Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-11-27

Queht MUSIC III duCtUcI dpfItWeuC o..
SORTS OF cabinet furniture, aud bed htted
up IN the most splendid style, tantaliziDs
the wondering wearied and dusty CROW,
18th he most provoking aud voluptuous re-
pose. Even 40 improved billiard table
finds its place, and naturally enough its
admirers, in this temporary Bazaar. -.
You will, OF course, say, this may all
he done at any time BY collecting from
shops. True-lt may be, aud sssiiv too.
and is actually done here, out no where 10
Inc world beside, d do not know that
It would be very profitable to attempt II
any where el,e. England, | believe, could
xhlbit better and richer display OF ait,
out she has not done it, and has no Louvre.
nor has she or any o'her country palace
,nr such All exhibition. You may here see
what is the actual state OF he manuiaclu.
rDg arts in France, and on that account a
stranger must be grailhed with viewing it
spent nearly five hours The first day, and
only took glance 10 know where 10 stop
TO examine more at'eDtively the second
time The crowd was immense, T. many
,hous'n people were present. The bus.
tie, the assembly OF pretty and ugly wo.
men, the full dressed and undressed gen.
t!emeD, the civil men and women who
were ready with their cheerful smiles, to
open and explain their respective wares,
and to give cards OF address and explana-
tory sheets; the exclamation OF delight,
and gene al gaiety oi the company render
ed it, at first, the most Interesting specta.
Gle ! h We witnessed ~ Europe. The Sc.
cond time I entered, was a private day,
W hen nuue are admitted without tickets
this company wa, Ct Course, a little more
select, but still the rooms were extremely
crowded.
Although this exposition is open and free
to all France. all the exhibitions are made
by license and selection, and after a Sc.
we're scrutiny by juries appointed by the
Minister of the Interior. Those whose
works are approved, are allowed 10 place
their goods IN the exposition, anu ctrli1-
Gates Of appreciation, premiums. or medals
are gwen al the close, to such as have
show o the beat wo' kmsnshIp, &c re.
Another great curiosity OF Paris, shewn
only by tickets, IS The glean'ick mode OF
the elephant, called Elephant Fontaine,
intended tor the great fountain on tue Site
Of the Bastlle The frame work OF the
model is t'mber. The ears alone have
1900 pounds Of IRON in them. and the
whole IS covered with plaster of Paris, re-
sembllng on the exterior the small COM
mon casts often see. II appears to ne
admirably and correctly formed The
tower on the top tor cislern or reservoir
is not yet plastered, aud the frame work is
visible The height ot the elephant Is 40
French feet, and the tower ID, which
makes the whole height, as nearly as !
can recolieci the ratio OF measures, about
81 or 58 feet English. The legs are
bout b feet in diameter, and as ! stood IN
der It, cnuld OF reach higher than with
IN two feer OF the lowest part oil the belly
with my umbrella, even by extending my
arm as high as could reach. Just be-
hind the fore legs it was 10 or is feet .
buve The base Such IS the modei The
work itself IS 10 be in brunZr with stair
case 10 the right fore ley. by which one
may ascend through the body 10 the top OF
The tower. An apartment will be hted
I'D IN The chest VIVA: boudoir tor The
fountain nympbs and what a bureau Tor
the Minister III the interior! The drape
Iy gllt. saw al the shop small draw
ing as it will be finished, and an sure
nothing will exceed this elegant and Stu.
pendous monument The she'd which CO.
v,rs the model is near the spot where the
bronze figure will stand, and with It's sky
lights. resembles one OF the ship houses ~
The navy yard. 1t is about as large, and
quite az high as the church IN Summer
street A circular pedestal for the figure
Is raised, 10 Italian marble. from Carara
ami ths circular lace IS TO b. decorated
with line OF bassa relieves, running quite
around 1t. TIE jet d'eau will issue from
the trunk OF the eggplant, which IS TUNED
up Inwards, next the fore legs. aud the
water will tall in circular sheet over the
top Of the pedestal, into a basin surround
ed with rim OF beautiful red marble, al
ready executed, The diameter OF the ba.
sin will be about 50 feet.
This monument is 10 be placed imme.
diately over the bridge or tunnel, built o.
YER the canal de d'Curey, and will have
| large and convenient square about II, in
| what is now called Place de la Basii!e, al
The southern termination OF the Boulevard
ST Antoine. The excavation tor the ca
nal ia now going on very deep, and they
are cutting through some OF The cells, gal.
lerles, dungeons, &c. Of the BasiIlt, the
only visible remains OF that notorious pri-
son. Bonsparte begsb this magnificent
ork, and since he ceased to reign The la
Dor has been resumed. At present Dotb-
ing is doing on the elephant, but the otb-
er parts OF the work are ~ progress
IN Y Daily adu.
From the ~ York Duly Advertiser. Nop. 20.
The last number of the Quarterly
Review contains 80 able and interest.
ing article on ">pain," founded pro.
fessedly on work recently published