The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-01
NENNA, September 20,

'h""SI'c0 NHu toVlVVs Ol proll,
There are also exhibits Of glass,
ware, silks and dnc porcelain ware,
A beautiful variety Of marble from
the State and quarrieS Of NNIougo,
Interested me, II is vcincd like
mahchito, but Of different tints Of
pink and grey and green A Lon.
don company have possession Of the
mines, and tho marble is used for
billiard tables, stairs, mouldngs
and NANTES. One hundred and
fifty feet Of one inch slab weighs
one ton, and the freight from Oporto
TO Great Britain is fifteen shilIlngs
per ton. The price varies from 81
to $40 sterling per thousand, The
trade names might be construed by
the aristocratic ladies Of England
rs not altogether complimentary,
US for example Wide Duchess, Wide
Niscountess, Wide Ladies and Small
Ladies', but the marble is itself cx-
cecdingIy beautiful, and the high.
born danes may after all feel fiat.
tered that their Titles have been
thought equal to expressing the
beauty of this Portuguese marble.
Aud what else is to be seen in Por
tugal? We sec but little else of
much interest, and so passing
through the archway which divides
the two countries, we enter Spain,
SPAIN.
Tho word suggests olive groves
and fragrant flowers, cavaliers in
cIoaks, with faces shaded by broad
brimmed hats with dropping pIumcs,
serenading dark eyed senoritas, who,
draped IN graceful mantilla and
waving the aluring fan, lean from
their balconies to listen; it suggests
bull fights, the shouting crowds and
wounded or dying matadorS; it
calls up thoughts Of revolutions, tu.
gitive queens and discouraged kings;
it brings to the mind the names Of
Carlists and Republicans in fact
hosts of rcmcmbrances crowd upon
us, some wholly brought from the
realm Of romance, others traught
with the terrible Significance of re
atty, and tis with u STANCE Won
derment as to what Spain, in the
midst of intrigues and revolutions,
has found time to send to the great
Welt AissteIlung, that we enter
that part of the transept devoted TO
her
Perhaps we are somewhat disap.
pointed in finding instead Of fans
and mantillas, duggers, cIoaks and
sombrcrS, IL collection Of porcelain
ware, bricks, candies, and writing
paper There IS evidently part Of
The Spanish population who do
something else than fight, and who
have other occupations than play
ing the guitar, or taking moonlight
strUIls in the ALEXANDRIA. Tobacco
is exhibited as Il product Of the
country, and some artistic work is
attempted in stearino; indeed it is
surprising how much work Of that
kind IN this material is exhibited in
the various departments, and one
can probably form an estimate OF
how many artists in embryo are
hidden in the different chandler
shops OF the world. Spanish cava-
Tiers are valiant riders, and they
have saddles which must quite
an inducement to following that
delightful recreation If the tout
side of Il horse is good for the in
side of man." | am sure that a
comfortable saddle ornamonted with
handsome embroidery in leather
applique, will not diminish the ben
eft to be derived from it, But gal
liant cavaliers, those raven tresses
of the enchanting Dulcinea del To
base are not real, witness these long
locks here exhibited by her hair
dresser, and that slender, rounded
form is due to the art of Sonora y her
whose work here dis
played, demonstrates her skill. All,
Du!cinea, dressed in the style rep
resented in these fashion plates, we
no longer recognize thee, and we
doubt if to-day Don Quixotte would
take up arms IN thy behalf.
Among articles of everyday wear
Spain EXHIBITS coarse cloths, prints
with bright colors, underclothes,
hose, and fine heavy blankets
There are also several beautiful sill
yer tea and coffee services, A small
picture, perhaps twelve by twenty
inches, represents man leading a
very spirited horse, the whole en-
broidcred with hair, and the forms
standing out from the ground, work
full and rounded like Il bas relief.
Spanish babies must DO happy
little creatures. Just imagine your
self laid to sleep in II cradle madt
of purple velvet embroidered with
shells Ga slight frame work serving
to give the velvet form, while /"
palm tree, with leaves of pearIy
shells at the heart OF the cradle
droops gracefully over and supports
an airy canopy of lace which fall
in flmy folds over the royal purple
and the cleaning shellwork, as wei
AS over the little sleeper within
What do you suppose the oaol
thinks when it opens its eyes anC
sees the feecy lace clouds and droop
iDr pearl laden branchcs2 l fancy
if the baby in Bitter Sweet ha'