New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-04

A, the table OF TIE late King OF the French
whose aNarlclous QropenSlties and simple habits
are well known, nothing but this electro plate
was ever Used. except on State occasions The
great majority OF the objects contained m ms
section, g0ble,s. trays, vases. cups. candelabra
tnnkCts. &c. ih0ush exceedingly nch are heavv
and undressing when compared with the er
Qulslte creations % the French jewellers IN,
though England possesses capital perseverance
industry, and skill. IN 4 pFeenlnsnt degree. tho
dlvlne instinct oi artistic beauty Is only bey,n
nlng 10 awaken n her people
classes u and - contain the roh 2 array of
productions m glass. china and carihenware
whose Vanee Beauties, which lend AZ lneahaust
lCle interest 10 this portion OF the Exhibition
We have duly examined on a former occasion
Class 20 i devoted 10 furniture. upholstery
paper hanslnes. papier mache and iananne3
wares. Rlch and handsome as are the ob,ect.
iere exhibited the want OF taste and elegance
before alluded TO- IS SenSloly ieli IN this Gepar,
ment only an occasional article among the my
lads which 1t contains, meritlng ssecal attention
as work Of art Conspicuous smong these few
is the Wentworth Sideboard, twelve feet IN
breadth by eight IN hight, enriched with long
series OF exquisite carvings, representing the les
tIvliles attendant on Queen EiiZabeih'S visit u
kenllworth. the dreSserS and shelves being sup.
ported by the Bar and Ragged STAFF arms of
the EarlS OF Warwick. This me buffet OF pale
oak, manufactured Ia Warwick from tree
grown in kenIlwoTth, though tar from esualmy
IN appropriateness and poetic conception the great
Fourdnos Sldtboard, is exceedingly remarkable
IN point u execution, and may be considered as
the handsomest piece OF furniture IN the British
department the most amusing being undoubtedly
wonder bedstead round which so many people
are standing and laughing for this innocent
looking couch Is furnished with an ingenious
mechanism which, being set TO any hour a, which
YOU may wish 70 ne Weakened. rings bell AZ the
time indicated and should tins hint prove m.
sufficient 10 rouse you from your slun.ber>, alter
the lapse OF a couple of minutes, the sacklng
rises on one side and rolls YOU ont upon the floor
Wonder hlehly.polished plank o. OAK from
Whlttebury Forest, II feet long by IN width.
with It's glorious golden hue and rich veHmg of
reddish brown, gives a good idea ol the immense
size and beauty OF fiber often attained 10y this
tree IN Old England This qualnty carved
Gothic chair, black as ebony, l. OF fossil oaA,
found under the bed OF the Dun. where It Is sup.
posed to have lam over 1000 years This MIR
ror, OF admirable eyenness and purity, Is feet IN
hight, surrounded with foliage, cupid> and can
delabra, and surrounding a dresser T. feet IN
length by IN hight. the whole affair being mag
niicently gllded with different shades OF gliding,
Is intended 10 occupy the upper end OF some
stately baronial hall Wonder model OF the beau
uful Spandlel over the aar.Screen IN the choir Of
Hereford talntNFdl, anu tlltSt inOuligS
for walls and ceilings. are all OF caTioa-p,rre.
This handsome Cernthlan pillar, Is feet high.
looking as though cut out OF freestone, Is made
OF the same material (but unpaInted) as these IN
Vulnerable tables trays, screens, cabinets, desks,
and other objects III papIeT-mache, which, II not
always IN the puIest taste, are n least very
SNOWY and handsome. these specimens OF Pearl
Glass, a recent invention IN whose iustrouS
black ground masses Of glltterlng howers are
lmbedded. producing novel and very gorgeous
effect are intended 10 furnish materials tor table
tops. and floors of future palacc.halls. these
handsome wall papers and hangings show that
A considerable advance has been made OF late
wears by England IN this branch OF decorative
industry, and these samples OF artificial woods
and stones, intcrmlngled with the real sub
stances, are SO admirably executed that we con
stanty find ourselves mlstaking them tor the
top OF this comfortable which, after careful ex-
animation, we unanimously pronounce 10 he Oh
composition, rather clumslly lone, turns out 10
be a vertahe slab OF Derbyshlre stone while
these folding doors of shining walnut wood,
whose beautiful yeInug has led us To expatlate
on the nmtabe perfection of Natures pencil,
prove to be- the handy of cunning imitation
In Class 27, comprising building materials and
decorations, We find great number OF compost
tons IN which this imitation of wood and stone
is carried on with the sane success together
with an immense variety ol marbles, porphyres,
and perlfactions, found IN various paris Of Great
Britain and Ireland, many of which, especially
the variegaied and translucent spars OF Derby
shire ARE exceedingly beautiful rs are also these
enambed states, whose lustrous polish equals
that OF papler-mache these Encaustlc and P0r-
cean tiles and freezes these ytnied clays
these bricks, whose nodded surface forms
cheap and ornamental walls for cottage rooms
these chmney-pieccs formed entirety OF glass
and IRON and thousand other inventions on
which We bestoW only passing glance, but
which all attest the widening OF the Industrial
sphere, and the universal tendency OF The age
toward the establishment Of common life.
Class %, under the head OF Manufactures from
Animal and Vegetable substances not beng
woven or feted contains mass OF objects the
mere enumeration OF which would occupy an
indefinite period; the most interesting among
them being the maChlne-caryings IN wood anu
IVORY, which promise to bring beautiful orna-
menis within reach Of all Examine these
statuettes of Sir Robert Peel, Napoleon, Queen
Victoria, Rachel, and other distinguished people
what sculptor could have executed them more
perfectly yet every portion OF them, even to the
lettering of the mottOas on the orders worn by
Louis Philippe. Is done by machinery These
groups OF game, and long, llexle wrea,hs OF
hops with their broad leaves and clustering bios
SONS, suspended from yonder immense oaken
screen which forms 50 conspicuous an object
IN the central aisle, are all, as IS also the rich
open.work between the pllasters of the screen,
carved out Of solid blocks OF wood by machinery.
These fac.slmIlcs of coins, medals, and flowers,
IN hme-tree wood and Norway oak, are produced
IN the same manner also this frei-wOrk, m COM
position. Initiating cast-iron.
The English excel IN turnery witness pro-
fusion Of handsome chessmen; and, among 9th.
er small objects, these concentuc IVORY balls,
one within another after the manner OF the chi
nese We Of serve also, mass Of objects N India.
rubber and gutta. percha composition formed OF
moss and clay, to be called moss-wood, and
used for table tops, &c cork hats holsters and
mattresses, and book, the leaves OF which as
thin as ordinary paper, are cut out OF cork by
some newl yinyented machinery, anc handsome, ne
IL printed a new seat tor taiOrs, TO Obyiate the
necessity tor their sitting cross-legged sra"
bonnets. bird-cages. fishing tackle shoe pegs,
barrels and articles IN roi pearl, tortoise
shell, vegetable and artificial IVORY, &C.
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