Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-24


lady, especially in these latter DAYS when SER
wants are scarce and domestic labor unreliable.
The display Ia this and household goods is quite
extensive embracing both the useful and the or
namental. Among the large array of stoves
we notice that MeaFs and Olhaber, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, have an exhibition Of the
CoNTINENTAL WOOD COOK STOVE.
This stove has sliding doors, superior to the or
binary swing doors, being easier to open and
close, fitting tighter and never in the way of per-
sons using the stove. The centers and covers are
arranged so as not to get out of order and work,
thereby securing tight fitting top, which is
desirable feature to good baking stove, as it is
almost impossible to bake well when the top is
not close and a stream of cold air Is rushing
through the top joints The hearth-plate is
self-locking which prevents the tearing of
dresses, an annoyance often complained of.
In order to prevent cracking and TO distribute
the heat evenly through the oven, the stove is
supplied with a corrugated double strengthened
top oven plate; this it is said prevents bread
from burning on the top before it is thoroughly
baked. The ribbed hearth place is also one Of
the advantages claimed for the Continental; it
being one OF the most important plates and very
difficult to repair; we notice in this stove that
the "ribbed hearth" is smooth and the joints,
perfect, great care, evidently, having been taken
to distribute the metal even, ever bearing in
mind the mechanical laws regulating the thick
ness of plates in good working stove. The
stove is construed as to receive the patent hot
water reservoir, which can be easily attached.
The stoves are entered and are for sale by Muir
ray q Regan of No. 4, North Market street,
this city, who invite critical examination from
all.
SHRINE OF CLASSIC BEAUTY
The groups Of gypsOplasts-plaster Of Paris
casts-displayed by VIM. Stockell & Son, are pc
culiarly attractive, both on account of their now
city to most visitors and their excellence in the
esteem of ALL especially of critics of FORM syYn-
metry and grace. In the center stands large
column, surmounted by a fine Corinthian eapi-
tai, on which is smaller capital OF the same or
der Of architecture, both being duplicates of
those in the Maxwell House. About the border
of the larger are a number of fantastic, dancing
figures, and from the fOliations hang eherubim.
A large eagle, with upllfted wings, is perched on
the smaller capital, and the noble bird, -
"That can soar
Through heavens unfathomable depths, or brave
The fury of the northern hurricane
And battle his plumage in the thunder's home"
seems not a whit the worse for being gypsO-
plast, with such protective grace does he ex-
tend his broad piniOns. Encircling the
main column are q number OF medalliOns
representing Scriptural scenes. These are
of much merit, as such works of art con-
Vey pleasant suggestions touching with gem
tlest beauty the liner feelings of the heart.
Tastefully grouped about the center column are
statues ard columns Of "SeagliOla' work, imita-
tons, in plaster, of marble. These are surmOunt-
ed with various kinds of small capitals and busts
of distinguished men, Washington, jackson,
Clay, Douglas, and some ancients, Esculapius,
the father of pills, and DemOsthenes, the grand
Eloquent orator Of the land of poetry and song.
The last, II not exactly like the famed child OF
Armenian genius, is at least a nne study OF a
head. jackson and Douglas are both excellent
and ife-like, though of these two as representa-
tive pictures of the great, it may be said, 'the
dead Douglas has won the field" Tradition saith
that this is not the first "bust" for Daniel w.
and Stephen S. We are not informed particular
ly as the rest, among which is small, we'll
shaped Eve holding an apple, the fruit Of all our
woes. OF all the features in the collection, the
most noticeable of this one is the arrange
ment of the drapery 50 as to show the
figure to advantage-it being on post near by.
When looking at one of the pictures one would
think 'Here is gentle nymph, Sabrina is her
name, virgin pure, - who in her breathing life
beauty must unto herself say, per force, "'Tis
my best Office to help ensnared chastity" This
creation of Milton is here represented by life
size statue, partially reclining. 1t is faithful
copy of the famous original and for grace, beauty
and symmetry is the best in the grOupe. Among
such perfect forms of art creations as these we
would not be astOnished to find Venus de Medici
and an apollo de BeIUidere;a description requires
the felicity in language of the art critic Winkel-
man,
THE GREAT BABY SHOW
which is set for next Thursday, the 30th inst. at
n d mill no or,a pff mn nf