The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-17
UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION AT PARIS THE
tt SIGHTS THERE

ou st tsrs VIII De found highly intere sting. The
French Emperor aud Empress visited /, on the 24ih
| and were rolled about the building 10 cb.irs
Their msjes les seemed to be highly delighted with
aud proud of the first French industrial exhibit
| ton. =
The transept, with its spacious sisles IN either
side, 10 a. nearly possible completed. The smell
OF paint the din of the hammer, the harsh grating
OF the saw, the dangerous passage Of the commits
stona,r threading his way with ton of packing
Gas = oe,ween his shoulders has given swsyto the
| genius OF order and proprieiy. On entering, the
sshor Is struck with the beauty of vases arms and
p0cntd In terra Gotta the eide; and brilliant
| articles 10 ceramiqae on the other. Before him. In
the very centre OF the nave, 10 fountain. which,
now that 1t 10 complete, and the miseries il caused
In the shape of dust brick and mortar 10 the pro.
cess OF erection are forgotten. IL certainly most
| Important Improvement 10 the general iableau
itnot very large proportions. and the base Is sur
rounded BY marble trough, where very wilder
| nessof beautiful flowers blooms and give forth
their grateful odors, while from great hes ht the
water bubbles, gushes, and splashes over graceful
| nsiads, who watch with delighted smiles the ele.
| men they are said TO love 60 WELL
| And DOW, benches with loupging backs, covered
with crimson, are placed In diagonal lines radia-
ting from th is centre, and exotics are scattered
about hher and thiiher, to render the repose they
offer still more inviting The most striking objects
which fix the visitors attention alter he has glanced
at the general coup d9t are the altar pieces three
oil which are 10 Psrian marble, three 10 gilt "copper"
producing the glitteriDg effect of pure gold, and
| three either In wood or terra Gotta They are all
| well worthy of close inspection but will only
particularize one, which 10 that of NJ. Poassieg
| Rusand.
The statues OF Abel, Abraham, and the two high
priests OF Melchisideek and Aaron, the one Of the
priest OF the natural the other ofih revealed lew,
are placed on The body of u; on either side is q
beautiful candelabrum pedestal. and In the cen
tire, forming species of tent canopy, there rises
| a dial ornamented with beautiful scolops 10 fila.
| gree and presenting a coup d. Gil Of singular
grace and beauty. The altar piece in terra Gotta
Is pure Gothic; while the onel have been family
describing Is somewhat yzantne; but this last is
remarkable as an instance OF what excellent effects
| may be produced In q material 20 little costly
As you advance towards the east end OF the tran.
sept, you are struck by exhibition of rare inse
nuity, and bearing at once It's French origin 1t is
the model of large printing establishment, where
the whole process 10 In full operation 1t contains
| about 500 mannikns, dressed, as French work.
| men always are, Ia the customary blouse and
each plying that special division of labor which
| pertains to him. There is the printers devil the
compositor, the paper folder. the chef Ia his Office
| and thousand and one other functonaries whose
| names are riddle 10 the initiated Every oae
has The exact attitude that suits his employment,
| and you may gaze until you believe the miehtiest
engine 10 the world Is literally In full operation be-
| fore you.
| little farther on-and there IL nothing In the
whole exhibition which attracts more universal at
tenton from a II classes Is a model OF the Irish
locks tanks and breeding basin for an Irish fishe
ry. They are foil of fish. the being supplied
| from pipe connected with the fountains in the
gardens fronting the Psais de rIudustrie; and no.
| thing Is more amusing than TO witness the ingeni.
Qua decoy which attracts the fish from one point to
| the other. TIL at last the fay tribe ara rendered
perfectly domestic believe themse yes all the while
| in their native waters Crowds daily gather
| around this Ingenious model, and In q COUNTRY
where fish is In wise abundant such a sour ce of
| wealth to the Irish is noted and appreciated
The aisles or recesses under the gallery, on the
french slde present continuous series of lanes
| garDished on either side with beautifully glazed
| arn0ires, for they can hardly be termed shops In
which, arranged with the moet artistic taste are to
| be seen every species of French merchandise.
