The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-10

And an this goodly crowd looked 40 II the isne Oh
ths treat Palace Of Industry had brought 1t 70
sethsr and the lofty aagstas at ts portals unfu ed
tbs g., and utterng banners Of France, and br sn,
founsius tossed M to high heaven their fairv 49,
ons Almost fapced the Temple Of Concord os,.. 49,
and smiling upon its devotees But few sevvht "a cro..
IT'S threshold for right the entrance n.tb "a,
written Entree francs," words rs powerful for the
prevention Of al intruders as s the flaming sword To
guard the portals Of Parads Short indeed was that
CLEAN Of sunshine and ne day and the next the
dropping banney tho persisted air of the proud cavalry
on guard the drowned officials standing ut the gate
they looked in vain for vsiter, the soaking walls and
the gloomy sky terribly emblematc OF the dssola
ton within entered the building but only very
shortly rerace my footsteps for the cold dank air. the
yawnpg vacancies the indescrbable look Of desoaton
that everywhere prevailed made 1t than esh and
blood could stand. There something nexpressibly
melancholy and mocking in the banners
floating either side under the crystal roof the trco
Tor occupying side, and the stripes and stars of
America large portion other One thought OF some
goodly ship wrecked lee shore, her gaping TANKS
showing her state Of deeoston and the colors Haunting
her rigging from stem to stern, to cheat herself
into the belief that all wen In despair, rushed
sorts o. American restoraves Advertised bat the
demon of desoation everywhere, and sherry
cobbler looked surprised and startled thai any should
open his lips to him.
To day. however, encouraged by a ray OF sunshine
put bold heart and beseiged the Palace at the
Hest hour could gain admittance-that is, ten O'Clock
and have just returned, after inspection of
three hours Considerable progress PROFESSIONALLY
been made since this installation Of the 16th-a progress
which has certainly been interrupted BY the
Of visitors The department OF the Etats Unis still pre-
sents dreary waste not an item to break the monto-
ny of solitude Fortunately the body Of the transept
before it, there several beautiful specimens Of
carving Of ecclesiastical character, from Belgium,
whose lofty and pretentous outline leads the
from dwelling upon that American vacuum which imme
dately faces the viter his On the French
do
chandeliers crystal pediments, and of every
conceivable form and color is attractive Among
on boa constructor, In whose coils he is
enveoped and astonished and perifed he the
his jaws The whole is nearly the size of life and in
glassgass spun and coiored with such exquisite art
as the monarch Of the forest stood living thing
fore you. The green sward he walks on, the flowers
which garnsh the borders OF the case all glass and
faithful to nature that You almost expect to in
hale the odor of the beautiful mgnoneste
that fasc!nate your eye:
ain at the corner OF the Rue de Pax. occupies
trail Portion Of the transept with fine specimen Of
bois sculp though it may be doubted whether go much
labor has been wen bestowed on such subject. It Is
roere aviary The cage some four feet high by
many broad and Is supported upon branches springng
branches supporting eight cups-say eighteen inches in
diameter these filed With flowers the base of
ground and many feet the base. The carving
is Of the most elaborate description, dark oak osch
presenting u. branches
are sculptured with such exquisite art that you almost
tIembe the birds futter in the cage they support,
lest any agitation should snap them. No doubt the
depend upon the position in which 10 ultimately to be
placed. In any confined space, such q specimen Of
finished labor would be entirely st and under the best
of circumstances many will think that poliere was
the f:rest subject for such MEDIEVAL beauties.
The English department in cabinet work has already
greatly astonished the French who .gined they
monopoly Of taste in this handicrait Some bureaus,
K " 0f a.
robes nlaid with ivory and chairs Of fragile form for
bedrooms substantial luxurious shape for sale
the papier machc from Birmingham, Of which panels
richly painted in highly colored designs made for
velty The Indian department. too, has m,ny rich and
beautiful articles TO oerpriceless cash mere avs Ia
Of such elaborate workman ship that but the gos
samer fingers Of the softer should dare to touch
them The glass cases Of worked silver and costly jew
ery from Stow Mortimer, GGrrard Hancock, Of Lon.
don are enough to take away ones breath ut sight Of
the treasures they contain Some Of the agons 10 dead
silver and the shakR?erean shield are perfect models Of
art in this line which nothing approach in France.
Alike for finish and design nothing exceed it. Many
Of the jewels understood to be the property Queen
Victoria and in intrinsic value setting are priceless
specimens There is 9 necklace Of pearls, whose
color rivals the flower which gives them name.
that mutated and shorn Of its fair proportions as the
Exhibition undoubtedly is It possesses already aoun
the mind and though the tout ensemble suffers from the
general ncompeteness it is rather relief to the inqui
at the outset When at length this vast undertaking
shall have been perfected, and its immense spaces filled
mer the saw the bricklayer and pastersr consgn
ment spectacle viii be given to the view
termination should have had so nauspcious COM
mencement
The gallery of fne arts requires letter to itself This
at al events is no fslnre, and will richly reward the
siter for many and many hour of close inspection
The English department s admitted by the French to be
infinitely best-no. that nation the English can
compare with the French in art but the specimens cent
chefs PGawe from the pencils Of the best living
artists for which immense sums have been paid and per-
haps this is the only occasion when such collection will
again be seen together There is fair girl by Cush
. student, with her crayon in hand-and Cromwell by
and Maclises ordsal By Touch" and wards Death OF
hontrose and thousand things Of the Sort that the
French srs a.dy the Of France
not at al adequately represepted Indeed 1t is well
derstood that many whose position in life has enabled
them to the finest works. have refused to lend
them to exhibition under the auspices Of a govern
ment they rspudiate. Stli, there many works of
high excellence, and well known Ia the annals Of fans
belonging to the French and other schools, which will
amply repay attention. and the aaerie des beaur arts
cannot fail to be object Of constant and growing in
terfst.
There Is also a collection OF water colors and NINA
tures of Incompatible beauty, and all OF which have
realized remunerative of,amost incredible amount
BERTHE.
PARIS, May "a. 1856.
Speculatoms The Wdr-Pdrty Aurnurs ag1inS: Loa,is
Napoeon's Gouernmeat-Prins Ndpoleon's Repnbli-
can Tdencies--The industrial Exhibition -LtJsrdlty
of the Emperor o,oayd the Working CLASSES Attempted
Suicide of an American in Paris--Fiaancdl Difficulties
Of Spain.
1t is TO be hoped that the fpe weather which, like
modest maiden coyy refusing TO say yes smiles
and frown, alternately though the former gradually
predomnate, is fairly inclinng to give M assent AMI by
is gsddenng beams dspsl the murky clouds o. spleen
and jeo,v diGciie, which weighs down the political
sky for, certain &c is that 60 where you WILL ong
classes divergent the poles In sentimen. and social
opinion, you hear but expressionhat since the
volutiop Of 1s4s the future Of France
dim and impenetrable-
That recreant shot in the Champs Eysees say the i'm
peralists tout prr has done It all and perhaps In
far rousng the timid and confirming the waversr,