Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-05-23
WASHINGTON.
8 Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
inseparabie."
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1916.
THE NATIONAL FAIR.


Our second visit to and more intimate inspection
Of this gratifying exhibition has more than confirm
ed our first impressions, as expressed yesterday.
Many additional goods have been opened and dis
played, and SO many packages are hourly expected
that it will yet be some days before the exhibition
can be completely arranged.
II is particularly gratifying TO observe that the
numerous visitors who throng the spacious building
do not parade through it as though they had been
brought together from mere motives of curiosity to
behold rare and novel spectacle but they are
busily employed in examining the qualities, inqur-
ing the prices, and other circumstances attending
the various specimens of manufactures thus ena-
bling themselves, as American citizens strongly in
terested in the question, by ascertanng the value
Of the American System, TO act knowingly upon it.
This is all that the manufacturers can require they
can have no more anxious wish than that the Pub
lic the consumers Of the articles which they pro-
duce, should have the means of Judging for them
selves. To this test the manufacturers may very
safely and confidently trust the question of the
couragement due to American industry.
The grand display Of richly and classcall-exe
cuted HoUsEHoLD FURNITURE, Immediately right hand
entering the Fair, imperatvey attracted attention
The principal articles form suit of bedroom furniture in
rosewood and marble, from the mandatory Of CRAwFoRD
RDDELL, Of Philadelphia. 1t consists of rchycarved and
onamented bedsead valued by itself at So 500 bureaus
cheva glass; wardrobe, washstand, toilet stand, and
chairs all in the richest and Gothic style, and
valued together 0O0 II is easy imagine any thing
costly in point of finish than these articles There
other articles of rich furniture from Mr. Rddels mandatory
Messrs A. CRouT, of Philadelphia, have furnished very
beautiful tables manufactured from the following Anne
can woods tulip poplar birdseye cherry American ash,
curl walnut, and maple root Messrs QuANToS & Lutte,
of Philadelphia, have fine specimens Of furniture
in chairs, chifoniers &C. Messrs WHITE of Philadelphia
have contributed very rich rocking chair, musicstoo &C.
We regard all these specimens of the skill and Of
artisans highly credtabe the producers whilst the very
fact Of their production affords pra ace evidence Of de-
mand for them, and this demand, think, this exhibition
| cannot fail to increase.
The icno oes exhibited are most brilliant and powerful
their tone and beautiful in their external appearance and
construction Among others noticed very beautiful in
Of ocaves in costly rosewood case from the
establishment of E. ScHERR of Philadelphia valued OOO
There splendid instruments from the manufac-
CALEB MILLER, of Philadelphia and ofC MEYER
Of that city and also very costly Ones well others
Of less elaborate nish and consequently moderate
cost from G. HoLT p of New York, the agent for Lemuel
Gibes patent action piano fore There is also beautiful
improved meodeon by N CooLIDGE, Of Worcester, Massa-
chusetts guitars by MARTIN and FRIrH & HALL, New
York and very richly FINISHED flutes and clarionet by
PHAFF, of Philadelphia.
The exhibition is very rich in the display of carpets and
hearth rugs, among which noticed many splendid spec
in quality, coors, and designs, manufactured at thu
Taffyilc mandatory, Hartford county, Connecticut 70
THompsoS Co., New York from the Lowell Manufactur
/ ing Company and from the establishments Of j. RosEs
GRANITE j. BANCROFT, and G. G. CoSRADr, of Philadel
phia There also specimens of carpetng manufactured
cotton wa covered with pooL by CHAsEs card spinner
This article is particularly deserving Of attention. exhibit
ing the great practical skill Of countymen. We would
omit to notice hearh-rug of very elaborate design and
ingenious construction by neghbos the Misses MAs
this city These carpets and hearhugs marked with
prices which, think may compete with similar goods from
Europe and striking proofs of the rapid progress of this
| branch Of our manufactures.
We go into further detail at present. but will resume
the subject by attention to other descriptions of goods in
next