, 1876-05-27
THE CENTENNIAL SINGER,
Its Practical Music as Heard All Over
tho World.
II
4 Beautiful Adjunct Of the Philadelphia
Exposition.
The Charming Villa Of q Famous industrial
Organization.
Notes, Within and Without, By 1.-THE
Tribune" Correspondent.

Notes, Within and Without, By "The
Tribune" Correspondent
ERtefai Gnsrk,pondtnte ef The Tribune.
PHiLADELril1A, Aiay A.-Closc by Memorial
unfl, the nrt home of the Exposition, stands a
SPACIOUS airy villa, Of dainty architectural pro-
portons and handsome finish. Mounted upon
thu bluffs Of the uulson, II would bc tnken for
tic couutry seat of suinc nerclIunt prince OF
nlorc than ordinary taste. 1lcrc In the Exposi-
tl'1' grounds IL Is likely to impress the visitor
who first secs It from LITTLE DISTANCE away as
the tnost unique md attractive OF ul1 the Statu
llcaaquustcr buildings.
CLOSER APPROACH,
however, tells q different a,ll VASTLY more inter-
ektng story. Erected upon gentle tcrraes;
powered In great trres; surrounded with garden
plats, ami heavy vases filled Will cl,o!ce plants
and Howcrs, and gayly 1cdeekgd with the bright
cnsigns Of the chief nations ii the eustI, stai,tis
the Exposition HUME of the Singer Manulacur-
lug CnnpAng,
Tie character OF this, the foremost Of all few
tng-tnachne organizations, wa. such that the Cen
tehrIai Commissioners checEfuily accorded II
the ground upon which to erect q special struc-
tnFe of lta own. 1t WIS well understood by thu
Exposition authorities TINT Justice could not be
dune to the vast resources 1T the Singer Com
pa1Iy by co"pIng its exhibit III cru1npel pagoda
IA ,;Mac1tfncry Hall. Permission 10 put Up a
building fur It's own exclusive use was accord.
ingly. given the Company. Mr. Inslee 4. Mop-
per, PRESIDENT vi the Singer organization, ap-
pTcciatcd lhe value of tue concession And mag
nitu'le OF the event, and the noble clicc, with
ITS olster beauties AlId tuner inAgnitcence, Is L
brilliant cyIlclicc Of his business Judgment and
artfsttc culture.
THIS Singer structure stands with all Its doors
hospitality open, aml long lines Of wondering,
mit'lir1g visitors pass IN aid out from the ear[t-
II mar. ri.
4 CHARMING, coor. RETREAT,
peculiarly grateful utter tile glare and heat Of
tlle monster 1nnn buildings Of aIl the pleasant
rark, mud tlt,tie fnorc popular tlan u eaunter
through the Singer buil,1lng, stltlyinc tts clc-
CANT proportions und furnishings; Inspecting its
1neonlparablc inacl,inos and the sainples Vi risl
work executed by them; aud listening to the
clear, courteous explanations of the Cuupany's
attaches In atte,,da1lcr-
PAtsing up tho stairway to the ellicf entrance,
the s~arinEng visitors SOM ttnti themselves in
TIL MAIN APARTMENT
u the building. 1t IS great room, three sides
ol Which louk out through bron1 windows a1ll
&c snooFways to the green laWns a1sd woods beyond.
The apartment Is ricil will guild and colored
velvet carpet yclils to the tread al the count
1.,ss, 1sss vlStors; , Pleasantly enscorlaecd b.
or oa far nrenen n,oa wanat ,xor Fe''ngs in threc
Ladies' and gentlemen: 1t is undoubtedly
the uicst agreeable workshop In tile world; i
perennial reception In al apartment whose lug
n nry wou3a 1rt shas ne y ,n1ny Rrstsntoqs drawing
p!oyc8 exhibit the mcasurclcsa capatsties u tie
Singer machines Here nrr stitched huge thick
nrBscs Of leather, thin films Of lacc, gloves,
eaIs, st1oes, noe ctssts,Iin short, anything md
At ono machine sits gchtlc,nnn 1nnkinr tie
t1ost noncilalsut dispatch with tl,ose erstShily
teE1urs Of poor Wo.1lAn's life: button-ho1cs- At
another Is d lady doing embroidery gu u machine
Of patterns ! am fain to agree with the rrn,ark
uf critical visitor, tlat Invention las about cx.
laustcd Itself in sewing farilitics. There is
nothing Singer mAchine cunnot do speedily,
noisolessly, anu thoroughly.
TALL GLASS CASES
are grouped about the room. III these o1e shown
superb samples Of completed work wrought by
ths otn'9trotent Singer: There h light and henry
Guslions, sht'lrer's attire, ladtes' morning
drtsses' ball5asters, slippers. harnesses, and 70
Oh In nlnIoet endless variety. The gstbettcal
attraction Of nll, however, Is
BrATELY WAX LADY,
standing In latga crystal apartment by herself.
The sisk langtngs OF The case, from out Of which
she calinly returns the guze of the visiting
thousands, a1e Of rc bl1ic, setting of allnir,
ao!y ner rsKal evening costume of white satln
rapture i, tllls agurris magnificent nttirr M,
l.eart-bUrntngs tlsat ttcy, scyerully and tn,Ire.
lively, aru not the owners Of similarly sum.rl,
ruLes, l pass to tic scrond rsccnfoa.
room, noticing first tho cMb,1rntn iaint.
iugs On onc entire sido Of tie
frat room. These nrc carc(u,ly-executrsir repre.
sentatio,s of The Singer Connanv,. vast fai,.
tories at Elizabctlport and Newark N. J.
South Bcnfi, Ind, and GlasCow, Scotland.
In the sceotld grand apartment W. Rro met
Here are muro ye]rrt tnTnnts ,.,,r., ,,aEt
tlrayerles, more cl,olcesy-uphos ctnrs md
suf:ls. There IL heavy carved nfrr.ciass nn.i
1nantcls, while the iunumcrable knjSk.knsrks
Of refined drawing room arc scattered thickiy
around ~A'eA-5
TWO LADIES'
welcome t,s to this p]Qrc. One In Mrs. N r
Custis IT New York, who receives Mi ytsitors:
makes u lucid, pleasing EXPLANATION nj thr 49,
hibits, tclling hcr story for lie thoqsandth time
Tor tho rst, aud serving ~ mn a5,nirsfs hn,t'ss
from morning till nirht. 1'hr nti,er iaIr 70