New-York tribune., 1876-07-24
TILE EXHIBIT OF BRITISH NDA.

BRAUrY or THE JEwiIRY-FIHE wOJp C,RVISG-
DACCA LINEN-EUsEOIDLRY.
IFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or Tub TRIBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-Al the articles in
the section Of British India come from ii Indian Govern
nent Museum in London exoet tn carpets AMI tie oD-
jccts comprised N the EXHIBIT OtjeTey aJVer"fie ana
furniture made 10y Mr.. Watson of Bom.ay,a gentleman
who deserves good deal OF credit io bis enterprise ~
sending 80 many criou and costly thr gs distance Of
10000 miles. Tae furniture is made % q wood called
black wood, that has rch dark brown color ana com
pacness aDd hardness Of fiber resempus ebony IL y
proiseIy and eabOratey carved IN leaf and Une pat
terms with here aud there bird or serpent introduced
and chief pecuiiarty is the imitation IN opF-"0fh
OF thick targlrs foliage and vines The entire frame
of faeu the backs Of chairs and the panels Of cabinets
are made this kind of work; thus steado the carving
ornamening plain surfaces the whole piece ol furniture
IL oten a mass OF the most luxurious oraanentiuon
every square inch having been carved witI the knife
The exhibitor says that such furniture is of common use
IN the houses Of the upper mdde classes ~ Bombay
Most Of the ieryeiry shown Is square forms bearing
figures Of beathen dcitios TepUssc work IN unaoJeG
gold bat there also unique coin neck ecs ana pfaoe-
lets. raised work In gold upon the surface Of green
stones and many novelties in he way Of tigers claws
set In chased gold brooches, earLs necklaces, ana
bracelets full set Of these cTiG@oJans ornaments
COSTS $37s I should think IL would .m1h- q "OhDInS
blood ran cold 10 wear tnem, when o." Aolrr came
that perh pa they Oucc belonged % sone ipgns inah
eater aud that The lives OF many luaan BRINGS had
been torn out with them. Tho siver".rc displayed ~
ALI Of fine repous. work te arr undoubtedly o. ginaied
n, Ind D. and is IN familiar formsthr only HorrJ onr
olscrves being large ostrich cut ia halves aud set
I'm silver 30 as 10 form cup and cover appropriately de
signcr 1Jr ~ eIg dish. .,.
Jb. Et.f India Museum contribute, specimens "f the
grain. -s,tls uus medicinal roots hpers ana hiH Itis
~ no eaiiuysIna quantities oi rata bu 'n"nkh l"i
tne trnncs f srltctiOu--a case ~ cciuF, raa0ifs,
sandal. musical Instruments models pi carriages 'Dh
caffs aaf other materially fOT ciLh0lDf'1i 'luntt hhi
eeyes e--s al prcufilrly rich and arttc .dnfa o fk
aud linen enD 0Gere- IN ,, and worh ih inl'd inci &
stones ma lnOilel-O-p,ITl. The Ddcca lu.H h i.'
fne,f frfucrd u the world. Although hung d'rbir in
TIC case m fabric j. almost ~ Transparent Hs rl'drf
wrb I'M. i fns KIND OF cloth be i1hlan pfi"ets W",
who v "a re- tbuard bv her father Tor NOT bce 4vlrHiig
clad ral,led: Ny fatieT. have seven 2Ihchln o.
Some se SILK tisEurs are almost - Itct 'd WIN
embrOd rcd with sBiaH green Detr the 'i'rl mgt be
cofnpafaI OF V eintI'udo caught IA moon
bean. Very beautiful tbe eious ~ scarlet ai.k
and .Yi aud the richness " daina~k7 OF GOA ihicA1
faineha with black six cannot De estlb,d
So n hundred articles Of clgDI0idtly, ~ NbIfA lif
i-yi.b us, Of bullion thread produces g5tfeluK aud
~ fleets that n - impossible " Eyt afade9nae
tle or in SONS articles refined tase pre- leS over
lie prof sion Of costly decoration but IN others the