The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-11-26
A Uniqae Exhibitor II Paris.

very interesting exhibition is now open
in IA. Pa.ais de I'indu,trie in connection
with that OF Z inc AIRS Applied to Indus
try''-:t is the Retrospective museum of The
costumes, n vast display of the garments of
bygoDe ages. Here may be seen the bro
c,I.s ami cloths of golI and silver of the
reigns OF Loos XIV. and Nv. aud the milk
mai Is caps aud 6chus Of the revolution, the
spaugei grapes and embroidered cashmercs
Of the directory. Here, too, are numbers
of ,usehold articles appertainiug to the mid
de ages, s.lvern-ounted csc ,rcel's suspend
cd TO silver studded belts, portable silver
cases con lining fork, spoon, and lob hot
of horrors III such comp inionshipll some
times comb as well; tiny knives in sheaths
of silver or embossed leather; these two last
being adapted TO be suspended to the fair
owners girdie; sr-cimens of the graceful
feather fans SO familiar TO eur eyes In Nene
rian pictures with handles of silver OF OF
ivory. sometimes studied with preciou.
stones, fans o; the Louis XIV period, some
painted by Boucher or by Vatican, some
with :. p,ep-hole Ingenious contriv
their pictured surface, were among the most
interesting articles. A model Of "A poor lit
tie baby of the middle ages, swa,hed i'll
s~ adding b inds Of silver brocs.de a. ii sht
aud stiff as ever was an Indian papoose,
u lde me wonder how the poor little cr,a-
lures ever survived the treatment, aud lived
to attain to years Of maturity. There was
curious model exhibited of Bebe, 4 celebra-
ted Polish dwarf, who must, when living.
have beat Tom Thumb Il hollow his tiny
suits OF clothes, several Of which were with
the figure, were apparent, just about large
enough for SIX months old bIhy. Buff
coats ami coats of mail. som Of the former
with significant holes and ominous red
stains visible on their surfac-s, took me
back to the novels OF Walter Scott aud the
days of chivalry and rom ,nce. Nor were
the heroines of roman ic wanting in the
shape Of their pictured sembl,nces. There
was Gabrielle d Estrsss, sweet and fair
enough in h, r quaint stiff dress Of scArlet
and gold to full y justify the infatuation Of
that vert gallant, King Henry ". ,her blonde
hair frizzed oct into u very modern looking
coiffure, and her sparkling brown eyes, rose
bud mouth, and dainty fe .tur. all portray.
ed with lif--like touch. There WAS poor
Marie Louise 1'Orleans. that daughter of
Henrietta of England who became the queen
of Charles Ill of Spain, and was poisone by
the Countess de Soi.son., cad, and sweet and
there was Nine, de Montes-
pan, regal to beLold, in = mantle Of blue VEL
vet, and with her bright, fir h,ir IN a cloud
Of ringlets sbout her undraped and beauti-
full shoulders, her almoned shaped blue eyes
looking lavlshingly from the CANVASS, very
type Of material and sensual beauty. Then
we come across picture Of the woman who
hur'ej this earth-born Venus from her proud
position AMI stepped into her place with IL
wedding ring on her 6nser--Mme. de Main
tenon--bu- painted in her severe and Stern
old age, cloaxed and hooded and carrying u
muf, but wearing pr otussion Of superi
guipure lace: But one Of he most interes-
ting Of the portraits was one of that lady
whom some author calls Maria, unrecog-
uizcd queen o: England the beautiful Mrs.
Filzh-l bert, painted BY Ramsay, and show
ing her as most lovely woman, with al
aquline nose. large blue eyes, and .1quis- !
urly -molded throat and bust, and Inteliectu-
al and womanly cuuntenLEce. Sac wears
the simplest OF whi.e dres.ts, with blue
ribOuu ia her hair.