The Portland daily press., 1876-05-19

you have purchased articles YOU didn't want.
paid an outrageous sum for them, handed in
two fifty cent notes at the entrance instead of
| one-in fact, wasted your substance in riotous
| living upon diet of guide books and similar
trash. Give yourself up to the inspiration of
the occasion. Never mind fatigue or inconye-
nience. Wear an outfit that will be comforta-
BILE and endure hard wear Take a lunch with
you SO that you need not walk long distances
in search of restaurants when you have no time
| Oh strength to spare. You will find it worth
| any sacrifice in the instruction and pleasure
| you obtain. By all means tuck bit of red,
white and blue somewhere about your dress.
The streets are hung in flags, the national col
ors are omnipresent Two small children on
the grounds were actually dressed in skirts of
red and white stripes, and waists of blue with
white stars. All the sristocratic puppies have
scrap OF the ribbon at their collars and In
| church, Sunday, across the pulpit front were
alternate lines of white pinks, and crimson
azellas with cluster at one side OF blue violets
and star flowers.
Il really think the next best thing to travel.
ing in Our own country and abroad, is tour of
this main building. The length of the struc-
ture is 1880 it, Its width 464 #. To walk
| through all the aisles, in and out is a promen-
| ade of II (eleven) miles, the regulation dis
taLce for soldiers in one day. There are rolling
chairs pushed about in all directions but they
| are unsatisfactory things, when you want to
investigate in an independent fashion.
Of course all the exhibits are classified, but
I can't possibly comprehend them scientifically
enough to denominate them under the heads Of
RAW Material" Textiles" "Motors and
Transportation" "Plastic and Graphic Art" 1
| just amuse myself by observation In an alarm
ing;y unsystematic way Expect from me no
law or order, only jump from one object of
interest to another.
The GRANTEES from Maine are Of solid beauty,
| wrought granite from Davis Tillson, Rockland,
| and those from Mt. Desert and other places.
There are cotton goods from our factories, and,
| also, in different part Of the hall did not
fail to note case containing "Pingree's artif-
| cial limbs"
Among the English and French goods the
| porcelains are too exquisite to be gazed upon
unmovsd. There are large supplies from the
Lambeth potteries-sueh majolica warel And
in Denmark" the Copenhagen ware is beau
| tiful, the decoration so rich and yet delicate.
| diminutive ornament for table costs from
81 to $40, about the price we pay (or do nst) at
any jewellers for an imported vase Of the kind.
They will take orders here for articles, but the
commission charged makes the sum just about
equal to that asked by importers.
The Paris hats and dresses and gloves are
very elegant. and the laces are lovely. Ahl
but in the Italian departments the pink corals,
the mosaics and turquoise. the carved wood
and the silver filigree! Among the articles ex-
hibited by the "Compagnie des lndes," the
crepes and cameps hair shawls, the cloaks and
scarfs!
The pavilion Of the Netherlands is elabor-
ately hung in maroon velvet and gold, and Is
very handsome outside, while within are no end
of interesting products and articles Of COM
>1nerce.
Brazil has pagoda of wood decorated In
blue, scarlet and gold. The interior is draped
in white and black tulle and covered with but
terf1ies of dazzling brightness and variety Of
color, beetles, hives and Eests, feather fiounces
and fans, as dainty and exquisite as can be inn
agined. the whole surmounted by a gay, Q
high.toned famingo.
So stand, lost in admiration, listening to .
concert from Gilmore's Band and drinking In
the music as part of it all. Near by stands
cross of granite, carved at its base in callas
vines and ferns, water gurgling out and wet
ting the stone so gracefully cut. and trickling
down over the lovely devices And here is .
pulpit, don't know how many feet high. such
as they use in Roman Catholic cathedrals carv-
l Cd iyl oh ~nI roh
gels blowing their trumpets, the saints and
apostles-the loveliest faces and fgures-all
solid carving, and gaze and go into ecstacies
over it and ask the young fellow having charge,
in gray uniform and scarlet cap, if 1t is Swiss.
He says he does not speak English, he speaks
French. l manage to find out that it Is Bel
gian work-"Chaise qui ce trouve dams
Peglise," he tells me, and thank him and
wander on and stand listening to the voices OF
Italians or Spaniards or French in CONVERSE
ton, quite near them, in the fascination Of
hearing foreign tongue till bethink my, elf
whether should like some stranger gaping at
me in that interested spirit and move away.
to turn, with pleasure, to greet some Portland
friend and so find myself at home once more.
Since the opening, the hotels and restaurants
are quite prepared to satisfy all hungry NOR
tails, and we choose the Vienna cafe We
order coffee, and very delicious it is. The
walters, in their swallow-tail coats and white
vests, could not be more polite. There follows
degree of attention unusual to frequenters Of
American ''eating houses" What kinds Of
ices?" "Cafe au glace, peach, ananas II should
say, pineappl les(." We finish our ices, and on
asking the price of the lunch, coffee rolls and
ice-cream, are told two and one-half dollars
in such winning accents and with such respect
full politeness it is impossible to be displeased.
Otherwise we might have thought it high.
afterwards learned that this must have been
mistake OF this one waiter's-that the prices
there are really reasonable aud the serving and
what is served is unsurpassed.
| Looking at crystal chandelier venture to
guess it is worth $1,000. add four to that,
madam" says the Englishman who Is superin.
tending, ''the value is S5O00" In the furni
ture line bedstead at $1,000 and crib at $500
are masterpieces in their way. Curious things
among the Swedish, Norwegian and Laplan-
die exhibits are ife-size figures arranged In
groups One represents dying deer, after the
hunt, the family of people gathered near
watching its sufferings. These figures, or ones
similar, are constantly mistaken for men and
women. Their hands are really shocking they
are so natural; though not made of wax but
some different material.
The pianos onhexhibition hold the names of q
greater number of manufacturers than would
be supposed to exist. Steiuway, Chickering,
Stieff Decker Bros Knabe, Hoppe, Emerson,
Schumacher, Miller, Meyer, Weber and SO on.
The inevitable drumming resounds in this re-
gion, from ambitious musicians anxious to
"show off,
1 Tiffany has number of prizes in solid silver,
won at various yacht races (some belonging to
James Gordon Bsnnett) and shooting matches.
that are very beautiful. Aud among the
wealth of silver and jewels noticed psrticu.
larly a table of Mexican onyx, the base Of q
crystal.
Some verde antique is shown ,,uarTied at
Hartford county, Maryland. The mine is only
worked to a slight depth, but wonders are an
ticipated. They look forward to its surpassipg
the verde antiques abroad, and they value 1t at
i $40 cubic foot