New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19
TIE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.
THE GERMAN DEPARTMENT.


20 be duinessence Of the whole exhibition, and to
contain only articles OF peculiar merit All nations
70 me In contact here and 20 bring 70 this great
ta bazaar the articles in which they took the greatest
nrde as oredtaby representing their industries
fsar this excellent plan has not been carried out and
that the place will present tumble OF objects selected
for their aud snowy qualities rather than for their
merit but of this judge better hereafter The
vest wing is occupied by Germany, Belgium, Holland,
Denmark Sweden and Norway, Italy, France, switEer
land, Spain, Portugal Great Britain, Brazil, and the
United States. Germany next the Rotunda. For
the first time the German people exhibit their industrial
triumphs in q worlds fair together under the Ger
name, There Is no longer any Prussia or Baden.
Bavaria s. far rs the Exhibition s concerned The
cloths Of saxony the silks OF Berlin, the sugar of Ham,
burg the toys OF Nuremberg the clocks Of the Black
Forest, the OF the Rhine cities are all dis
played under flag and national name The IN
scription, "Deutsches Reich" is upon them all The
separation Of Hungary and Austria in the eastern wing
and the union Of Germany in the western, mark the
important changes that have occurred in European
politics the last worlds fair az Paris The absence
French department of the various products OF
the busy manufacturing towns OF Asace and Lorraine
Is also noticeable reminder Of recent alterations in the
map These provinces have done nothing to swell the
display OF their conquerors wealth. aud see no ind
cations the German Department that they have be-
come members Of the TeutonIc family.
Most remarkable for the space they occupy Of any
class OF articles In the German Department the
textile fabrics and OF these the woOens particularly
noteworthy for their excellence and great diversity OF
styles texture, and color The factories Of Rhenish
Prussia aud saxony furnish the greatest assortment
INT Bavaria is also well represented. The display OF
alks ribbons and vevets is very fine and viii probably
surpassed by no country except France. The great
size and elegant construction of the showcases In which
these handsome fabrics exhibited and the tasteful
manner In which they arranged add much 70 their
appearance Some OF these little crystal pal
ares towering up almost the roof Of the building.
The Rhine Provinces furnish most Of the silk goods, and
the greater part OF the cotton cloths. There is
great display OF useful household gear Of slight claim
any TO beauty, but which well illustrates the prac
ca character Of the German people. There are coarse
cloths such tckings and sheetngs, yarns threads
shavs shoes and thousand and one articles such as
every country makes. but few would think worth
exhibiting The Germans exhibit everything, even
10 common wooden buckets, spintbaskets, and
cheap cloth slippers worth perhaps half dollar
pair. Their department is the emnenty
urhtarian Of any in the exhibition, and no
doubt contains the most positively ugly things. II
Is by no means destitute of beautiful objects how
ever The jewelers. OF Berlin Dresden. and Munich
make fine show; but iewelry, like clothing, has be-
come pretty much the the world over there is lit
tie that can be said the contents Of their
that the necklaces and bracelets OF Saxony topazes set
with small diamonds admirable, and there Is come
artistic WORK silver and oxdlzed silver FROM Swaba.
novelty Get OF canoes, with small rubes
set IN the shells make earrings and necklaces for the
heads carved upon them. The goldenweddng presents
of the King Of saxony-two chairs and prie-deu COW
cred with rich cloth of gold fire screen two Baskets,
Bible in magnificent binding, and afanciful monumental
Of different metals, with appropriate lnscrfp
tons presented by workmen in the Royal mines all
worth stopping few moments 70 examine. The display
of glassware would deserve notice il the much finer dis
play made by Bohemia In the Austrian department,
which fills an entire gallery, had not already been
seen. This German glassware comes from silesia,
province bordering Bohemia whence the art has OBJ
viously been derived The carved ivory goods from
Berlin have more original merit They not surpassed
anywhere An the Exhibition Some Of the fans OF
marveously delicate and exquisite workmanship.
The pretty carved wooden clocks OF the Black Forest
occupy large part Of the side galleries. and are the
most popular objects IN the entire German Department
There Is always crowd admirng them, and most OF
them are already marked as sold. suppose everybody
Knows what Black Forest clock is, and that pecu
arty the quaint aud often highly artistic carving Of
the case done by peasants with few simple tools.
Formerly the cockmaker would come down from his
mountains In the Spring with his Winters work
back, and tramp from town to town until he had
sold ms wares; but the railroad has done away with
these romantic pgrmages and the clocks gathered
up by merchants and sold in more prosaic fashion
With a wider market the industry has become more
diversified aud produces now not ouly the familiar
wooden clock with its long pendulum and weight hang
uloN tue case lJn VI hpoS
animals carved high relief and its cuckoo that sings
tbs hours but many borrowed forms, including the
hOmey Connecticut clock, with squarecornered case,
plan dial, and painted glass door Some of the designs
are very unque-for instance, CASTLE with the clock in
tower and sentinel pacing back and forth on the
rnmparts; a Gothic cathedral; log OF Wood with the
oiock in one end and children playing at see-saw
across t. and answering the pendulum, and farm
house and yard, with clock in the gable and all the
appurtenances OF comfort, even 10 wesocked wood
pile and dog rubbing himself against the doorpOst
Beyond the clocks and in the same gallery the best
display OF telegraph instruments and apparatus to be
found In building and an interesting array OF surg
cal apparatus and hospital furniture and appliances the
invention of which received great stimulus from the
Franco Russian Sll further on We find optical and
astronomical instruments, dyestufs, chemicals, per-
fumery oils drugs paints, glue, &c. arranged in admir-
able order and at the end OF the gallery IS an immense
glass-case filled with wellordered display OF beet
sugar In all its forms, contributed by nearly hundred
different manufacturers The case contains tiers Of con-
ical sugarOaves, towering one above another glass
vases OF brown sugar and jars Of molasses There is
sugar cave artstically executed from whose arched
mouth comes a river OF sugar Jumps; and people who
inform themselves about this important German
industry Will find Of yearly reports upon the
subject aud large map the wall close at hand show
Ing districts In which the sugar beet Is cultivated
and the location of all factories great part OF the
gallery 10 occupied by household furniture but In this
department the Germans do not excel except Tor SAB
stantsl workmanship. There is lack Of grace IL their
forms-a heaviness and needless bulk and solidty-
which makes their furniture unAttractive when com
pared with the beautiful articles exhibited by France
aud Italy The best things are the cabinets Of massive
ebony heavily carved-a wood which the Germans aD-
pear 10 prize above all sohers The most costly furni
ture they exhibit is made OF THIS somber funereal wood
and Imitation Of il s used for many cheaper ar
oIe Chars and sOfas OF the horns and skins OF deers
and sdeboards veneered with deer horn with panels