Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-11
TIE STYpMNN.iM CRYSTAL PALACE.
From the Correspondent Of tie \. i. Tribrnc.
Ir.puS, Tuesday, ,Iu,u. 20 ISlI


7'iou,,s Corlvc va; one ,!av wuiknc with fiic nd
,lown K.,cnt s ulr. they sil"ntl, observed the bsv
.hrnn-i,r,, rIlru. stream 0t .Ilr, hr plat"!ss win
oyys ti,,I wall: ""rr.nu- manufactures. the rnlur.
Of mur,v n:;i". nui mrCr lr"plcs. The great nau'.
hu:gh;, were hd With .his hrsi.ng. hnrryiu. w"n-
l,riul London al "rrs, this hart ui the world, II.
warL which and from which, the myriad currents t.!
life are surrir. and ihr'ihin, rcasci'ssy ale wim
womb write t, Epic O our age, -Hi,i Cl!lvl., IlrilS
find i; here h. inl>, writ" this, whCl Is the life
doubt whether H." Epic "t our age i tu be written
in vr,c II would he NOR" difficult tu 81; the national
life Of To-day 10 m;,rr, than il WIS 10 sing The lite o
any ration AT any period nt hc past. Bu; some such
eDiral achievement Is certainly rnhnhird in this new
CRYSTAL pnucc ni "Grs. Il j. Epic of the present
and a nnrvclolrs too. II our age may not pro-
dure Divine Comedy, an Hind. or u Paradise Los,
neither could AM past a." hive gwen the word -
Innrnjiicrnt 4 creation H. the SUvdcuhdm try~ta
Palace. The CRYSTAL Palace Of Isl! was Il Tcm
p. of Industry, hui tbs is the Palace nI Art ur.t
Paxiuu's uulacc T; Er; iranscCns that of TunnysuA
Indeed the uu:hur u: the Arahinn NIGHTS Enter
taninents could not have dreamed of more cnchUn
inc realm or wukrl a rarcr fairy world @; wonder
This building is much larger longer, lnicT thar, nid
in every way superior to, the Hyde Ha... II has
hrc" immense uan-cp'r, III" largest benz III III" cen
ter the others approaching IN" ends o the Vast build
nr And .lurinisy q" the domrd archcs ri-r up il
fragile. vet cndu-.n. hcrGiv, up int" ;hc clouds, melt
ing and nxin. M a.. l;n" SKY. Ii Is set OH Il hill
.vrm a. il -houi be. Dn the top "f one "t The SIR
rev hills in one ui the noblcst pnr!t"ls in Eu-iani
~ n"''c'> W. l't: ai;nno, ,.L;L ,,,,. L ..,.,
aiar off, There il ri!rrs and gnws like the quecG-
diamond in the crown that decks the brow OF III,
Agc--nur 'wondrous Mothcr-Ag".' And looking nj
t nn' l am ;n u; ST,i T H. ,-,, o , , f,,nrc ~,
nh | 'i'' u Wa ~, w., -, ,, ;;I;,n,i' ,o, r,.,
, M',.M ,i!' ,,, nfcsc,,, j., - rl. Of de-
ISOLATION,
Ii is srrungc ,ha, whrn architectural art was d"a,
WIN WS VI "''': Etl''-, l,I ''i , - @ 80, 7,;, ;
pIi""'h' '',"''"'' ,''w'" w I
ana S""i; 'Il SoIi' i ,"I
IN h"'r! "",l" r, '','' ,;,', ~, ,. iic
iIatloh--'"'~ PIi"c ,' ~. '"''7'''' ~ i - ~
rr "t sun "H s'n',WL''' "L!,n. '""'; , ,in" NJ.