from wax dolls, ebinesterie, exquisite articles-in
broL ze and ormolu, down to choussures de Paris
Apropose oil these boots and shoes OF Paris il Ia not
| easy 10 imagine anything more peculiarly French
and therefore more peculiarly arsisc than the dis
| play OF the departments OF French industry. For
Q sJme hundreds OF PAGES the eye il regsed with Q
galaxy of feminine slippers boots and shoes, such
| as no other country in the world could produce
There they are. those fairy encadrennents for the
feet. with rosettes so cunningy devised that they
look even more beautiful than the flowers they are
| intended TO represent Such delicate little bijous
| they look, that you wonder how foot of mortal
ever slides into Them and ask Yourself If Cinde-
| rells's ever resembled sach these. Boots, too.
| high heeled, and low heeed, aud heeled; green
| aud gold, green and silver such swans down tops
such syiph like forms! Then, too they are of
every colcr and nuance Till at last for fear of being
| tsirly bewildered and fascinated with things so
| Ut feshy and decetul gaping correspondent Is
| fain to turn away his head and fss These aisles
are more abundsntiy lighted by openings cut in the
galleries above them, and as the crystsl roof has
| been over covered almost entirely with csnvsssthe
fierce heat OF the sun is broke and everything s OF
| a far more agreeable character than the insuspi
| cious commencement originally promised.
AS at the east end, tue visitor Is about TO ascend
the magnificent fight OF stone steps leading to the
gallery bis attention Is arrested by superb frame of
gold OF an oval form, contaiRipg what at frst he
| believes a case of stuffed birts-ihnt is, an eagle
lowering in the air, and STOPPING over his prev.
| which is q wild duck and her little ones baskine
| among the rushes by the brook side. The disposi
| lion OF the animals s admirable; but what is your
sstonishment TO read notice the frame that the
| whole is executed in human hair The case
| which is suspended against the wall like mirror
Is perhaps eight feet In length by four 10 width -
The vegetation, rocks, rushes, water, &C.. are done
to the lfe and 1t seems almost incredible that the
artist should produce such wonderful effects with
such strange material Up stairs matters are daily
| improving, though still much remains to be one
The beautiful pavilion erected for the reception of
Turkish specimens OF industrial art Is now priuci-
psy occupied with silk from Brcussa, the patterns
| Of which are not so brilliant nor the coors 90
| glowing. as the looms OF France even of Eng
land are In the habit of producing bu, they ar e
| Infinitely more delicate la texture. Here ladys
| dress might be drawn through her wedding ring
| and not a crease would mark the passage it had
| made
| But some of the French houses are busy stocliue
paviliions in the gallery with all hinds Of thinss
| which the most virtueus ard seltdenyng women
are sometimes found to eovet. Take for Instance
| the Haison Beauyais. of NJ Meron, Rue Vivieun.
where 10 TO be a dfess Of hte tarletsn with
double skirt, bordered with chenille, in broad fes.
toons containing branches of the lilly of the valley
up to the top of the gkit shaded in green and
hoss silk 30, at feast lady described it me- as
obedient'y pencilled down her words standing be-
| fore the robe OF passing wirchery. The lightpev,
siegance and yet rich Iuxudance of this model OF
French taste. no language fully describe. 1 in.
vlte all Americans TO come and see. Depend upon
it, that whatever its fsilures the Exhibition has
even now more to show than was ever seen before G
| 80 concentrated together. The Annexs which will
not be fini' I'd before tbs 18th Of July / am told
Will amply repay us for the delay that hiss occurred
and will contain coecti of ind utrial art OF un-
riyaied beauty and recherche; and as TO the beaux
arts, every day increases It's attraction The more
the remarkable masterpieces IL contains are studied
| masterpieces from every European clime-the
more struck 10 every with the fortunate chance
that has given him an occasion unique of observ.
| ing them. =
| ALLIED CoRDIALlTIEs Capt. Belize, imperial
envoy to Canada, will arrive at 1ebec 1T eek In
| French war steamer. and will pe receiy ed with un
usaai honozs. The Canadian authorties have sent to
Boston for Mr.. Ysle's big tent to accommodsts the
| crowd expected on tho occasion.
EPIcURIAE TAsTE-A plague of grassl oppeis ha
be en- experieBced around MarysvilIe, California,
whieh all green things dsvoured. They have
been collected and eaten by bushels by the Indians
BREADsTuFFS.-In Sparta Ga -four IN stIlipa