The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-21

The Paris correspondent of the London TInes
iscourses of the small wares at the Exhibition
rs follows:
lone Of the chief characteristics Of the
articles lie Paris is that, whether 1t be necessary
or unnecessary, it plays upon the fancy and
comes to US in strange disguise. 1t is not enough
that you should have an ink.bottle on your
table; 1t is above all things necessary that this
ink bottle should appear to be something else.
1t is a cannon ball-it Is pound weight Is
u regro's head-it Is q railway engine. You
take the negro by his black, Woolly hair you
end that his skull opens on a hinge and is
pot Of ink where his brains should be. So there
Is store Of ink in the heart Of the cannon
ball, in the pound weight, and In the boiler Of
the engine. The play Of fancy which Is allowed
in this way is bOundless. Mr.. Harry Emanu el
has in silver railway locomotive, with tender
attached. Tho locomotive contains whisky, the
tender hot water sugar takes the place Of coal
upon tho tender and the stoker Is converted
into silver Sugar.tong,. you see silver drum
upon a friends table, 1t Is riddle, and you
must guess what it Is. 1t may be anything
from a mat ch.box to a mustard.pot
" Here is q little model Of an umbrella stand
with M umbrella, n walking stick and whip In
ii. Tho umbrella Is pen wiper, the walking
stick is pencil, the riding whip Is penholder,
Here is silver gilt coal scuttle with coal scoop
in Il; you are expected to use Il for salt cellar.
Here is little hat.box; 1t Is intended for
matches Here is silver COW with large fly
on her back you seize the ay, and find that 1t
is the handle Of Il small lid upon tho back Of the
COW. The animal is hollow she 10 intended for
cream jug, and the cream pOurs out Of her
mouth Here is large acorn 1t Is a nutmeg
Crater. Here Is q small ivory coffee mill; it Is
a yard measure. Here is eddie; II Is tooth.
pick. Here Is a beehive; 1t Is a box Of bonbons
Here Is clock; 1t Is the pauneh Of Jolly
farmer.
I'm these fanciful designs tho French or,
more prolific, and on the whole, happier thar
the English are, but they sometimes make sac
blunders. Thus they have 4 fancy Just now TO-
making umbrella handles Of rhinoeeros horn
but this horn Is cut into the appearance of I
chain; it is a chain, however, which denies it
own nature, for 1t is quite stiff, the links no
being loose. You expect an umbrella handle T.
be solid in your grasp; tho handle Of rhinocero
horn offers itself to you as apparently a loos,
chain, and In reality it has nothing whatever o
the nature Of chain, except tho appearance.
The chief centres for tho manufacture o.
articles de PARIS are Paris, Vienna and London
What they make best in Paris are small bronze
and little boxes Of enamel, Of earthenware, ant
of inlaid woods. In the way Of bronIes / hav
not observed much that is either very now o
particularly good: You see the same old figure
that you have known for years past, of horse!
dogs, deer, cocks and hens rabbits, rats, duck,
geese, doing service in connection with papel
weights, clocks match. boxes. sAnd trays, pc
trays and other accessories Of n writing tab
or a chimney piece. Ia the making Of box,
the French are still unequalled They have
wonderful sympathy with that eItravagant pa
sion Of the human soul for small boxes and r
ceptacles. They have boxes for everything-f
gloves, for jewels, for handksrchiefs, for stamp
for bonbons, for pens for waters. As mise
seem to love money for its own sake, and apa
from the use to which 1t can DO turned, there a
crowds of people in tho world who like lit
boxes for their own sHkes, especially II tn
have curious compartments and subdivision
and secret drawers. A little nest Of drawers
their delight, pretty set of pigeon.holes sen
them into ecstscies, box is a box whether
contains anything or not, and they will put 1t
their tables to look at aud to imagine it utilize
The French cunningy play upon this wsakn,
of the human heart
THE Parisians who trade In articles de Pa
have now great rival, and must have suffer
not a little Of late in their custom. Herr
guste Klein, the principal maker Of this class
goods in Vienna, indeed in the world, has j.
opened on the Boulevard des Italiens the m
magnificent shop of its kind in Paris. He
gan business about 20 years ago with a CAPT
equivalent to 40 shillings; he has now on
meme establishment, giving employment to
persons; and with London alone he transa
business to the extent Of TO- 900 a year. ]
business there is wholesale. Ho supple' to
considerable extent, nearly al! the leading L.
don houses