New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-10


irus is quite large, and the articles appear 10 com
pare well with those shown in the French, English
and Swiss sections
Towering above the press Of show cases In the
eastern end Vt the building is the twostory pavlhoh
of the American book trade, where III an arrange
ment admirable for system and compactness' appear
the recent publications of al Tho leading houses,
with the exception Of J. y. Lppincoit " Co. VINO
make handsome separate exhibit. ms great COZ
lective book exhibit is one of the very ',st Single
features Of the whole fair. Near IL arc Al mar DC
and granite shafts and monuments. tempting one 10
comparisons of the relative endurance oi tue WORK
of ibe author and that Of the stoneoutter Near by
the exhibit of maps and specimens made Wy the
Geological Survey of New-Jersey calls for COM
mendation
Arranged along the southern wall is the group of
iron ores and iron in its simpler FORMS Here rus
burgh takes the lead, as might be expected.
Bu;lalo company does WELL and the exhibits OF ores
aud pig metal frjin the Hanging Rock region OF
Ohio and Eentucky, and from tho Lehigh valley Is
worthy OF praise. Che sriEtug feature OF the group
is. however. tho NuoI.c Archway constructed OF
iron and steel r. IS hs he Cambria Company OF
Johnstown, Penn o. course there arc IRON safes
without nrmbe; Tor this is land where fires are
almost too frequent to be called casualties, and
where burglars flourish 4 Philadelphia firm shows
large safe deposit vault and takes care If visitors
valuablcs. The II tkers Of ornamental house hard-
ware. all of thom / believe from Connecticut, set
forth their articles in brilliant array or galvapzed
iron articles, of plate tin, and Of wire-woTA. the
display Is especially good.
Asat all the minor fairs in this country, furniture
occupies a great deal of room The makers have
put forth pTasewOrthy eorts 10 give their wares an
attractive setting, and have bnIt a series OF small
rooms. handsomely carpeted and papered ana III
some eases having mantes, pictures and chaldc-
lers The rooms are open at one side and IL double
row front upon passaee-way. With these home
like surroundings the furniture naturally SHOWS to
muca better advantage than when set out upon u
bare floor in cabinet wale-rconi style, some OF the
heavy walnut work is exceedingly good, and there
are "A f3w cabinets AMI sidsboa-ds in u gh5 WOO Is
thai are quite artistic. The West compates with the
East in walnut bedroom su.tes-onc al the finest
coming from Columbus, Ohio. As a rule the upho'-
5terus as not IN the best taste. Another far crit
csm is lack Of originality Of design in the most
costly and pro;outogs articles.
The country does not, ike the French the En-
glish and the Germans shine in porcelain and pot
tery. nor does il rank with the Austriaus and the
Swedes and Of course il cannot pretend to nYa the
Chinese and the japanese. The exhibits in this line
are 1node.tly placed in a corner. They include
collent white stonewarc. from fronton. Liverpool
OloD and other localities plenty of the Tich brown
LIVERPOOL varc the color Of which merits more ar
tisiic treatment than it Gots and little Of plain pr
celain from Greer pont, Ncw-Gork. Oh white ware
decorated with colors and gliding. there Is an aband
ance. Tho entire displav-relatiyeiy large ono
| has a commercial rather tn, an artistic interest
| Some animals heads for wall ornaments, from Phe-
rixvillc Penn, are. however, admirable.
The che nists and notably those Of Philadelphia,
make a very extensive and attractive display, and
with them the manufacturers Of drugs aud .ncdi-
cines enter into n friendly rivalry. These two in
dnstries form one of the loading groups in the
American section. The perfumers are also here in
force. 4 NeY-York house occupies tai mosque
like structure gliterng with gold and gay colors;
another I'm throws q fragrant spray over passers
by from the top OF bamboo temile aud half
dozen others make really brilliant exhibits.
Marble aud marbleized slate mantelo are displayed
IN astonishing variety in alcoges along the south
wall Statues, fountains, and garden ornaments, in
imitation bronze fill a large space
UNIQUE FEATURES.
Tie swords made by the Anos Manufacturing Com
pany of Chioopce, Mass, show admirable workman
ship The Winchester Arms Company display is
sure 30 arrest tho attention of promenadeTs on the
main isie snd two or three Other eastern arms firms
ale wei! represented.
Among tho exhibits remarkable for uuiqueucss
NAV be mertorNl showcase in the form Of IA
bllak-boo} feet high, with glass sides disclosing
nilee Of ielg-rs and dsy-boOks; a model post-olhce
made by the Y3ls Lock Company, oQrlous pavilion
constructed of dlaintle5, an oct3gonal house VIII
walls of polished and inlaid woods, an art by the
way which is being rapidly developed il this coun-
try; q lovely garden pavilion inado OF rattan AMI
orramented with flowers ie., and litile bellN all
OF rattan. and OF designs more delicate than ono
wouit imagine could 30 got out Of the material
and smantcl-pieCa and bureau OF mirror glass. The
American Soc:etyof Civil Engineers have "A modest
exhibition Of 4tt-rs pertaining to engineering IN the
gallery al tn, west ond. With the American lnsti-
tute of Mining Engineers. this Society proposes 20
direct attention 80 'ghateyor represents American
engineering or industrial progress ia Che Exposition.
and also to provide ready Cor foreign engineers
70 visit the prominent public works, iron and steel
mills Sc III thu couutIs. The limit If thS article
hermit only brief mention Of the mot prominent
lines Of exhibits in tho American section. The DIS
olav will be found, whole, ~ crsdit3b's -. i3'
Of any foreign country Any one fan lar win the
wide field OF our uati0pal industries viii find many
important IainufaotGrcs unrepf"se1ted; but il he
has an adeqaate conception Of tbs difficulties Of
creating q, great exhibition IL "a country whore not
one person in q Thousand had any notion of tho ir
portauee and magnitude Of such an undertaking no
will rejoice a. tho results which Nh Goshoin and
his associates have wrought.
GREAT BRITAIN.