New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-02
THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.
VISITS TO THE NATIONAL DWELLING
HOUSES.

or VARIOUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ORIENTAL
HOUSES.
,yroM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
VIENNA, May 16.-Straying through the Ex-
b,bition Building yesterday afternoon, in the vain
hone Of finding some Department finished except
Switzerland came at last into the ample space
which Hungary is filling with the most complete il
lustaton of her natural products, art and industry
which has ever been displayed to the world. Here
met with Mr.. Paul Liptay, journalist of Pest who
has visited the United States, and. like all the
Vunrarian representatives here, fratemizes easily
and heartily with the Americans. he proposed
visit TO the peasants houses which represent the
eountry-ife Of Hungary, Pennsylvania and
Walachia and / considered myself fortunate In
seinr them under HIS guidance. Between three and
four o'clock in the afternoon, the storms held up,
il was possible to issue forth without having the
state of the weather thrust violently into ones face
Altogether tho finest view in the Exhibition
grounds i, that which you get from the north side
81 the square separating the eastern front of the
main bniilinc from the Hall of Art Ii is a very
unioue m hitCctural panorama. Looking south
ward the intervening garden-cOurt, five six
hundred fee square presents itself to the eye two
beyeled. 49, Ken panelsof turf and gravel separated
byaraised holding on which stands the kiosk of
Sultan Aclu d. ia the center of each of these
sunken paues there is pool of water with a foun-
tau-iet which will be beautiful if the air ever be-
comes quiet: az present, the tops are blown off and
scattered away for hundred feet by the continual
gusts of wind. The Exhibition front on the right
isin the most oy( Renaissance style-if ii has any
STYLE at ali: but the Hall of Art opposite delights
by its simple tasteful design and pure proportions
II front the Palace Of the NcerOy of Egypt lifts its
tawny dome and minarets against the sky, with the
dense old trees Of the Prater as background 1t is
one If the few spots just now, where you see no
rubbish and nothing more suggestive of unfinished
labor than perhaps a company of dark-slinned
Slowaks in their gray wooden cloaks.
RUSSIAN HOUSE.
Asmallam Of the Danube-not much more than
abrook-crosscs the Prater just beyond the Hall of
Art, but it has been bridged over in a number of
places and the little island which it makes is also
included in the Exhibition grounds. Here there is
plenty Of space for the cottages illustrating domes
tic life with such ruder products as have been for
warded. Approaching this quarter from the ma
chnery side, the first object Of interest is Russian
house, upon which several carpenters, in their red
outside shirts and huge boots, are busily engaged.
There Is almost too much ornamental lattice-wOrk
about the building, for farmhouse; it is more ike
adc'abC. OF country villa near St. Petersburg The
gable has a deep, hanging fringe of wood-carving,
with central ornament ten feet in length the win
dows, doors, and wall inclosing the courtyard are
topped with elegant arabesque patterns; and but
for the small windows and primitive internal ar
nugemonts one would take the structure for Tar
tar palace rather than a PEASANTS home. The log
walls cxgriStcly f.ted together with doyetailed
and overlapping corners. would make a Western
mans mouth water. Al this has been done with no
other tools than broad-ax and saw. The Russian
arrenters were keen-eyed, intelligent fellows and
showed proper pride when we stopped to admire
their Workmanship. A contribution from the woods
Of Hungary is piled the open ground beyond,
where a large, airy pavilion with a tower, and a
huge roof resting scores Of light and delicate
arches. il meant to contain complete collection of
forest products. The specimens of timber are sur
Uisuely large aud fine. There are several solid,
dase-uained boes of oak which are six feet in
diameter and the cleanest and straiehtest fir and
hrch Of nearly equal size But everything is vet in
confusion: very few of the buildings are entirely
finished, aud the ways are obstructed with workmen
carrying boards and beams.
An BmBOvIsED VILLAGE
A little village is improviscd ont Of the national
houses, and it is less heterogeneous in appearance
than might be expected. The dwellings of Tyroland
Irmsy lyania, Of Hungary proper and Walachia, Of
the SOWals the Seekers and Slayons hardly
offer more than would indicate the differences of
Individual tastes and means if there were no inner
tied fashions in domestic architecture. They are
all new and Clean ard therefore not fully illustra-
Wed the habits Of the people whom they represent.
But they appear to have been very conscientiOusly
bulk and furnished, and their occupants all pure
Specimens OF their several uaGODalities. The "
rlee house BELONG really to Vorarlberg province
hing between Tyrol and Switzerland. Its like may
fsa Srris r1to Of Coll
ApezeM The walls are covered with scale-aImor
small, rounded shingles. not more than
'1fee inches i'm breadth closely Oycrlapped
Nat each semi-ciTce rests upon the two above it,
eueh a house must throw off water like fish,
Here is less ornament about the windows bal
'onies and gables; ii would be out Of place with
mcd an elaborate background. The internal ar
fangement is much like that of our farm-houses.
except that the windows are smaller the doors
n"er, and the staiIcases very narrow and steep
The slOwak house Is unfinished, aud l could not see
ue inside. IL rs two stories high built Of squared
hgs' ana has no popularity Of form or arrangement
tha1 could discover. have seen just such dwell
iags in America. marking former stage Of transit
ton between the log-cabin and the clapboa~dod
cottage.
THE szENEEs
At the Seeker house, 10Y cuide was quite at home
The SEEKERS, should explain are a branch Of the
Aayars who live in Pennsylvania, especially in the
ntiglDoTh0Od Of CrOnstadt. They are a very proud
e2nuish people, WhO rarely mix with their Saxon
leghbOrs, and resent being called Bauer or farmers
The dwelling stands in an Enclosure separated from
The street by wooden fence, with an arched portal,
carved with rude ornaments, and painted with red
AID blue tnts. Over the arch there is long inecrip-
uon 10 Hungarian, % the effect that good and honest
Fo1le are Welcome TO enter, but Che other class
mast stay outside. The gate has a curious wooden