The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-17
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lie, AMI has been pretty harshly criticised by
the Vienna press, which, from the long de-
lay, processes 10 have expected greater ar
fractions. THIS harsh criticism has had the
effect OF drawing more general attention to
the American Department, and we found it
well thronged with visitors, and the close In
spection OF tie articles indcated that they
found much there to interest and instruct.
Paris and London have emptied their
glitteriDg shop windows into the Exposition,
which are we'll to look at and admire, bit
there Is nothing in the American Depart
meDt OF this character. Everything here per-
tains to the useful rather than the ornamen-
tai i,and whatever may be the opinion express
Gu as 10 Its character by other members of the
American press, l predict that it will COM
mand more steady attention and reap as
many OF the premiums as some of the more
sn.eerIns portions OF the Exhibition. The
extra wing erected by our Commissioners Is
largely occupied by he different American
sewing machines, and they hayy each at
tempted to excel the other in the brilliancv
and elegance OF the temples which they have
erected TOR the display OF their machines and
the exhibition Of specimens of workmanship.
They have all the variety of leir machiues
IN oDeratIon, and they are constantly sur
rounded by spectators. The knitting ma
chimes are especial objects OF curiosity To the
Ger ian ladies, who imagined that this work
in which they are all proficient could never
be better done by machinery. The displ,y of
American ladies' shoes, which is very fine,
charms the ladies', and the extensive exhibit
tions of American dentistry, in both OF which
we beat the world. are thronged by that por-
tion OF humanity who have outliyed their
teeth. Indeed, ii the character of any de-
partment is to be- judge by the manifest in
terest OF the visitors no American will have
occas.o on to be asnsmed of the display. That
there has been great Dungling aud neglect in
getting the department in order is evIdedt,
and is more apparent from the fact that, am
assured, there is still large number If arti-
clcs missing along The road between Vienna
and Trieste, some OF which are daily arriving
and being put in position.
The American division of the machinery
department is not extensive, but there are
about sixty different compact little labor-sav-
ing machines i, motion, which always at
tract eager crowds of spectators. All the diff
ferent machines used by the manufacturers of
shoes a;e entirely new in this country and
are in practical operation. So also with the
American agricultural building 1t Is well fill
ed with labor-saving machinery, and although
not as extensive as that Of England, has the
advantage of being acknowledged as the
same from which England has pilated most o
its machinery of this character.
| Weencountered a great many Americans yes.
| terday, and most OF them had come expecting
| to 'e mortified with our meagre display. but
were all well satisfied, and considering the
| distance and expense to individual depositors,
were rather surprised at the extent and num-
| Der OF articles on deposite."