New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-17
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE ram
FINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAN ONE Thous THOUSAND
KNTRIEs-wOOD AND MACHIhEkf-'Ai' i'''
ITEMS.
The American Institute Exhibition thilyes
amazingly Thousands OF highly Intelligent anu ne
spectable visitors fnd their way thither daHy tho
Downing restaurant the Matthews soda founts' anu INC
confectionery stand. abundantly anu p".
ronized ; and the managers are becoming no Johy "o
champagne and cOntentment can inahe t"'H "o
music Of the band and half dozen pianos no
lights and CAV decorations the crowded art acoVes ohe
br,uant disnIav OF carpets, the dozens OF
curous and useful Inventions the multfarlous
array NJ agricultural and horticultural implements the
extensive exhibition Of silks wOOlens ana miscellaneous
wares ali combine TO charm and instruct the visitor;
mi criply n is scarcely possible to pass evening IN
New-York more pleasantly ana prOhaDy tnan III pc9ae
visit 10 the Empire Rink. Not only are fragrant sSno
and sparkling minera-waters still dispensed wltnout
money and without price. but soap and sapoa, LA
and yeast powders. are gwen away with rockes %
%aIty so that ANY smart ana adventurous fellow can
pay 50 cents the whole show, and carry o ~
Of stuff beside, just wei as not There arc ,oe a
600 entries already registered at the secretary oce
and a number Of valuable and interesting arr
Sc eS adjournment julius Gerson Of broadway manager
of the Kania mills, lie displaying abost ry 'f hsse
are me ony goods of the Kind manufactured in the
country and have only been maze mere ;hi, Sread
Theodore Pomeroy Of Pittsfeld Mass eAnpts pIsa
cloths of good 0lty and twelve different eoors lnend
ing two samples of military clotn or WesV uIaV . ai
oIhas3 for tbe last fifty years The Wanskuck Company
have filed case with novel ana elegant goous ioI
o,ks ana i \ Higgins Il Co OF Whitest are displaying
stock Of double tapesty velvet and tapestry
and body Brussels carpets OF their own IN
the ma cbinerv department make haste slowly is sun
the motto Nevertheless the COrliss and Deanater en-
gnes we're in motion last night ana opeTa,eG as
Smoo+tIv and almost nOiselessly as dream The OF
Hiss engin is perfectly new, and was never put tOgeter
until set up at this fair fact which makes ITS easy per
fect and powerful action particularly credltabe 10 lne
skill OF its builder The display In the machinery oepar
ment remarkably fine and so EXTENSIVE that ~ Is s u
10 move around without coming IN COLLISION Win sohe
thing or other, which, If in notion might do serious
one of the most interesting things in the Fair is table
stereOscope invented and exhibited ny AeNaDder btSh
of Broadway Ths is neat ana m rnaec,or. az
stand moving castors with couple OF reneGtHts az
the top and two lenses placed at convenient Hnt oa
seeing. BY turning KNOB the ooserVt, easi' n ~
view succession OF y stereOsc3ne pogut6s; nVS 9
foreign or American scenery. Webbs Adder Is also
on exhibition ana eGnfIeGus SUTS oncration
J. H. Morrow exhibits an interesting collection Oh micro
fion and yery ingenious chaigabe picture, in which
by pressing spring, the counterfeit presentmehI oi
young lady made to seem TO be sewing very ihuus'
The American Paper Mache Company Of Murray.st
exhibit table full of their ingenious and valuable manu-
and "berthcup" mercifuy contrived to meet the ext
hibit three sets OF silver Chimes new game foy held
parlor and table use invented by Col Richardson's and
also set Of their patent crOquet, IN which only TWO
coors are used black side and red on the other
and the balls and mallets are striped numerically
automatic walking toys is presided over by
charming young lady, and attracts much attention
10 walk co feet are exhibited by smith Morse Co. OF
broadway who like wise display boys three wheeled We
locpede, which the urcbns around the eNhDltloh can
hardly be persuaded let alone, and two chidens car
RACES both OF which very strongly made one OF
them if a gem It's way being R0d-mOuuted, ana pro
ylded with coat Oarms, coachamps and all the para
phernala OF a grOwnup carriage Besides T.. ID. Bass
lords II dazz ing OF svcrpated and two
of Qunne Harris exhibit two cases OF glass,
cxouistey and engraved AZ their BrOOme st. factory
sjnpsop Hail. Miller Il Co OF Johust. exhibit a case OF
triple plated sverware including patent slrnp cup,
and simple and ingenious coffee pot. &. a. Moore ~
Co of Wesbrook Conn, display an Interesting case of
made i'm sections simple ivory, of silver and pearl
ivory and silver a score OF other alterations lhH
WaIer OF Warreust exhibit quantity OF glass, ncud
ing glass shades porcelain glass plates for photography
coored cane and tube glass for fancy work, and - gal
Ion retort c. r. Reynolds Co. OF FultOn-st EXHIBIT
are about is beautiful bouquets and other specimens OF
wax hOyers and fruits exhibition besides three Inc
bouOuets OF silk flowers and floral wreath and bouquet
i'm hairyOrk exhibited by Mrs job Cleveland OF jersey
Cltv six conspicuous white or pink mukesto nets are
exhibited. including ceiling canopy from Brett OF
Unstable pulley, very tasteful canopy invented
by Mrs. Rogers OF Brooklyn, and designed TO be
screwed 10 the ceiling, and four nets from
Palmer Il Kendall of Chatham.st. one Of these
is ceiling canopy, one IN "A bedstead MIXTURE,
one IL crib fixture and the fourth standard fixture.
lures and large of bell for and OF cords
OF various cOlOrs and sizes for pictures ana WndOWs
Three OF their machines for making these cords are Ike
wise on exhibition and Will be in operation soon. lie
Crampton Brothers of Frontst display large stock OF
laundry imperial spices saleraus aud yeast
FOR dyeing wool and American sumac ground aud used
for