New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-04
Fl,ANIE


FRENCH EXHIBITION or CAiihh' o"'
RIGS, AND POULTRY
PARIS March 7-Among tho many things III rams
that feel strong desire 10 soc transpiah'eu "
New York or at least, 10 SEQ copied thcre' II 'no
Palace of Industry in the Champs Elysees' ENC
,iorly it is certainly not very ornamehtal ouiiu
INC tboucb ouite as much 80 as eleven out OF ten OF
the modern structures-or ior that matter oi .no
ancient ones either-of this most architectur"liy
monotonous and vapid city, ntenoriy' owes
whatever beauty it may bo admitted to possess 10
its spacousness its good proportions and It's hgn'-
moss lint nv admiration of it is founded rather on
its utility than on its beauty. you KNOW " was
built by company for the purpose OF hoiu,ns 'no
Fxpositon of 1853, but it has since become Tue PVp
erty of the Government, ANA is maze uselui " ."o
neonle in many ways. Here arc held every h'e
wears the Exhibitions of French Manufactures, anu
avery wear the Exhibitions OF Agriculture OF iiorti
nltnrs and of trained horses. while IN the Spring OF
ZACH wear the Salon" replaces all these gross, ma
trial matters with it's display Of the works OF hVlhg
French painters, sculptors and engravers for each
of these exhibitions the Palace of Industry offers
ample accommodations indeed, no one OF thein can
fill its spaces but its size IL Tar from Deihe lau'
and the building is arranged That series ol
rooms large in themselves, but small relatively 10
the nave, can be used. either separately OF
together without the necessity OF entering OF even
of opening the main building
The Palace is admirably situated and the only cir
cnmstance TO be regretted Ia connection with 1t ls'
thAt-since an open space in the city, planted WIN
crass and trees and commanding view of the river
and of IFS opposite bank. had to be given up Tor the
new building-the natural beauty taken away should
not have been compensated 10y a fine piece OF archi-
lecture But in these years of grace in France iine
architecture is thing not to be looked for and the
time that has given the deplorable Pavilion OF
Flora with the new Louvre. and that has seen the
great prize of 100000 francs awarded to NJ Duc-a
person who must not be COMPOUNDED with NJ. Violet
lie Due, for his Paais de Justice, building by the
side of which the Cooper Institute is masterpiece
must not be censured too severely for not giving us
something we should be glad TO look at, in place or
this Palace of Industry. Instead of fault-hnding
however let us be thankful that the building is so
well-placed 80 ample, so light. so well ventilated ana
40 thoroughly suited TO its purpose-the education oI
the people.
How useful would similar building be in New
York land why. since with our worse than
no government 1t is vain to hope that the money OF
our payers will be turned from the purpose
10 which IT has long been devoted of endowng sec
tartan churches and charities and of furnishing GER
tain low fellows of the baser sort with the means OF
setting up stolen cOats-ofarms thus proving how
slight is the difference between the Tweedle-dum of
American Democracy and the Tweede-dee OF Euro
pean Aristocracyl why will not some one of our
rich men. emulating the noble example of our Pea
bodies Lawrences, and Streets, present New-lork
with reduced copy of the Palace of Industry l
say reduced copy. because for long time to come
we shall not need so large building for our Amer
lean Institute Fairs, our Agricultural Shows, our
horticultural Exhibitions, for our pictures
and statues by living American artists. But there
might be a piece Of ground chosen large enough for
all possible future wants, and building might be
erected on it on plan capable of being enlarged as
circumstances might demand.
The Palace of Industry. though originally de-
signed as a temporary structure is well and sOidly
built lis walls of stone and the four great
starcascs in the angle pavilions are as massive and
a. handso,ne too as ANYTHING of the kind In modern
sea inc banding.
the walls, as have said, of stone, the
great starcases the ribs of the glass roof and the
supports of the galleries of iron, and the flooring
of the nave is of the well-drained, natural earth
Up STAIRS, however, think the floors must be of
wood. but cannot speak with certainty AS for the
plan 1t is Of extreme simplicity. The nave is rec
tangle say $40 feet long, 100 broad. and lis high
there are two central projections from this rectangle
on the southern and northern sde and four angle
pavilions in which the staIcases are placed. These
staircases give access to the broad galleries which
surround the all four Sides and TO the suite
of rooms. of which have spoken, that run along
the northern side of the building, in the second
story.
When first came to Paris, the Palace was occu-
pied by the Exposition of the Society of Fine Arts
applied to Industry, most attractive exhibition, to
which was added the splendid display Of Oriental
manufactures the most complete, believe that has
ever been made. After the close of this Exposition,
at the end of November. the building remained
vacant excepting that Part Of il which contains the
permanent Exhibition of French Colonial Produc-
tons until last week, when the Prize Show of Fat
Cattle Sheep Hogs; of Poultry. living and prepared
for Market of Butter and Cheese, and of Grains,
Grasses and Winter Vegetables, was opened for four
or five days. closing Welue sday last. This Exhi-
bition most delightful, and wished we lived in
the good old times of Aladdin's Carpet so that the
Palace and all it's contents could have been trans
ported bodily TO Nrw-York. AS that was impossible.
in these degenerate days when il takes five weeks to
write TO America and get an answer, mere trife Of
three thousand miles will do what can to make
up for the failure, by describing what l saw.
The first impression on entering the building was
of admiration at the skill shown in arranging tho
display There is a union of practical sense, the de-
sire to make the show useful mingled with the wish
TO please the eye as well which presides over all ex-
hbitons of this sort IN Paris. The main purpose is,
however never lost sight Of and here again for the
thousandth time we are met with the proof that hard,
practical, common sense is much the character
istic of the people than the fancfu. frivolous dis
position we have been taught by the English to
attribute TO them For an almost complete absence
of the poetic element in human nature, of magma
tion of fancy of pathOs, of humor, commend me TO
the PaIisaus The southern side OF the nave, the
eastern end and half of the northern SIDE were sur
rounded by the cages for the poultry disposed in
three stages few of the in the lowest stage