The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-17


season, and, we must not forget to add, in oil
the fashionable churches, fashion has spread
its peacock feathers in the most dazzling man
ner. The church interiors look like 80 m ny
tulip gardens ablaze with variegated hues.
The fair penitents, as they kncel in full dress,
really deserve great credit for being able to
take away their eyes from beholding vanity.
Tue King Of Prussia's Carpet-A Royal
Advertisement.
That the King of Prussia should nave
carpet, and FIRST rate good carpet, too is
not at all wonderful, considering the great
antiquity Of his family, the many excellent and
economical housewives whose names adorn
the current pages of his ancestral history, and
the heavy treasury income and taxes OF the
North German Confederation; but that his
Majesty should, at this late period Of his very
brilliant career, 60 into the carpet business
himself on German account, and anticipate all
his competitors, English, Belgian and French
Kidderminsters, Wiltons, Brussels, Turkeys,
three-plys and ingrains-in advertising his
trade is really more than we expected and
goes to prove, In manner both profitable
and pleasing, the wonderful versatility of
mind which his Majesty still enjoys, md his
ability of Immediately comprehending the
actual situation, whether it occur on Sadowa
field in war or behind the loom in time Of
peace
After such promises we may mention that
his Holiness Pope Plus the Ninth has been
for some years past in sad need OF new
carpet for the great hall Of the Vatican, and,
finding himself just now in funds-partcu-
larry since the arrival Of Archbishop McClos-
key and other American prelates, with their
huge specie snuff boxes and richly ornamented
treasure chests and cathedral savings
banks"--ventured TO order one in Berlin. In
doing so the Pope was, MS any good old lady
would say if she were likely to obtain new
carpet cheaply, just "in luck and at the
''nick Of time" King William, who had been
reading special report of the proceedings Of
the great Catholic Council which was lately
held at Fulda, in Germany, determined on
q grand coup, both for the consolidation Of
Vateriand and the extension of the North Ger
man carpet trade, by presenting the carpet in
all its required extent to his Holiness himself.
Our special correspondence from Rome, pub
lished yesterday, told about this very inter-
esting and really important matter in the fol-
lowing words fixing William, having been
recently informed that his Holiness had
ordered magnificent carpet at Berlin for the
floor of the council hall in Rome, requested to
be allowed to sustain the expense of it. The
Pope replied in terms Of gratitude for the
Kings generosity, in memorial of which he
hoped that the Hohenzollern arms would be
worked beside those of the Mastai- Ferreti in
the centre OF the carpet, as they will, the King
being greatly pleased, it is said. with the
idea"
s'The idea don't begin to express it. It is
more than an idea; Il Is really grand elabora-
ton and combination of religious and COM
mercial principles. The Pope will accept, or
course and the Prussian carpet will be duly
''laid' on the floor Of the Vatican. When the
members Of the great Council assemble just
imagine the surprise of the bishops--that of
the Archbishop Of Westminster, where they
have first rate carpets, and that OF
the 'syicar Apostolic Of the region Of the
North Pole" who never had or it may be
never saw a carpet--at behoIding a splendid
new one in place where they expected
to find nothing very comfortable, if we except
the ever present consolation Of religion They
will all ask about it. The master OF the Papal
household will tell them oil about it, too re-
marking for their information, by grateful
order Of Pho Mono, how it was presented by
the leading Protestant monarch Of the Cont
nent, and was made in Berlin, adding-as
would any good-natured Irishman in New
York, after knocking down "mcan fellow
or an Anglo Canadian-and 'sthere is more
where that was" This will be the grand
carpet advertisement OF the day. The
Catholic bishops are building churches SO
rapidly-particularly in the United States
| that they require very large amounts Of new
carpet every month. How MUCH nobody can
| even guess, will it take to furnish the new
cathedral in New York, and how much more
for the hundreds Of new churches which are
| preceding and viii follow ii Here are grand
marts for carpets, with cash payments. King
William saw the chance, and went ''in for it,
while Napoleon let the opportunity slip from
the hands Of France by his personal liberty
and other abstractions The King Of Prussia'a
carpets are even now duly advertised, and
Berlin manufacture will be required from
Sierra Leone to the antipodes and San Sal
vador. They will be known to Christendom
''favorably" after the adjournment Of the
Roman Council fact Of which Mr. A. 7.
Stewart and all other heavy dealers in the
article will, we are certain, take due note.
The Prussan plan Of advertising will not, we