The daily gazette., 1878-09-12
[From our regular correspondent. ]

The head Of the new Colossus, "Liber-
ty," which is in future to light all ma
tions into the harbor of New York, has
produced a profound impression on the
visitors to the Exhi hibition. 1t is placed
on the left hand side of the grounds of
the Champ de Mars, looking towards |
the Seine. The face is very fine, some
what resembling that of the Apollo Bel
videre, and the effect from the other |
side Of the grounds, two thousand feet
of, or so, is remarkably grand. For the
first time modern sculptor has achieved
that in which the Greeks seemed to
find no difficulty whatever, namely,
the necessary exaggeration of parts to
produce effect at great distance. M
Bartholdi has had a great success so tar.
The astonishment of the mass of visitors
is amusing, and their presence serves to
bring out to an observer the full grandeur
of the work by comparison. A staircase
is established within the head, and hun
dreds of visitors ascend every hours
while thousands wait their turn. The
staircase leads up to the eyes of the figure
which serve as windows. From head to
foot the Colossus. will measure just about
one hundred and eighty feet, half the
height of the Monument of London /;
the arm which holds "hambeau," that
is to say, the lantern of the lighthouse,
measures forty feet but the details read
even more curiously. Thus, the arms
measure nearly seven feet in diameter,
the head Is more than fourteen feet long,
and twenty inches in diameter; lastly
the finger nail measures more than four
teen by twelve. The platform which is
to surround the lantern, will measure
nearly four feet in width and will hold
ten persons and allow space for them to
circulate without difficulty. The head is
surrounded by rays which are to. be IL
Illuminated. Lt = i}is
The Colossus is to stand on base erect
ed on a rock, the base containing the
keepers residence yand gthe accessories
of q light house. This base will measure
more then eighty feet high, so that the
top of the head Of the figure will be TWO
hundred feet from the ground.
The whole is formed of sheets Of cop
per repousse and boiled together, and the
quantity of metal required will be thirty
tons while the iron frame work, lnclud.
, ing the staircase within the statue, will
weigh about seventy tons more.
The statue of the Republic, a .graud
seated figure, by Clesinger, which is
placed in the terrace before the chlef en-
: france Of the Exhibition, is, with Its
plinth, about the height of the face o.
the face of the Colossus. M. Clesingei
} | is said 10 have received ES00 for his
I work.
lust now in France last year, sculpto
NJ. Chapu, took one of the Grdnds Pre
8 d' Ho,neur and the Prar du Sdton a .traV
elling scholarship, and this year IN
n Salon juIies have awarded potn OF u tn
d Grards Prir, as well as the Pri1 du Sdto
to sculptors NM. Barrias, Delapanch
Hector Lemaire. The group in bronz
X which won NJ. Mercie the Pig d Hon'le'l
in 1874, is perhaps the most remarkaDl
example of the sculptor's art produce
= in France since the last Exhicition;
consists of two figures, an angel, bearin
= the dead body of a warrior, with broke
q sword still clutched IN his hand, vii
wings outstretched, and feet just about
quit the earth the figure of the angel
vs. remarkably noble, and admirably pose
This work stands at present in the ce
IS, tral garden, in the Cham de Mars bull
W, ing. but it is to be erected in the Squa
m Monthalon.
III A trial of ploughs on a large scale, I
Ia. Gently took place with the authorizat I
of NJ. Krantz, at Petit Bourg, near lvor
DO. on the LYONS Line, on the farms OF
~ lDecanyiile, who worthily inherits fro
1 his father the title of one of the most 81
n' inent agriculturists IN France. M. Deca
~, willie is a large purchaser of Americ
m agricultural implements, and habitua
uses on his property both steam-plougl
as well as steam-rollers, scarlners a
-. harrows of American manufacture. 1
iS, these were in full work at the trial, a
. nearly monopolized the attention of t
wondering peasantry, who Hooked
q GREAT numbers from neighboriDg Co
munes The rapidity and neatnes s. WI
IRE which steam-ploughs do their work ma
ne spectators marvel that any others can
u.ed. but the prime cost of the maehi1
"a. nv is a great consideration TO small lar
= ers. There were plenty OF more
fashioned specimens OF agrlcuiturai Ia a.. =
. TO be criticised; four-horse ana Nv
horse ploughs; four-ox and two
ww nloughs; and one ploughs with six hea
w horses and seven men whose perfor
y ance was generally pronounced a. S
u waste Of labor, espe eciaily as % pair
oxen side by side with one man seem
to plough quite as deep and good !,
row. The Jurors, ainonB whoh, VIZ
Senators Teray and Foucher de Cam
a. who both are stated to be landowners
the department, will not give their Y
4 diet foT some days. Some Arab chic
wearing many decorations, and tn
T. Chinese of high rank walked after
- nlouo hs and partook of a breakfast Civ
by NJ. Decanville.
'One of the most striking characte
tics of the Exhibition buildings IS /,
and employment of terracotta and enamel
" earthenware in their decorations.
y This employment meets the eyes
most everywhere. The front ana pacF
the building on the Champ de Mars ma
series of piiasters decorated with squ'
slabs of brightly colored falenee,
ornamentation consisting OF Two desii
alternating with each other, one co
nosed principally of birds, the other
fruits and foliage. One of the most
markable colors in these slabs Is
bright red, and this is said TO have Dt
discovered during the experiments In' =
With the view to the production OF
slabs in question. Another apphcat
A Of decorative pottery is to be seen arol
the doors of the pavilion OF the CITY
paris in the enclosed garden in the cen
Of the Champ de Mars, where Is a dou
border of large square slabs, terrace
and faience, in reality, L DeheVe,