Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-30

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uue Jew moments back in tho hosnd and brown paper
ie paie maker Ii Is the effect OF rnagcans wand and
rap!ity with which the wand is obryeJ The sn,,r vIh
nut no" was empty when YOU pass second time Won find
nsa Ty france She waited till the las, mon,cnt-er in
Varaols custo-and then went ahead Ar This ve-v mo
nent-and have just left the sponotbno j. d,nc an nr
sde nothing Ia ready and yet nobody appeas anyios 80
esr.an IS IL mat we shall be ready This is onr
sVeh8th. hnc II Is our motto, "Ioujours p-ets 1y-
most complete branch o. the exhibition at the nrssen, ma
men IS Inc American il is completes it large and soidy
established Order eigns in the American exhibition bu,
open 10 one the ofotjecs to exhibit
Inc americans have sent among other productions II don't
SPEAK OF raw productions for certain reasons great num-
OF wigs and Of beaver hats among other hats were shown
nose OF Inc famous hatte Genn celebrated throughout the
universe oi having purchased the highest possible price
.e hst ticket for the first OF Jenny Lind Such is
gory-ne greatness OF name To purchase great name
| for l2UOt-such is happiness.
tsay nothing OF the English exhibition: it is truly form
daoie hrm al its post England represented by swarm
OF machines formidable when =, rest There are print
ing presses striking off 1000 copies hour and men are
asounded beforehand at the results which ana, n IN h
nture One novelty worthy OF interest is thh al, oi ,n
machines now mooness, will given sigma Ii t,
working These powers are placed upon flooring, be,Sh
which hoorlng ccua!rS the powerful. spirit OF these inan-
mated wheels and the breath will have marked
out the work TO be DONE Quite novel effect in my eyes
the OF euch inscribed in the national aneuord
Of the people who have has.ened Join great uss
Russia and Poland here speak the anguage
Germany and Spain have used the alphabet proper each
and we may read in fair Greek character the inscription
lie Ahenian manufacturers. Athens place of trade 20
Gods and Goddesses That Athens should her scars
Of the Pahenon languish beneath couded yelled sky
dias7
Not far from the trade Of Greece stands the Turkey
our Turk is indeed artist He addresses himself TO the
eye; that which he is curious of above oil is spendor
richness; the useful he leaves England the graceful to
France He believes in embroidery In purple pearls and
diamonds He would give all the coal Of England for the
NOUS koh-i.noor-the Mountain Of Light have him,
this honest Turk seated in melancholy wise within his little
compartment full OF AMBER musk and carpets his eyes half
closed and in the attitude of resignation Doubtless he
asks himself what earth has brought him here amid tho
nhdes among Christians, Protesans Jews doators
negadeshc new prophets and the old prophets Of each
on 10 ~ha, eaa @ has he been dragged into This sLe9 He
your inventions and your machinery? He wants them not
he will have nothing to do with them e leaves looms
our hammers our anvs together with the necessities implied
in all these various labors What is hm2 Has he
not his sum- his wine his OPIUM his newspaper his Dreams
his poetry his tobaccol .s..
Alas, worthy individual he is the present moment de-
pved Of the everlasting festival OF his thoughts and Of his
life. Etiquette and custom have from his hands his
faithful companon his graceful dispenser Of the grateful
por his counsellor and hosptable end-hiI ppe "On
fame pas such is the law Of this OF humun
industry; and that each nation may be advised thereof II
written in every language "On ici "No smok
ing allowed" Non permeso d JumoTe and so on TO the
end and The poor Turk has been constrained obey It's
Gods will II is the will Of the Engshman If the Expos
ton of industry have its martyrs, this surely is
The Crystal Palace has been transported heretranported
is the word-and each part fitted to its neghbor by
of genius-a gardener Duke Of Devonshe by
Paxton This Mr. Paxton had spent his life amid the
had taught him the of placing in the finest situations
these fra masterpieces Of the Creators handwork. Sun
shine and shade in turn employed by him in his gar
dcns and he knew well the llpowerul influence of fine
day those plants The children OF tropical Cline When
England began to fill with the Of the universal Expo
siton, when all minds in erment Of anxiety respect
ing this admirable dea the great problem To be solved
lhswhere TO find suitable locality; and the locality found
what kind Of edce should be erected the chosen spoL
and further in constructing this edEce how was it possible
to dispense with whole army Of workmen of what mate
ras should be built BE- rid of plaster timber md
brick; and if we ehould find in way any of those old
tree q Dy-UDn
ages what shall we do with these old trees! All these ques
tons presented many problems for solution In vain
competition opened the only results bona fde palaces
eternal edces mpershabc palaces specimens Of the high
school of architecture the ephemeral
be discovered the light and transparent walls, the lucid
roofing the land of which Goethe sings knows thou the
land where the orange trees bloom p In short that was
done which required 10 be done. d. Horeau, our
felowcouniryman, man OF inventive and enthusiastic
mind, perhaps the only one Of all the competitors who
in any way the intentions and spirit Of tho
gramme but the misfortune that the programme ap
pcared not to know exactly its own Intentions
In this difficult luncture with time pressing on tho one
hand and other invasion Of nulttudinous problems
Mr. Paxton struck with plan which was destined 10
all the exsenccs OF the work. and overcome or rather
rlde, every obstacle Ii mot house that is wanted here
soiloquzed Paxton but conservatory MY conservatory
shall be carried into park, in tho most beautiful spG
and the shall bo respected and treated Us though they
flowers All shall be Of iron and glass; and MY iron
shall ready forged and my glass ready fitted and my
work. upraised this happy spot shu show ltsei
brilliant light ria and docked out both by ite external
beauty and the nagnceucc that is within il, Forthwith
is stated; il Friday, June H. 1885, at O'clock in
the alternoon behold man sets TO work. ana IN viva
and hasy sketch points out his Intentions ana ns
And the morrow Of this famous 18th day Of June, Mr.
