The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-10
DUB VIENNA CORRESPOND I'm CE
VIENNA, August "A, 1873.


A stranger entering the American
transept from the south would be apt
to imagine that Bacchus Is the presid-
ing divinity of our country.
TO the left OF the door Is II large
picture, representing the culture of the
grape, and in front Of it an assortment
of wines sent by the "Vinicultural
Society" A gorgeous sign bears the
name of John Gibsons Son ~ Co.,
Philadelphia, and in handsome glass
case are displayed a fine assortment of
whisky and California wine, then
comes lot of gin, display of Bour-
bon by Cutter, and wines from Cincln-
natl, st. Louis and Pleasant Valley.
Dean, of Buffalo, sends nice dis
play of oils in handsome bottles, and
close ut hand Is an exhibit of soap and
adamantine candles. A fine piece of
yellow prussiate potash Is exhibited by
ii. Bowler, of Philadelphia.
The display of shoes issmall There
Is a small assortment of rubber boots
and shoes, and Burt, of New York, has
small glass case filed with elegant
fancy shoes Of satin, kid and bronze,
handsomely stitched and embroidered,
but In beauty of workmanship and
elegance Of design they will have to
yield the palm to the French, and in
good common-sense qualities to the
English.
Not one Of the American shoes looks
rs II made for USE to fit the foot COM
fortably and wear easily, but all forshow,
to prop the foot up on an unnaturally
high heel and pinch the toes into
delicate little point. But 50 long as
our American women are willing to
be tortured IN order to propagate false
notions of beauty, they will fiud abun-
dant aid from manufacturers. Kesson
and Robbins Of New York, evince
their interest In the Exposition and
the welfare of humanity by sending n
quantity of little white pills in glass
bottles and an assortment of essences
of American drugs. The display of
tobacco is small. There are some
splendid specimens Of natural fruits
preserved by galvanizing and also some
canned fruits. The latter method of
preserving fruits is almost unknown
in the old world, and they would be
shocked at the lavishness with which
we indulge In that which to them il
30 great luxury.
Not far from the southern entrance
are two exceedingly beautiful soda
fountains displayed by Mathews, Of
New York, one of which is sur
mounted by colossal feminine
figure. The fountain is of marble and
has shining row of silver faucets,
each surmounted by some delicious
word, such as VANILLA" strawberry
"nectar," "peach" or "pine apple"
But, alas! for those who during the
intense heat have longed for drink
Of soda water, these fountains are
silent. II IL stated that Baron Schwarz
induced the proprietors ut very great
expense to come to the Exposition
upon the promise Of being allowed to
run their fountains, but that he after
ward retracted his promise and
granted the right to an English COM
pany, and you could not expect the
English to make American soda
water, 70 they manufacture poor i'm
itation that will be apt to give the
genuine article q bad reputation among
those who are strangers to 1t.
A glass Of American fire arms guard
ed on either side by a Union solder, Is
sent nom lllIon, New York.
steck's pianos are the only expo
nents of American Industry In that
lime. but they compare very favorably
with those Of European make.
a nice collection Of cabinet orosns
make : heautIloI appearance, and tho
nanu,omese ane b already marked
so'd" n<th Thomas IL a name
emi|'as In every American houscho,a
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