Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-20
THE EXPOSITION.
The hest Memorable Week In the His
tory o. Memphis.

AIT Mtht M~tHAoEdHlt Wtth II Tue nis
tory % Memphis.
A Display Of Infinite Yariety. OF Peculiar
Beauty and Many Attractions.
The chief glory Of our city, and tn
grandest conception ever embodied II
Memphis, is the Industrial Exposition
which, as it was TO be seen last night By
the full glare of seventeen hundred gas
lights, looked like q scene from fairy
land. ft was much admired BY th'
throng OF people who poured in an un'
eeasing stream through the aisles, o.
stood in groups, admiring the spe
eiaily elegant displays that Were
made by Memphis manufacturers
mechanics and merchants. Every
man and oma present bore on theil
faces expressions of pleasure and delight
convincing proof, without a word ut
tered, that they were not only deighteC
but gratified, and were proud Of th'
work accomplished by President Nelson
and his Board of Directors, every one
of whose anne should be engraven OF
the hearts of their fellow-citizens as thS
names Of pu~blic-spirited, energetic, anC
exceptional men, who encounter obsta'
/ cIes only to clear them away and push
on their undertaking with redoubleC
zeal. They are the men who build anc
uphold cities; they are the men who
exempIify industry and labor, and who,
in emergencies, may be relied upon e
sustain enterprises of moment. We
cannot think, look at, or write
of the Exposition without remem-
bering them, ana we feel it no more
than their dues that their work in rear
ing so elegant a structure under difficult
ties of no ordinary character, should be
held up to the admiration of our people.
This Exposition grew out of the
Mechanics Institute, and is the natural
result of continued efforts en- the part OF
the press to concentrate the energies OF
our people ON manufactures to which il
VIII, more than anything else could,
lend a much-needed stimulus. 1t will
also increase the taste of our people for
handsome, well-made articles of good
material, and viii teach them that it is
cheaper to buy and to wear the best
than to expend twice its cost in the
frequent purchase of the poorest.
| Combining the useful with the
beautiful it will make last
ing impressions upon all visitors.
The little of art which crops out here
and tnere iR br0nzes and Parian marble,
in furniture of rich brOcades and richer
woods, in bijou of all sorts and articles
of vertu, all this viii have a tendency TO
amend or correct the taste or create it
where it does not already exist. There
will also be diffused q great deal OF in
formation upon mechanics. The print
ing press, the steam engine, and the tel
egraph, all in full operation, will be the
subject Of closer investigation than or
dinarily falls within the power of most
people to make, and they will be more
thoroughly understood as the great
motors in modern progress. The
pillow is there to speak for
itself, the anvil is represented by
shaftings II machinery, and the loom
is well illustrated by the fairest fabrics.
Clothing for men and for women, and
the creature comforts 50 desirable and
necessary to life, are all displayed in
style and variety that cannot fail to ex-
cite better living. We regard our Expo
sition as made up of a series Of lessons
in every department of human endeavOr
and effort; and as the one place
where men and women and their chill
dren may learn whatso few knOw-hOw
much work and how varied it takes to
supply the wants of modern life. We
hope that in this respect, ss well NJ a
place of pleasant resort, the Exposition
Will prove a success, ana that our peo-
pie viii be stimulated by it to sustain
the mechanical and other industries of
which it is the be t expression
that We can offer. The attendance
during the first week of its existence
leads us to hope that this viii be the
case, and that the capital and labor in
vested in it viii be fully remunerated in
money. The people in the country, who
are our best customers in all things else,
will also be in this. Next week they
will be here in large numbers, and by
their presence will lend additional ecldt
to the "biggest thing out"
A very attractive though common
object is a cOttOn-plant in full bloom,
bearing Il number of squares, at the
stand of DUffey q Carey, near the Court
street entrance. The other grocery men
in the same neighborhood have put adj
ditional touches to their HeXhibits,D so
as to make them look "pretty." The
vehicle, wagon and agricultural imple-
ment department is now very fine and
very interesting Messrs. Cubbins &
Gum have put up q fine engine of their
own make from Unbelievable to fly
wheel, which is to drive the ma
chinery. The outside Power Hall
department looks very well, indeed.
GOepel has some very fine pianos and
other musical instruments, and Hollen-
berg has a Chickering on the,galleTy. In
fact, there is a very fine display of
musical machinery. Barnum has put
in his great case of fine jewelry, gold
and silver plate and chronomeIers. This
is a large thing of beauty. The inevita-
BILE Lou. Leubrie is there now. He has
the greatest show in the place. The la
dies surrounded his booth in countless
numbers, and are never tired laughing,
talking, admiring and wondering how
on earth Leubrie got such things. The
seWing-machines take up. a large sec
ton of the space. These, it is need
less to say are always surrounded by
beautiful squads of ladies. Menken has
two fine bales Of sheetings on the floor.
1t is estimated now that there are seven
ty-five thousand different objects with
in the building. It will take about six
good visits of four or five hours each TO
do justice to the Exposition as it now is.
1t is safe to predict the show viii be
complete tomorrow, and that ten thou
sand people will visit it each day during
the week.
vOEGELI.
As was said in another place, Voegelrs
of boots and shoes is the prettiest
thing in the building, in that line. The
is a model of beauty. Standing in
a conspicuous part of the eastern gallery,
it attracts all eyes and receives the COM
mendations of all people. There is,
under a separate glass shade, a pair of
CATERS in this exhibit" which
are a wonder in themselves. They must
have cost days and days to make them.
Any one who will study this curious,
case cannot fail to be fascinated
by the perfection of the workmanship. |
The whole Ease and its contents aresuch
as only a frst-class house like VOegeli's,
344 Main street, could turn out. 1t re-
fleets equal credit upon them and upon
he Exposition. The best workmanship
Is disDlaved here. in shoes and bOOtS that /