The New York herald., 1870-12-11

thing We have yer seen IN modern art. Among tAe
thousand articles Of virtu we would single out one
rare specimen OF large library set In
SOLID MALACHITE,
valued at s616 which seems to us. who who are arc, nos 1
skilled In gems and precious stones price not TOO
high Tor SO truly beautiful an ornament, 50 exqul-
sitey wrought Almost every table or STAND mas It's
groups of
and many Of them are OF lare beauty. For ex-
ample there is group o. peneops men nmn the
mother Ieans upon the shoulder OF her boy. The
pensyc lace and downcast eye OF penelope resSa si
OF The mother, There Is cloud OF sadness upon
the face or the boy II he shared the grief for his
parting OF Hector ana Andfomache, which, II it
ere for the exquisite FORMS oi the drapery alone
wouia o. ~ sns wrea ch,eftan hangs ue,n NM
mp. oring him not ~ leave the city and put his life
Vt the mercy OF the Greeks outside The walls. The
beloved OF the gods There Is immense vlgor In
the Egure Of Hector, as he struggles TO dlsengage
with brandished sword is Fastening 10 the conflict
We can almost hear hin answering TO the remon-
strance Of nis wife ID the translated words OF
Homer
where heroes ths foremost place claim,
ihc first in danger asthe irst 10 fame.
The s'Dancing GIrln by Glessin, OF Paris, an ex.
quisite figure as vouptlous as aadee; q 'baccfante
overcome with Wine" and many Others, which
we cannot now dwell ulpn are an exquisite spec-
mems OF the finest class II bronzes. sH.
La alluding TO the diallonoS we forgot TO mention
one solitaire pia. The cutting OF The diamond winch
Ii about the Of the tp ol lady anger, Is most
remarkable. Its value Is SIo,OUo. II IL indeed a
superb stone, almost tt beautiful, but. oI course,
not at all TOO dear to decorate the shirt bosom 0i
MANHATTAN POLITICIAN. clft fk
Yet who knows but 1t nay one lay SHINE upon the
breast Of some lucky 1lgnt In and about tue City
HaliY We hope not; lat stranger things have hap
pened in that vicinity.
Watches OF TiiIanys own make, from the minia
ture timeKeeper, not larger than three cent piece
10 the best ARTICLES in gold hun ing cases. Clocks
thnrp n
clocks OF modern ana antique patterns, including
the pink and gilded eautes OF me time OF Louis
Quatorze. In short To eve wearies from conten-
plating this vast hail, the repository OF 80 much
splendor In arr and = much wealth In the rarest
products OF the mine ald the ocean.
similar scene await the visitor at
BALL, BACK co.'s.
He cannot escape ue fascination. The magnlh-
cence Of everything aruaa MIN, the dazzling array
OF brilants set IN ever form known to art and ap-
pl.cable TO every purpoe nursel aad culnvated by
fashion, suggests the words OF sAakspeare in the
.rWO Gentemen oil Veona''- asa
Dumb jewels Often in thslr silsn. Eiaa, ''e''
More quick than wcds do
Move . woman's md.
There IS certainly gtden, nay. ajewelled oppor-
tunty to test TINS phiidophy just here IN tile mldst
vi these refined treasures Unhappy France has
contributed ittie OF n,hng TO our great mart Of
at at the guns OF the forts or keeping
sateiy we are not depSdent upon France for our
finest ewelry, althoushn the stock OF BAH, Black
Co. there Is gOOdy l0w OF French lmportations,
especially in chatelaines aud similar ornaments OF
rarest workmanship. ut these came here before
the war. Nearly all theworks OF the finest quality
In gold and silver and 1mond setting are manufac-
u''O - ''' AMER AMEslcx woRKMEN,
or those OF other natinalitles who have become
Americans by aDsorptia by the kindly welcome
rendered them IN This Gentry, and the liberal wages
paid for their labor. TpstO k IN tlls establishment
Is very large, comprsin everything In the way OF
in every variety that caisatsiy the mind disposed
| to admire and generousb give.
THE sATuARY,
which Is very choice raler than numerous. win be
| noted for MISS Hosmer'statue OF ''LenoDia,n and
very beautiful bust, III size OF the same SUBJECT.
| panion figures In marble executed by an eminent
! Roman artist, are e1ed.ngly beautiful. They
| represent the childhoodOf Washington Napoleon,
| Tell ana Franklin, BY laracterisic action which
points TO the history OF he early life OF each. For
instance:-The hoy WaAngton leans upon mis- axe,
| restIng from his Eors at woodcuttlng in
the forest; Napoleon, n the student costume
| OF Brlenne, Is absocd ia calculating some
| mathematical prob.eEi Tell, holding 4 bow
in his hand, Is looKli up towards the noun
tains-up towards y aspirations which in
the .uture OF his mannot made ms name Immortal
his whistle under his ar. looking quite pensive at
the idea that he has patoo much lor iJst philoso-
in these hgures Is adInlby preserved. Each tells
Its own prophetic story There are many other ex-
celient works, the we'd Bust Tor example, and
a lew smaller groupsi considerable merit. In
articles Of vertu we arstruck with magnificent
| vase OF
PURoNYy,
a really superb speclmerelying for its merits per-
haps, more upon the vac or The material than the
elaboration OF the workmanship. Again, here Is a
clock OF solid malachIand table set for the
| dressing room 10 matchForth $l,O0 And this is
but one example OF thistyle OF article, OF which
there is q proIuSlon. #rC
DIAMONDS Sp PEARLS.
II not the specially u tn establishment, certainly
claim first place IN the rand display at this holi
day season. one gem aracts the eye at once. II
is u set--broocn WIN ladants, and earrlngs-al
composed Of pearls hlcH set and surrounded by
SDdY AMONDS
of various sizes. "
But one central pean, in very simple brooch
is the finest III tie whGe,llecuon. Probably
No pearl ever lay un' omans green water
more pure than this one.
The price, of course, commensurate with 1t,
purity Pearls OF this y and quality are verl
rare They are conseqlty, highly priced anC
eagerly sought after. Ono2se In this house is ex
clusiyely devoted to bridalrnaments all or pures
pearl, typical OF the par they are intended K
adorn. Some Of them are sach exquisite quality
ana costly withal thai ofee,s almost disposed
to ask with young Claudio,I his impassioned ad
miration for Beatrice,
Can the world buy 81 a jewel2
II Is hardly necessary to teil upon the rich col
lection OF sllVerWare ana Nches IOr which the
house OF Ball. Black y co. Is famous. AS manu-
facturers OF these articles u have Scarcely any
rivals IN this country or In Etpe.
There are, oi course, other ses at which great
variety Of holiday articles, S, as we have been
. describing. can be had; but have dweit upon
the two great emporiulns, as tr illustrations Of
, what the metropolis can do ilhe manufacture Of
the most costly and exquisite ks OF art in
GOLD, SILVER ANDtWE els. Erl
A ramDle through these jeVed halls is like a
dream OF the realms OF fairy d, recalling Incl.
de nts in those famous tales OF ssherazade py the
re cital Of which she helped to ren the nights OF
own days.