Paxton makes his appearance bearing In his head and on
slip paper this entire palace destined TO embrace in the
space OF and the day, this work with hundred
thousand intelligent heads and such is the force OF truth
great reulgence of the speudor that the Paxton
project adopted with that calm emotion which only
belongs great nations capable alike OF apprecaiing and
executing great things.
Ii would be vain to attempt description of the noise the
tunu the cries. the eagerness the activity the ZEAL which
every where manifested AT the Tower Of Babel there
many various tongues spoken but people far
from understanding each other as we'll No paltry rivarhs
between nation and nation but each the contrary striving
assist the other During the whole day the building Is
open TO visitors but the sghsecrs mngng with the work
crs are found to impede nothing and The police
lend helping hand the oreigner the soldiers OF The
engineers cops-the only soldiers admitted into his pacific
occupied unpuckng all the packages which
coming in with pellme haste There s mailing and unna
ing, unfolding and fixing hanging and stretching painting
scrubbng and polishing, writing Of labels and hot hast"
everywhere In the finest place in the ansept, between
the two trees buried in massive group of rhododenrn aud
fresh blown roses rises the throne Of her Majesty tho Queen
On each side of the throne springs Jet OF water descend
ing into marble basin; OF statues forms both an av
and cortege amptheae oi benches covered with
velvet awaited the spectators of this festival which Is about
render us,rious the month OF May 30 dear TO merry
Engaud-n month, / conceive, celebmted rather from
feeling OF friendship than gratitude The month oi May
loved mere us love those beauties Tdns 'e e'h.,
juvenile dagn ivndaris, and the tnTee vene a @ ,
,hs nnei Horace saw dancing beneath the schuc
@ of the Nav moon and whom the poet IhacKefy sang
This very morning in the 1tmes;-
Gratis cum nymphis, scniinisIue sorrous aude''
"Duecre nuda chofGs"
~ morrow comes the Queen surrounded tah"uie ~ ~ e
h all the soleudors of throne and oil inc mnJesy
secular crown She will come and we shall near nu gno,
no hvmn resounded which the fortunate nations auoie7
the sons of the gods La Bruere used 10 say
vsserday The Queen came ineoenaai and mus "ithou
nnv came the other day the Exposition anohe queen
he Queen of ha great French nation who loved nc,
aiiou and who nevertheless allowed her 10 depaf-me
and her, her husband and her children and het and
chljren Oh august Queen! She has remained 70 10, M
~ ,h, and sbs will bs our Queen. All saiued her as sue
passed Every head bent the presence Ir 1t
pIent noaesy and before that than human
has been said however, tina, in the crowd one o. In
ho,rse with gin attempted murmur the !hal M
dionatiou ,iIcnced them and contempt ubo
Yesterday too an assem1ss pi and seek their bread
dsn lands presented at The gates o. Inc
i; The pates were opened and these ola men ano hes
,;f his hedness and these tears, 1hese rags ana
this wundeIing youth will have mao gmPse bh
;,,ing their native soil of these accumulated Ne
quitting 30 living in this exhausted century will ever see
again. - ,,,s {, crr.l,v IN show these unfor-
innate wretches spectacle resplendent win sucn
f @reatness when they about to murmuf on me
~ Euphates the pantlSe eegy which sans