The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25

mountings and floral paintings courtly
costumes, heavy with embroidery of
gold and silver great seamless ex-
panses of the most valuable lace ban
ners and regalia, and fine straw and deli
cately tinted silks are the main features of
the display. But the most interesting
and the leading exhibit in the section is
that of clocks.
feet. The pavilion is built of wood and
plaster, and is of the forid Gothic style,
being a representation of the leading
architecture of the city of Mexico at the
time of the conquest of the country by
Cortez. The display is of silk, cotton
and wool, raw and manufactured col
lections from the world renowned mines
of Mexico, including mass of silver
weighing 1000 pounds /; coffee seeds,
fine wood and fbers of the sgave or
maguey.
Egypt has an area of 5,022 square
feet. In a pavilion which is a perfect
model of an Egyptian temple of the
ninth or tenth century, Egypt presents,
in perfect order, display Of plaster
casts of hcr celebrated monuments,
busts and statues Arabic ornamental
plaster work collection of household
utensils, and implements and weapons
of war used 10y the native: of interior
Soudan cabinetware of modern make,
exquisitely carved in the ancient Arabic
style and inlaid with ivory, ebony and
mother-of-pearl /; brassware, almost
microscopically engraved with religious
sentences in Arabic fancy articles of
ivory or ebony, made by hand by
wandering Arabs, and equaling in finish
the best machine make, and q great
variety of curious old manuscripts in
hieroglyphics, Coptic, Arabic and He.
brew.
China occupies an area of 5,642 square
feet. The pavilion, which was con.
structed in Canton in sections, is 6
gaudy affair. The cases are arranged il
circles, and contain pottery, porcelain
bronzes, carved wood work, chasings, in
laid work, silks, etc, both cases and
contents being in keeping with the
curious pavilion. The display is ready
Turkey has an area of 5,022 square
feet. This section, like the Russian, il
occupied by but few unopened cases
About the fourth of July the display
comprising coffee, opium and pipes
Will doubtless be complete.
Portugal has an area of 1860. 5 squar,
feet. The exhibits comprise repre-
sentation of the fora of the country,
full display of the wines for whicl
Portugal is noted, and great variety o
! manufactures, including articles mad
of Lisbon marble.
Denmark has an area of 2,510 squar
, feet. A plain, neat, fortress-like struc
ture, bearing the Danish coat-et-arms
, incloses this section. The display
, mainly of terra GOTTA ware, with dar
ground, relieved by raised figures of
| light color, or with light ground re
lieved by dark figures. There is also
| fine display of cordials, gloves, furs an
) skins.
Chill has an area of 2,S23.8 sIuar
feet, rectangular inclosure bein
formed by means of series of glas
? showcases, with beautiful pagoda 6
one end of the rectangle. Ali the e,
hibits were displayed at the recent fa
= in Santiago, having been selected ther,
3 from for superior merit. Minerals frol
r the recesses Of the Andes, old potter
= and other relics of the Auracanian an
e neighboring Indian tribes, stuffe
. llama and cougar hides and gener
, manufactures constitute the notable po
4 ton of the exhibit.
: The Argentine republic has as area
2,625. Square feet. Not loady.
0 Tunis and Sandwich islands have 6
Q area of 3,5S9.5 square feet. Tunisit
s area, 2,015 square feet; exhibits N
e completely arranged. Sandwich islam,
S area, 1,574. 5 square feet condition lii
S that of the Tunisian.
Peru has en- area of 1,462 squa
g feet, inclosed by pavilion of unpr
e tentious, but neat design. The prime
pal exhibits are card tables, check
q boards, etc., made of rare wood, bea
i tifully inlaid filagreed silverwar
10 charming artificial flowers made by Il
If students of the college of st. Teresa
,r Lima cigars guano, an indispensat
/; article in Peruvian display; oil pail
er ings by native artists, and a great varie
<, of tasteful articles made by scho
r children.
re Orange Free State has an area
ii 1,057.5 square feet. The carpeted pl
s, form, inclosed by framework of da
wood, relieved by gliding and drap
to with orange and white (the State color
III from which hangs festoons OF red, VIII
lg and blue, supports rich and thoroug
ly completed display. Diamonds
be rough state, minerals, specimens of Gu
e, Gus wood, ostrich feathers, hand mG
1e harness, equal to machine work, ivo
in hides of wild beasts and grains CO
ut pose the bulk of the display. It
e. great wool growing country, and Il
to commodity is the main feature of I
k exhibit, there being large quantities
mohair, just as it was sheared from
.5 Angora goat, and also less fine mater
IT. in the unwashed and the white state.