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

"'N' N'N"' N"l'i hNlNplNS u WIN " .
shell or piece Of hoop iron, after.
wards soaking it IN water and then
drying IT, Al last experiments
made in utilizing the plant have
succeeded, and We SEQ the results in
ropes strings, cloths, sacks and
towels,
Returning from the colonies to
tho mother country we IRE pleased
ct seeing the efforts she is making
to onlighten the world, displayed
in magnificent chandeliers of cut
glass, one Of which with forty burn.
crs is offered at the modest sum OF
$4,000, which after all is not so
much to pay for the finest ohandc.
ller ever made, especially when we
consider the prices things are bring
ing nowadays, n Bible in late
sale in London bringing $4,000,
Three other chandeliers of like
character having thirty burners
each, have been sold to the Vice
roy Of Il Egypt, who, if he is not rich
himself, has tho power to PIT one
of his rich subjccts to death and
thus obtain means TO accomplish Il
desired object,
There is special art gallery in
the grounds Of the Ausstellung, but
works of art are by no means con.
fined to its halls, In nearly every
branch Of industry art is finding u
place, and true artists, with n soul
to appreciate beauty and II skill to
create it, are among the paid work
men in many manufactures Wegivc
the palm in sculpture TO Italy We
arc willing TO grant that in bronze
ms exhibited at the Exposition the
French excel, but in artistic crea.
tons in porcelain and glass we give
the superiority to the English, and
in looking Mt their achievements in
that line we are not ashamed that
we too are an English speaking PEG,
pie. Bohemia is renowned for her
works in colored glass, and they arc
indeed exquisite, but they pale be.
foro the beauty, the grace and
the delicacy Of ono little En-
| glish work of art in cut glass,
n taxa used in tho administration
of the Eucharist. 1t is SANGER
shaped, perhaps four inches across,
and rests upon a slender roedlitc
stem Of glass, perhaps ten inches
long, springlng from circular base,
which in turn rests upon circuIay
base Of solid gold. In the making
Of this taxa the glass was original
~ much thicker than at present, A
design was then sketched upon il
and the glass cut away until the
graceful vines, leaves and flowers
are left in bas relief, This gem Of
art can be purchased for $500, while
the same thing in pure gold ana oI
cgantly chased would not cost hal
that sum. A little wine pitcher
made and ornamonted in the same
style, and capable of holding about
half a pint of wine, costs $500, anc
Il tiny wine glass to accompany it
so delicate in design that it looks
like lace work, the ornamention be
ing little canary birds resting or
feathery vines, is valued at $50
And so we might enumcrate on,
after another the beautiful thing
in cut glass here displayed, zach one
a work of art, II gem in itself, bu'
we pass on to another branch Of ar
tistic workmanship to which We
have alluded in speaking Of the
French department. refer to the
works in porcelain, In those artI
cles which display painting on !
white ground, are u set Of plates
which comcalIy illustrate some Of
the amuscments Of Cupid, Upor
one he is delinoatcd as fishing doubt
less for gold fish and catching an ole
shoe; not an inapt illustration o
the luck that crowns the attempts o
love us fisher. Upon the second he
is aiming at bat which is flying
above him, while a rabbit runs be
tween his legs. All, ! fear these arc
pictures with q moral, but the next
two | guess mean only that CuplC
is not proof against the follos o
humanity, for he is portrayed in ont
as wearing a chain around his loln'
with an immense watch attached
thereto, and in the next as carrying
cane and smoking cigar. The
trials of Cupid and the pWanner o
meeting them is Illustrated by draw
ing him MS armed with n sword ant
shield to fight against wasp.
Copeland has among other tin'
paintings on porcelain one whicl
represents two Cupids struggling
for heart, beside which lies rose
One of the Cupids seems to be a ma
licious little fellow with the feeling
of "you shall not have it if | don't
| He puts hit foot out ready to crust
the heart if he fails to obtain it
Cupids seem to be favorite subjects
with these artists in porcelain, bu
unlike the French and Italian, thu
illustrations are all modest ant
chastc in character.
The same firm exhibit porcelain
tiles to be used as panels for orna
mentation, as for instance, above
the CRATE in n mantel-plecc. They
are formed of square blocks, eaci
containing a section of a design, ant
when laid together the design ii
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