare unplraSantly IN its
clear white against the dark back grounds
II was especially recommended that. at
certain points Of fitness. the Stars and
stripes be used for decorative purposes
About the old campus large beacons have
been erected. at short intervals. on blue
! poles. these. with the Japanese lanterns.
and numerous electric light bulbs swung
about the old sIWS. ana here and there in
effective rows. viii make "A brilliant show
after dark OF course. so far as poSSlhle,
electric lights viii BE- used Thus To have
| determined the colo- and light scheme
was hut q beginning
Nothing is more Indicative Of the grad
| uaI growth of the college to its present
university dimensions than the variety
| i'm college arChitDCtUrr- a nrlnrIule Ifu
| to Doe discovered which should be rather
| generally applicable. Outlines OF build
! iug= revealed no harmony, SO II remained
| to suggest that "a line some twenty i-et
/ above the ground Doe chosen as sort or
| standard of height FOR the chief u'cuT1-
| items. on large buildings as well as
/ small private residences Ass well as ruhl.
| structures. the most effective WORK OF
| decorating could be zone below such 90
! line The motif g.. every strGCtur"
was the same. bands %. green running
! leugthwise. and not above me tWs MY
foot Cor second StoT1f level with hIu'.
flags at intervals and i'm the windows All
/ entrances were. of course. 60 DE riHnuH-
| sized by massing with the same greens.
and suTmCuntius with flags. Towers
were not To be ignored and other con
| spicuous points A nd Phelps Hail with
/ its large tower offered "a special uppor-
tUn'ty Tor decorative purposes a Jar =,
blue Union Jack flag. specially made. VIII
wave from the massive StruCj UrD--& sym
! boil for miles around of the centre OK
! Yale life on the occasion
The buildings about the college cam
pus are the real centre Of the decorative
| effects. Ost1 Hail. on Chapel and Col
| leEc Streets. Phelps with ITS tower an"
supporting a. IN. and BattCN Chapel form
naturally the features in any decorative
scheme alOng College Street. Opposite
I the lTt OF hIllllIES. IL IS tA lI''AfA al AA
| the city authorities viii be at some pains
! to concentrate some of the decorative
WORK of the green.
| Blue wooden columns. towering thirty
feet above the ground all along College
Street. and set outHouly few feet from
| the walls of the bull iiugs. trimmed with
! green. and placed at short intervals. VIII
| give a sort Of cnIouuaoe effect. DrH2-
msnted with lanterns or electric lights
at night. they Will gUsaT as columns OF
light The Chapel Street side as i1r as
Vanderbilt Will show the same plan ana
! the Elm Street side west beyond burtee-
Vanderbilt. with its rather deep recess.
affords a slight variation the lights viii
be hung around the great elm, and viii
I swing of from the Elm as centre. To
many Of the windows of the building
The blues greens. and EelloWs lower
down viii keep neSr the thirty-loot stand
ard.
Between BatteH Chapel and the Shaf-
field Scientific School. on both sides or
College Street blue draperies arranged
in folds run 'enEthwise between the poles
supporting the trolley wires South 0lef-
field. with its OrnameDted entrance,
I marks the northern limit Of the uuiver-
Sity decoration Eastward To HrudTle
Hall and westward to the gymnasium
the limits Of decoration are marked on
Elm Street. From nearly every window or
the college dormitOrics streamsrs or Yale
flags viii wave for four days Larger
flags viii addrn such conspicuous points
as the roofs afford
The effects on the campus viii be novel
and vet simple. Old South Middle. last of
its kind viii not be forgotten: It's outlines
will stand clear with electric light,
StreaWeTs or flags vii a0Orn its windows,
and some Of the campus beacons viii
glare upon il. not far away. These bea-
COns-WOOlen columns. supporting large
metal basins Of hTe-WiU mark the out
Hines Of the campus circuit. Every elm
tree serves as centre for arranging
lights about IL. And the trees and build
iugS will be linked together by strands
| Of glowing bulbs. The large yellow Ian
terms viii throw rather deeper glow
about the scenes. or hang COuspicuOusly
1 I'm the daylight from their strands Flags
viii be- in evidence from windows and
towers In the daytime The centre of the
! campus VIII cOntai the big staging for
Tuesdays night dramatic revelation. and
the large wooden stand viii probably only
partially hold the spectators on that oc-
CaSiOu.
From the point Of view Of decoration
the occasion Will. it Is expected. be chief
ly distinguished for the simplicity Of the
color scheme. The details Of lighting viii
be brilliant A noticeable harmony al
ready prevails among the university
buildings and the private residences re-
veal The more extensive sIccess-the
charm and simple dignity the commit
tee plan. Oddities of decoration viii be
scarce Day by day a fine harmony or
color and ARA ngemcut has been rapidly
asserting the taste Of the committee Of
five whose work Will long De remembered