New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-03

telegram 100 by coo feet with extensions projecting
from each end, and inclosing large open court
which the Royal horticultural Society turned into
garden. The main building WAS divided I'm,
equally by nave Of noble proportions crossed
by a central transept, aud having ut elther
end dome around the nave and transept
were the various courts. France having q
whole Department 10 herself. which she finished
filling in her usual tardy fashion some weeks aiter
the Exhibition opened. Although not designed
by professional architects. but by Capt Fowkes, an
engineer the building was every way most success
full On going in at either Of the two main entrances
the visitor found himself standing under one OF the
great domes, upsn n raised platform from which no
descended by broad steps in two flights to the Moor
of the building, and this peculiar aIrangeineilii
enabled him to take in the whole of the splendid
nave 100 feet in length far more satisfactorily than
could have been done il theentrances had been on
level with the floor He thus looked directly "a. down
with his eyes the full impression OF scene so varied
and exhilarating that if we may speak for him. hye
years have hardly dimmed the shining memory. III
was said that the brsldng was not 80 effective as
that of 1851 but il is hard to believe that the effect OF
the first Exhibition, though it may have been very
different from that of 1862, could have been more
splendid The principal difference between the
the two and the one moat felt, was in hight. and
many persons. too missed the great clns which were
incosed under the first glasroof ana which ghs s
the Exhibition Of 1862 must thus far bear away the
palm from all the rest both for the value and the IN
torest Of its contents IN the iTG great an s
built sheds, there was collection OF ma
chnery, agricultural Implements. and mining
PTSSd%ss TS % the most depart
mens of the Exhibition. In the building Itself tho
Courts of Austria and the Zollverein were Temarka,
their contents. Here, clearly displayed man cond
study at his leisure all the products OF Middle
Europe, arranged not with a Wow TO ornament
or elegance, but encyclopedia, scientific, dry
as dust perhaps and yet with a fascination
of its own that kept it thronged with an eager
crowd from the opening to tho closing day. NOT
without sly touches of humor, too these dull status
teal courts Here Herr Somebody for. in five years
one forgets too out of this list OF contrlbu
tors-Herr Somebody has collected the contents OF
the stomaclrs of every bird III his part OF Germany
from a ultmouse up. aud shows them to us arranged
in case on case, micr0scopically analysed, ana
clearly labeled, so that by weeks careful
eats for breakfast! Herr SomebOdy-else, too has
q passion for ears, rather than stomachs. and
shows in other the ear bones of all created
creatures; cochlca, maleus. lncus, orbicularis
SHAPES, from to mouse whatever smaller thing
shown here. cleaned. polished and. lest we should
miss them or take them fol- notes of dust, fixed to
black cards and labeled with the names of their
former ownersl How to tell the thousaDdth part of
the contents Of this building France, with her silks
and lace, and bronze, and ornamental aud useful
knick- knackeries without end. England making,
this year. deep impression. not only by
her useful, material and mechanic pIroduc-
ton, but suddenly revealing the fact that in
ten years she has become tho rival of France in the
arts that depend upon design. She shows France,
lace for lace silk for silk carpets for carpets and
makes pam tllat only tline' anu not Ilucil vi th'
is wanting to remove the stigma of inferiorty
TO her Gallo neighbers in the region of
taste America. makes sorry display in her
peRod Of the wnr Better to our Thinking Il we
had stayed at home aud not tried to mako a
show than TO have sent such bcggarly show OF
popcom Strange TO say, the best part of our con-
tribution was in the field of the Fine Arts There
were Story's g Cleopatra" aud Libyan Sibyl.' and
Mr. Pages fine portraits OF himself and hIs wife
Mr. Storys statue. being perhaps more admired than
any in the Exhibition We pass over japan. whose
rich and varied contribution failed OF due effect be-
cause VI its want of arrangement and China. repre-
scented by the shameful spells of the Emperors
Summer Palace at Pckin-gorgeOus and priceless
evidence of the barbarism with which so-called
Christian England treated n conquered people on
whom she had forced an unjust war. The pride of
the Exhibition of 1862 was its picture gallery.
where were assembled on one =, floor. in
separate but connected rooms, oil-paintngs,
water-color drawings, architectural drawings and
enqavings sent lg twenty different States aud rep
resentng the history of the fine arts in their several
territories in Great Britain since the DAYS of Ho-
garth in the other states OF Europe for the last
hundred years. Here IN these ample halls perfectly
lighted and hung we studied day after day the finest
works OF German, French, and English art. specially
delghting in the English school, which contained
the finest works of her greatest masters, of all
her wel-known names, indeed priceless pictures
lent with memorable generosity by noi'lemcn and
private perSons-a collection such rs we can hardly
hope TO see again in this world England deserved
great honor for the Exhibition OF ls'2 She showed
respect more notable than III the Application OF
design to manufacture. IL was universally conceded
that her competition with France Threatened TO be
Formidable but more than this. English design need
now, in many points. fear no comparison with that
of France which has been at all times much over
raied The English taste is solid aud splendid with
a grace of its own more serious and thoughtful more
enduring in its charm than that of France Was.
PARIS EXPOsITION-lSj1.
When the Emperor OF France, in opening the Ex-
hibition of 1855 informed the world that he opened
vast temple Of concord. the air of Europe echoed
with the clash Of arms in the Crmea In spite of the
Emper0rs iiue speeches France felt the war; and the
Exhibition dwindled from its projected proportions,
hardly getting fairly opened till the end of Summer,
and exciting as we have said comparatively little
attention in the then troubled state OF public affairs
The building. although well-constructcd and
suitable structure, effective in general appearance,
and enabling the visitors To see all that was going
on, was. on the whole, unsatisfactory and had too
much of make-shift air with its "anneXes,p and
supplemental buildings No sooner was il closed,
therefore, than the Imperial Commission began 10
project large and perfect scheme for the next
sion. The programme of the plans includes con-
centration in the Champ dc Mars, in the building,
and the park surrounding il, go OF every thing
that nhabt the globe. In the building
itself are 10 have the materials and manufac-
turcd goods, useful and ornamental as informer ex-
hibitions, with many details peculiar 10 this one but
in the surrounding park will be found the feature Of
most striking inerest-the chronological Department,
may bc called Here are TO see the people Of
remote countries living AZ far az may be, as they live
nj home, eating. drinking, working, and talking
dressed az if at home and trying TO persuade them
selves that they We are to have real Russians
in real Russian peasant houses, built by them
selves of Russian timber real Moors. dressed
in their native dress and living in houses decorated
by their own hands after their native designs 1.-THE
last illustrated Ners showed them TO US, pant-pot in
hand. painting away at wall and wainscOt); Japan
is to be there and China with oil their quaint array
of bambOo-houses, bamboofumture, bamboo-every-
thing that isn't made of paper; eating rice smoking
opium, and compromising delicate dishes of rat and
puppy, and birds nest for caprieons Western appe-
titcs. Then America sends her Red Indians, with
hunters. medicine men, squaws, papOose. and wig
wan, with warcry, war-dance and ali that makes the
Red Indian such dear, delightful creature. The
houses tents and other buildings of these strange
visitors to Paris will lie about the great bulk of