The New York herald., 1869-06-27


ton IL concerned. Of the three great mahSiac
tnrers the Edge Brothers have won the mist ceenrV
In ordination OF designs and have large nuinoei
of new pieces In store Tor exhibition purposes.
A few of the less hackneyed pieces admit OF de-
scription:-
splitting hre as Is proper for demons, and revolving
aoout a throne in glare OF red blaze. The Flight
OF the Dragons' is equally odd. steady stream Oh
whizzing stars Is punctuated by several distinct
tights OF fiery dEagons 1llng the nght WIN lahtas-
ne meeors The "firefy Dart, is composed oftwelve
colored lrenies darting about queen fire oil living
glory. The "Kaleidoscope' Is also an unnacEneyeu
piece displaying a diverglng ring OF gold nre ten
feet m diameter; within are formed hundred con-
stantly shifting figures, producing an exceed-
ngly startling, novel and graphlc eject Inc
famous as what the Germans term wind bottles than
as windmis. Is very ingenious piece. large,
double revolving windmill, studded with lance work
OF crimson, green, orange and silver ires, Is SUI
rounded with o halo OF scintilIant sparks. The
effect is both novel and comical "Napoleons Pyra-
MID" Is another piece worth noting, and exhibits
pyramid outlined with Saxons OF emerald CRIMSON,
silver and gold centres, projecting nery stars aud
varicolored meteors. Again, the esprit OF the Age
The whole ground Is in lance work. The display
begins with brilliant revolving rosette. initiates TO
Wheel symbolicai Of course Of the railroad; again,
to the ship, embematic OF commerce; lastly to the
sledge. aegorical of industry. The whole Is sur
smother % novelty. @ This piece exhibits Lager in the
person Of corpulent Teuton, astrde Of barrel OF
arms lenstS. with an expression Of the divine fell
city upon hls countenance. which only exceeding
piety great deal OF lager can induce. The whole
is formed in lance work, In appropriate colors.
The temple pieces, sO-called, constitute third
series, and the last member Of the fiery climax
grandeur always OF original design sometimes, and
sometimes only pretendedly so In the way OF
general celebrations these usually come last.
the nature OF nery perrorati0n Opening
with rockets, the work proceeds with middle pieces
culled from the nomenclature above commented
q
factured specially for the OCCASION II the occasion
be peculiar one, culled from designs on hand, II
found appropriate.
Altogether distinct from the latter must be ranked
the more ngeniOusly novel pieces termed fire paint
ngs, OF which but few exhibitions have taken place.
The Atlantic cable celebration brought this art into
requiston for the first time in the history OF fire.
works In TINS country The Fort Fisher fire paint
ngs again remarkable, and several years since
the panorama OF the war III hre paintings was car
ried out at Madison avenue IN q succession Of spen-
did pieces the lurid sublimity Of which, painted
athwart the night, has never been surpassed Tor
terrific magniacence OF scenic effect in fire.
Exhibitions OF this kind are only manufactured to
order, not being marketable in general way, and
hence must be noted as they occur. AS it il pro-
posed to expend about S25 900 for fireworks In New
YORK at the several parks TINS year. brilliant DIS
yet been entered into 1t Is quite impossible even 10
guess at the programme Should special designs be
contracted for the funds amply sufficient to
a series OF fire paintings. Otherwise a tizz OF
rockets a few middle pieces smacktng OF the
patriotic and culled from the catalogue OF
hackneyed designs, and few temple pieces
oil stock manufacture, accompanied with
izZ Of particolored mines, may be expected. There
Will be patriotic notices, the Common Council being
fond of them, varied with equestrian statues, eagles
temples Of liberty, gOddesses on the wing. and a
plenltude OF stars and the crowd being hilariously
patriotic. will applaud because 1t Is Fourth Of July,
and swear roundy on the 5th that the whole thing
was a humbug, being quite right on the latter day
and quite wrong on the former. AS yet the contest
lies between the Edge Brothers and Liliendahi Had
field has not 1t Is understood, put IN an application
to be considered IN the matter. The Edge Brothers
haU nfnn lad fhn mn nj nrfa anh
standing pre-emtnent IN the manufacture OF large
pieces are likely to be afforded another opportunity
TO test the ingenuity Of their manufacture. The
brothers Edge have already received the contract
for Brooklyn and Williamsburg, together with heavy
orders from small and large municipalities through
out the country and WILL at last probably be called
upon to test their repertoire for the deectatI0n OF
New York. The
DIFFUSION OF THE TRADE
has not as yet been general AZ II was last year.
