Scores of the poorer streets were a blaze of colour and many a slum court where sunshine and brightness rarely enters was gay with mottoes and festoons. In many instances men and women and even older children stopped up for a greater part of the night to complete their schemes of decoration. With astonishing unanimity the working class residents of some streets have cooperated to decorate them from end to end.The energy and enthusiasm put into the task can scarcely be estimated but the results merit unstinted praise. Premier honours in a competitive scheme would probably go to Dun Street,Shalesmoor although Boston Street and Hermitage street and the Ecclesall end of Sheffield Moor would run it close. Not only are streamers and garlands and festoons stretched across the these streets but in the first two names practically evry house has a decorated front. Dun Street excelled because its decoration is less formal and uniform than the others. The upper parts of Thomas Street and Fitzwilliam Street are very good and so are many of the side streets running off them.Carver Lane a very narrow place is also exceedingly bright. One of the greatest surprises is to find such streets as Smithfields,one of the most notorious spots in lslumland, a blaze of colour,while Hoyle street,Allen street,Scotland street and the intervening network of streets vie with each other in their expressions of decorative loyalty.Even Copper street the centre of the Italien population has displayed its loyalty thus. As a matter of fact the area adjacent to the Hillsbro tram route would carry off a prize as a district. The Park people too also made merry. All the residents of the streets appeared to have turned out at night to enjoy the festive scene and revelry. In not a few instances the women kept the collection boxes going and "tapped" visitors who passed their way to enjoy viewing the decorations. The decorations in the centre of the city were on quite a different scale ,natural flowers and electric light being largely utilised for the purpose..... Glenn Piper researching PIPER-UK. Sheffield 1911 newspapers on cd/dvd. Free surname and general index.2466 surnames so far Other indexes in progress. See www.cpiper.freeserve.co.uk I use Archive books to help my research. www.archivecdbooks.org