The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-03

The DRY stal E'ai c- by GasaAght
ILLUMINATION LAST Ev. N Na-oPRNIN1 OF THE
PICTURE GALLERY-GRsAr RUSH OF TIE HLrrT,
ETC.
The Crystal PaiAcs last evening" was respondent with
TIA glare OF i've thousand pasl hts and the sesue was
one OF exceeding bsauty The directors hayns deter.
mined to try the exp ment evening sxhibtiors the
Preparations on foot several veeka Ths q.
tent Of the building and DIFF .uiss prsssntsd nv in
peculiar foym, caused more tns to b expended In tn
completion o. the light" arrangements than hAa ham
expected and it not until last evening that every.
thing was in readiness Our readers will b able to a.
certain something the Of the work. whan va
inform them that there gas burners In the
Crystal Palace than in al ths street lamps Of the entire
city of New York. The Palace has between I've thou.
sand and ak thousand sop@s#te jets The pipe used
laid In . straight line would extend seven miles
Of space.
Viewing the Palace from the outside last evening" the
sight very fine. Tn. splendid dome, with It's thou
sand Shts shaded In the by the frownipg walls OF
the Reservoir seemed like Paradise arising out Of Essua
while from its dazzling oriisocy, the imaginative wan.
dsrer might think that he mad transported to sca
fairy castle like 10 those Of which Schzenerade told her
lord and master, and saved her neck from The bow
string. Tho night was not particularly elsar,
so that the illumination had It, full effect and even
when viewed from long distance, its appearance
enchanting 1t entirely tho in the pub
atriklDg objects ever witss. srd IN this locality
Inc rush OF Walters CONNER ced 1t and continued
ocOels very COCO proof that he dr.cors have Ss
played good judgment In FOL oweg ne almost universal
Voice q The pres: on sb, .aeso. As thsy become
There are one OF two sScentr cltes yet remaining
about the exhibition which unpopular ana nssd
forming: For instance Ast evening whom ths Palace
was lighted at quarter past seven and half
sss s ws .ss 'SS . no arrived
s''S Kick z e s. sl' hssis
in the esplapsde until the stupid door keeper 1t the
though his watch was Hike hinsl altogether an inae-
pendent cspcerD. ltis very sscrssary that tho ocias
about such exhibition shoud be passselc im-
tatlons Of gentlemen Bat in the Palace
at last. Very fine isnt i'S Every body deghsed
and the beautiful s.a | me building ,ssns: e
bubbles, gushes snd kpakes In the clear Eight. The
aisles are Isd with ga dr~ .s ladies' and laughing chill
dren. The ustre Of thou=srd s reflected back
from the beautiful dome In soft light the
ssstIay Of Po.ers snd the i.es.ry Of Gobsn. After
hs'on BY gassht s twice as beautiful 40 tho e1hib
which has Just been thrown open I. is the m.chne
arcade at the eastern extremity Of the Palace 4tl feet
in lsSsh BY about s ,hiT,s in ~o'h The gallery sur
each side and the esd- aud from these issue S
jets giving light eDcush 10 81 the pictures which
Sc and after a
The gallery vas the great Atra ,t,oa las. evening and
Tho night
Shows stars and women better light"
And Byron sipgnlariy correct in the remark
Night Is the time chen supreme; Irritation
and gasight are iDsepsrane comps IONS We
. finer dispay Of lovely and gallant gentlemen
than that NJ the picture gallery in the Crystal Palace
last evening. Everything democratic in the
IRENE: and the ef the Fifth promenAded
by the eide Of the dsbizxps of hat he would call the
"low'' side Of the to~n the up town belle was osted
by tour country consp" Quite refreshing the whole
affair. We sha attempt Of the paintings at
this time There are very fe good ones many indH
fcIent and several daubs Amung those deservng Of
praise notice WLterhAlters RroupQ Queen Victoria.
Prince Albert, ibe rrDce OF Wales, and IF. n. the
Duke.o Aso SsophO by-we have not the remotest
idea who. We lo,s~d in vain decent hndsc spo.
The painting falls far bsow the stAtuay There are no
numbers or catalogues
We could obi ain the exact number Of persons 3D.
mtted las evening but hna imagine II to be at least
two thousand, which would pay handsomely. We arc
author lied to state that Pnace win b open
daily Sundays excepted until ten O'Clock in the evening"
and that tho directors have olved issue tickets
good for xees, 1t dcl.s each This is ven One
desires to 60 A. Hast three to do the Palace
properly
Altoge Their, vii gasfsht experience. and Bberaly,
the Exhibition dong ,tLipg for itself and great
deal for the hotels AND traders Tueres plenty Of
yet, however. for c0an,sy frsnds aud oppor
tuntaes for them 10 srcno their npnsy than Come
along
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