The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-10

OF one huge boquet. Here 1 saw a
gold tea-set for the first time. Also
case containing a dozen each of
knives, forks, tea, dessert, and large
spoons; price $1,000. From Dub
lin there was large case of brocade
poplin. The case was glass, twenty
feet long, eight feet wide and seven
feet high, and made house larger
than one we once lived in. The
American Steam Ship Company
had several model ships, which
were interesting to look at. One
of them was cat through the centre
from .'stem to STERN" showing each
division from the very bottom to
the upper deck. The dining rooms
were furnished with tables, chairs,
Sc. The stairs were arranged from
one floor to the other. The sleep.
ing rooms were provided with
berths, similar to those In sleeping
cars. This model was four feet in
length, land was in glass case. OF
the other models the outside and
upper decks only could be seen.
One OF the largest, showiest cases
there was that contsining the
gold, silver and glass iewelry, and
the tes-sets. There was also case
of handsome YelVets, so arranged
that the centre contained every
shade and color of the rainbow.
The standard colors, brown, blue,
green, ETC., were arranged on the
sides and contfasted their different
shades, fret assuming q dark shade
and gradually growing to lighter,
until from four to six shades were
so grouped as TO form only one
color. Ireland had some very hand
some table linen, lace and embroid-.
cry on display, and also q brilliant
case of feather flowers, made from
feathers of Brazilian birds in the
natural color, and were the most
dazzling colors 1 ever saw. Besides
these there were stuffed birds of
brilliant plumage, iewelry made of
bugs and insects, and q great many
cases of fine books, among them a
Bible written In two hundred diff
ferent languages. To display the
interior of the books they were
opened out and so made fast.
Nearly every State had its schools
represented, either with mineral
and geological specimens collected
by pupils, cases of birds, or states
and drawing books with designs
and lessons by the pupils. Some of
the states had drawings of school
buildings, through the windows Of
which the decks, etc., could be seen.
Some nice sculpture work was ex-
hibited, among it the stable where
Christ was born, the crucifixion,
and Mary weeping for her child.
We heard there were mummies in
the main building, and having read
and studied them, Miss Wagner and
myself were desirious to see these.
We went in search of them, a po-
licemau informing US where they
could be found in Peru, which was
some distance up the aisle we were
in. At Peru we found men from
that country who showed US the
mummies. They were truly sick
eniog sight, and in the language OF
the poet, we exclaimed: "What Is
man that he should be proud ?''
They were in boxes having glass
fronts, the boxes being six feet long
and foot and a-half wide. Their
eyes were eaten out and their nose
gone. They were but skin and
bones, the flesh had shrunken away,
the skin was dry and tight to the
bones, and the hair matted together
They were wrapped in spices and
cloths, and were in q slit ing posi-
ton. There were four of them
two men, woman, and q child
that was probably ten years old al
the time 1t died. On another part
of the ground was e mummy about
three Thousand years old, which we
had read much about, but had no
desire to see. We had seen enough
OF these ancient eople.
There was a very good display IL
tn g chemical department. There wa.
a column of alum looking as though
it had been formed In barrel. 1t wal
hollow on the inside and the two oppo
site sides were cut out so as to show ,
center column of cubes OF alum ar
ranged as they hardened themselves
Salts of Ammonia had been collected il
a rounding dish and the center looked
just as the frost does on the windows
The collection of monuments
was very fine and made o.
different kinds of granite. 1t did not
look any nicer than it does to go to
Andrews In Aurora and look at his
with glass front in which are some
very handsome stones. All the things
have been describing were in the
Main Hall which was the largest
building on the ground and covered
twenty acres. After they had this
building full they found they had not
room enough for the things designed
for that building 50 they built an an
mex 10 it short distance from it. In
4 this you find wagons, carriages, etc.
There are also the different styles OF
Icars-dlningrOom, drawingroom and
sleeping coaches. Then there are
some very nice street cars. will try
and describe two hearses saw. One
was all glass set in silver frame with
gold and silver trimmings. The edges
of the frames were set In mother OF
4 pearl. The inside was linFd with
white velvet and different colored
flowers festooned on it. 1t looked
more like bridal outfit or to be used
on some gayer festive occasion rather
than 20 take the dead % their last
long resting place, and to lead the sor-
rowing 10 the grave. / thought it
was altogether out of place, but very
grand. The other was glass, framed
In black, trimmed with gold and silver
trimmings and lined with black velvet
On top were gold vases in which clear
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