Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
FLOWERS BLOOM ON
BUILDING FRONTS
DECORATIONS MAKE CITY A
RIOT OF COLOR
In Great Floral embellishments the
Shriners Will See Something They
Have Never Witnessed in
Any Other City

come the visiting Shriners who will
gather nom all parts of the land to-
day, she will have on her very best
gown and it will be a gayer creation
than any she has ever exhibited.
Never before in the history of "The
City Beautiful have the people taken
such universal interest in decorat-
ing as they are doing this year. and
the result is perfect blaze Of color.
The scheme of decorating with flow
ers and palms instead of bunting, ad-
vocated by The Herald, has been car
ried out by many of the merchants
and the city's decorating force, under
the direction of Chairman Blanchard
put in busy day yesterday.
And the half has not yet been done.
The finishing touches in the way OF
flowers will be added today and when
the electric buttons are touched to-
night, a million lights will twinkle
welcome.
The wine, the orange and the olive,
California Fiesta colors, are waving
over every doorway and the red, white
and blue of Old Glory is mingled In
riotious profusion with the red, green
and yellow Of the Shriners.
Streets Are Decorated
DR.. E. ]. Harper, Mrs. James and
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman were In
charge of the street decorations on
Main street and on Spring street j.
A. Haskell, Mrs. Mathew Robertson
and Miss Augusta Lamb directed the
forces. Broadway was made beautiful
under the guidance of Arthur Let's,
Mrs r. Wernigke and Miss Bessie
Stoddard, while the Hill street COM
mittee is composed of j. F. Salyer,
Henry Williams and Mrs. G. Lewis.
| At the intersection of the main and
cross streets arches Of electric lights
encased in Japanese lanterns have been
erected and ropes of the lanterns are
suspended over the streets at close
intervals. On each of the standard
| light posts palms have been placed and
to these will be added today hanging
baskets containing flowers in the
Fiesta colors.
One of the most attractive displays
made by the merchants is that of the
B. F. Coulter company on Broadway,
between Second and Third streets.
Ferns Form Arches
Quantities of asparagus plumosus has
been used in the arrangement for the
front of this building and the ferns
have been looped in festoons to form
arches across the entire building. From
the center Of the arches bells are sus-
pended and these are held in place
with knots of red, white and blue
satin ribbon. Silk flags and Fiesta
ribbons further add to the attractive
ness of the scheme and palms and yell
low mustard complete the arrange
ment.
Festoons of electric lights, silk flags
and bunting are combined in the deco
rations of the Boston Dry Goods store
next door and the windows are framed
| in palms.
| An attractive corner is that occu-
pied by sherwood at Sixth street.
Here the yellow mustard has been used
| IN great profusion. A frieze of the
blossoms has been arranged at the
base of the windows fronting on both
streets and graceful palms stretch from
the sidewalk to the top of the Win
COW.
The Broadway department store
decorations are chiefly of the cleo
trical kind and there will be a great
display of light on the big front of that
store. Flowers will be added to the
decorations today and it is expected
that when complete, Arthur Let's es-
tablishment will be one of the most at
tractively decorated in the city.
The Bon Marche has decorated with
flags, palms and electric lights ana
many other stores on the same street
are putting forth a brilliant front.
Spring Street Decorations
Spring street merchants are we'll Ito
the fore when it comes to Fiesta deco
rations. and the street from First to
Ninth is a mass of waving flags and
bunting, showing vividly in many
places with a background of palm
branches.
The building occupied by the Mullen
& Bluett Clothing company at First
and Spring streets, is tastefully deco
rated from the sidewalk to the roof.
On the Spring street side are strings
Of ferns studded with colored electric
light bulbs. The lower part or the
building is draped with bunting and
flags as a background for the Shriner
emblems. At night, with the building
a mass of colored lights, the decora-
tions will show up to better advantage
than during the day and will make
beautiful showing.
The Henne bnilding at Third and
Spring streets, has a flag waving from
every place where there is room to
fasten one, with stripes of red, green
and yellow bunting from roof to pave
ment, making the building look gay.
Use Palm Branches
The Harris & Frank and the Wood
Bros Clothing companies are decorat-
ing extensively with palm branches,
with enough bunting to make up
brilliant coloring in the general effect.
The building occupied by Barker
Bros. is being elaborately decorated,
the profuson of palm branches setting |
off the bunting and flags, which are
being used sparingly, although sufii-
ciently to make the appearance OF the
decorations bright and gay.
Palm branches are at premium and |
many who intended using them have
been unable to obtain them in any |
quantity.
Nearly every place has some en-
blem of Fiesta spirit with a welcome
for the Shriners, even though it be
only a few strips Of bunting draped
above the doorway.