The New York herald., 1866-03-30
European Ignorance Of American Arts
and Manufactures.
CURIOUS FEATURES OF THE EXHIBITION,
Russian Caviar, Spanish OLA Podrida,
Chinese Birds Nest Soup, American
Pork and Beans and Hominy.
TIME OF MING.
Our E.hib,tion Correspondence.

Sko. $50. AEo.
Our Exhibition Correspondence.
PARIS, March Is, 1885
The work which for the past four months has been
ad out upon the grounds intended for the Grand Expos
rton OF 1857, in the Champ de Mars, is beginning to
,show for ITSELF The whole space nearly leveled and
tho foundation Of the epcal building which is intended
to contain this great Of the world is already
noariy sid and viii be entirely by the end Of this
month The grounds outside Of the building also
being prepared for the to be erected upon them
In the different styles Of the different nations Of tho
world TO DO occupied by natives Of all the various
tries Of the globe In fact the work is progressing
urapidly and Satisfactorily
NO PosTroNExEm.
whn the past week there have been in circulation in
Paris Q variety of relative 70 the Exposition
which have created little degree of uneasness the
eect that IT would necessarily have 70 DO postponed till
1885, and that it be abandoned There is no
truth in these The Exhibition will open on the
1st Of April 1857 and will be the srandes most COM
prehsnsive and most interesting Of any which the world
has ever Witnessed
pn1ADs YoR SPACE
Already the demands for space In France end foreign
countries number forty thousand which, considering the
space which each one viii require, u about many
On be admitted. OF these forty thousand sixteen
thouahd applications from France Alone and the e-
mainder divided among the rest Of the world nearly
every nation Of which win contribute specimens q i
native products and industry 70 swell the interest in this
grand jubilee Of human labor China Turkey Algeria,
Cochin China. Japan, Lapland Australia the sandwich
Isianda Abyssina, Nubia, Egypt Lbers-in fact near
ly all the civilized land many Of those which We con-
ser uncivize nations Of the globe have already made
applications and it is probable appropriations
for space will have TO be made those nations not in
oiudsd In the nrst one
CuIsNE on ALL NATIONS.
One Of the most curious and interesting features In
exhibition will the restaurant and refreshment de-
parment attached tho space allotted each nation
The arrangement for this in the plan Of the build.
ing is excellent The building, which Is in an
elliptica form, will be traversed by ten circular
avenues following the line Of the walls, and these
win be crossed by passages radatng from the centre to
the circumference Of the building The apportionmcnt
of grounds the different naonalties Is in belts
these radating passages and extending the
centre to the circumference. The visitor In following
the circular will be continually in the line ofhe
different groups Of articles Of which there ten and
in following the radi will be in the line Of naonalties
Now tho restaurant portion of the Exhibition will be
the group OF "eatables and drnkabesn This is placed
at tho very periphery Of the epse and outside of this
extending all round the palace will be q covered
promenade and in this, and In connection with the
group OF eatables and drinkablcs IL is proposed TO
establish the restaurant department. each nation furnish
ing specimens Of its peculiar cuisns This win be .
curious sight Representatives Of all the different OK.
hlbing nAsions dressed in their national costumes win
here preparing their national Dishes and each
day . visitor may dine in o country.
To-day hs may eat his oonsomm< and paE d.
foss Sras In France, tomorrow his roast beef In
England, next day his SdusrAra3 NIT Spok in
ermsny, then his maocaroni and poenta In Italy, his
In Russia his ola podrida his catds and dSlces
in Span his birds nest soup, and perhaps a dish
of stewed rats in China where he will get capital cup
of tea made in Chinese fashion-in the cup ITSELF his
PORK ana beans, hominy, corn bread and buckwheat
cakes In AmocA perhaps asce Of nice roast dog In the
Sandwich Islands, and on until he has gone the
rounda He will be able also to wash down his dinners
with the wines Of France, tho sherries Of Spain,
tho shsrbcrts OF the East, the alcs and beers
Of Enginnd or the Bourbon whiskcy Of the United
states, and have an opportunity to whet and pro-
Every nation win learn something from this branch OF
the cxhfbiton Americans can learn from France q
food' france can Certainly learn much from America
in tho way OF the OF articles OF food For her sa
Of life" France depends almost entirely upon wheaton
Hour. From you she can learn valuable lessen In the
various preparations Of Indian corn, which she grows
pcnufay, feeding 70 cattle and horses, but never
using u as an article Of food for mon and women.
AxxRcAs INTEREST
It's too late In the day and in the nineteenth century
Go require any argument prove the great advantage
which Will result to you nation in being properly
represented here In the Exhibition Of 1867 And yet
strange that Congress postpones making the necessary
appropriations without which there will be no repre-.
scntson that win have any other effect than 20 exc
laughter and pity. Hundreds Of the inventions in which
your countrymen excel such wagons, stoves, agrcu
tural implements and the thousand and one little things
known as Yankee notions be generally intro
worlds fair and the moral advantages which AZ nation
you would derive by showing the world that you can
tory not only all articles Of necessity but Of luxury
which you require, would be enormous For heavens
sake send from the nrst Jump some works OF by
American artists In order 10 dsabusc the minds Of this
entire nation. have been frequently asked by
highly educated and Intelligent men Interested in
the United states II there were any painters
there upon replying the affirmative and sometimes
rather warmly have been answered with that expressive
shrug Of tho shoulder which none but Frenchman
give which thousand things, and, among Others
Poor man, pity your ignorance" have talked with
scupsors who never heard Of Crawford or Powers OF
and his Rocky Mountains" Of walker and his
"chspu.epec, or Of Church and his "Andesn send
us over Churchs "Niagara' Heart OF the Andes" or
some other representative type Of American art
rHs rnAssfpRrAroS rRoFueAt-
General Banks, and with many thanks 70 him for his
efforts IN behalf Of an appropriation, that his recommen
daen 70 detail national vessel for the transportation
OF the articles for exhibition is very unfortunate
national vessel is by n,,ed for the transpor
taion Of such articles would sent and the crew
being unaccustomed 70 slowing and breaking stowage
the probability Ia that " that manner large pro
portion Of the goods would arrive hero in such dap
dated condition that they would be utterly unit Tor
exhibition
ms UNITED rArrsl.sp WV YORK coxnssosxas
Mr. Beckwith, the United States Commissioner and
Colonel Norton representing the State Of New York but
not recognized by the Imperial Commission are both
working assiduousy and copscientously for proper
representation Of their countys products; but In The
aeuce of the proper appropriations they 10 great
ertsot working with their hands tied
COLONEL SoRroS's rRorosrrIoSs
Colonel Norton propoeee ~ representative OF the In
dustry Of New England the erection Of complete cotton
factory and The transportation hther OF operatives Of