The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-09-24
The Turkish Treasure Pavilion
and Sewing Machines at Vienna.

The Turkish Treasure Pavilion
and Sewing Machines at Vienna
Among the many attractive features
at the late Exposition was the Treas
ure Pavilion. The following discrip
tion of it appeared in the Scientific
american, Sept. 20, and as it will nc
doubt prove interesting to our read
ers we copy:
"Among the one hundred and forty
special buildings, in addition to the
main exhibition edi6ce, pertaining
to the Vienna Worlds Fair is the
Treasure Pavilion of the Sultan of
Turkey, or the King of the Ottomans.
The pavilion is in the form Of an
oriental kiosk. The domed within
ceiling is painted in arabcsques, and
and pendant from it are FIVE large
golden walls. Here may be read the
history of the Sublime Porte from
the days of the conqueror of Bysan-
tium, Mahmoud H., to the present
Padishah, Abd-ul-Aziz. The golden
throne Of Nadr-Shah is here, which
was renowned in the East before
the peacock throne Of the Great
Mogul at Delhi was dreamed Of. 1t
is marvellous in its workmanship, large
enough for a coach, and weighs four
and half hundred weight. 1t is en-
ameled in eeladon, green and crimson,
and its patterns Of arabesquerie are in
rubics, emeralds and pearls. Above
it hang the turban and armor of Sui:
tan Murad, heavy with gold and
cleaning with jewels. Near it are
the horse caparisons of Selim Ill,
with the heavy Mameluke stirrups
and Arab bit of solid gold, enerusted
with diamonds. Scabbards, where
nothing but diamonds can be seen;
cinctures of diamonds; bowls Of China
porcelain, their patterns marked out
in cold and reset with rubies; clocks
encased in diamonds and gistening
with crescent moons and stars; hookahs
with with golden bowls, aud ch!boa-
ques whose amber mouth pieces are
encircled with rings of diamonds,
CLEAN and glisten everywhere.
:'The value ofthe Turkish treasures
contained in the pavilion is estimated
at s27. 100000"
In the same connection we copy
from the N. Y. Herald another in
teresting item in relation to the
region of the sewing machines. 1t
gives an idea of the multiplicity Of
machines now before the public:
IF Dante had been gifted with the
spirit of prophecy, he would have set
a part rcgien in his Inferno to Illus
trate the rivalries and emotions Of the
sewing machine manufacturers of the
United States. The conflicts, the mis-
understandings, the ambitions: Che
warnings for appreciation and noto-
riety, the odd, incessant efforts to win
medals Of progress and renown and
merit and honor, which inspire the
gentlemen who manage this industry,
have given constant motion and life
to the American department. So,
when His Majesty came into the sew
ING machine department, every. effort
was made by our commissioners to in
troducc him to each special machine
and explain its peculiar qualities. Let
me give you list of the machines in
the catalogue, 50 you. may know what
His Majesty was to do. First, the
Howe Machine Company, New York;
then the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany, New York ; the Whitney Sew
ing Machine, Paterson, N. j. the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine
Company, New York; the Wilson
Sewing Machine Company, Cleveland,
Ohio; the Wilcox and Gibbs Sewing
Machine Manufacturing Company,
New York ; Ezra Morrill, & Co., Derby
Line, Vt; George N. Bacon 4 Co.,
London, England; the Weed Sewing
Machine Company, Hartford, with
the patent effective stop motion of
Fairchild's attachment; the Secor
Sewing Machine Company, New
York; the Mackay Sole and Shoe Ma
chine, Cambridge; tie Universal
Feed Sewing Machine Company. Ey-
cry exhibitor expected a special visit
from the Emperor, and His Majesty,
with a patience and courtesy that