The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-01-23

Poctl0n only, nN lhoY luuen only !
upon one gurlncc, But In this inlnid |
work when each small piece Of clay
touched another piece on all its sur
faces but one, the shrinkago in all
directions was TO be taken INTO con
eidomlion. This man learned how
to do lhis, but IL was his secret,
He acquired u national reputation
during his life, but ut his death there
remained only lorty.onc pieces of
his perfect works, nor were those
most skilled in the fabrication of
porcelain ware, At that time, cnpa-
bic of approaching what he really
had accomplished, and II was not
until they themselves attempted to
COPY his works that they began To
yield him the honor due. limo
rolled on, indeed II century passed
by and all attempts at producing n
successful copy had failed, and the
fame of this wondrous inluid irNrc
spread over the world, and the forty.
rome specimens were eagerly pur'
chased by wealthy curiosity hunters,
or found their way into the gre0t
museums of the world One speci.
men only wandered to America and
that can be seen in n museum in
Massachusetts, The masterpiece Is
candlestick, perhaps three inches
long at the base, and standing about
ten inchcs high, and nlNid in differ.
ont shades and twils, brown grey or
buff. If stranger were to stop
into your house and offer you this
candlcstick for five dollars you
would imagine him to DO II mono.
maniac, deIudcd into the belief that
an object of little work or beauty
was Il valuable possession, but in re-
atty small fortune would be yours
could you buy il Mt all. II was
bought by the Prince Consort when
he was collecting treasures for the
Kcnsington museum, tho most beau
tiful of tho museums Of the world
at six and n half thousand dollars
At last the efforts Of two hundred
years have been crowned with sue
cess, and this firm of Vinton n Co
must wear the laurel earned by long
and luborious experiment and inves
tigaton and they alone are able t.
reproduce this work which might
be styled n lost art, Through The
polteness of tho kcnsington mu
scum association they are enabled
to display at this Exposition al
exact copy Of this famous candle
stick, and arc offering to furnish
them ut five hundred dollars pair
| II it is u worthy ambition for Tho
blacksmith to desire to be able tC
make n better horse shoe, or to shot
horse better than any other work
man in his calling, or if as has beer
said "hc is Il beneiactor to manliinC
who makes two blades Of grass grow
whore only one grew before how
much moro worthy Of praise is this
firm who giving work to so many
laborers and artists, have had AZ
ambition and have succeeded il
placing themselves at. the very tol
in their calling, not only dignifyin!
and cnnobling labor, distributing
forms of grace and lovelines
through the world, but in succeedln!
in that which has forced the skilled
workmen of two hundred years Il
despair.
Should any one dispute thei
right to the championship in thi
line, they do not need to enter int
a wordy argument TO provo it; the,
have only silently to step forward
holding QUIT to the view of the worl
this copy of the famous candlesticI
Of the kensington museum.
WELT AUssTELLuNG
ITO be continued in next Sundays Supple
ment.