New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
GERMANY,S EXHIBIT.

SUPERB BERLIN NASES-NUGS AID MOIIoLs-
JEwEIRY, DOLLS, PIANOS, AND BOOKS.
lrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-The German sec
ton does not oner many attractions to those who seek
only for articles OF beauty and regard all things that can
lay claim utility alone numbering the ground In an
exhibition Such visitors must content themselves with
the superb display Of porcelain from the Royal Prussan
factory and may well pass on 10 some other section
without stopping explore the aslcs lined with good
stout wooden cloths red cotton handkercheis, table
cloths ropes baskets and hundred other objects that
make no preensions to being anything else than homey
and good. The German idea OF an exhibition Is not
show OF things that please the eye or crafty an
artistic taste, but collection OF all Important natural
industries including articles made for the use OF peasants
as well as princes With this theory in vew tine German
Section in the Main Building will be found TO afford
abundant material for the study Of the manufactures OF
the new empire but as place for mere Sightseeing
il does not compare with the French English depart
ments The arrangement of the principal exhibits Is
faulty in two respects; for example the colec
tive display Of the book publishers which, next to the
porcelain the best feature OF the whole section. ought
TO have mad place in the main aisle where 1t might well
have crowded out the mirrors cheap jewery and coarse
brOnzes.
must leave to one skilled in ceramics full descrip
ton Of the porcelain display. II is confined to tho single
Berlin factory OF the Dresden makers contributing
Il would seem that Berlin has left Dresden far behind IN
this branch Of art industry aud that the older factories
of the Saxon capital do venture to cOrnpee with
their Prussian rival These massive vases arc not
egnalcd In the Exhibition for richness or decoration and
for the artistic merit Of the paintings upon them Among
the masterpieces OF the collection are tho Gerinania
vase with Germana cultvating the arts and sciences"
upon one side and Borusss the shield and proectress
of the Empire" upon the other price $4,000; the
Aurora vase with beaut full copy OF Guides Aurora
prce 81 300 the Otho vase OF dead olive green, with
Ohio IN the vault OF Chalemagne" 5000; center
table Of carved oak. with copy OF Raphaels Poetry
painted its porcelain top 220O; and copy OF one
Of Rapbaes Madonna large Nat square framed Ike
oil painting $500 1 give the prices as the most
effective way OF conveying TO the readers mind an idea
OF the beauty Of these works.
1t is long step down TO the prOsac when one goes
around the other side Of the that supports these
costly articles and 1nds lot OF common potcIywash
bowls and the like. The gray stone mugs and pitch
by initiating in their forms aud their blue deco
ratiOns old German ware are however, by to
be despised Their quaint shapes and curious figures In
relief and the hOmey -rhymed wisdom inscribed upon
HEM repay a careful examination Here the motto
mug big enough TO hold days supply OF drink for
small family:
Elm bfses Weib und Sauer Bier
Behut der hmmel dch Caiur
Which might be thus freely translated:
From sour beer and scoding wife
May heaven project thee all Thy life.
To which sentiineu. all good beer drinkers. whether
HEY be Germans or not viii say Another coupet
Wer picbt llebt und trinkt ind singt,
rs ME "a wahreD freDde DrlnBl
continent which the total abstinence people would
want to amend in particular. la English 1t would
read somewhat In this way, reversing tue lines:
To none will fate true pleasure bring
Who does not love, and drink, ana sing
The display Of brOnzes, which occupies promipeh'
position not worthy OF criticism beyond the remark
that does not fairly represent German art IN ths ho
ihe work has cheap aud dirty look Even IN the prh'
cipal show piece copy OF the monument to froderok
The Great 10 Inter den Linden, Berlin, the modelling
roughly Jewolry Of the cheaper kinds is profusey
displayed by the manufacturers OF PlOrzheln ana
anau Most OF IL is pinchbeck, but the limitations OF
gold and precious stones and especially OF the diamond
sprays aud birds OF paradise that were 30 popular in
Paris few years ago. 30 admirably done rs to de-
ceve any does not give them close inspection
Even tben cases. only the prices marked under
the articles reveal their al charsoter or genuine
jewery Is good work In enaincs and canoes
The oxcized silver caskcts also very pretty ono