, 1873-07-13
THE HUNGARIAN DEPARTMENT.


Costumes Cabinet Work =" PApHos
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Vienna Correspondents n tho Neu fork 1ffou7e
Going eastward from the Austrian Depart
ment ia tue Industrial Palace, we pass under |
graceful arohwny Of tri-colored hags, md find |
ourselves in Hungary but tho transition ap- |
poara to be not merely from ono country to |
another lying by Its aide, and forming with 1t o
dual nationality, but rathor from one continent
to another. Wo acom to hnvo paused from |
Europe to Asia. Lowing aside tho nrbi-
trary lines Of goographers, Asia begauB
IA no 70 down tho Danube to the
Austrian f1onticr. Tho race shat peoples tue
great plain Of Hungary and Its encircling noun |
Trims ia descended from ancestors that oamo
out of tue hive Of Central Asia In the
prehistoric timos, and brought with thom tho
speech and customs Of their Tartar kindred. |
Conturios OF European influence have made OF
them an Intelligent, polite, and cultured people,
and have smoothed their once barbarouH bpoech
with agreeable fo1ms, and given It grammar
and = literature. But there IL atll o marked
favor Of tho East In their manners and oharao-
tor, and above all In their love Of bright colors
and striking decoration Of dress. The personal
adornments arc a. Oriental in shape and
hue aa II they had been brought
straight from tho tab1o-1anaa Of Tatthry, whero
their co,1utorparts gro no doubt to bo found at
this day. While great part Of tho Exhibition
which Hungary makeB is necessarily Of articles
whose invention was originally European, and
whoBo uRo ca1no in With tho wants OF modern
civilization, these artiolea aro 30 modified by
changes In form and pccullarity Of organization
that they harmontzo perfectly with tho objects
whose originis obviously purely 4nental. In
nusaia hre, 30 to speak, tho 7estibules Of the
East. In passing through their galleries tho
visitor fnasa region where Europe and Asia
arc, It would seem, IT, JOINT M oceupanoy. @ nnd
moot, minglo, aud modify each other. Beyond
arc Turkey and Egypt Persia and " far Qathay."
Tho most Btricking1y characteristic thing In
tho Hungarian Department is, By all odds,
skin coats, iaokotg, and cloake for men and
women wear arc wonders OF ingenious work.
manship. The wool il cleaned and carded until
1t is as soft fur, and the skin is mado as white
vi With ombroidory of colored six thread, gold
lace, and with little piecoa Of leather Of different
hright shades sewcd upon tho skin in n1osa!cs
and arsb9aquss Tho H aaa nd
% pies.a IN the ornamontation. arc purely Orion.
al. Tho same kind Of ornament showa itaelf
in tho boots and shoes. Some OF tho former,
occasions, arc loaded with gold laoo and cord,
and ali OF tho rest hare moro or
leas Of peculiar and striking deco-
ration. The velvet mant.es, ombroidorod With
silver and gold, are very rich and curious, and
unique and tasteful. 4 noticeable objoos at tho
entrance Of the ninth transept is tall column
Of candlos and othor atearln work, Eeating on
base of glycerine soap. and capped BY statue
Of wax figures Of lifo-size, arranged to display
tho uniforms and arms OF the Hungarian Land
wehr-a military organization under tho oxolu-
sivo control OF tho Hungarian Government, aud
not attached to tho army Of the Empire. e T The M
attitudos-tho cayalrymen mounted, tho artli-
lerymcn by their guns and u1itratlleusos and the
in fantry are on the alert IL II On picket duty
The furniture 1nakors Ct pesfh show many
handsome specimens Of tabinot-work and up
holatery, and their wood carving and inlaying
fully equal In artistic merit those In the Aus
trlAn Department. A no!olty In this line is 2
with plate OF glass, go that ita use will not in.
lure tho carving Tho dungariana havo suc-
ceelod in producing TINT unattainab!o thing In
America, q thoroughly comfortable lounge, which
supports the head and back, and the body,
wholly or partially, an Qua may wah.' Tho form
Is pretty md unique, and hppoara to be OF no
recent invention, for lni-a-dozen makers ax-
hibit tho same thing, varying only, in THO up
holstery. Tho photographs exhibited by the Peath
nTLl6IH ATo Ac2lAl hAbAt AI4V AAA w AQt kA4uh
that their tableau1 vigants OF peaaant
groups wil1 be equaled In tie Exhibition. Tho
artistio skill shown In the grouping and in tho
expressions, combined NTH the excellent photo
The peasants do not appear to be posing for pio-
tlres. In their loye-makings, marriages, clus-
torinKs, fR1nlY dinnorB, booI-houae gossip, quar-
rolH, holiday. merry-makiugs, aud out and in
door work, tbs artist aeonlH to haVo brought
!hem unawares rlshin the range Of his cauera.
OF course he has not dono no, and this makes
his work tho more praiaoworthy. Ne1t to thoHe
pictures OF peasant life, the most attractive
thing In pictorial way IL a Damonkrans, or COL
lection Of Rhot9g5aphs Of beaatifu Hungarian
the1e ia not face among them that ic
not positively beautiful. II they were faith
fully rut, on oanvaa BY good artists, the ~
nous collection II Hampton Court Palace Of th:
Chsrles II. might as well bo turned with their
faces to the walls, aud the collection Of DavAran
b,autlss made by young King Louls would do
eerye no bottor by comparison. a bachelor
start for Hungary Ut once. There is An attrao-
tive display Of opals IN the rough rook In cut
and unaot stones, and IN tho usual forma Of
jowelry. Tho opal ia found nowhere elBo in auoh
and combination wifi other etouea is speciality
Of tho best loWelora. posidcs tho pearly opal,
with lively crimson lights tlloksripg In its heart,
and rainbow, oolorH playing npon it's sur
face, there IL . rare black stone with
greon opaleaoent tlnts which Is called tho
green opal, and which looks not unlike those
brazilian beetloa TINT we're used for towelry
| d fow yoara ago. There is aleo another etono,
loss lustrouB, Of similar appearance. which thoy
Saed u SRa's MI {moh'ftotoRs ta 1na a. ,wEhts
enough in the earth-s pretty atory. but fabu-
| Ions, I foar.
OF tho products Of tho moro substantial indua-
trios, u9nKsrY makes an dn interesting ,e nhow