Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-13

has often assured us was used by Cover
nor - just eighty years ago. We
look at~.their gay colors. continent y" or
their odd shapes, and almost reve revere IN
touch them, thinking, perhaps. tbo,
George Washington. or even Jobn
Carver or, Elder Brewster. NAV bava
some day held them in their historic
hands. We weave strange rom
ances, and looking at some
slender quantity ornamented cnn
cup in dreamy imaginings go back
hundred years and see fair lady as
she sits at her tea drinking, holding II
between her jewelled fingers and presa
ing it to her aristocratic lips.
A dappers little chap in Lavender
necktie and immense ling q mention
this not because they constituted HE
attire, but because they are, in his eve
at least, most important steps up ana
presenting a perfumed circular and
price-list, assures you that every arti-
Gle on exhibition was made and orna-
mented by "Youdout Carewho g. Co"
for the exposition. We walk away
not even thanking our kind informant
and mentally pronounce appearances
are very delightful and dazzling, az
we have to acknowledge, when we turn
and look at the furniture. We have
read novels telling of princely palaces
furnished in manner too gorgeous 10
be described but the reality before
us is too rich and beautiful for us
hardly to trust the truthfulness of orr
own eyes. Satin and velvet from
daintiest blue to deepest black, ma
hogany, rosewood and gold united In
every graceful and fantastic form to
fashion articles that really seem too
nice to be useful.
But if we are looking for substaD-
tial usefulness, we have only to turn
where the red-shirted shoemakers, with
their busy tapping, are making mon
otonous music. These busy men, work
ing for the amusement of others, are
rapidly piling up the stout boots and
shoes to keep warm and dry the wear
ers' feet Through the long winter TO
come. It Is astonishing with what
rapidly they work. 1t is said Though
| cannot vOuch for the truthfulness of
the story that one of them viii make
boot in four minutes.
But am making this letter too long,
and will only touch lightly on few
more points of interest. The display
OF machinery was very fine, and made
doubIy interesting by being in operation
Everything is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
threshing machines, mowers and trip
hammers, pumps, fire engines, washing
machines and sausage-cutters, and
others. too numerous TO mention. The
noise is deafeBing in this part of the
building, but, strolling along, you soon
come to a quiet, where the trill of q
canary bird in his gilded cage, wings out
as clearly and noisily as in the stiffness
of the home parlOr
This exposition is a series of surprises.
and, may say, inconsistencies. Things
sublime and ridiculous, hideous and beau
tiful. useful, and ornamental are placed
side by side presenting a contrast so
strange that one feels moved to laugh
even while adniring.
l have said nothing of the art gallery,
but were l TO express my opinion
should say that it is the poorest part Of
the show. To be sure there Is Beer
stade's Sierras and the g Amitage memo
rial painting" The former we admire
extremely, but the latter while &C
knowledging its merits as a work of art
we condemn ION principle. Nude
women have too long been made by artists
the type of everything good and bad
hideous and beautiful, Of happiness
and using of truth and treachery. Give
us something new that we may at once
admire and commend. There are mggy
other beautiful paintings and drawing
but on the whole, the collection is quite
ordinary, if we except a really fine dis
play of photographs. -..-..-#
1t would take too long to give even q
brief account of the operations Of the
watch makers glass blowers, timers and
type makers and numerous other trades
represented here, and I VIII not attempt
it. s..-.
Something less than gn acre Of stores,
inside of each one Of which lamp IA
burning, the light shining through the
mica producing the effect of fire, makes
one feel very uncomfortable on warm
evening where there are sc,<5 evenly.
thousand people present. The hardware
merchants have exhibited a great deal Of
taste in the arrangement of their goods.
Have you never seen it you can form no
VI AAAG DIaAAte tALAAA
of star made with a few dish pans, z
great many small tins and numberless
biscuit cutters. Twinkle-twinkle lit
tie star. sounded insipid and insulting
when addressed 10 any thing so gorge
ously immense and I was unable 10 20
further than the first line, even broke
down on that fearing one of the afOre-
said dish pans or cake cutters, might
suddenly descend from its lofty station.
and whizzing through space q Ia comet,
Indignantly and justly blot Inc from eX-
istence. / Will hear mention that the
goods of Bachelor & Sons" Of Wal
lingford, are being well advertised in !
lofty and conspicuous position.
1t would be almost impossible TO give
particular and complete account Of the
countless "things Of beauty" on exhibit
tion. So hoping / have interested you &
little, and fearing lest l weary you will
close this rather lengthy letter.
4. II. c.