The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-06-22
OUR PARIS LETTER.

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forth in this great Exposition as the
Imperial power of the earth? The
space allotted to her was munifcent
and generous; yet large as it is, it
was insufficient for her needs, and
thousands of Englshmen to-day
mourn over this golden opportunity
as Rachel mourned for her children
and refused to be eomforted.
The space occupied by England,
Ireland, Scotland and tile colonies,
is greater than that allotted to Aus
tria, Hungary, Spain, China Japan,
Sweden, Norway and the United
States combined; while in the ad-
vantage of commanding situation
she exceeds them all, not being sur
passed III this particular by France
herself. When you consider the
various conflicting interests to be
reconciled and the stupendous mag
nitude of the work, too much praise
cannot be awarded to His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales and
the Hon. P. Cunlife Owen and his
able corps of assistants for the gen
eral harmony, order and lassifica-
ton which have rendered the Brit
ish Department one of the most de-
lightful aud satisfactory to be found
in this great Exposition.
To Americans who remember the
glory of their magnificent Centen-
NAL celebration at Philadelphia,
only two short years ago, the pres
ent Exhibition at Paris is a source
of constant and unqualified grief.
Whatever mortal man could do on
meagre notice, and with limited ap-
preparation, the present Commission
er Gov. Mccormick has done, and
this, taken with the fact that the in
significant space allotted to the
United States compelled him to
turn thousands of exhibitors away,
renders this exhibition anything but
source of pride and satisfaction to
the citizens of the United States.
This does not arise from the fact
that there are not in the American
Department many things that chal-
lenge comparison with the products
of any nationyon the face of the
earth, but the space is SO attenuated
and small, that the Exhibition con
veys to the mind of a foreigner No
adequate idea of the splendid man
ufactures and immense resources OF
the United States which acknow,.
edged no rival on the globe save in
England alone. The beautiful ex-
hibitions of silver ware, which were
the wonder and admiration of all the
foreign visitors in Philadelphia
have here single exponent in the
house of Tiffany & Co., of New
Y York, and the goods on exhibition
though excellent of their kind
might be dropped under the coun.
ters of their great store on Fifteenth
street, and never be missed from
their stock. You look in vain fol
anything approaching the gigantic
power of the great Corless engine
American locomotives are conspicu
Gus for their absence, while Ameri
can sewing machines, whose fame
has girdled the world, are surpassed
by exhibits from little country towns
in England and France, the very
names Of which are unknown on the
other side of the water, and the po.
litical mountebanks whose wretched
policy succeeded in defeating the
original appropriation and who
finally delayed the paltry sum given
up to the latest moment, may con.
eratulate themselves on having in.
ticted on their native land humil
iation which. while it may give un.
qualified satisfac ton to her enemies.
cannot but bring grief and sorrow
to those who glory in her prosperity
and success. As you pass along
the noble avenues of the British
Department, you are almost op.
pressed with an overpowering sense
of opulence and abundance that
greet you on every hand. Not only
articles of every prime necessity de-
manded by the wants of man are
here spread out before you, but ev
cry luxury with which our higher
civilization pampers his whims anc
fancies seems 10 have been created
and invented with lavishness ant
profusion, that excite our admira
ton and wonder. Aesthetics ar,
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