National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-31
THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
Trip Through tho French Department
improvements In Teicsruphic Ins,ru-
mcnts-One Hundred aud Firy Words
In n Minute-paris In nIIniature.

mcnts-One Hundred aud Fifty Words
In n Minute-Paris In nIIniature.
Especial Correspondence Of tbs Republican,
VIENNA, July 10, is,s.
Those OF your readers who have attended any
4 the worlds great exhibitions, who have gone
lone each night full OF the novelties they have
cen during the day, and have attempted TO sit
Town and write a letter descriptive Of even a
Jingle days promenade through the halls and
galleries, can appreciate, though faintly, the
under which the members Of the
newspaper fraternity In Vienna are iaboring.
70 establish ones self at any OF the capitals OF
Europe In ordinary times and too keep the run Of
ordinary events Is comparatively easy matter.
But TO condense Into weekly letter the varied
experiences Of week at an exhibition, 10 UNDER
stand which thoroughly requires months Of close
observation, Ia quite another thing. A friend Of
mine whose pen seems to move inteligently and
81 Its own accord has taken the wiser course,
perhaps, OF leaving out the Ausstellung alto
eetner from nis letters and seeking gossip and
biidrre adventures with which to amuse his
readers. They don't want dry description"
says he, III they do, they'll real the onlra re-
pors; " Is hoi every one. however who has
the Cooners talent either for getting hold Of
stories or for telling them. and II Is not
everywhere that even his talent Ia available. For
instance, when he took his celebrated slelgh-ride
W. Nni't Nuouhuhu tnlltA NcTOhA Slnttln, wfOtt
a very entertaining book, but IL was necessarily
somewhat descriptive In character. The gossip
OF the desert Ia not its strong point.
The FRENCH DEPARTMENT.
i had Intended, In my next letter, TO give q
general idea Of tho French department o. the
Exposition, but circumstances having rendered
a longer silence than usual necessary, fear
must crowd my description within very narrow
limits. Next to the German the French Is The
largest foreign exhibit here, and In novelty aud
attractive arrangement It Is certainly superior
to any other. The Latin race, so called, Is not,
as race, the foremost In this Teutonio exhibit
ton. Spain and Portugal have equal parts Of q
single transept In the Industrial palace In which
there Is absolutely nothing Of any Importance
Italy. Notwithstanding her recent great political
progress, stands far behind In Industrial pro-
ducts. France, however, emerging from war
which would have Frustrated the Industries Of
almost any other country, steps smiling to the
foremost rank, and yindicates her claim still to
the title OF ia Grdnde Naion." Tue principal
gallery from the "Porte d'Angcterren to the
Porte d'ltale" Is perfect epltome or Paris In
all that renders Paris So attractive to the lovers
Of art In ordinary life. Bronzes, exquisite clocks
and mantle ornaments OIL the centre, while on
either side the walls are hung with tho most
beautiful tapestrics. One In particular, Globe
lin, representing pastoral scene, Is the OBJECT
Of universal admiration. The figures OF the
maidens are woven TO perfection, while In the
taco OF the 'irge milk.whtc steer, witch they,
arc GROWING with wreaths, IA an expression OF
the mos natural and perfect resignation. Near
by IA al other handsome pieco OF tapestry, which
goes, so tho announcement tells US, to adorn the
palace OF A. T. Stewart, on Fifth avenue. "sold
to the Comte do Paris," TO the Duke OF Saxe-CO-
ourg Gotha, to the Countess OF Flanders, to al.
most every body with great name who has WIS.,
tied the Exposition, and to some who have not,
these are the annonoes attached TO half OF the
artices in the department, and II wP"'d be aim.
cult to say how many orders have beo mt To
Paris by Christone and the Other great no lscs
which are here 80 well representa-. A B. ton
gentleman has purchased n beautiful Urvule OF
might" which seems 10 foat dreamily through
the air without any support at oil, 80 light and
graceful Is the pose. wealthy Engishman,
himself large exhibitor OF Manchester carpe.s
MS mark everywhere.
A little dear are these Frencbmen, but still
something can be found TO suit the slenderes
purse. The devil, not upon two sticks, but
oblieingly supporting one, and that candle
stick, will light you 10 bed Tor very few francs
and gorgeously clad bronze warriors will draw
their swords at each other behind the mantle
side OF the mar, hall a Whole transept Is niiec
vita elegant bljOnterie, and whatever we may
say OF French honesty In other respects, we buy
their gold and Jewclry without hesitation. Her,
are diamonds Of the purcst water, rare pinI
pearls, rubles and emeralds OF extraordlnar,
size and perfection, aud opals equaling, II no
surprising those displayed ~ the hungarian de
partinent, all set with that taste aud elegance
ltal Of the fashHnable world. ,
Not only in Aeir own section, however, hav,
the possessors u these national qualities lief
their unnistaksblo mark, but Throughout MI
exhibition French wotkmen have been largely
employed, and have contributed much to tina
harmony and bon govt which relgns so generally
In the interior decoration OF the builling.
