Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-02

8 liqbted from the fueice, casting 9 no0a o
s varied bkiiIiance over The Horticultural gar
9 dan. and can be seen from every approach
on the north.
81 rtrsrl- As0LAEcB AT THR GALLERY.
The wall to the left Of the arch and IN
der the tower Is occupied By Gers, the art.
( ist, the many pictures and elegant works Of
: whom adorn the wall in beautiful group
ings. Several of Nashville's most beautiful
/ young ladies and Tennessee's most distin-
: guished citizens are in the grand collection.
Many finger here, charmed With the beauty
of the first-nsmed pictures or in admiration
of the latter. We recognize several of the
pictures as being not inappropriate to be
among the perpetuities of an art gallery.
In front Of Giers is raised stand, enclosed
by an iron railing, for sewing machines.
The railing represents, in its pattern, that
which supports the sewing machine, and is
quite an ornamental relief to the building.
The gallery along this northern, or Broad
street arch, Is ia feet in length, on which
T. L. Davies & Bro, jewellers, and import
ers Of diamonds, silver ware, etc, make
brilliant display. A plain wooden railing,
four feet high, and enclosing space Of 20
feet on q parallel with the wall. by depth
Of six feet at right angles with the wall.
Ia The center Of this encl sure sits q
nezaiiioent showcase, three by six
feet on q base, with fronts aud side Of
French plate glass, and set in silver casing.
ibis case Is 8 miniature specimen Of French
| architecture, having an Ornamental inverse
mansard roof, representing slate covering,
surmounted by a watch tower, on three
| sides Of which are clock dials. These keep
the correct city time; each are ten inches in
| diameter. The top is further ornamented
| with graceful carving, and also has carved
railing, with minaret figures in white aud
gilt &c each coraer. The case is filed with
large amount of sterling gold and silver
ware, making display as rich and novel,
and tasty as is 10 be found in the ieWelry
house Of any city in the country. On one
side Is a case filed with American watch
movement, representing the United States,
the American and the Howard Watch COM
panies. In front is a case representing sill
yer plated ware Of American manufacture.
One of the h&ndsomest displays in the Ex-
position is q fruit-Stand Of sterling silver,
valued at 81, 900, representing q Venetian
gondola Of ancient make.
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
On either side J. A. Mcclure has on ex-
hibition various pianos and organs, a fell
concert grand piano is TO the left, and 8
square grand piano is 10 the right of Davies
stand, manufactured BY VIM. Knabe & Co.,
Baltimore. A Prince & Co.. organ, Buffa-
10, N. Y, is also exhibited, and is different
in some respects from the organs commonly
used in Tennessee, having "teautd' stop,
a valuable invention and addition to the
reed organ. Where the gallery columns
commence from this arch wall running to-
wards the center Of the building, is occupied
BY q collection Of penmauship drawings
from Earhart's Business College. These
contributions are uniquely arranged in
wooden frames, with glass backs. present.
ing handsome appearance. In front Of
this collection, and In the canter of the gal
leFy, Is q raised platform enclosed by hand.
somely carved railing two feet high, on
which the Florence Sewing Machine Co. |
make an attractive display.
"HAEG YOUR BANNERs on THE OUTER |
WALL"
Commencing with the gallery columns, |
Of which there are five, running from the !
wall to the corner Of the eastern angular |
vane, we find the capital of the first one |
oruamented with the banner Of Idaho, the /
design and color of which is the same as |
that Of New Mexico, suspended on an OPP
pOsite post or column, across the gallery; |
hCAS 40 hlSItSdAy IA gnu ACAlCAS AO'iuAAiH
diagOnally across a deep red field; above |
aud belhw the name runs silver bars-there
are two gold stars above and belog the |
bars, VII 10 the border is also of gold.
"West Virginia" is In silver letters running
diagonally, with pointed gold edging, purple
Geld, with gold figure above and below,
bordering of silver. '.Mainen Is in silver |
frosted letters running horizontally across
deep green field, the name is III a square
section formed by silver bars, the angles of
the square being on the sides and at the top
and bottom, in each corner of the field is
gold star, bordering also Of gold. kansas"
is in silver letters, the name In figure rep
resenting small arc OF a circle, ornamented
with gold points and scallops; the field is
a rich pink, with two gold stars above and
one large gold star beneath the name-the
bordering is silver. From this begins the
gallery extending easterly to the front arch
ON Vine street; there being six columns
bearing the following banners : Pennsylva-
mis-, deep blue letters, running diagonally
from the left top to the right bottom; the
field is drab, "the Quaker garb," having
q silver star in the right upper corner
and two silver stars in the opposite left
corner-poinLed gold edging runs above and
below the name, but has no border to the
field; Wyoming in silver letters, parallel
points of gold running above and below the
inscription, on a deep blue field, four gold
stars two above and two below-gOld border.
Rhode Island" is in deep blue letters on
white Geld, With four horizontal gold
bars above and perpendicular silver and
gold bars alternately beneath the name, the
border is If silver. ALASKA" is in silver let
ters, parallel bar of gold painted above
aud beneath tho name, the fell is red bear
ing two silver and two gold stars one OF
each in the upper corners and two below,
the border is Of gold. "Aontana" is in
silver letters on the horizontal beam OF
purple cross, which is edged with tracing
work of gOld-cn the perpendicular beam
of the cross are six silver bars, three above
and three below the name he fed is also
Of light purple, bearing geld star Ia eacE
Of the four corneIs--no bordering. "Wash-
ington" is in gold letters, between two hor-
izontsl pointed bars, Of alternate silver and
gold, above and below are two gold stars
each, with gold and silver ornament Oh
the under part Of the 13ld which Is OF deep
green.
The eastern or Vine street arch of the
building is 200 feet long by 80 feet high,
having TWO towers, OBS on either side, and
I he first banner from the wall is that of
Maryland, in silver letters, with four gold
aud one silver star on pink feld-bordering
of gold. Then comes Massachusetts, in
silver letters, on drab-colorsd cross Of
gold bars for borders, with a gold star
above and below, while to each side Is a
gilt ornsmentAtion; the field is also drsb,
but has no border. Oregon is on a deep
blue, in large Pold letters, with flo wing ira
Gerry, alternately Of gold and silver, running
above and beneath the name and parallel
with 1t to each side; silver and gold star
ornaments the upper and lower corners;
bordering Of gold. Next Is Colorado, in
gold Jefferson feld Of pesrllike loveliness,
horizontal points Of silver running above
and below the inscription; under the name
is large gold star; the border
OF the field Is fringed with gold.
"Indan" (territory), in gold letters, on a
3 blood red field, is very suggestive. Above
the name are two silver tomahawks with
golden handles. Below are also two SINH
lar figures, with 3 silver crescent on either
side. The border TO the feld is OF silver.
California is Ia purple letters on an oval
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