New-York tribune., 1876-07-24
THE EXHIBIT OF DENMARK.

LARGE COLLECTION or ARTISTIC TERRA GOTTA
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PHILADELPHIA, July %. - Denmark has
hrou gh very little TO the Fair, hut her small eNoit Is
installed with excellent TASTE aud the articles are all
worth seeing You enter the section under Simple
archway adorned with trophy of flags, and passing be-
tween copeS In terra Gotta Of ThOrwaldsenS statues ~
Ganymede and Hebe to looh ON the inner SIDE "l
the archway at the sise husts of the King ANA queen
set against crimson draperies pendant from great El
crowns. Two cases of slvcrwaro from ChrS'oNiln "i
Copenhagen first attract notice There are Two sets III
rcouSs( work. with kettles provided with spritialS,
which show that the good old custom Of the housewife
making tue tea herself the table, mn
happily almost unknown in this country, sin
prevails I'm Denmark as In England. Irs"
epergne. IN classic stylr, is admirable Tor the
boldncSs Of the figures IL bears AZ the base
on one side Neptune drawn by Tritons and mernaids
through The sea, and the other APhrod with sn-
liar an above female figures representing Paint
Ing Sculpture. Architecture. and Decorative Art, ana
the piece Surmouutet by figure holding an oar ANA
laurel wreath The peculiar aud highly artiShc terra
Gotta ware In imitation Of EuSclr, Roman, and Lsip-
tiau styles Tor which Corenhagen If famous occupies
space than all the other bits put tog hel nut
there are scarcely articles alike, and as all are so
attractive is not disposed to tnd fault with The
prominence given il. fun description of this highly
successful attempt TO revive ancient torms ana dc'"a
tons in 1otcry and to purify and cNat them by the ap-
plcatiou OF modern art ideas, must be reserved for
special article on ceramics, which viii So treat of the
lovely little terra gotta plaques with f-ures IN relief
upon 2 maroon background, that line the walls.
You pass on slowly not wanting TO exhaust too soon
the rather meagcr exhibit OF other astcrS aud look ~
the tasteful furniture ebony upholstered in blue vel
vet the safe made repr0o wood and paper the tow
crg trophy OF bottles of chcny cordial rising column
like and spreading out at tc top, To imtai palm 'I'e
the ferrc OF fIolcng children carved in Tood, ana
farmer coming from his whoat-hrld with beads oi gram
in bis hand which he examines closely TO see Ii II II lp'
enough to harvest and finally stop before ease labeled
Artificial leather" The name cyrics curiosity. cir
cuar Explains that the articles IN iHt case when al 'aF
to pieces OF leather, shoes and iudcI n, h. ns are
made from scrap lea Ter reduced To q Gnfoh~ php.
mixed with restorative Tor fcNNiu4 amman p ~ "It
rolled between calender rollers. Il Is iIp.F"as To- cg1
and hot water ana recommended for al purposes i"l
which leather is used.
large case filled with articles FROM Greenland ro-
minds Won that that rigid uiiSuauird country Is aii>h
colnuy: but - little model of q tuI lrd stone hut, ODE
spears and fish tackle Of bone, ana tic rGd' Uuh'suc
utensils bear 10 sug-c.t0us of European ciNIl 4.iHl
Outside the sole exports Oi TIE htu" lSl'
fist oil and feathers. Shown ANA ticIc j. inl-'
slender can made OF skins stretched over frame Nlid
waterproof skin Jacket aut hood, INTO "hlch the Oc'h
pant inserts himself, sew q IN 10 The drc6.
There is nothing else worth mers0niog ~ me llnlSh
section unless il be portfolios OF III clarlcai draw
lugs and some cn-TdyIn of Hans CiTsti a Andersen
Remembering The comparatively large ana much more
varied display Dcuut"N Uauc ae N.cuGa one lt'H 4'Lc
complaining 81 tsc poverty ~ thr show "hcn it Ii' i%
tue last tie EJ,i cous into which iu. section di-
yidel and finds there j. uOtIn more 10 see, nut re-
tfar yur steps The terra Gotta ware, yOu look at IL
a minutes ION ger, and 20 away ir Letter pulhOI'