Next to this transept Is
TIE FRENCH CoMMIss ARIAT,
where the hospitable NJ. du Somnierari hold
court In charming little building, surrounde,
ny flowers and fountains, striking contrast V
the dusty ofllces OF the American commission
Next, still on the south, Ia the Swiss tfansept
with very creditable display Of fabrics, watche
and wood industry-thc latter filling entirely
large and handsome chalet from Interlocken
Beside this Is model, llfc-stze, II may say SO
| Of the French end Of the Mont Gents tunnel
with all Its internal arrangements, and q loco
motive and train apparently ready TO come on
| and start on Its cifcuitOus descent. What cal
be learned In this tunnel am unable to say, bu
| II Is certainly thrOnged from morning TO nigh
by crowds OF scientific and unsclontlilc visitors
II we pass back from the tunnel through tn
main hall we ind THE transepts and courts Of
tho northern side nllcd with perfect ep,bdrrd
| de richesscs. One OF the courts Ia devoted en-
| tircy to the products OF Lyons, and the displa
| OF silks and velyets Is so rich and tempting tina
the ladies' can scarcely Keep from breaking tn
cases to handle them. No one need wonder a
the wealth OF France II the statistics given her
are TO be relied u on. We are told that Lyon
produces Of silks alone nearly three hundre
millions OF francs worth annually. The onl
| question Is, where does II all 20 TOT fancy
however, that America Is not the worst Gu,
| toner. Fremelnbcr riding through the SIN
they send all their raw material to Lyons to J.
| manufactured) In company with a very INTEL
gent Italian gentleman, to whom spoke moo
estly Of our attempts at silk culture IN Calico
| MIA. "Ah !" said he, "when you commence I
| raise silk In America we are ruined"
To the left Of this court, where the silks ar
| exhibited, Is transept 1lled with bronzes an
| statuary for which the art gallery furnished n
room, vases OF porphyry and Algerian onyx, an
| all those delicate articles OF reTtu which Franc
sends forth to adorn the households OF III
wealthy throughout the world. The space alon
the walls Is divided up into rooms decorated an
furnished to match In the most elegant mannc
| To the left again Is another court which Is o.
i cupied by the Ministry OF Public Works, wit
mans and models OF the most important worh
| under this department.
| PANS Is HIRE IN DETAIL
i with every street and every house In most exat
proportion. ] put my ringer on the Chatham
| where they charged me such an exhorbitant bill
/ and but for the presence OF the policeman
| think should have tumbled Il over. Here ar
models Of lighthouses, bridges and docks, and
magnificent map OF The republic showing all u
| lines OF communication, and recalling to min
| those splendid, broad, poplar-lined roads e
which the NapOleons have made France famoni
II is a striking fact that the Government exhit
ITS here, not excepting our own department
| those OF private parties the progress OF the dl
| ferent countries Both the German and III
/ French telegraph administrations, for instance
I
both seem as eager In competition as are tn
| private capitalists TO whom = fnedel represent
| added custom and Increased wealth. In tell
| graphs the French have gwen US several usefl
novelties.
/ tralion, has invented an exceedingly sensitiy
| electro-magnet, which the Government ha
| hastened TO adopt for long distances. He ais
/ shows great Improvement on the chemical Ia
simle telegraph OF Caselli, and Transmits exec
lent copies OF handwriting, drawing, or AM
thing which can be put upon paper through
circuit OF about four hundred miles. MIR. Meye
| q Frenchman, with German name, exhibits N
/ nrst fac-simile telegraph which copies the Ill
patch or drawing IN INK at me receiving en-.
i | have sent dispatch OF one hundred aud Mt
/ words written In shorthand through these II
| struments In about minute, receiving a yer
legible copy, and propose to test y with Chimes
i characters In q few days. The French Cover
ment has adopted this instrument on some {
| lts lines, and Ii we ever have the postal tel,
| graph In America we may see u there. tn
| Companies arc too poor to adopt 1t, at least th
inventor told me that the president OF the Wes
en Union wanted 10 purchase an instrument
few years ago. but being told that with III
limited facilities for manufacture II could NJ
then be sold for less than two hundred dollar
he said with sigh that II was too much to 0,
pect OF private enterprise. Mr.. Meyer has ais
an exceedingly ingenious apparatus for sendin
| patches simultaneously over the same line In u
same dlrection-an apparatus which will PROM
bly, come into extensive use on this side OF tn
water. NJ. Jamin, celebrated French sayan
exhibits powerful hon e-shoe magnet made o
q new principle. by whit h he claims 10 be abb
| 20 manufacture permanent magnet OF any =,
qulred strength. His slsc very, " II be one,
OF course very useful In a mlted scientific nelt
The group OF telegraph I'd philosophical Ia
Interesting exhibit from Algeria, well illu:
trailing the varied Industries OF that colony.