The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-22

GENERAL MULES
A Look at Foreign Exhibiis.--NIexicO
Turkey, Brazil.--France and Her Col.
onies.-Great Britain.--sweden, Nor
way and Italy.
On the right of the middle aisle, foreign ma
tions occupy part the eastern end. Mexico is the
first nation. The space of that country is en-
closed by pavilion of plaster casts, which ex-
hibits the characteristics of, the architecture of
Montezuma's time. Mexico does not show
much in theline of useful productions. His
torical remains, antiquities of the Aztecs the
productions of the mines and the natural prod
ucts of the soil make up the most Of the ex-
hibition.
The Netherlands follow Mexico The space
is enclosed by pavilion, in an arched Frame
work painted cream color and hung with ma
room velvet draped in heavy folds. The repre-
sentatiou of the industries of the Dutch country
is varied and rich. Its carpets and woolens
are among the finest and heaviest. All of its
exhibits display the best workmanship and
include something novel in every sort of ma
terial.
Brazil comes next. The pavilion enclosing
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building. 1t consists OF a collonade and wood
en- pillars and arches surmounted by a gaudily
painted superstructure, and is decorated with
glass tiles having richly colored designs on the
back. Near the entrance is show case of
feathers taken from the brilliant plumaged
birds of Brazil wrought into artificial flowers at
once the most gorgeous and fragile. There
are few tables in the building. The display is
faithfully representative of its products and
progress of that nation. Brazil is progressive
and the secret of its recent success is its gov
ernmental schools. Dom Pedro exhibits a
model school-house, and there are some things
about it which we might well initiate
France and her colonies occupy the next
space and is the third exhibitor in the World s
Fair, Great Britain being the second. The
French section is fairy-land-a vision of all
that is beautiful in design and execution. 1t is
here that the ladies begin. Here they expend
their store of aljectives and yet fail to do the
subject justice. Silks, velvets, laces, jewelry,
bronzes, clocks, in fact. let US stop by saying
everything. Where belle France completes,
she is victor. Her artisans have taught the
civilized world the beautiful, and yet she leads
The exhibition of France alone is worth visit
to Philadelphia. The place of honor-where
the nave and transept of the building cross, at
the center OF the building-where her highest
works OF art stands over against that of Ger
many, is occupied by black marble mantel-
piece Is feet high ornamented with statues in
gilt and bronze. The porcelains of France are
remarkable and are in a position to be com.
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arated only by an aisle.
Great Britain and Ireland, with the colonies
of the new Empress Victoria, occupy the next
portion, and next to the largest area of the
Main Building. 1t is estimated that the British
exhibit is worth 100000. A single vase, the
Helicon, is worth $4,000. The English have
learned to display their goods SO as to strike
the spectator with the greatest effect The
cases are plain but the goods, cottons, woolens,
cutlery, immense in quantity and variety, are
evidently feel that they are on the soil of
the nation which in the next century is
to be their principal competitor. The London
Graphic is printed on a press operated by
gas machine in the building. Great Britain
and her colonies will occupy one-ffth of the
building, of which Great Britain and India
occupy half, and Canada and the Aus
tralian colonies divide the residue equally
between them. Ontario furnishes more than
all the other Canadian provinces. This prov
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school system which her authorities claim
to be the best in the world New
Brunswick presents red granite, case of edge
tools from st. John and axes from st. Ste
phens. These implements lack the finish of
the New England makers. Quebec and Toron-
to make such display of wooden and cotton fab
RIGS, fine work in leather and furniture, that
we had as we'll turn some of our attention to
our growing rival over the border. The Aus
tralian provinces make the most striking dis
plays. They show every kind of product which
they afford and the quantities exported are set
forth in figures. The amount of gold exported
from the various provinces is represented by
obelisks covered with gold foil, and figures
across them showing the amount. Maps,
exhibited to set forth the resources of that won
derful Land.
Sweden follows Great Britain on the right.
Her most notable display is Bessemer steel and
iron, in masses of five tons to finely polished
hand mirror. There is such profusion of inn
plements of steel and iron that the thrifty
Pennsylvania will be vehement for the pro-
lection of his great industry where he has here.
tofore been only sturdy. This country also
makes fine display of carved woods.
Norway succeeds with narrow strip, but it
is crowded with curiosities and specimens of
the handiwork of the skilful and cunning ar
tisan. The flagree work of the wood orna.
ments are most delicate. Nor is this nation
wanting in samples of wooden, hempen and
paratus nsed in the manufacture of that de-.
lectable fluid known as cod liver OIL
Italy with its artistic and beautiful products
brings us to the western end of the building on
the northern side of the middle aisle. The
space occupied by Italy is very treasure house
of that which is exquisite and fanciful There
are large number of objects in terra Gotta.