The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-22
The Great ExhibllIOn.

From the London Chronicle. May
To-day we have to mention visit Of two distin-
guished princcsscs Of the royal family of France.
The Duchesses Of Orleans and Of Nemours, with
the young CoInte dc Paris and the Due de Chartrcs
attended by General Dumas, and others Of their
suites, arrived at the Exhibition In the afternoon
and were occupied some hours in an examina ton u
part Of it. contents. The lustTious exies (who
were accompanied BY Mr.. Dilke,) upon their en-
trance, went almost al 70 the compartments al
lOttcd to France and IL was maailestly with feel
irgs Of rleasurable pride that they remarked the
large proportion Of the foreign nave devoted TO tho
production. or manufacture II tACir Countrywide
artistic way In which they arc arranged. the vat
variety Of works II art, of ingenious industry
which they comprise. even In tho present neori-
ploc state Of that part Of the Exhibition, and the
rich and rccsrciG character Of a great portion ef
then-tho beautiful cabinets curiou.ly carved. or
inad the gorgeous gilded decorations, The ,plendor
Of the works in gold and silver, tie beauty of the
tapestries and elegant embroidcrics, the iunun0g-
able articles Of furniture rather pertaining 10 the
province Of fine aTts--thc slks and Tho shawls Inc
JcwolEy, the Dnuqut9i. and tie dl5opiyfs such
u tie character of the compartments On one side
while the other, less splendid, but equally charac-
terised ~ fertility and versatility q inventive siill
and mechanical Ingenuity, presents On imncnse
number Of articles ofintcrest and utility.
ssERI,sy CONTRADICTIONS.
The visitor upon entering Ut the esstern entrance
oithe building fnds himself N the midst IT tho ter
ritoIy occupied in this Hall Of Nations By trans
atlantis friends, and will, doubt feel somewhat
disappointed al the comparatively bare appearance
which their department presents In he ccutre Of
the NAVE, opposite tho space occupied b. the United
states, Is huge wood AMI iron bridg0-while, ~ II
10 represent grace b. the side &c force there i the
beautiful ost aGprrc VI American art, tic igsrc
81 the Greek Slave, kindly allowed to b. exhibited
by MIR. Grant, It's owner, vt the earnest request III
the American commissioners. And assurcdly 81
extraordinary lovcliross viii justify this oarno-t
ncis fer is exhibition, and would gufigo alone u
show that there Is genius IL America. Nor ! V
only specimen of ucrican att; il rofpinds ono FL
of the Venus III Nedci, that u seems t1 serve tic
representative of modern If not the rival 81 ancient
art especially rs il stands not alone: but .horo II
(sngulafy tnough) ~ be secn close % il another
specimen If American sculpturo-thc Expiring In
daL--stfongly reminding ~ ~ tho Dying Gia-
diotor. " whose manly brow consents to agony"
The fcmnll figure il, however. ~ lag the superior
Il the two. The subject and idea &c this great
work II American genius are iar more favorable
and impressive than that of the celebrated master
piece ii ancient sculpture. II The 4lter. tho mere
coisciousucss Of bcauty-in tlis. TIC shrinking
modcsty u virgin innocence and the tren bling
icarfulness q outraged freedom. It's imp0sgitioto
describe bow cXquisilely ths i expressed u The
oountcLante, or what delicate al u loveliucss
seems 10 hang around Il. It, iageination wa
stantly the centre Of group II admirers,
and Il will haunt the mind q every ono
who has seen II. Upon examining The general cha
lacler aud efoct Of the various national compart-
mcnts and Of such Of those most striking features as
may chance 10 attract bis notice The spectator 10
gu i better impression Of the whole ofec' on each
stic may, perhaps, prefer passing along tho gale
rics. lle wall soon observe that tho "cxpositon''
Ia this half Of the edifce u not half Gnshod-thnt
there ere whole compartments unoCcupied-that |
'yasyc'y say a.e eomplctc-that in the galleries /