The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-16

scrfbed BY q Lady OF New.Y0Fk.
The following letter Is from Miss ARABELLI
CLARKE, one of the Principals Of the Young Ladies
Seminary, No 10 Rutgers street, addressed to the
pupils Of her school. Miss G. has been In Eng.
land some months, on visit to her friends there,
and has improved her time to the best advantage,
in viewing and noticing those things in which she
she takes most Interest 1t will be perceived that
she is close observer, and her description of art
cles which she inspected at the Worlds Fair is
very minute, and calculated TO interest our ladies'
Of whom many hundreds in this city ave 70 ,sived
their education under the instruction of the author
sfthis letter.
LONDON, Oct. 10, 1851.
By this time you will wonder why l have said
nothing of the great Exhibition and iosty NAV
induce you to ask what there is here! 1t would be-
difficult to answer su,h question, but it would be
still more difficult to say what there Is not for it Is
an epitsme of the world: When yeu consider that to
walk completely around the tables, you have CON-
pleted circuit of Il miles, and that these tables
are piled with "fruits Of all kinds, in coats, or
beard or husk, from every cline that the sun looks
upon" you can more easily conceive the extent of
the contributions. The naughty John Bull, the
calculating Yankee, thslivsy Frenchman, the grave
Spaniard, the sober Italian, the swarthy Moor, the
turbaned Turk, the e weled Indian and the tea dea
ling Chiness-all meet together, a. the children of
one common parent. 1t seems to me that this
project, great in its design, and suspicious in
its results, will rebound more to the credit of the
Royal Prince who suggested it, tn all the boosted
the trophies taken by Nelson or Wellington for it
will teach the nations to learn war ne more, by
uniting them in enc common bond Of brotherhood.
am not sure but it may prove more direct means
notwithstanding pagan nations, than that of sending
missionaries among them. One instan, SO, already
published in the London papers, and which has no
doubt been copied into our own journals, seems to
corroberate my views in this respect. An ambas-
5od From W ~h h0pn
much noticed by the Queen, was, on his arrival at
home, found worthy of DEATH for having eaten and
sorted with some beneath his caste. The sentence
was passed upon him, and but for the intercession
of an Englishman, would have been carried into
execution.
You enter the Crystal Palace from the street at
the south transept, and such scene IS meets your
view, can scarce be conceived. 1t seems more like
The broad aise whose roof of glass seems to touch
the sky, is adorned with tall fountains constantly
playing Zone through glass so contrived as to give
the water fairy shape, statuary, plants, and large
be cut down The tones of the great organs, which
are ever in tune, roll through the lofty arches,
greeting the most enchantingly while the other
wind and stringed instrum ents, always under trial.
added to the hum of voices from the busy multi
tude, produce what may not be inspty termed ''the
poetry of sound"
spent the first day in taking a general view of
the whole exhibition, but, believing lat the best
way 10 Ootau OHtlnct luea OF the relative merits
of the different nations, was to take each country
by itself, | occupied the whole of the succeeding
day with the examination of Switzerland and
France. Many, as well myself, will doubtless
20 away with new ideas of the resources of Swtxer-
land, of the extent of whose manufactures was,
confess, wholly ignorant was not surprised to see
watches, jewelry, and silverwars-but the elegant
silks, the embroideries (many of which pass for
lains, and merinos, excited my aa.onishment 3Ae
Americans have been so much prejudice3 IN fayos
Of French manufactures as to be unWiil- - n,,-
chase any goods not bearing ths s.amp of that
country; thanks to tn. exhibition, il VIII break
o of 'uo yrejudioes Or. fancy straws are all
found s pr.-..ure; no specimens of them are
snonss the ., French s;ss yet they have
only wonder is, that with the instability Of their 60.
yeInment, they can be so great people. The Eng
lish, while admitting the superiority of the French
Of umy have always regarded them
they will be Obliged to reconsider the matter-for
their is nothing either for comfort or luxury to
which they have not attained. Her agricultural
productions show that France is not Inferior to Eug
land in that respect 1t Is not difficult to that
those nations which are mere cyphers in the political
world are those which deficient in agricultural
and manufacturing implements, and that England,
| France, and the United States excel. Many srti-
cles are exhibited that only, from their high
prices, find their way into the palaces of the Aob-
ty, and no doubt many titled lord has his eye al
ready on many of the works of art, and when the
exhibition is over, will be the envied possessor Of
his fayorite: One poor Italian, who has Mosaic
table, for which he charges ESQ sterling, told me
he was led to believe when he left homo, that these
would be sold Immediately (not taken away for that
II not permitted), but that he had been here upon
expense six months, and as yet sold nothing. /
comforted him by telling him that he might find ,
market for them at the close Of the fair. He has
picture in Mosaic Of st. Peter, and copy Of It in
oil by its side. At short distance the eye could
not detect the difference. These specimens are 50
exquistey fine, that the stones Of which the sky is
composed are not larger than q pins head. We
have all seen jewelry and small boxes Of this line
Mosaic, but II Is not common to see centre tables
and pictures, three feet long, Of this costly work
manship. England does not equal France in her
carpets though she Is Inferior to her in few other
things, even Of an ornamental character. The
French have two new establishments for the manu-
| facture Of the Gobeln tapestry, so celebrated
throughout the world, and which has so long stood
red, must astonish any not accustomed TO these
things. Here are carpets, fine enough and beauti.
full enough to be put In gilded frame upon the
walls, the rich colonng Of the woods giving them
fabrics must be SO great that few If any Of
our republicans can aspire to the possession Of
them. The different States Of Germany, too,
have great quantities Of rich articles, such as
peculiar to them, Is the variety Of wooden stufs,
broad cloths, SC. Austria, too, is not whit boz
hind Fran,e in the quality and variety Of her dis
| play How Is II, too, that Russia youHger than
America in civilization, should far outstrip her in
the arts furnishing not only every fabric that
adorn court OF furnish palace, but jewelry Of
such exquisite workmanship and great value that
It requires policeman 70 guard the case Eng
| exhibition-her departments probably Occupying
one. third os the whole space; but not denying her
great resources, she bad the advantage Of all the
other countries here represented She was at home,
and the expense and fncon venience of transperta-
ton were thus saved her. The project, too, arising
with her, inspired every Englishman with a desire
to sustain her credit In the exhibition. She not
only contributes all that the British islands eau
produce, but she has brought from her colonies the
urs Of her polar regions, and the fruits Of her trs
picsl climes. India, Guiana, South Africa, Cana
da-all assist to swell the already onor nous amount
| Of British productions, embracing every comfort
and luxury that the usages of civilized society re-
| quire; so that England needs not to import any
| foreign commodity to her shores.
/ Whan a0ain I inouira for rich silka Vi am.