The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-07-05

IlloSl ucllltnlilpiN''b' ~ "' W ''N'
to see to keep one fully occupied for
many days.
Aud II Il even lntcrcNing,to watch
the laboicrs, often dressed in The out
costume. Of distant lands, ut
lhcr work. Of lmpocking and ar
ranging their goods. | was particularly
pleased In my wnnderings to stumble
upon a large box packed full of terra
Gotta children, nearly life Size. The
cover had been removed and the paper
packing partly taken out, and the
roguish, childish faces We're peering
out rs If inauiringly. Itsccmcd ms ifa
group Of playfilyoungsters had hidden
in the box and were now laughingly
peeping out to see II some one was not
going to discover them in their hiding
place, and they were just ready 10 give
Il Joyous shout the moment they should
see that they were found at last.
AS my space will not admit of my
going into detailed description of
any one department / will merely
enllmcrate few of the curious things
have observed. i..t,
Walkingwith friend through the
Rotunda, we saw a picture representing
the Royal Palace of Laxenburg.
"Of what is il made ~ said my
friend. IFS, I'D, ln.t.. f..a
Embroidered on eanvaa," was my
reply, after what ihonsl,r 10 be %
close examination.
"Wrong.9 'ai
at is made of matches.n And so IL
was made of ttro ihuntlrrd and Mi,ty
Thousand matches, hephosphoric ends
of different colors, and their nearly
square form having the appearance Of
the stitches in wool embroidery. 1t
was not only curiosity, hut good
picture. It is amusing to see what novel
ways Have been studiedup for present.
ing common things. A very pretty
gothic structure, resembling Walter
SCOTS monument, proyes on. eAalni-
nation TO be made entirely Of different
sized spools Of thread. y..,r..i,'.....
A large monument surnlountcd with
q iaist, antlIsurrountled with lifts-Sizc
statutes, having the finish and fineiicss
of llabaster, in appearances, ana the
artistic. workmanship of marble, is
made wholly of stoarinc. Then there
are stfn ties in beeswax, sulphur and
chocolate, to say nothing Of Wonderful
works in confectionary.usisno,I liyis
One dealer in silver-warc has his
little Pavilion Supported by columns
made of forks and spoons, boquets of
forks and spoons, bloom onithe top of
each column, the roof is shingled with
spoons, linda magnificent peacock, the
body made of spoon bowls, crowns the
summit, and spreads Il Respondent tail
of forks and spoons. In an adjoining
showcase are beautiful cascades of
silver-ware. ID. i,U,,l.nli W. a..
. -
Feeling something of IL curiosity to
see something of the strange people
who were here we one day, went INTO
the Turkish cafe. When We were
there wel,did not know what to de-
mand, for we could not tell from the
names of things whether they were
something to cat, something to drink,
or something to smoke. We ut last
concluded to risk Il cup of Turkish cof-
fee which of course we should find de-
licious. After waiting some time II
slip-shod fellow in green jacket and
drawers, the latter made like u large
bag with one hole ut one end and two
holes at the other. The two holes are
for the legs, the one hole is for the
waist. He wore Il red flannel basin on
his head, and talked French. We said
"DeuX cafes" While waiting for his
return we looked around us. Just OPP
positc sat a man with II pipe in each
hand, the stems of which we've about
an inch in diameter and nearly five
feet long. They extended across the
table behind which he sat, and some
distance beyond, and would be quite
announcement in close quarters He
took q puff firstat one and then at the
other and finally called for coffee.
:" Ah,,n said /, "that Is a man of genius.