The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-03
Annual Fair Of the American Institute.

The fair OF the American Institute open at the
Crystal Palace receiving Its usual amount Of popular
patronage The to, ensemble inside Of the Palace very
fine, though thore is particular feature about it, nor
any article exhibition that is unusually grand or
peculiarly impressive Many Of the heavy articles, espe
cy pieces OF s,atuary, have boon in tho building for
years. and still stand thore their accustomed places
On entering the Palace tho first that attracts the
tables Of beautiful flowers and fine fruit the right
rounded by neat close fence Of young Evergreen trees
large, long table Is occupied almost exclusively by dH
ferent varieties Of dahlias Several other tables
covered with specimens OF grapes, pums, ounces,
oranges peaches pears and apples Some these fruits
are superb and very tempting TO the crowds who daily
look upon them longngy There is also quite assert
ment of garden vegetables, such as bces, turnps
ros, cabbages pumpkins, squashes, tomatoes, &c, sc.
variety Of sugar beets and also some mange wurzes,
Of huge dimensions and could never DO cooked whole
unless large furnace prepared for their accommoda
ton Thorc the enclosure some glass boxes,
giving pscatoria representations Trout ees turtles
and other aquatic denzens were sporting along over art
fetal rocks.
Passing from this enclosure 70 the right you
storehouse OF farming implements Ploughs, now
ing machines saving machines indeed every article ever
used In cultvatng the soil is there presented not in
variety Alone but in every form and shape that human
genius devise This section OF the exhibition must be
very interesting to hasbandmen.
At the farther of the Palace considerable machinery
Is at work several kinds of steam engines oferaton
TO show the peculares of their construction and move
mont IHen tH0rc OtncT machines uTiVen Stoan,
smart looking young al place s knitting hose
by steam. Near him is institution for manufacturing
chairs The party attending il takes solid block pine
and in few seconds presents in its stead quite respect
able looking chair which being sawed out OF solid block
OF wood has neither nor Joint.
On tho side OF the Palace there large collection
OF miscellaneous articles such stoves mante pieces,
stauary, seighs wagons tire engines and the like. Some
OF the mante pieces very beautifully wrought while
but few persons in these times could afford ride such
carriages.
The galleries have little OF everything in them.
moderate number Of panofortes exhibition,
of which finely toned and beautifully wrought Beds
chairs tables, dressing cases. we'll represented 10
numbers ana TO quality they good, bad and indf
feren Models Of schooners yachts ships steamers and
every kind Of seagong craft represented in grea,
numbers The Great Eastern too is there and very we'll
worth inspection.
So far the paintings concerned, there
very 6ne views, but this department of the exhibition il
badly filed up and must be classed below par In the
picture gallery there is Of work which has
been wrought with great skill and taste IL is placed in
prominent position and should visit the fair without
enjoying good look al It,
Perhaps little thing eicts regard from tho
public than card board models houses they have
been very neatly and skifuy got up and are, indeed,
quite curiosity. Trinity church. with all its pride and
pomp there presented card board Though this fair
OF the American Institute is equa. TO of its pre-
vous ones still will well pay curious visiter
interested in the arts or hushandry for his entree