The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-10
BUSY WITH DECORATIONS
STREETS NOW FILLED WITH FES-
TIvAL BUNTING.
Many Handsome Displays Being Made
by Merchants-ExhibftOr and
Showmen Are Arriving.

The business district presented a gay ap-
pearance yesterday after the three forces
OF decorators had strung the leaders of
red and yellow and green and white across
the streets. These leaders were suspended
on tight wire about forty feet high and
the ends dropped to the level of second
story windows, making an arch effect. The
streets everywhere presented scenes of
busy decorating The merchants have
made ample preparation for the week, and
some of them are already beginning to
construct their street designs The When
Clothing Company is making an elaborate
display in the front of its building The
Original Eagle, the Progress Clothing Com
pany. j. A. Rink and the Peoples Outfit
ting Company are all setting UP pillars on
the sidewalks preparatory to their displays
Window dressing of green and white is be-
coming bountiful. The big department
stores will begin putting their displays I'D
Tomorrow, and the public and private dec
orations by Monday will doubtless be the
best the city has ever seen. Some of the
merchants who are preparing TO compete
for the prizes offered for the best decora-
tions will not begin the work until the last
minute, as they do not want to expose
their plans.
Exhibitors and showmen are beginning to
arrive. w. 3. Whites string of horses
reached the city at an early hour this
cellent horses, but fine vehicles and APP
pointments. He is literally entered. Mr..
White will reach here Sunday from CIeve-
land, o., and Will be the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. r. p. Van Camp during the week
Dan j. Canary, whose aerial cycle whirl
Is to be one of the free attractions reached
the feld yesterday and began putting up
10 Ro ha al rio
arrived last night. and the work on its
mammoth tent and theater will begin to-
day.
The silver belt, held now by Harry Bren-
nan, the wyoming cowboy, which will be
defended by him at the broncho riding tour
nament to be held Wednesday and Friday
afternoons OF next week, reached the city
yesterday 1t is on exhibition in the Prog
ress windows, The belt is thirty-eight
Inches long and is of solid silver Ii is
composed of nine sections linked together
me designs on each section are different
and were engraved in relief. The designs
are OF ranch and plain types.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.
President Bliss has learned that there is
some confusion as to the prices of admis-
sion. The admission to Festival Field.
which includes the free attractions. will
be 10 cents. The admission to the horse
show, which is a separate entertainment.
will be % cents at matinees and so cents
at night, with the same amounts added
for reserved seats.
Monday nights programme at the horse
show Will be the equal of any of the week
and many regard ii as the best It con-
tainS eight classes. presenting a great va
riety and is intended to inform the people
as 10 the constant newness of each class
AT the Monday night show all the prir-
clpal actors in the arena show-Ashbrook
Palmer and others. will drive their entries
Inc decorations at the show arena are
ha
up the final decorations on the fences and
in Festival Field will begin to-day.