The New York herald., 1872-09-21
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

Forty-First Annual Display-Arranxe.
mont OF the Hall-Increasing Attend
ance OF Visitors-Inventions and I'm.
provements.
The forty-nrs annual exhibition Of the American
Institute Is now fairly ready for the public, and
compares favorably even with the excellent dis
plays OF former years. The managers Of the exhibit.
ton have succeeded in making arrangements In
the building (the well known Rink, extending from
Sixty-third to Sixty fourth street, Third avenue)
which have given an excellent symmetry to the
entire ball. The body Of the hall and the alcoves
along either side are We'll filled by exhibitors.
and the tables and stands arranged in
such good taste that the eye is
pleased with the varied groups. On entering
the hall group of statuary presents ITSELF and IN
direct line with this in the centre ofthc building
is the orchestra stand, which is elegantly orna-
mented with flowers, while farther down rises up
o huge figure representing "Snow Queen" this
surrounding o mammoth marble soda fountain Of
beautiful design. Back Of this, In the new exten-
sion, Is ufe tasrf rl.I I1t4
THE MACHINERY DEPARTMENT,
which Is always considered Of the greatest imp0r.
tance The entire machinery Is worked by
one engine, with i've lines of shafts. There
are to be seen here stationary engines driven
by steam and heated air, water engines, water
wheels, steam indicators, boilers, pumping ma
chinery, machinery for working metals Tor work
manufscture Of tools and for grinding grain Gc.
An Interesting object Is steam indicator which
traces line on white ground, showing the IN
crease or decrease Of pressure or steam. Side BY
side are two pumping machines in competition, one
being an entirely new invention, and both being OF
immense power. g l $500 .-ies ~
In the gallery. over the main entrance, and in
part as i sas department. Of
a few 6ne paintings Oil canvas, number Of excel
lent photographs plain and colorsd, nom Gurneyls.
Brady's and other well known photographers; en-:
cravings Autographs, some pieces Of sculpture and
number OF Interesting small pieces Pianos are
also exhibited here.
located on the south side Of the hall, is supplied
with full stock OF household apparatus ana
affords an attractive opportunity to housekeepers
Everything, from cooking stove to nail, Is ex-
ON the south side OF the hall the visitor is sure
to be attracted by the display OF
DRESS AND HANDICaAFr.
other garment used BY ladies s. or fS as all
and the ladies linger here with evident saLisiac-
ton. Sewing machines, knitting machines, jew
n'initusd. Ii the department of
cHEMIsrRY AND MINERALoGY,
on the soath side of the hail. there is variety Of
articles, which II not the prettiest to look at are
s mosI @ s"s N rSss rs sns ec are
leather india rubber, porcelain, china, glass; four
meal, paints, preparations for staining, &C.;
models OF apparatus used In chemical works, the
laboratory and for making gas.
Many interesting things are to be seen In the de-
partment or
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
The groups OF plants and Movers are pretty. There
Is quite good show OF ruits Here also il variety
OF farming impements-ploughs, diggers, cuiti-
vators, harrows, hOthouse apparatus, mowers,
reapers, sCythes churns, &c
comprehensive department Is that under the
head OF i
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
to be found on the north side OF the building. Tne
groups here include locomotive engines, cars car
riages wagons sleighs models OF vessels for navi-
eating the ocean, rivers lakes and canals electric
teegraphs and apparatus used in constructing
overland and submarine telegraph lines; hand
machines and materials and implements used in
printing, engraving and advertising; iire engines
For some days past the exhibition has had an in
creasing attendance, especially In the evening,
when the han is lighted There Is music every
evening, from eight O'Clock to ten, and for an
hour or go in the afternoon, the large hall being
tins mwle n Dlcasant promenade.