, 1876-06-10

AZ The Fsrnna Eshihtnn tfm sa1nr privilege was
1sr,n,"l an. II it FatI til" gle was v"ry large.
The ehI iak'~ its tr.i1K' fur tht' rttIs''A lint
n u: Tn"f' a;',1 'a'e! III HIft n, kr f,% . M W.
rrinr!fa1 rrcnt.K nf that t'H,k arr admirably dr.
ii'lrasial. All thu fars sxprcss tlc rrnpcr men
eAt phskInn, frnh Mwe a'n} frlr tn
hope md eeHtntic delight. ! cann"t say
|i1w funny figures nrr represented, hut there are
htnn" duzrIS Uf thrtn, and every tine nfsl t!t of
tlr drawing IL M perfect a. In the iS. cngrAr-
ing q! wssl II steel. Not only arc there tlEurcs,
but there aro Trees, and p1ants, a'ni vi'tet and
rnirae nn1i.ier Tic centre of the sllu1A u oc-
c,ipicd with thu representation Of It, Mfcincl,
With hts flaming swor'i, standing tn the pros
trnto hotly Of tic Dra4nn; nnI hrnu'nl the sacc
the hook Tie signs of the zoI!ar, With deli
rate twlnt,iE Of leaves forln thu .or.lGr of the
Shield nnl 'lll np thc spares between the several
HYnls. The steel n'nl silver III the 1nnfn taEc
uf tie Shield arc enriched Ay DasnAsccnetl guild,
81 tat the wl0u work has aM exceedingly cDst
~ appearance
Bit there Ia peculiarly OF t!fs piece nf work
which observes especial tnrnaiofI. III oltien tIJnts
.hi,rz, intended IL. I'rcs:n.ntIm! to Kings and
EInpernrs, md uthcr well-su-lt' people, were
tlnir II gold, ST TINT the intrinFlt salur,
t}mrt !rt!m tile workmanship. was very great
t,,.rntIs wars tint l1ayc devastated Europe, tie
intrinsic value ruusgd nany Ut thrni To 70 II
lie n,rItng-p and consequently thousands nf
splendid wlrks ut nrt IIhyc Disappeared. 1t wns
not nnt!l reccntiy tl'at it has .wc!lrrel tn my
nue To put the work tnto SONG cheaper metal
than Eul'l, Nd as 10 suyr It froM destruction
,ylrneycr It falls into snurnudlng l,alnla. The
makers nf til. Milton ah!cl! have hls II exactly;
they 'nvr ea'ihs'i It N l'e executed IN steel and
silver. touched hire anu there with gold. III
triaSirally, the Shield Ii not worth SlU,-pos-
silly mt $3.50 tlat n thief wfun intended to
,ncIt bis pn,uler to nyul,l detection wsa, MT
take tic trouble 70 carry It away. But lc. Il he
made VI gotd, Ike tic massive works IT the
Milltc Ayes, nMl II would very h''un eezne to
grief, Il put to risl; through II revolution ur
twu. Tire hamc lrineiple In carried out
III thu use q rtut":,t.Htlser, ware, which
solIl Atrtl,ie, TI!v ,,akrrs IL Bilvrr-plateI
knives and turks clan that tllcr arc fast SUP
planting splll Kflyrr, and tlllt the hest ad
tlInst htsl-tonctl" fnnilics IN tlc country arc
| fIatroniZing them.
sTEAilSu WITH riscnnI,os.
The si|ycr.plalc men say tint cAItcrt thieves
now infurm themselves lis tu the character VI
the ware in thu houses they enter, ali, II they
find Ii IL ,latri, they lcnye IN dilgust. 4 fe~
ycur. agt,, II gclltlc,ilan IN New rUrlf hos,yht IL
rouplc uf plated forks tu try. They werc nut
nn,ong his turks of real silver, nn, t,cfore tacy
hnti bcrn there 4 week. Ills house was entered
by burglars. The fellows lookcd intn thu sil-
| vrr-hnskct. NtMl, to mike sure hf what they
| were nl,uus, thty topls Il fork Ut ran.1uIn and
hrilt It. by the r,,rcss acc!,lcnt they p!tked nI
one of the nuw purchases, utld, ti.ldmg 1t was
| plated :nctat thry LIFT tho house. taking nway
nothing hut few .,lltls-a,al-t.,ls Of III c,,nse.
Ilcrcc. T1c silver war tafe anu unllarncd J,y
reason Of It's lrss yAinaLe cnnllMniontl,ip have
been tulI thai IL skiIl1ut burglar II, thu city
will nut assuratr Will one wl,o steals plated
ware ar rinrhbeck Iewr)ry.
Tic cSlhitors Ut The Milton Shield tElklnEtor
II Co., ns Lolulon) l,uvc several uther things u
thu sanc kind IN their colcciiol,, thu most ornn:
nlc,ltdl of them !!eing TIC "lIyltvon Fasc' aid
the "pompcian Toilr,te.' ! i'uyc not s[aer for
thetr description, M it would take cDa's''' III
lnprc tu give I'LL adequate" idea uf Their chara:.
ter md bca,i'y. The Fasr Is by the maker VI
tile Shield, md wl,cn ys,u knnw tlnt tr dcvntct
rix years 10 It's eo;lstsur:iun, yol mny give q
guess as IL IFS character. It is utsfgnrs, to Illus
,rate iltlse atn! ltrtry; ninl every part of tlst
vase Is in keeping witt, this ntent. Tln: value
Ut the Vase ii ,nt at &A',tAn III gold fur tlc art
1anr nlonr, Bonlc If which Is 81 delicate that 1t
can unly be trru tn perfection under Il mngn4fy
ing-g!ass. There nrc many figures on the VASE
a1itl llls many trarngs ot fruit nn' tl'wcrs, II.
IT, thu Shield; and altogether thc work il t'ilt
II which both maker atd exhibitor yar. vel bs
proud I. W. Il.