Finest Mausoleum Dedication Planned For Grant Anniversary
A grand dedication for the Grant mausoleum in New York City is set for April 27, marking General Grant’s seventy fifth birth anniversary. Officials like General Porter and President Meckinney will attend, with naval and civic parades, foreign representation, and stateside honors planned. The monument, funded by a public drive, features North Jersey granite and a large ceremonial program led by Grand Marshal Dodge.
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The Grant Mausoleum Ofir The Great Resting Place
The article describes the planned Grant Mausoleum on Manhattan Island, detailing its architecture the 165 foot height the Grecian Doric design and the interior layout. It notes a marble sarcophagus for General Grant and his wife a central dome stained glass lighting and a grand view from a balcony overlooking the Hudson River and New York City.
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Riverside Drive The Picturesque Park and Grand Mausoleum Site
Riverside Drive showcases the Grant mausoleum perched 134 feet above the Hudson with a 300 foot dome. The bluff townscape links Seventy-second to One Hundred twenty-third streets, framed by Olmsted terraces and a broad riverside promenade. The boulevard spans 70 feet each way with river bridle paths and a parapet.
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Grant statue in Lincoln Park setting described
The passage notes a Grant statue amid Lincoln Park in Chicago near the tomb, describing a curve along the river and the Hudson Rhine of America phrase. It highlights how the waters are framed by palisades and the grand mausoleum sits in a noble landscape created by nature.
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Grants Memorials Bespeaking National Valor Across Cities
A survey notes numerous memorials to General Grant in major cities led by Chicago’s Lincoln Park statue unveiled October 1891 costing 65000 dollars with Mrs. Grant present and veterans in attendance. Additional equestrian monuments exist in Brooklyn Galena and Leavenworth with designers such as William Ordway Partridge and ceremonies dating from 1659. A proposed Potomac Bridge memorial faced repeated Congress delays.
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Evolution of Candle Shades and Decorative Candelabras
A historical feature describes new candle accessories and shades, noting women invented shades to soften light. It covers silk and bristol shade designs, moorish styled candleholders, glass and metal bases, and instructions for mounting transparent fabrics on bristol boards. Also highlights ornate iron brass candlesticks and fringed crystal bead edges.
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Peacock Mantel Ornaments From The Ladies' Home Journal
An instruction set describes decorating a mantel board with peacock blue velour and equal length peacock feathers. It advises spacing feathers about one inch apart, securing with straw matting staples, and covering with jeweled gimp. Feathers may be anchored by weaving silk strands through them.
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