The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-30

= the grandest, most ancient, and most
durable Of arts The works which de-
iigat he critic of to-day, and are be-
eyed TO mark the golden age of ststu-
az, date their origin many centuries
,sfore the Christian era. The full
beauty Of the human form has never
been so accurately described as by the
Greek sculptors The mythology of
g country gave to tel: efforts an
avstion aud purity of thought which,
J.. these days, cannot be conveyed to
nilar subjects however sk..fully
manipulated. Hence the tendency of
zcalpture has been to moderate the
s--erity of the ancient school and TO
eate another in which clothes should
not be wholly di.regarded. The togs
imposed itself on the thoughts and con-
sciences of artists. Were i a booted
war; or with cooked hat that had to
be depicted ne was found clad IL the
narb Of Roman Senator. n absurdi-
y so conspicuous could not long con-
,ilue. A new school sprung rp. Its
aim was 10 call spade spade. If top
boots aud q cooked ha were wanted
the disciples of that school were ready
to supply them. Nay, if Achilles, him
self, in addition 10 his one natural de-
feet. had also had pimple on ne toy
O. his nose, hey would have a,ighteG
upon it with enthusiasm.
The French statuary, by its numbers
a.d variety of style. is considered the
pest.
The finest sbawls are still made, as
CO wore, in the beautiful vallev Of
Cashmere, the Oriental Eden, wh'c' is
shut ur by the precipitou, noun ains
of the surrounding countri 9. The
CasAmerian is Industrious, Intelligent
and lively. 1t is only in Cashmere that
production is organized on principles
nearly akin to tae economical plan of
Europe. The shawl IS the glory anG
pride of the country. nearly the entire
population being engaged in its p'oduc
ton. The goats of Thibet, from which
tremendous sleeps separate it on the
north, supply the silky wool which
alone is used in the tissue; none other
can surpass, none has yet eaualed it
il softness. The downy substance
found next to the skin aud below the
thick ha.r is the part employed; it is OF
exquisite fineness. So jealous is the
Maharajah of Cashmere to maintain his
reputation, Cat he has recently taken
steps to prevent any deterioration IN
the quality # shawls manufactured.
The Indian display Of articles is very
fine, and of great value. Almost every
civilized country in the world produces
the ai;icle called lace-the most diff
cult and delicate result of skilled labor.
There are. however, only two or three
countries that have given any original
impulse to the trade. The others have
simply followed in the trains of events,
taking what they have done as model,
and initiating it to the best ADVANTAGE.
20 the two naticns-Fralce and Bel
gium-belongs the credit OF prosecuting
This trade with vigor.
Tie lacas of Alencon and Brussels
ace OF e. complicated nature that
each p"ocess is assigned to different
spe la department. Formerly pic &c
of Llancon lace would pass through
eighteen hands before comple.i that
/ is now somewhat diminished. Valen-
cieanes lace is also of much elaborate
workmanship; the pat.eg2 and ground
ere made together. with The came
thread on the same pillow.
4 lew years since, Paris enjoyed the
monopoly of furniture de lug3, but al
though it is still the most important
centre fc- tire manufacture of French
furniture, several large firms have been
established at Lyons. Bordeaux, Mar
settles. Nantes, Gun, Toulouse, etc.
There are about 300 furniture makers
III France, and between 1000 and 5000
producing firms. Indigenous woods,
such as beech, oak, deal aud walnut,
are used in the cheaper kinds of cabinet
work; mahogany, rosewood, bias de
violette. are employed In more expen-
sive furniture.
There is strike at the Exhibition.
The Deat-handed Phillises employed to
wait upon the guests at the Restaurant
DLval, have struck against some inter
ference with the gratuities which they
receive from the visitors. There are
go employed in the establishment.
A great deal has been said about
the expense of living in Paris at the
present moment, and the extortionste
instincts Of hotel keepers have been
much dilated upon. Probably no one
has FELT this more acutely than his I'm
pelial Majesty, the Shah, who, before
leaving Paris, had to settle several
hotel bills Of consi Ierable length. The
account of the Grand Hotel alone
amounted to 10000 fir, which was at
the rate of 3,454 fir. per diem; but at
Fontainebleau, where his Majesty's
s y was the shortest. the charges were
preposterous. There the bill amounted
10 1920 fr.. but after long negotiations
it was reduced to 5000 francs.