Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-09-17
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A Paris correspondent Gays s.Among
the few sousces of amusement left us in
prospect during the next two months of
the dull season must assuredly be reck-
oned first the exhibition Of Fine Arts
asapplicable to, manufa acturers, which
is this year being organized on an un-
usual scale, and which promises also to
be of unusual interest, in the Palace Of
Ind industry In the Champs sElysees Pre-
yiouB to the late war this exhibition had
begun to develop h6eE very successful-
ly, and had annually attracted much
public attention, and drawn q consider,
able influx Of visitors, both from other
countries and the provinces. To the
latter especially it always pr oyes s q
source of great satisfact ton and curiosi-
! ty, both because it afforded an oppor-
tunity for provincial houses to exhibit
their special ties in the capital, and also
because it enables them TO profit by The
occasion of studying the best samples
of Partisan art manufacture. Almost
all the specimens of new objects of dec
orative furniture and 5household orna-
Tnshtasi0n, Snch as the Substitution of
dyed pearwood 1or ebony, and The, beau
tifnlScarying Of which the former is
found to be 50 susceptible, or, again,
the introdu otion of French nlqisr.c lois,
onnes in Imitation of the Chinese works
of the same character ;sthese, as well MS
new art models for candelabras and
bronzes and castings of every descrip-
ton, have generally made their first
appearance and gained their earliest
notoriety and reputation at these yearly
exhibitions. They weres s5f course, dis
continued the year of. the war, and for
two years afterwards, and only made
their reapp i'm greatly diminish
ed form last year for the first time.
far, seems to be making to resusoitafe
them in their former briIlian6y: and ia
Americans coming oyer to Europe:in the
fall they will be found, L doubt NOT,
we'll worthy of visit. Some hundreds
of workmen are at this moment employ.
ed in the spacious frame and ground
plan of the palace in erecting The eIass-
cases and stalls for the reception Of ar.
tistic specimens OF various manufacture.
These very erections7 themselves are,
and are intended to be-, models of taste
and utility for the purpose for which
they. are to, serve. They ara in the high.
est degree ornamental, as at present
seen, even before receiving the costly
fembell ellishment of the articles they are
made to. contain. But the most strik.
4 ing object OF. all, perhaps, at the pres
ent moment in the place, is gigantic
double staircase now In tho course oi
erection at one end of, the .snave,s and
leading to the upper galleries. On Ibis
staircases which is TO cost, lit Is sfid
more thans$20, 900 francs, :, are ! tos be
ranged q mass of drawing-room marbles
statuettes, etc., by the chisels Of the
best PaFisian soulp ptors, 2 iiterspersed
with vases and bronSe8 d'drt. The eff
fect promises to be really beautiful and
toimakelthe staircase an exhibition il
itself. But it is far from being confined
to- this use only, for It leads, as L. have
already said, to the upper galleries
where is being prepared an Exhibition
OF Costumes of q most varied and GU
rious character. It is to consist, first
OF royal, pontifical, military and civil
and ancient theatrical costumes of ali
nations; and secondly, of such ancient
works of art, in ,thes shape of statues
paintings, frescoes, medallions, vases
stuff, etc., which shall best reproduce
and be an authority for sach costumes
And, lastly, in the grand gallery run
ming round the nave will be exposed the
principal drawings of all the schools oi
design, both of Paris and the depart
ment. The installation of the exhibi
/ ton in the above locality by the Central
Society Of Fine Arts will cost upwards
4 iof 15o, 900 francap gTE