"Hlch YOU eJ NV WI! S''' ,, ''',..' 49, '',, 49,,
cnrIch's .' ny , '''' G;,, ~; ,L. .,,
Sa h",'NuI.'! ''. we" I ',r,yoi,
sown bN me h'H-S""l" SlT'- iI"i'l H'' W '''''
mntcrinstir hare! n-c aN oars And yet We "ilrmS"
stern, rough parcm!, the sir" "i some li'i'."ii
tender moonlight cr IA" soul q! the syrcn south
some rIi@@id rock hrhhng with the cicAr'Ht "n,
purcsi spring "i water Even s" does t!is c':fch
structure rise w III our GCar;h u! national arc!il!rr
turr like new inspiration, a noble aspiration. II IL
Il building more open 10 Heaven ihnn the gloomy Ga
thrdlnl Ii il house for the Spirit ut Light. II
look. up in The face Of Nature and welcomes the scn
rrs ,v;ih u smile I, will uInv with tLc lrh nn
,r.co,hrJ n is flied with the voice, of music nn.
,n ,.prcn uf Hnw,rs md il. nfv brauiv i, hung
rnunL viii ,hc Heavens ~ with n r;;,,ri,, Til.
I,o ,,.,,I :; - ,,,,;. mirror which roycuI. tn II.
t''" ~ WI WI r''. " '' -, .,. a, ,, nL,,.o ,,
'', 49, Jn,, o j.. ,;i,,y;r, ,voI, r,A...
, n.,,,. - ,,.,,r,,Ir .,,IJm ,lnnrr nnd rnb,
H. ~ i. . ;, ~ ,,a ,,,,;I;,,,, .H,,,,J;r, ,f III. unn,
u nf ,.IInr NIL nr"nu. tmmrI, ~
i I"' - iT,"I ,l,, r;,', ,h s.,,in, sun-.th.
c,;r, .iIwcr cf III. ,urnnlj',lt-,h. ,Ianplin" sLa
Stccp'I S!Nr' W ~" III .%%rf,i,I
""Ns " III, n!a:''- . T va Wv ,In, :;
rhahSc1 'uh ,nn'". p'""1',S :" NV ~ -" "o.
ie'orI I ~" ,e s I ~" ~ Ib" ,b ,n,r%r VIA. nrJ % !Ior,
, .,'e VI our rt,' W. '''t a.. ~. I u,I j.; .i f
'ic terror ana IN" n'u'! '"' h"s l"''' % ~ NV w
" "nit a"',' 'M. nvt'! I -, o.,," !, ,,,c
arr uir' a. II "ci. i.-ne',,'" iiI IT, ,I ILL., CIui.
Wv N W "'.'o'iy ~, II. ~ , &C.,, a., ,,:,b
~ : U.L,, , Ih, i ,Lr,,r. on ,h,
Iort nl,cns nf rho r,os.i Nbnt q Lr.ntb of Iii,
:, h~nl,La i,, ,j, Iii ,.oI,.. nr drv brnr- Her,
,vn ,;,J ,,,L-cd ,,ih,r ,h. work rf nil pco;l an,
nil ,i,,,, W. .,u ,.,. and study the peculiar lhvsi
urnonv Of the whole hv-,ouc human experience
Nations that are no more ARE here rccr"acd, ami ",
walk the land Of the Pharons or sun ourselves IN t!,
Moorish splentor7, of the Ahanlbra st down ia nh
cieut Athens, and tread the marble courts oi Rome
We can wandcr where SnrdamapGus lived his luxuri
on. lifc ste where Phids wrought, and Homer sumg
md the lsraccs suffered Here nrc the ilnwers viii
which the daughters oi III" east have hraldcd ;ar"
hair, nu tho palms tina: shaG"wcd iiicT da.Hiy h!Ehs
The NY iil veil ni Isis i: rent in :'a!u and SCI
E.vlt with all her gUlc AM; grandeur; hcr Clcnpa
ir2-.ikc vnuptuousnca<: hgr dim Soicm.Eltv and hc
daTii mystery, hcr cOl"ssn architecture, which svcn
conscious shat III" world =" tha; art would hay" /" b'
rom" upon l;S nnuiur%i h,f enormous nm! massive
s;rcngtii that wr""gh i"r eternity ana wair has 4
