The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-25

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strolling through the Crystal Palace, the dsy
after the Inauguration:
The interior Of the Crystal Palace looked
handsome, and more attractive than we have
yet seen it. Many additions have been made
yesterday to the different departments, En-.
hibitors were busy, as usual. Here a brown.
skinned Italian was polishing atable iuiaid
with different colored Woods, Oh which a va.
riety Of battles were depicted, the most re.
markable Of which was Wa erloo, where Ma.
poleon in the foreground, mounted on maple
charger, and clothed in mahogany coat with
rosewood lapels led an oak and walnut armv
to the charge. There sculptor or his as.
sistant clad in blouse, was sandpapering and
putting the last fond touches to some msrble
statue or bas-relef. Men were rushing about
in all directions with porcelain jugs, pitchers,
bits of machinery, models musical instru-
ments, and thousand such objects in their
hands, on their way to the section in which
their show-c cases lay. But there was, with
all this, no crush or hustle in the building. Its
| fine proportions were not disturbed by any
unseemly crowding. The vast naves were
agreeably sprinkled with the gay dres-
SEES of the visitors, and the dome looked lof-
tier, lighter, and more erial than ever.
In the Holland section, men were busy un-
packing rich velvets and other costly goods,
some Of which were already displayed on
stands. Italy, with its statuary and paintings,
presented gayer sight We noticed one re-
mark able work of art in this department (which
has been just unpscked. 1t is wild boar's
head, cast in bronze by Professor Clement
Papi, modelled from nature, and untouched by
chiscl or graver since the hour it was taken
| from the mould. 1t is full of spirit and truth;
the wild bristles are matted on the forced head
and the small eyes CLEAN as fercely as
they did when the savage owner died on the
spear among the rocks of the Apprentices. We
notice in the back PORTIONS Of this section
good many statuettes modelled in terra Gotta,
but yet unplaced. Nearly opposite to the
German States lay work in bronze of great
merit 1t was dying Heron, designed b. p.
Comolera a firm remarkable for the beauty
and artistic excellence of its issues. TIL, He
ron lies prone, with the fatal arrow buried
deep in his ragged feathers. His long neck
writhes convulsively in the agonies Of death,
and his legs are stiffening out with the mus.
cular action SO powerful in such moments.
There were good many things to amuse
US as we wandered about There was some
candle exhibitor, who, not Content with show.
ing his long and short "sixes," decorated his
cSsewith stearine Greek Slave. The idea
or a captive in tallow, or spermacetti, or even
stearine! the thing was too laughable. In the
galleries of the north have we beheld one Of
the most unfortunate gentlemen it was ever
our lot to encounter. He inhabited glass
case, belonging to some one who exhibited
trusses, artificial limbs and suspenders. There
was not portion of this unhappy gentleman
body which did not apparently require re-
liet leg; his right was enveloped in bandage
for the suppression Of various veins. The
number of trusses he had on was alarming
His arms were in splints, patent also. His
lsuspenders were of a complicated nature,
something between stays and q straight
waistcoat. He was q lamentable instance
Of human infirmity, and although he was made
ofwax, we pitied him.
The English Department was looking
gloomy. Hardly any of the goods had been
lunpacked except Mr.. De La Rue's muItitud.
nous array of note paper and envelopes
He exhibits such charming packs of playing
cards, that we should not be at all surprised
liz, when the doors of the Palace are closed
for the night, some of the most convivialy
disposed statues stepped from their pedestals
and had quiet game Of eucre. There ap-
pears to be some good painting in the En-.
glish section, but they are as yet so huddled
together that il is impossible to obtain ia
vorable view. There was one funny picture
in the lot.
1t was water-colored copy Of Corregio's
charming picture of "Cupid Reading" in the
London National Gallery. This copy was by
some modest young lady, who signs herself
Miss NJ. The picture looks like cheap cot
t. n pocket handkerchief which has been ex-
posed to the elements, and whose colors
have run.
Farther on. and apparently belonging to
no particular section, there is picture of a
young Calabrian woman playing on the tam
BOURNE, by one Leopold Pollak. There Is q
very good effect of light and the girls skin
is deliciously brown and suny, the red tint in
her hair is admirably managed.
On the whole, this the first public day of
the Exhibition has been eminently pleasing,
and gives us an agreeable foretaste of what
we may expect as things progress. A large
number of foreign packages were received TO-
day. One hundred and fifty entered the For
eign Department, mostly German cunsign-
ments, and very considerable number were
handed into the American receiving Office.
Fifty large cases, filed with goods from Eu-
rope, were passed through the Custom House
to day, so that we may expect soon TO see the
black spots in the building growing with in
dustrial decorations.
The number Of tickets sold during the day
was $3.50. The amount Of cash received ut
the doors was 81, 500 SO. The number of
persons admitted during the day was 1000.
The collection for the Washington Monu-
ment amounted to Sal 05.
The Exhibition is now unfaI qccou,pIi, and
we venture to predict that it will rise high in
public esteem, as place for intellectual, as
well as physical recreation.