Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

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liking. At first it seems heavy, and
the perpetual encountering of trans
verse iron poles IN many directions is
annoying, but by degrees its proper
tions please; and when one stands in
the center. looks UP into the dome, ut
once grand and elegant, and takes in
the great span of the roof and the long
lines of the galleries, strong sense of
beauty comes with the inspection.
The details are almost all good,
the coloring Of the walls of the
dome and of the roof very
delicate and effective; but the dull
brown of the orchestra benches-it was
afterwards happily hidden by their
occupants-injures the lightsome, re.
fined effect of the great organ, which
is q beautiful object. The pipes Of
sllver grey, pale blue and gold, lightly
touched in sober pattern at the base
with vivid scarlet, confront and blend
with the hues of the great window at
the end, those of the over-arching
roof, most happily; while the groups
Of tall tropical plants and cleaning
white statuary, tastefully disposed at
the sides, lend just the requisite shade
and GOODNESS. It is provoking, where
so much care and taste are displayed,
to observe such discord in color as
that which offe,ids the eye in the
fitting up of the toggse at the respect.
i've corner of the galleries in
front Of the orchestra. The purple
lining to the galleries, whose ornamen-'
tation is red and blue all along their
line, is sufficiently trying, aud the stiff,
artificial garlands, as ungraceful as
they are unreal, might be removed
with advantage. But these are minor
blemishes in comparison with the
hanging of heavy, dark purple curtains
the most lightless and absorbent OF
shades, against wall paper of pale blue,
above crimson draperics, and finishing
the harsh contrast with coarse, fiaring,
yellow worsted fringe. Among the
permanent decorations there are sey-
eral very pretty medalllons inserted
above the .cornices of the entrance
doors. They are white reliefs on blue,
and look like Wedgewood ware. It was
hardly q day on which to oh
serve the details of the Pal
ace as place of exhibition,
cSpecAuAy1 hS VIZ 6Ao"V Aove WNe Occu-
pied by the fairest and stateliest of
visitors, azaleas, roses wonderful
tropical ferns, and by superb display
of palms fand ..other plants from the
Lands of the Sun. The standard of
Flanders azalea, and Babadoes fern
from Sir F. Goldsmid's houses, like q
pyramid of dclicale frilled fans sus-
pended by the finest threads, attracted
the attention of the multitude, even
amid all the novelty of the scene. The
music was admirably selected and
superbly performed, but the result of
the concert was confirmation of the
verdict against great open spaces used
as concert halls. Mademoiselle Titiens'
magnificent voice did indeed triumph
over space, and fill it, but such tax
on its powers is not fair. while it leaves
no chance to others. A concert hall OF
large Size and of we'll tested acoustic
properties is to be the scene of the
future concerts announced for this sea-
son, and great things arc promised in
the dramatic line. The theatre, in the
northern transept, is very pretty in.
deed, and I'LL the arrangementst, too
bewildering to the lay mind, nre ap-
parently perfect. Seen from corne,
of an opposite gallery, tho stage, with
Il set landscape scene was SO effective
that an accidental carpenter who hap
pened to cross it with a glue pot look
cd quite picturesque, and excited ,
momentary expectation that play
might be among the projected pleas
ures of the day. There are no foun
tains as yet, and the chronological dis
play is rather disproporticnately con
spicuous."
OF the means of reaching Muswel
Hill, and of what was to be seen afte