New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-04
Il MORNING WITH THE GOLDSMITHS.

Out of the chill and gloom of May storm; out of
the Shiny rivers of mud; of the narrow and crowded
sidewalk Of Jolnst into the quetct chcerfuest pleas
ATTEST OF shops You kDow that it is shop. only because
you have the of tho owners painted on the
door There show cascs, with painfully gttering
contents stueaking iron Stools whlIling Ike tops;
garrulous cerk that the secret desire Of your
soul points to unmagned horror Of gold and jewels,
and determined TO make you buy what You shudder to
behold. Nor yea Is there cbowiDg crowd Of buyers
and gazcrs The long counter, covered with soft billiard
cloth. might belong TO aQuct library. The rich black
walnut closets look like massive book cases The large
safe crowded With tiny drawers seems costly cabinet
OF specimens. and the great clock with It's numbeHess
dias and mysterious letters and needles and shining
balls and wheels aud figures chock full o science
"a old sol ellis Immediately IL becomes the dearest i'm
pulse your beng buy something In this place only
humble tribute TO the goodraste OF the propretOrs,
and as = souvenir OF so pleasant a spot.
One of the owners opens the cabucs and takes there
from the tiny dr1wors and lays them down before you
No wonder you think. that al the brlance Is gone out
Of the sky and gray gloom encompasses the word Here,
In this velvet prison. have these cunning goldsmiths
caught aud pent the sunbeams themselves ana moon
tib ana at lessnr goras Light, Just pure, beautiful
Inf that floods ones senses Ike arr and tla Is All Que
started eyes see for bnci wllc Then this inc sub
stance puts form. and you discover how the skilled
arncef have liked and held The ineiablc essence Ihey
ara dtamond. after all these wonderful prisms. globes
and cubes and miny sided crystals Of lusier They are
act Ina brooches Ofnne gold barbac. some OF thcm' with
odd halfsayago splcndor OF design; trembling others
ON golden namnts almost too slight TO hold them
Sometimes ten Twelve. twenty gather themselves INTO
dsc OF transpndency. Sometimes. one great perfect
orb of spcndoI lies luminous IN 10 casket TOO iu Oh
light TO be- radiant There orcscents, and stars and
cups eardrops that cannot be recOuned rings 30
brilliant 50 doIcatoy designed. that the hoop h only
imagined aud tie crest Of ulster alone IL seen.
Starr x March,, have put behind them the bad days OF
vulgar iewelfy They have caught the soul OF the schS
two diamond aud they give It nc form We remember
and olas we see daily these perfect things SGT that
their flashing beauty seems suddernS horror OF Their
golden bonds hut among all these ornaments we have
NOT found vulgar one Beside the diamonds there are
canoes 40 pefoc color In texture, IN carving. that
they are almost more beautiful than jewels AFTER all
There are coras yened. and flushed. and satnsmooth
with drifting deeper hues curlcd like tho waves OF the
sea There are with the whole histories OF legend
and fancy There are heads in chacedony, grave ana
sweet and regal There IL topaz head or two swart
Queens Of Egypt. creatures OF caryen hame Ana inc
uure beauty OF the milk white pearls, who shall tell iti
Nv and by, whom We have become 50 wretched Do
cause we have no money to spend tlat we can no
longer bear 1t. but show symptoms Of tearing our
bnr the discreet leads us away to something we
don't want and so Gains That something Is wonder
nj cunning workmanship In silver and they call IL an Ice
howl hut II looks like drift OF the Polar Sea. The base
il innumerabc blocks OF ice heaped up to hold poshed
pasn frozen into the chill mound over the edges OF TINS
differing bowl pour cascades OF water HeeIihg Deiore
,bcv fall and ND the sides climb rugged Russian bears
which I'm an emergency serve for handles To recall the
o,ncoa nennyweights grains OF silver In this flowing
bo,v dlzzes the arithmetic OF memory Nor are we GER
tain that We were told that was to be presented 10
Secretary Seward AT any rate 1t costs $780, or there
about and If his admring counrymen wish to oner him
a fitting testimonial, the way Is open
Those pitohers with thor pure shapes, their shhng
reathed PROFESSIONS wrought In tho solid block, thls DO
inc then worked down below the surface OF tho tracery
are nav trumpLs of fine taste and dainty Skill The tea
represens 81 many ngots that does not dream OF
hinc for such roc's eggs But 1t ia great delight to
saafv the sight with their simple outlines and line orna
nont And the ureens and dishes, and cups and fanci
mi fish slices aud golden-bowled salad spoons, ana
opa,pt elaw-ke godentHed forks, the costly fruit
dishes stately and imposing and equivalent TO such
nnur M quite took away ones breath the
table bells OF freed silver charming fancies stolen ron
tbe luxurious life OF the elder Eastern World vases anu
rrns and lars ana fairy teaeaddes, and frosty ice
cream spoons-all these live In imagination ana no 'eo
I'm New.York elegantly furnished forth as ours p
alas its beauty selfish enjoyment for nooouy Gun 'oo
40 awe ourselyes And the thousand enyious VINO n"'o
much land, and fertile, and ore rich IN the posscS %
dirt may 10 TO the house Of Starr sarcus' NJ =,
Iobp and exchange tlthe therefor Tor the poipo'
haautv which inheres in their luxurious wares anu IN n
"norx Of tho fortunate people who have seen tpcha'
M, "a aure that we do favor 10 those or our roao'''
either in tho city or country, who wish to buy
,osry or silverware in calling their aefention " ''
establishment.