, 1876-05-16

rhs:s arc two ,ss,,ass': 1t; york. On exhibition IN
different Ways @ sHsh : vsat amonnt Of laoor and
n 9e aa tss f. bdsoas II
of these wo1kn, ono Il overcome rather with awe
than Win admiration: They afa loeatel close q.
isa bnnNer neArly O foot squAFo.. Tho material IL
while .atin, aud upon tnls Gronnd Is wrought tho
snw. There IL fringe around tho whole pfceo, Of
gol1en'sntcd s!tk, ta,tetplIy and olaborasely DO.
seal II effs une tx
ei ont ns 10 convey tho perfees Impression of Ing
n;atknin5 OF course L Is r. many eelo5s 70. a
bns Wnum !; whiia nndernssath s arc twin sptigs of
The r."e S
a:e work ofart. TWAS made by Mira c. .pfoFdt,,
The aeeond article to which have alluded is a
specimen Of nocdle work. md yon may i,aye heard
sa & sns. S@ h% sexas %ss Mss, eo
tofa " sEr walter Scott was After or retaiaets
had pau.cd under M old yew.trec nut far from tho
Court After bo!ug married 70 burnley. oatlng
upon thD features OF the unhappy Knight, on which
death WAS stamping tta mark. sho said:
,.,,, ,",LS9k-iook 2: 4 hi,n wsli Thas haa u been
Francis, tho wil of chsstciar, Tho power md the
)! %ssie, Y, Ps;,1; |c.s ss =? yessS.ui s sssss
of Dothwoll md now the deep, devoted passion OF
Douglas. ..nsnght could save them; they looked on
thc wrssehed Mary. and 10 haye loved IT. her was
the @ poisoned cup. tha * and siosk. the dagger.
away M % nGec.on On @ sneh = wro'eh % a. ami 1mpofs 1
tune INC not-1 will ny no farther-f eau die hut
once. and Twill die here"
Of tho dying man, who continued To NJ hle eyes on
hcr With az eagefne,s % o. pas.,nn which death u,
s s .nS fsn sJy S Hs1 not se
d!a IN mine artnot. ~ 4 Douglas sbonld, md dlc
curatc1y represented, the colors linpnily blended
Most remarkable Of all is the fnc that tho entiso
thread. More than million stitches were required
70 complete It. md fifteen years we're occupied IN
;e s aa q n & e1nsa by byGsS fse
Riley, Of Louisville, Ky.
hea st. e. Nee hos9y mpassr
Philadelphia, endcayored 70 procure the attend.
ss & esy svs!a Ct SFs q % s"v III s%
exhibited, and competent persons erc employed to
EAFlHaH W tE0 CRSl9uE lutLllVAb W lNlE.lIAkN
lng. It is certainly one Of Tic most interesting Of
sho arts Some 81 ,he specimens Of the lace shown
IL tho %ea'aa. % pa,illo'i are mess exquisite ed
rev styie called vi! h!p.dTe,s which sois for s14$.
VII Of Fl s sMn PusSs &c.
oyerskrt, and cutrass OF Duchcsse lacc, fs valued
at $500 OF laco by the yard, saw some point
point Dc Medseo at tic IL ss'no psee; ei't peint
i M '5 ssss = Re'ss
pennyweights T. thu yara, n,aic OF M 800 thread,
ons Of tho prettlcst articles in Mr. Noots show
case that I saw WAS . pin. cushion Of hlns satin.
having an inside lining Of crimson satln, and for
snss Pees Of olna aas t IN h.ui
ls50.S AGeye ths i a. eag1o holilue il his beuls
awrcath. ThIs waa all handmade, and, thongh
wntkwonen constantly Tor three months to COM
plctc It. One made The eagle, second the roses,
snyu tea oa1 hs hsb
V.
never realized before coming here The sacred.
bowling down before 1t, hit not as bctoro ehrlno,
rather IS an outward expression Of intestinal pain,
ly eating green nprles mud such II philadelphia,
however. they not only build monuments TO Epl::
eurns, hut they honor their M dead By eatlng md
city about which cluster any halfowct aasocatona,
or With which any Of tho great men af The pnst
ever connected, has been turned into restaurant.
Did you 'eyor hear Of such a funny tdcaf Nor IL
th!h due 10 any ephcHesnl hope OF gain during tho
Centennial season, almost all Of them having
most recent occurrence. Of Ibis kind. and
tho one which suggested my text has been
ihc transformation q the awin-for1est mansion
Into bcercry. Every night tho orchestra Of Thco.
dore Thomas performs tlore, md Thousands Of
pcope nock to hear tho music, snd to eat and
dfin! and bo merry. Right down IN the hcnst Of
the city, Chestnut street, Is the old house where
Benedict Arnold was married., md even the very
n1lcc Of the ceremony Is pointed out o-lay by tho
proprietor Of the Green Restaurant which occu-
plea tho building. The old Belmont mannlon,
where Washington Lafayette, aud others nsed u
assemble, ia nnW-a restaurant Tho hoMSe where
William Penn lWelt Is now-a restaurant.
Tho principle BY which all thcse and other land
n1arks are turned Into eating -places hAs bothered
me not little to discover. When camc hero, /
thought u trst t!lat 1t was mere reckless dsa1c-
gard Of nil that other pcoplo held car anil lover-
end: But my saews have expartencea considerable
modification, especially nfscr tesrupln suppcr At
tho ureen Reataurant; md begin to hcliovc that
true fnwardness wprships moru ncccplahiy at the
shrine Of antlqnity through offerings Of beef aud
soup than With The empty need Of praise.