One or two Broadway houses have opened, and
large number Of toy shops display rockets and Ro-
special permit the yearly difrusion OF the trade is
easily attainabe. Last year 1,169 persons took
out permits tor the retail trade. As yet THIS sea.
son only S27 permits have been granted anu
recorded, but IL IS thought probable that
before the Fourth Of July this number may be aug
mented to 1900. Large dealers are compelled to
procure q special permit, by the terms OF which
at night they are compelled to keep their stock
In a vault the exact location OF which Is TO be
regulations OF the Fire Commissioners respect
the trade are exceedingly stringent though hardly
strengthened since the unfortunate accident ON
Broadway last season Persons taking out per.
mlts will be governed by the following regulations:-
any place where fireworks kept and
all lights therein with coverings globes,
picard IN the words, FiTesort%No smoking Aowea OF
premises, within said pre-
mses, in any open window or doorway, fireworks
and orpedoes shall be exposed for sale upon any sidewalk
Fireworks consisting OF crackers, rockets, blue lights
Liant eoored fires. may be kept upon sale intervening the 0
day Of JsSs tsS the 10th ds Of July in
coed in value the sum OF 81 900, otherwise.
of July and The 10Th dsv Of June in the succeeding year no
arewo,s. shall be KEEP, upon sale the city Of New Yort in
Of each particular Kind IN such limited Quantities shall
man candies double headers blue lights flower pots signal
lights bomb shells mines cha.ers snail be kept under
they must be stored in apartment from all
other merchandise materials and specially adapted for the
purpose by being reproof throughout
manner as shalloe approved Of BY this Board
of fireworks, herenbefore designated shall hereafter
only be stored in such and In such buildings snail
Any and ali persons infringing the regulations hereby
in the Of fifty dollars for each and every offence
From June 10 to July 10 Is reckoned the anniver.
sary season, and new retail permits will OF course
be added as late a. July and 3. Among permits
taken out last week the most important was that OF
the brothers Edge, looking TO the foundation OF
large STORE at NO. l3o fultOn street, IOr
wholesale and retail. This firm have one store
already at No. 80 Maiden lane, which Is generally
conceded to rank first la the business. Lihendahl *
co. nave opened an agency, or warehouse rather,
at No. Dey street, issuing by the way, an Illus.
trated and copyrighted catalogue OF novelties. which
indicates the great artistic advance OF the manufac-
ture for the past three years. The third manuiac-
turer OF note IL Hadned, VINO won his spurs IN Eng
land, having supplied the fire paintings at the
onaton OF the queen. Hadhed also provided the
display on the occasion OF the Inauguration OF Pres
dent Genrard, OF Hayt, and outshone all competl-
tors for splendor and complication in the designing
OF fire paintings at the Atlantic cable celebration.
The laboratory OF the Edge Brothers is situated In
Jersey City. That OF Liendahl generally conceded
to be the largest In the world Is far or Green
vile. y. j., and would repay examination with a
view TO an elaborate paper for a quarterly. Had
neld's mandatory IL located just outside OF Wi.
amsburg George Parsons Co., No. IL Park
place, are his sole agents IN the trade. The ad-
dresses OF these great manufacturers country dealers
should remember-hrst because their articles are
always safe and as free from danger oil explosion
as well can be, while other manufacturers are not TO
be trusted secondly because they always guarantee