New-York tribune., 1878-11-30
HONORS AT PARIS.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ABROAD.

THE PARIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF A"A"po
-ANygICNs sUCCEss-THE CoACH-BCllDEho
sRCTIoN-BREwsIER co.'s EXHIBIT.
IPROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IHiBuNLI
PARIS, Oct. 30.-The lutter that natura'iy aIo'.
omopg exbibitors prior to the announcement oi
awards is now subsiding and Americans nave every
reason 70 be sat. SIZED with the honors they nave
won FnIIv tbree-Gfths of the exhibitors have re-
ceived awards. percentage larger than that OF any
otIor conrtrv when il is considered that the rep
resentafion of America will not bear comparison
with that at Philadelphia and that the
scontv apnropriation made by the Government
and the tardiness of its action deferred many OF the
leading and most successful manufacturers from
applyiup for space the result is extremely gra'hS
ing. All the more credit is due to those VINO delel
mined upon competing with Europeans III Dia"c"'S
i'm winch tbe latter had attained to emlnence anu
were. when the Exposition was first proposed III
the enjoyment of long-standinG reputauons'
Wbispers NAV of course, be heard to the effect
that the iudgcs did not always obey the behest "i
giving honor to whom honor is due" but so laI aS
our own country is concerned the prizes have III a'
least some cases been gwen to those VINO deserve
them very good illustration OF TINS Is 10 DC lolhu
in the class comprising carriages ana Wheel"IIP"''
work II is hardly department. III WHICH, "h'eI i"
general survey of the tr ,dc one conId nave eNpecu
mUCl for America. Int lt'uul'd' N''N'i' W ''''
in fine first place, have given the French workmen
spccial education in drawing ana the prlhcip'es VI
their business such as those of no other nation can
command. They are, in the second place. aIWaNS
ready to receive and act upon good SUGGESTION 10
NATTER whence il comes They adopt all improve
ments with impartial cordjahty, and have no prcl-
dice against competing with improved appliances
borrowed from their competitors. The EnglIsh
are widely different They adopt foreign ideas
very slowly and have little regard TO the
cxten' TO which foreigners avail themselves
of EugIish and Of each others improve
mcnts They were for a long time busy per
fccting old contrivances and designs, while oth'r
nations and especially the French, were advancing
to something new and better. As consequence
there are branches of cOach-buIdng in which the
English maintain their old supremacy chiefly be-
cause they meet with little cOmprtlton, and Others
in which thev have been left behind. II S only oil
late years that they have awakened 10 full realI-
zatlon of the danger Of foreign competition, ana
have bestirred themselves TO meet II.
A glance at the various carriage sections az the
Exposition shows that the French display ls az
once the most full in point of numbers ana the
most comprehensive III point OF character. All the
best houses are represented. including Million
Quiet &, Co.. Kclner {. Binderaine. MHhlbachcr
mirably displayed in an inclosed section of the
French department. There are several four-n-
hand coaches and state carriages and open vehicles
Of every conceivable style except American. One
of the best of the coaches is that Of Million,
Gmct, & Co., painted in dark-grecn and
black with lines of white, the color
harmonlzing we'll with the leather drab
Innings and bright steel The strongest point of the
display however, is in the open ph|tons and car
rlagcs and Of those, specimens of certain popular
STYLES are contributed by the majority OF builders.
They belong TO q branch of the ant TO which com
parativey little attention is given IN America. As
rule the wheels are heavier than those accus-
toned to, and the workmanship material and finish
IRE uniformly excellent. And yet when il is cousd-
cred that these are the work of Freuchnen trained
under conditions exceptionally favorable, feels
little disappointment. There Is no uniform
elegance of form, and no uniformly good
taste displayed in the decoration. In other
words, 1t is quite possible to find carriages
possessed of no special convenience 10 compensate
for their utter lack of beauty Of FORM and others
in which the taste of the decorator and nisher is
wofully misguided. One expect, great deal at
the hands of a French artisan. One expects all his
work TO be Mt least negatively good. And yet
among these carriages are some with hard outlines
and sbarp curves winch might just we'll have
been graceful, and Others in which the COM
bipatIon of coors is cruelty harsh. What, for
instance would be said in Madison-Square on
parade day, Of four-in-hand coach with body,
wheels, springs and window board of a bright vel
low unrelieved by any other color except n slight
black line on the spokes | coud Of course mention
a dozen specimens, Illustrating both taso and skill.
but careful survey of the whole display brings me
10 the conclusion that, while an American workman
might make Acquaintance IN It with some new
| STYLES he cOnld learn little in artistic work.
The English exhibitors are less favored than the
French i'm location and light. hut acqui' themselves
with credit. Among them are refers son
Holmes. and &. Thorn. Taking them cOllrctiNeIy,
! they are unequalled in dog-carts, both two ana
| fuur-wheelcd, and Chapel-CdTts. a magnificent and
| shoWy but beautiful specimen OF work, OF u KIND
never seen in America. is siatc-coach Tor an eX-
! Lord Mayor of London. with these exceptions,
| there il not much to attract tho attention OF an
| American buIldcI. The same may be SAID
of the exhibits Of all the Continental Nations out
side of France. \ Russian maker shows a four
| wheeled "droschk de coursc~,' which does not
look particularly suitable for racing purposes. The
| phaetous, broughams aud other carriages pecu-
larly Russian, have all very heavy strongly riminrd
| wheels. are poorly Vanished, and have no pre-
tensions to elegance Of form. The Au,trians also
| appear TO make point OF weight and 10 regard 1t
! a. necessary OduTab Ityand strength. The Italians
follow tho same course but have in one noteworthy
| instancc-an open carriage for MIlancsc nO6Irmau-
attained to the plus ultra OF graceful aud wcll-bal
anced proportion. The design III TINS ease lar sur
| passes the workmanship. ] need not enumcTatc
further and turn to America with entire satisiac-
| tion.
| There are in the class sixteen or seventeen ex-
| bIbitOrg. and among them are distributed two gold
| and number OF silver and bronze medals and
| honorable MENTIONS Beside gaining "a gold
| medal, Mr. Henry Brewster, of Brewster * Co.. of
! Rroouc-st., NCW-IUIk has been appointed a ChcV-
| oIirr of the Legion of Honor This, am told ~ the
first time that has been conferred upon
| a foreign coach builder. and hope TO show that it
| il well deserved. The representation of America
NAV be said TO rest solely upon this firm, since the
other exhibitors are with one or two exceptions.