New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-15
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The Worlds Fair Of 1858 is opened, far as inaugl
raj ceremonies and the swinging wide OF doors can make
it SO and vet he would ne greatly deceived who should
be led from these facis to infer that il in condition
10 be visited scrunized aud enjoyed Its London pro-
iotype in very chaotic state OF general prepare
lion when formally opened by the Queen on the LIST Of
May, 1851 but is very far behind that 1t would
be estimating literally to say that wOthirds of the
wares ready for exhibition have been taken out of the
cases while much that is exposed to view lacks ar
Tangemeut and finish to the proper effect The
general inside appearance is that of gigantic fancy
store OF bazaar, in which eccentric earthquake
has knocked Christmas Into Msydsy aud jumbed the
two in ineNtTicabe confusion
We speak Of the Exhibition as wo lefs it al O'Clock
last evening il will probably be better CHS morning
and much better before Mcndsy morning. To aog ons
Who cannot be- here next month or 10 toe Fall, il Is
richly worth visit bat those who can visit t at
enc time rs well another should keep away for the
present; aud We ssprci''k urge our Country friends
not TO make their visit earlier than August; and Sep
tember would be preferable 20 any earlier ti0e. We
have said that the Logdon EXHIBITION appeared n
more forward state than This yet that was NOS entirely
completed month after the opening. We trus. the
lat touches vii be gwen TO this before August bus is
WI not Close IL hurry and those who would see it 10
the best advantage na, well take their time.
To date az this time on the exceenees and beluties
Of the wares aud fabrics exhibited would be simply alb
surd There SIRE many single articles which require
and viii reward an hours attention and we have bur
wandered through the building, barely glancug from
one article 10 another Tue Exhibition is il state
which repes investigation ard diSarms criticism. Ii ia
bird but half liberated from the she'll lot Of goods
here and another there separated by indefinite
tent of bare boards aud blank space do not make an
Exhibition symmetry order, completeness are es-
sental 70 the desired effect and these we cannot ex-
pect to find al Reservoir Square for some days yet
Meantime. rude outline parallel between our Crystal
Palace snd it's London model may not be undressing
The American edidce is said 10 but one ifh the
space engrossed by its prototype bat the actual differ
ence in their relative capacity must be Tar less than is
implied in this proportion We should judge the ca
pacity of our Crystal Palace to be about One.thrd
that Of the British. Its galleries seem to be rel
atiyely finer and more spacious.
Externally ours is the finer building-beter proper
TONED, more symmetrical and Of far more pleasing
color We are sgreeably disappointed in its capacity,
far as the accommodation Of visters is regarded As
the London edifce pretty full when Sixty Thousand
persons were in it, and as il said have been sbsO
hteIy crowded by One Hundred Thousand we had sup
posed Fifteen Thousand as many as our Palace
would comfortable hold, aud Twenty Thousand
the utmost extent Of its capacity. We are now