The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-25

lnudsrape with tropl,ni ocs, plant'
nni f,nvcrs wa made for \. I. Slew
ari,
Asw one day walked through tht
long corridor leading from the uilizzt
gallery to the PittiPalace, IN Florence
helw wrpu rows of wonderful gOhelii
tapestry, landscapes, figures, battle
scenes which were 50 perfect in form
and natural i'm coluring that we thought
we had seen perfection IN TINS ART, pu,
we were mistaken, f1r France mas sem
tapestry to the Exposition that sur
pnsses this of Florence. This tapestry
as YOU know is woven, but looks llkt
very fine emil roidery on canvass. The
wravers y and behind their work, and
LABOR industriously as they may they
accomplish seemingly but very litllcir
n year. The superiority of the tapestry
of the present, is partly in the perfec-
ton ni the sperpertive AZ wen as II,
the elegance of design and fin ness OF
workmanship.
One large piece represents the Rnpe
Of Europa. A group OF maidehs, WIN
Europa in their midst, surround the
bull and decorate him with garland
of flowers. The distant landscape Is II
mountain scene, and trees and n
waterfall form the foreground. AT a
short distance one would have no idea
that it was woven, but would
call il an excellent and admirable
painting. a set of furniture covered
with tapestry, is very elegant ana
rather expensive. Eight chairs cost
$4,000 francs, that is $3.50; the sofas
s., 800, and tive landscapes to he framed
as wall paintings to accompany the set,
-, 800. one very fine large piece, per-
haps eight feet by twelve feet in size, Is
of marvellous beauty both IN design
and execution. 1t represents Aurora
strewing flowers before tie God of
Day. The chariot of Pheobls, with its
fiery stceds, is just beginning its swift
flight through the sky, which has the
nshen hue of morning but JUS touched
with the first rosy flush. The land
srape lies quiet and still, and hall
wrapped in darkness. A flOck0fsheep
are lying in different posture on the
ground, the watch dog raises himself
up alert to begin the day, and the
druwsy shepherd lifts hias!eepy eye
lids nj the touch Of Aurora, hcau-
ll,i. huiG the iluwci, si," X .icwiaG
nigt. .I.e ai,d, wiiir viii, NE other
-.,c gently aWu>rH5 ,a.r riirpi,'is.
ls the French sti'p,Ss ~ iaPrstiJ',
so do they Also ih bs1hHc, AID every
thing in that line rat III seen in their
department from Il single candlestlcli
to Il magnificent chandcler, or from Il
simple leaf or scroll ornament to the
most perfect statuette and statue.
The art which in Italy finds express
sion in marble, seems in France to find
il I'm bronze, it's favorite material, but
does not comfine itself who ly to it.
One little statue in bro,ze attrae's.
much attention and pleases every 0Ig.
Artists have wanted to copy it, but III
to this time the owners lave refused
to allow it to be copied. 10 represents
Il little chubby boy about two years old
still wearing dresses. He holds il, his
arms a rooster, its back towards him.
He pinions with his little fat arms the
ROSTERS wings tightly 10 i,ssides. but
its legs are free and are apparently in
active exercise, and with head
thrown back the rooster sends
forth loud ciies for aid. The child Is
eoutestiHg'with the rooster in crying,
aud ine whole expression Of his face
and figure reminds one of the Irish
man WHO IN liz, embrace Of the bear
called to his friend ''come and help me
le! the thing 60"
There are also two fine bronze doors,
copies of the famous doors of the Bap-
tistry in Florence which are so won-
derlully beautiful that Micheal Angelo
said they were worthy to be the gates
of paradise. On one of thr original
doors the artist expended twenty-five
years of life and labor.
Among the things in marble Is a
mantle piece made from marble sent
from the French Province of Algiers.
1T has almost the appearance of alabas-
ter, being translucent and most deli
catcly .inted in white and yellow with
lovely shells Of green and rose colors
cunning through 1t. The ornaments
upon il are two vases and clock OF
the same marble which are valued at
twelve Thousand dollars; the mantle
at thirty thousand dollars. From AL
giers is also sent cereal products, speci-
mems of native jewelry and instru-
ments of warfare, and iish-poles seven
ty feet long. France sehds fine dis
plays of surgical instruments, also
specimens of artificial eyes, which are
true to the life. Accompanying these
are photographs OF patients with dis
eased eyes, and by the side of this a
photograph of the same person after
the eye was removed and the false eye
inserted, and from the picture one
could not tell the artificial eye from the
real one. The same method of display
ing the effect of their surgery in other
respects is employed, and they also
show wax figures of diseased limbs or
deformities needing u plastic opera
tion, and wax representatives of the
same after the operation. These to
the physician aud medical student
are very interesting, and they all ad-
init that in surgery the French excel.
WELT AuSSTELJ.UNG.