fitting emblem in the pyramid. Here Is Nin"vch
proud, fierce Gad cruel; iu!l "i II noble mhcStr. ana
d.!whi;ug ia animal strength p"mprii. The City q
the Sea. DESTROYED by irc In. l'rrmiN"d from th'
ashc- o! Nrsnvi;e, and rHc' from cr Enn@ !"T"iT a
A,roG;tc ron ;hr oc'an. such Ii.l'ncss a"d bright
Hess. >Uci: .rIC an! gtHfy "i 'till'"nr' w ~!di
not tnd elsewhere. NM 'r. = "a" Aai'.:ira '"uri
with its claboruI" jny"u,iicss and l""ip "l .p!cml":
aud -ich AZ Intricate. Iirrtwnu.S luAura'c" q. cn
ior burning, on lis royal whi.- ihc hs;"r% 81 Hr III
III It's phases i wrtcn III this lltnc". We get =
Glimpse "i nnt"na! life III nj! - 'nn!tr'"rih !nanSd
:inlrs, from the mrirstic forms {" iL" rcm"!r~t past
:l r"sliv mapr uf ',tc ull' IL" h"'-, I" 'hr I~ am
poetry ~ iu.dhy. Il" "lM!!Y- "I tins temple 81 ar
will l;.a!s; an era iu history Ii snH!cs Il great
want uf the iinlos-;,il Arr-"iGruoU. Never was i
II rr,rI.r rrrcssi;v and never were there collected u
.rihcr - vas: and varied 80 rich and rcga! store :"
materials calculated tp supply our want inu enter
aud you luvc il with the .mc r"vctioH fhht If
the most marvellous :hilig "t art 0I t'u! earth
principles Of Cooperation which must no; be "St on
:hc world. So va>t affair is l" Pa!ac" th" i viii
cu.t some ESONO0 per amnuin /" supply !! viii h
Kinds uf necessary attendants ana ltb'r Hi'"T 'i''
building and arrangements n!c c"'h!n''e' II ''"S 'M
w'nss, that Ike Nv" F"' "'I e'':n'"r" "''c " '''
noh!cst pnrks aud ran 81 gardens Ill IL" ""rh'' III
the ircN: are open gH!.cricS ana "r"a t"frncrs Una,
s.opc down Til their i'"' hTc n"rlcu ~ ''che.S "
shrubs and flowers Mex year 'hNs' EhF!r''' Wi,i Dc
musical with fountains a." me uFcS ni r%'s" u Iiay
waters: The Who'll" ieN@ih 81 ,dG n ,'cM "a.r, lr'i ,j
ln- wIiIs, will bc upward OF -'V'' rcc'' '"'c'"T -
acres of ground. lis cubic hrh.urtihch' Ii hi,""'
lhoOup1O icc', being ECar'S o:iti'".'" 'Lc' nun
r size Of liyr-r?k Ia!ar. i"mf ;,,cS @ im;seT m ,'l
~ iH IL, It's '"PIc Ic Inr%"st hnlI in Grcnt ri
thnn Westminster llaii-.''' i'' S9' nan III o'' III
iaim. .,..c.,. r,....,,,
The Opening day wa, vrr Su'rGs"I" Inc sccir De-
You'd description" and Therefore w. "'.' n"1 "yS,i!or Il,
""ncd nrnD G "inlsS" n, a, III" in the a s rann"% lem" Vi
terribly crushed understand I.lc nc!r "' I'PIc'
sentntircS "t the fourth cs,n,@ 'FroS M , II W's w.
nm amazing SrsMc. ne sF%,. "c' M ,ronT ~. ,' I', 's
rcn array OF E"Es, pi m h?,gon r ] 1rritc"tur % tbr
sound the giant lorlh' oi p!-So"c .!c
n the soaring crystal "5ShGs the @ w"r@ & q" w""dT5 "mG
ing t"m"I%r M ro,,c" 1 r" And S" w%c" @ bn
circumstance never !" 'S ,Tum.r , "vrs % ~ @ ""
mighty orchestra rolled "lit III .u''Ir MN'rs "' nu
SIC like Il surging sea- III me Nai'"h"l Ahi"il or ui,