, 1876-05-22

1876.
rounded y flags tsstefully arranged; tho shield
"Tss;s,: ,atFssss tEFfs;ss!ss Like
Ksse stieek krssa'egt g Sc La. t1sEs''7's
Good nottocs, indeed, for the leather trade,
and persons not In tlIo business might remember
is adorned with long stripes Of red, white,
and blue, and the who1c Ia we'll lighted, SO that
pialnt..
other things part Of the skin Of boar, sutfcr
difficult to bore through, as II Is over al, inch Ia
% te uoP xas .sysn
h an excellent lot Of pcbb1cd leather Of all
colurs and shades Of colore, md Of all varieties.
Sheep, zeal, calf, COW, moose, kangaroo, and
nre several other skins which haze not enumer.
atcd. Massachusetts sends some guod leather,
both grained and pebbled, and there ID some
fine sole leather f1on Wisconsin, many OF Tho
There is 4 quantity Of English saddles Of
both sexes, or rather adapted tn tho Use OF
both sexcs, and the announcement over them
indicates that they are made from tho skin Of
full exhibit Of materials used in tanning, and
they, arc Inoro numerous than most
soP9 PS toRs ssRpSif pS which oSssS s es Il 'ss some S %
my ,playmatea used to be tanned when re tru-
antlzcd from school, and atn glad they wcrc
not thsfc, ae ! never liked them. There nrc
some things that bring up unpleasant rceollce-
tons, and these arc Of t1IcEn.
THE SHOW OF BOOTS AND BnoEs
Is vcry good. Philadelphia comes out strong on
them, mud 90 does New York, but sllinktho
finest exhibit in this line Is from New Jersey,
Of hl sorts Of foot-gear. There are slippers of
very delicate embroidery which Cinderella might
find too small, and the variety goes on and on
up to henvy ooots, which W might easily Mek a
There sagrca&varicty Of ofshoenlaking machinery,
antl there arc many patterns and kinds Of lasts.
One exhibitor puts In a quantity Of solcs, up
ps et 1lo1gsdq de- tic s9 nss @ 20 s whtsh ,o
hammers, Knives, aud awls to BE- 30 used
lincly embroidered, and tie thought occurred
Tvs We're end oo wG &c ,s a s .ha
TIE HIDE or TIE ELEPHANT rMrnEss
is ut QUO end Of the hall. She died last summer
In tho Geological Gardens Of Philadelphia,
~ S9 ey syy eda sps Il ne nsF Ry ay y, Sa psejmsiY m s
wrinkles, and appears course and poor. There
arc four holes In IT, which werc niadc by co.l-
stant lying on her side during her long ilness.
AH9 WuS FupIfD8et1 ]" DE Il HHuuTEH years OH,
but, naturally enough, her pedigree is not
Close by this hide Is an exhibit from Chicago
Of solno l]ncly-tanned calf and COW skns, aud,
not far nG, Bu1ic llntlsomc buffalo and wolf
robes, There are some alligator skins that ut
first glance appear to he laid out Into building
lots for tic Centennial. Cose Inspection, how
ever, shows that they are marked 0n to be male
tended to shpw q posolblc purchaser cx
singato skin. Alligator ' leather W hns
become popular Of late years, and Is said to bs
am unable To say from practical experience. II
II can be proiltably employed 1t ought tu make
the alligator lnorc respectable tnn liz llas been,
and certainly llo has BEEN rather low down up
to tho present time.
Near the leathcr exhibit, in. small hall at
ot1e end Of the building, there is
4 FINE SHOW OF TRUNKS
from several 1nnkcIB. Que handsome "1oG-
nickel ali cut out by hand by q member Of come
Joulneyman Trunl-Alaiicsa' Union, and offered
for sale at tho modest price OF $500. Wouldn't
y delight the bagg:Ee-smashers to sgt hold Of
and set the niclel trimmings ny'ng. around in h
heard Of haa invented trunk containing small
shaabcts s II 'as Sornsrs T5cse en- b.
which will explode when the trunk
ts handled too roughly. An excellent place this
to teach moderation to the b1GEngc-snlnstlcr,
but sec none OF these trunks On exhibition.
much slnco tho last great Expedition Of its lii
dustry. -....7.. ...7.---.
REFLECTIONS ON LEATHER,
I came out If tho Shoe and Lcathrr Depart
ment satisfied and proud satisfied to thluk
hal looked all through IT. und proud Of what
tue country has done. It Is far ahead Of any
previous exh!bi. IT the kind, and will giyo our
American lcatlser-nerchauts more prominence
than they hare had before. I regret that We
havc 50 few foreign exhibits Of leather, and
particularly of the luxurious branch Of the
fnl display Of the Russia leather goods, for
which tnat city ts famous; several exhibitors
were In tho field, all Of them frat
class, and all striving to do their
best. sat;chels, bugs, fans, portfolios, a.
pockct-booisa md hu,ilscd and i've hundred
otllcr things, were there, and they made nc
long to pUsscss them whenever l passed that
way. They had tho genuine smell Of Russia
leathcr, which always attracts, but they also
HAD BTAoNta SMELL or MONEY,
which Is not half 60 attractive to tho
nostrils Of the purchaser. Wo have
hardly any Of tAcso things here now, not
enough to maAe respectable showing. Neither
Aave We any Tatktsh feathers, or, at any rate, u
there are aay, they arc lying t. The boxes which
The wet weather continues. This Is tho third
day Of it, md there appears no prospect Of let
up. Mud Is everywhere mil In. some other
places besides, and II this sort Of thing con-
t!npcs week longer you may hear h that IT.. the
pcarcI altogether. Locomouon II difficult, aud
the narrow .guugo railway, with all Its turdlness
and bad management, ID o great comfort To.
tny 1t llas been much In demand, and VIZ shall
allbe lappy when It gets into fu1l y. %sVorkklng sV
order. 1. w. II.