Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-18

The first scene of "Sardanapalus was
in progress when the party entered. The
audience rose and cheered. At the end
of the act Signor Operti waved his bat
on and "God Save the Queen" was play
ed by the orchestra. Thereupon the for
eign rifemen stood, and the audience
cheered rgain. Then came Yankee Doc
die" and the Wearing of the Green"
At eleven o'clock the deadheads depart
ed amid shouting throng and blaze
of lights. When the matches come off
| shall give some report of them.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.
have previously written of my de-
ceptive character at the Centennial, and
now certain recent experience suggests
mention of some equally misleading OBJ
jects. The ones that have perhaps caus-
ed the most numerous and ludicrous mis-
takes are the lay figures which display
national types and dresses in the Swiss.
| Norwegian and South American Exhib-
its. These are so faithfully executed
and dressed, and arranged in such nat
ural postures that where one is not ex-
pecting anything on the wax work order
he is very likely to be taken in by their
apparent reality. The number of visit
ors who have politely accosted one or
other of these dummies and asked it
some question relative to its native land,
under the impression that it was only
another of the costumed attendants who
are plentiful in this place, both in and
out of doors, is ridiculously large. Each
one waits expectantly, and getting moth
ing in reply beyond bland but fixed
stare, suddenly perceives the state of the
case and at once becomes systematically
Indifferent. falls to examining the un
conscious image or endeavors to stea
away from the scene of his-or more of
ten her-discomfture undetected. Blu
this effort usually betrays itself, and tn,
bystanders smoker in a most aggravat
ing way.
Another trouble of the average sight
seer is the frequent similarity of plat
glass and mirrors. In many places tn
situations are such that fellow can
for the life of him tell whether he j
looking through glass into the space BE-
yond, or merely inspecting objects whic
are really behind his back. without tn
aid of some corroborating circumstanC
= usually the sight of the observers ow
face wearing peculiar expression
wild uncertainty and glaring out at hi
. from what he took for the transparel
side of show case but what is in real
ty the advertisement of some MIR
. house.
- Still another source of confusion
the wonderful similarity to oil paintin
- of man of the tapestries and embroide
- les. This display is among the me
beautiful and really remarkable of a
Old hangings, rich, dark and mellt
- with age, fresh products of the mary
, lous GObetin looms. embroidered lar
scanes and portraits wrought with
." the fidelity of the Dutch painters decei
~ and delight the eye in elegant prOfusi,
.N' And even more curious than these ILL
u trations of skilful handiwork are so
~ specimens executed by iron and ST
" which modern ingenuity has endOy
'O' with almost human intelligence. In ]
chinery Hall is large, spirited pict
81 of the Battle of Bunker Hill, which,
a little distance, has all the effect
paint and canvas, but which closer
~ spection shows to have been executed
different colored silks, so handled as
give all the standings which such v
requires. This picture hangs in the
3 viliOn of the Weed Sewing Machine
and was wholly executed by one of
.o,. machines. 1t contains the inconceiv
: 7 number of $4,000 stitches and sp
,srtv as highly for the delicacy and ad;
r;no bility of these standard instrument
J. for the skill and patience of the a
fno who by its aid was enabled to ac
Gift plish this unparalleled feat. In all
.,ana er exhibits of this machine the
g T mechanical versatility, so to spea
ou;. shown, and justly entities them to
.onob high position. RAD
e day CAPTURE OF Boss TwEED.-rhe
2 That ling intelligence was received by