The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-14

though II IL no doubt desirable TINT
children should learn how 20 patch
and darn, vet | do not see the phil0-O-
ply OF 40 constructing the benches in
school that they will increase the tacll-
itles for pursuing that branch Of do
nestle economy, and nm Onnous tear
Ing sound M arose, and d0lclil darn
In the front Of my best OVERSIGHT,
prove to my sad satisfaction that that
particular seni was 80 constructed.
Entering the department Of Neno2Il-
ella WE notice first the photograph Of
GuHmnn, President Of the United
states of Venezuela. All. those words,
United States, were what deludpd our
Commissioner into imagining thnt our
school books belonged IN this neigh
h0rhUOd,
The Venczuclans ecnd samples Of
their "biilcrs,p and the lInmmocks
wherein they lie 1T cAsn while imbib-
ing their "bitiers.n They also scnd a
very large aud attractive collection Of
coffee, cocoa, chocolate and mineral
water, specimens Of sen island cotton,
and sheet music published in Caracas,
A beautiful handkerchief from Mara
calho has border of thread lace which
Is made with q needle. We now pass
into Brazil, and the first that attracts
Our attention Is n fine collection OF pre-
pared fishes There h the dying fish
and one called Dlodon that Is covered
with spires like porcupine. Among
the Brazilian manufactures are coarse
cloths, oil cloths and felt hats. one
called ventilated" hat il covered all
over with pustulcs about half M inch
IN diameter, and the breaking of these
pustlles has left small hole in The
centre through which the air circulate,
1t may be very comfortable, but ~ too
suggestive Of smallpox to hc attractive.
The photographs Of the Imperial
family of Brazil are shown, and near
by rope about rs large rs mans
wrist made OF tobacco. Their exhibit
of coffee is tloubly attractive in quality
and quantity and Is probably unsur-
passed in the whole Exposition, The
cotton display of Brazil il fine and so
managed Ms TO show to good adNNn-
tagc An assortment ofsaddlcs OF fine
material and the most hrNutiiul work
manship and II collection of BaVaSp
arms, woven shields and spears and
other instruments Of warfare are of in.
tcrcst, but the display thuI attracts the
most notice Is that of fcatncrfowcrs
and fans and bug ,icwelry, and the ease
in which they ale arranged is sur
rounded the whole time 10y I'm admir-
ing crowd, and ms the articles are nll
for sale the price being marked on each,
there are many mental calculations
made around that case os TO the pro5a
pility Of being able to purchase one Of
the coveted treasures. The flowers are
made wholly of feathers of the natu.
raj color and are exquisite limitations
of nature, The icwclry h made Of
the little green or blue and gold
bugs so plentiful IN Brazil, hand
soncly mounted in gold; and the
bugs unmounted are for sale from fifty
cents to four dollars II dozen. They
are very beautiful little creatures, and
make handsome jcwelry, il one has no
feeling of rcpugnancc to hanging bugs
in their ears or fastening them 1T their
throat
But the feather fans! They surpaSs
MI description. They are circular in
shape, n delicate carved ivory handle
extending from the center through one
side. One will be of delicate pink
feathers, in shape like the end of
peacoclls feather, only more downy
and soft. a circle Of white down runs
around the fan about two inches from
the outer edge and In the center an
exquisite b0quct of feather flowers,
and 80 you may exercise your imagine
tons, varying the color Of the princ-
pal feathers and the decorations, but
preserving the shape. A large num-
Der of these fans are already sold to
Countess Dudley, TO Baron SO and So,
or to Princess This or That, and the
prices range from twelve 10 forty
dollars. One most murveloualy
beautiful, to my eye the gem of the
collection, is sold 10 Prince ilsterhuHy.
The fan is OF white feathers, the circle
of down of most exquisite roseaie
hue, and upon downy nest in the
center reposeS n wondrously lovely
hummingbird, its variously tinted
plumage cleaning IN the light, ana
It's whole form trembling almost as il
it were on the wing. o, happy Prince,
to be able to possess such n ''thing of
beauty which also has an ostensihle
use
Near this case sit a couple of girls
making feather flowers, and selling
them at fifty cents for small button-
hole bouquet.
Another instance of the gorgeous
ness of Brazilian insects is the large
blue butterflies, the tintfhg of whose
wings is dazzlingly beautiful.
They have rocking chairs in
Brazil; at least they have sent
one to the Ausstcllung, and also an
elegant ''pril dicu,n or praying chair,
of blue velvet embroidered with gold.
A neat little library in case attracted
my eye, and l went closer to read the
titles of the books, and found that it
was wooden library, II collection of
The rare woods of Brazil, made into
book form, and the label with name,
genus and species posted on the back
rs If IL were the title of the book. A
large clay model of projected mouu-
ment, commemorative OF the last vie
tories of Brazil, and u large oil paint
Ing showing the wil1s and iungles, the
tropical plants ana animals of the land
of the Amazon, closes the display Of
this department.
In the American court or "annexr is
a beautiful model OF q hospital ear,
fitted up for the accommodation of
thirty wounded. The Emperor, duriLg
his late visit to our department., eX-
pressed his admiration of the beauty
and utility of this car, but wondered
how SO long a car could go around short
curves. The great Pacific railroad send
n very large, fine map of their road
and lands, and also collection of
wheat, some of Ii wonderfully fine as