The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-06-22

the size Of ten cent piece, up TO the
largest stem-winding hunting ease,
The machinery by which watches are
made is also displayed, one firm sends
some beautiful etching ON gold,
a watch with portrait engraved ON
the case aud the photograph from
which it was made lies beside II 81 that
the boholdor may Judge of the accu-
rncy of the copy, In the court belong
ing to the Swiss transcript Is erected
II Swiss chalet, and within it are dis
played some of the wonderful wood
carvings for which switzerland is
famous \ fam il here seen carved
in wood so dclicatcly that II rivals
the wonderful ivory fans displayed 10y
Berlin. One Is almost afraid that look
ing at ii will break it,
Music boxes are innumcrablc, and
most of them bear the form Of Swiss
chalet, with clock in the gable, They
usually represent an ideal chalet, new,
clean and artistic, but one artist has
adhered strictly to nature His chalet
is one that really exists; such "A one as
you may see in any Alpine pass, The
stones lay thick upon the roof to keep
the wind from blowing it away; the
little balconies are half blown down;
the windows are half broken and
patched; some feather beds and pill
lows hung over n pole, are receiving
their morning airing; II heap of knotty
wood lies under one flight of stairs,
and two ROSTERS are fighting ON the
riclety fence OF course, a fabulous
sum is demanded for this work Of art,
which is perhaps three feet wide by
two feet in height.
Paper cutters made of wood with
carved handles, and carved picture
frames are SO plentiful as to attract
little attention, more interesting are
the figures of animals, lambs with the
wool is "natural rs life" dccrs, dogs,
birds with every feather perfect, and
work boXcs so bewitching as to compel
the most idle woman to feel an impulse
towards industry Leaving these bcauti-
full creations we assembled to the upper
story of this same building where we
found all the apparatus for teaching
which are used in the Swiss schools.
As many Of these are similar TO what
have already described in the Austrian
of the same character will
not rccapitulatc.
The policeman in charge Of the build
ing, although an Austrian, found in /
the Swiss schools some things which
he thought better than the AUSTRIAN
This was especially in the department
for girls. He opened a large album in
which were displayed the work of girls
in the schools, stockings, caps, shirts,
with patterns for cutting out under
all most cNquisi,cly made
Crochcted lace rs fine and beautiful al
most as thread lace baby clothes
caps and shirts, cmbroidcries
and the most interesting, and | am in
clincd to think, the most artistic Of all
and daIming in all varieties,
so beautifully done that il was truly or
"This,' said the policeman, /" is what
we do not have in Austria, and ii is
what women need to know. We have
a few schools which some benevolent /
have cndowd for the pur- /
pose of teaching such work, and then |
there are the cloistcrs Rul what sort /
of an education do girls get in the num- /
nerics? When they come out they are /
so glad to be free that they won't do /
but seek amusement, and if !
they have learned anything they won't |
make any use of it," "Ics,n said an |
other Austrian, who stood by, "thc .
are only pretenses of schools /
hey do the girls no good ! was
little surprised and asked, care you ,
not good Catholics ~ 80 yes,n was .
he reply, but there is so much priest
raft now n days. We don't like that" .
suggested that Switzcrland's being .
| Republic might have some effect upon
lcr manner Of educating her children.
they both assented heartily, saying
hat as the children were to be a power
II the State in future, they must not
Ne allowed to be ignorant of anything.
So, little by little, light seems to be
the minds of the people,
md some time they will free them
clvcs from llingly and from pricstIY
power, but the time is not vet. But
Prussia seems to he recognizing the
act that Professionalism is the greatest
means of elcvating the masses, and
proves her intention to avail herself of
I by casting the Jcsuits out of her
eritory.
H. G., HOSK