The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-07-05
The Crystal Rasace-Spea:ng Of the
Exhibition.

NiySlill siaCe yves SNpu ut?9' 'et vi a''e'""S'
that the announcement made a tew days since
by the Directors, Of their ntc'.tioa to "po: the
Exhibition On the 18Th o.! July next, will be
fulfilled. Several hundred workmcn are en-
ploycd upou the Palace. The magnificent
dome is nearly enclosed, and will contribute
largely to the beauty of the structure. An
iron raii3g, now in process OF erection, Will
enclose the building, and the intermediate
grounds are to be urnamented with shrubberv
aud flowers.
The interior arrangements Of the Palace un-
der :he direction of the General Superinten
deut, Mr.. Da p"ut, are neatly completed. They
are simple, hat admirably classified. The ground
frur is divided into four quarters, lettercd a,
B, G, and y, separated from each other by
wide and spacious navcs. Each OF he arts
is divided into areas OF twenty seven feet square
to which are added four triangular areas.
Mos: Of the articles in the American depart
ment are assigned either to Division 4, "r al"
propriatc places in the Galleries Divisions
B and {. and large part of Division D, will
he allotted, with Il sufficient portion OF the
Galleries, to Foreign articles.
The centre Of The building, Il wide and sla.
cious area, Immediately under rhe dome, and
of course the must cnn>picuou- poin, IN tie
exhibition, is to be occupied by nohle ron,
trihu.ion Of Italian genius, the Baron Marc,
chetti's equvstlia statue OF Washington, Ill
bronze.
Other works Of art, >tI,.h.s sta,uarN. scnin-
ture bronzcs, basts, &c, vii hc distributed
throughout the naves and couts OF the build
ing, nndeT the direction of the Grncral Snrer
inteudent Among these are snmr specimens
of the rarest merit, and which will doubtless
attract large share of attentions from the GU
rous visitor Not TO eDumera,e al! il Will he
sufficient to mention such works as 'Il:o.walI'
sens group, in plaster, of Christ a., the twelve
Apostles; Prof. Kiss celebrated g CUP of the
Amazon on Horseback, attacked by tiger,
which received Council Medal at the London
Exhibition. Carcw's colossal statue Of Daniel
Webster, TO occupy, we believe, Ole OF The
naves orman aisleS of the building a group,
in bronze, of an Indian rider hurlng a avelin
at a serpent; the figures of the size of life,
and pronounced 4 production OF the highest
merit. At each extremity OF the four galleries.
overlooking the centre Of the building, is to
be placed one Of the suits of ancient armor
from the Tower OF London, which the Eng
lish Government have contributed to the En-
hibilinn. The American contributions Of the
fine arts, scu pture, paintings, engravngs, DC,
have not yet, we understand, been ass gnrd
their places. but will he the subject of special
direction from the Directors of Paintings and
Sculpture, under the authority Of the General
Superintendent.
The extent and variety of the contribution Of
foreign articles to this Exhibitions, will be found
on an inspection Of the catalogue, much great
er than has been generally supposed. Most of
the nations Of Europe contribute liberally, and
some of them munlcenty, to this great col
lection of Industrial Arts. Some Of the finest
specimens of the arts and industrial skill Of
Great Britain, France, Italy, the German States,
Switzerland. even Austria: have been received,
or are on their way, to be placed in compar',
son by the side of the products of our own
soil, and the labor of our own countrymen. Take,
for example, the latter country, with whom we
have had very little commercial or diplomatic
intercourse The contributions OF Austria, arc
both extensive and varied, comprising specl.
Inens Of the useful, as well as the Fine Arts.
Among the former are specimens of cutlery,
edge tools, clothing, shawls, dyed silks, silver
ware, porcelain, candelabras, vases, table slabs,
in marble mosaic tables, &c. Among the
latter are pictures. bronze statues, bas reiets,
some fine sculpture III artificial marble, porce.
lain paintings by an eminent Austrian artist,
that will doubtless attract the attention of the
connoisscur, namely-the founder of the Aus
trian monarchy, Rudolph of Hapsburg.
Even the black Emperor Souloque sends
from Hayti specimens Of the products and in
dustrial resources of that Island These have
already been noticed by the press. The Turk
ish frigatc, with hefcargo Of Musselmen fab
RIGS and curiosities, has not yet arrived we
hope to welcome it. if not at the opening, GER
tainly before the close Of the Fair
Prominent,amnng the French contributions,
aud perhaps first among the textile fabrics OF
the world, in point Of elegance and artistic
skill, stand those famous and wonderful pro-
ductious, the Gobelin tapestry and carpets.
Napoleon III has contributed some very ele-
giant and costly specimens of these fabrics to
the exhibition, and 4 word in respect to their
history and manufacture may not be unnteres-
ting to the reader Their manufacture dates
back to about the year 1850, and the name is
derived from the ingenious inventor, Jean
Gobelin.
The practice Of an art or trade was then a
mystery; and such the fabrication Of the
Gobelin tapestries seems to have remained
even down to the present dpy. To so great
perfection had it arrived in the days Of Louis
XIV, that that magnificent morarch purchased
the establishment for the State, (L'etat cest u
n,oi--I am the State and they have ever since
continued the property Of the ruling power in
France. They were nearly destroyed during
the revolution of 1859, but were revived again
under Napoleon, and are now i'll full and sic
cessful operation. In the manufacture Of these