The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-08-28
Erypt At the Paris ExpOsItlon.

Egypt has large place in the beauti-
full gardens of the Trooadero. think
her exhibit here is much superior to
that which she had at Philadelphia.
This is not remarkable, inasmuch as both
France and England are greatly interest
cd to have Egypt take high rank, COM
mercially and otherwise, rs they. propose
to seize her at no distant day, perhaps.
French interests in Egypt have led to
French collections OF curiosities and al-
most priceless articles from the strange
land Of the Pharaohs, and any one who is
at all pleased with Egyptian art may here
feast the vision upon it. In the long
semi-circular galleries in the Trocadero
Palace vast space is given to the ethno-
graphy OF Egypt, and to pictures illus
trative of the life OF its varied and singu-
lar peoples; and not far from the Seine's
bank is palace, built in the style with
which every one has become 80 familiar,
either from having seen 1t on the stage,
in imitation, or on the Nile in reality.
Within this palace are numerous cham
bers, where very practical subjects are
treated. such as the growth and culture
Of Egyptian cotton; the construction
and management of the Suez canal; the
improvements made under the rule of the
present khedive, who, although q thor
ough rascal in finance, is benefactor to
his own land; and a room specially
adapted to the uses Of the E" 1nterna-
tional African Exploration Society"
This section has almost pathetic inter
est. Here the whole grand story is
told; here hang the maps and charts
which represent the lab0rs of successive
explorers in the beginning of the cen
tury to the present; the portraits Of
Cameron, Livingstone and Stanley hang
side by side here, and beneath them are
the maps which tell the story of the great
work which Stanley finished for Living
stone and for the world. Nearly op-
posite these now universally famous
faces hang two well executed pictures
representing the horrors of the slave
trade.
The exhibition of Egyptian antiquities
and of the works executed In that coun-
try, which the imperial government
gathered on the Oamp-de-Mars in 1867,
was remarkable, but in no respect as
fine as this one. Here we have house
contemporary with Abraham's grand
father, If we may take the commission
er's word for it, and Mariette- Bey, poet,
philosopher, Partisan ViUeuT and kind
of Layard also, has assembled the re-
suits OF his researches for many years
around the ruins of old Egypt. Mari
ette- Bey has divided his portion of the
exhibition into three parts, illustrative
OF the Egypt of the Pharaohs; the Egypt
of the Oaliphs and modern Egypt-the
country such as the dynasty of Mehemet
Ali has left it. For Pharaoh's Egypt
you must look in the galleries of the
retrospective arts. / have not yet been
able to take q single note here, as the
guardians object. They fancy every
one who has a note book and pencil
some agent OF prying publisher who
wishes to make copies OF the priceless
antiquities, and they motion to him to
"move on"
The most remarkable series of works
presented to the public by Mariette-Bey
are tables representing the civilization
of Egypt forty centuries before the
Christian era. Everything is here
navigation, construction of ships, agri-
culture, workers in ivory and marble,
hunters, fishermen, and toilers at pyra-
mids and temples of those times. In
the gallery of Retrospective arts the
with these curious tables, which hold
popular attention much more readily
than do the beautiful majolicas of Italy
or the tapestries of Spain. At intervals
are placed the sombre Egyptian deities,
with hands crossed upon their knees and
their eyes looking straight on into the
centuries through which they seem to
last, as if they really were endowed with
immortal life. Arab art is here repre-
sented in very large degree by richly
Illuminated manuscripts, wonderfully
ornamented lamps for mosques and deli
cately cut ivory work. The Egyptian
government does not seem to have made
school exhibit in Paris this year, at
least have thus far been unable to
find it. The French journals arc filled
with complaints against the Eng
lish just now, because the latter have
seated themselves at the very door Of
Egypt aud are now only waiting good
occasion to enter. Everything indicates
that the movement for seizure may come
much sooner than he's been generally ex-
pected. The Egyptians seem to care
but little who is master, 80 long as they
are not disturbed more than usual
Ed,OGrd Kings Paris Letter.