The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-24
Our Parts Correspondence.
PARIs, September 5, lot

comings-7Ae Fine art Department
Deiasaiis's PendsIe -Eqasssrian Figure o. '"e
Great Emperor -Lyons Manufactures Of
The Camparnie L.onnaise-M H. Hopes Jasper
Coupe-TRe Ellington Partition, &C.. &c.
II ia now some time since recalled the attention
Of your readers to the Paris Exhibition.
The davs of its earthly pilgrimage are waxing
sev. The summer has passed away; it Is in the
aaor and yellow leaf of autumn; old winter howls in
tbe distance and the grand Universal Exhibition, the
subject Of so much fertile speculation, of so many
sbortye enterprises, of so much eager rivalry, Of
such worldwide interest, of such heralding and
proclamation, Of such pageantry and royal and i'm
perial magnifcence, must die and fade away like
the baseless fabric Of vision Still it would not be
just to sec it depart without word Of regret and
ecognition Of its extraordinary merits. That it has
much to answer before the high tribunal of public
opinion cannot be denied. BY its loud cries and
trumpet blowing it almost put the world out of
joint to make way for it. For two years and more
every grand speculation In commerce, which wore
any aspect Of novelty, either ushered in wound
up with some reference to the great Universal Exhi
billion, and when the long expected babe made its
appearance To- it had all the ab0rtive characteristics
Of child born out Of time. For three months
after il saw the Light ii was handed from
one nurse to another, physicked, rocked,
patched up and purged, and 1t is only when all
the world had grown Disguised with its convulsive
contorions, its hideous grimaces and its uncleanly
state that suddenly il sprung up, threw aside every
appearance of disease, and glanced around with
such bewitching smiles that 1t became an object Of
interest and affection to everybody. AS it stands
now, Notwithstanding many solecisms in its cassif.
cation, it must still be allowed to be the most aston
ishing monument of the 10th century. That it has
not attracted the intense curiosity its prede
cessor in England, in 1851, is an admitted fact,
although immensely its superior. The London ex-
hibition had the charm Of novelty; it had the adj
vantage of unanimous press keeping up unbroken
peans OF praise; the world filed its Inauguration
with all sorts Of Mysterious results that were to flow
from it. None Of the limitations, however, have sue
ceeded; and though from the high position taken in
1861 by France, from the well known ingenuity of
the country from its somewhat selflaudatory tone,
much was expected its inter want Of punctuality
gave it shock at The commencement which no sub.
sequent success could recover. AS commercial
speculation the exhibition has been inous to itself
and to every one who has mixed himself up with it,
and it may think, be safely predicted that another
Universal Exhibition will never be attempted in the
present century.
Let us linger, while we may over few Of its
beauties Much has been said of the bronzes of Paris
but justice has scarcely been done to their great
merit. This trade employs hundred thousand
Of the population OF the city, and calls forth in the
designing, casting and chseling degree of skilled
labor which renders many of the subordinate work
men on par with the most respectable pupils Of
the pencil. The works produced are repetitions of
the sublime originals handed down to us from the
nal I'M ~ Ia va Of srapG nr a a
LOUNGE through the corridors Of that portion Of the
Exposition set apart for the display Of this manu-
Sacture is miniature peep at the beauties of Yer.
allies the treasures of the Louvre In the reduc
tioa Of the models not limo or the millionth part
Of curve has been lost, and the expression and gene
raj pose as true TO the original as the dial to
one by NJ. Dclasalle which has been purchased by
the Emperor. It is a pendule, perhaps three feet
high The subject is engraved in golden letters on
the pedestal, which is block Of black marble. The
word "Itale" il surrounded by an imm0yfd Of green
bronze. At the four corners OF the pedestal stand
two drummers and two trumpeters, dressed in the
style Of the old republican army. The drummer
wears the cooked hat the long loose coat the high
supports the drum Inc is In the act OF artstically
beating. The look Of resolnte sternness with which
he sets about his work, his fierce m0ustache and
lowing pgtail, gives to him asronge air OF enthu
issm perfectly in keeping with the times in which
he RloriousIy "beat the charge and which
contrast curiously with the appearance
peter is no less remarkable. On his head is
cap, which hangs down to his shoulders; his hair
drops to his waist in plaits; his coat reaches his
heels; and he raises the trumpet to his lips, he
seems to challenge the whole world to come on and
cross swords with the youthful commander of the
Army Of Italy. Above the pedestal, seated on war
horse, who has strong touch OF the Fleming
about him is B0naparte, then not IS years OF age,
With the laures Of six pitched battles on his brow
and the conqueror Of Italy The great charm OF this
work Is the spirituality which entirely peryades it.
The horse does not stand on his hind legs, while
the rider seems as uncencerned as IL in his library
chair. He is quietly ambiHg over the ground, while
the wind lifts his name and bis long tail flaps about
his heels Napoleon bestrides him with exactly that
seat which oil his contemporaries have ascribed to
him; his legs hang loosely, his shoulders are bent
and sloucby; his cooked hat huge and winged, like
those of that epoch is buried low his thin face;
his coat seems world too wide for his meagre chest;
and % the young hero leans his right hand on his
thigh, and neglyenty grasps the reins with his left,
it Is evident that his mind Is travelling far away be-
yond the present scene, and that he little what
sort Of martial presence he exhibits TO any who may
observe him. Bonaparte IL evidently here not sitting
for bis portrait and you like him all the better for 1t.
1t Is high time the Fr8nconic style OF statue should
give place TO something more spiritual, and the En-
peror has done good service in the patronage he has
shown on this occasion.
Asa specimen Of what Lyons can produce in the
way Of palatial magnifcence, the Compagnic Lyon
Daife has lately fitted up, on the site OF where for
merly stood model Of the imperial printing press,
that has been relegated TO the Annexe case itself
elaborately carved and acknowledgements, con-
tanning monfedu de which has attracted in
.ensc admiration and from none more than from the
fair visiters coming from your side Of the Atlantic.
II Is of the finest possible crimson velvet. II is bor-
deicd with superb fringe Of bullion Of a depth Of
six inches at the extremity, where IL sweeps the
ground If such Dissertation Is ever to be admitted and
grows smaller and beautifully less, az the robe
joins the waist Of the Tho bullion Is looped
over and festooned in a very graceful manner. The
ss0ntedu has three borders Of gold embroidery. The
irst comprises row of octagons stars and circles
about Ave inches deep, divided by rows OF studs
from the second, which consists Of medallions Of
eight inchee long on which are leaves and flowers
Of gold exquisitey designed and brought out Then
comes the third border, which Is one mass OF floral
combinations with wheat ears, and 80 covers the
robe that only small portion Of the crimson ground
Is left for golden sprigs am afraid this Is very
imperfect description Of Q most triumphal work Of
industrial art and may Lead my fair readers to sup
pose that the ornamentation Is carried 10 an excess