The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-02

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rolnt from which you take in the whole effect.
In one end is a colossal group concentrating
Charlemagne. That is the corridor leading to the
French section, which occupies more than half the
space.
THE GoBEIIN TAPEsrRIEs
The nrst thing which attracts the eye on enter
| ing the main nall Is the governments trophy OF
Gobelin tapestry and Sevres wares. On the right
hand is the Indian pavilion or the Prince OF Wales
the left the Goben tapestries, which latter were
only ready this morning. The pictures IN the lat
ter are wonderfully beautiful and rich, almost an
exhibition IN themselves
ALBERT EDWARDS INDIAN PRESENTS.
We all turn to the right On our way through the
sections that are mot French. Here we are In Eng
land, and we note the nrsL and perhaps The most
striking exhibit the Prince OF Wales collection OF
Indian presents Here are two massive pavllions,
one in Oriental the other modern style. II You
care TO see how many articles OF what Mra Maia-
prop would call "bigotry ami virtue," Albert Ed
ward brought home from India, you can come mere
and spend day IL ID certainly a noble collection
and worth large sum OF money. But England,
you know, is a country where the civil service Is
perfect and where 1t is proper for prince VINO
receives a salary much larger than our President,
with other great revenues thrown In to take ms
bag across the seas and bring home whatever rich
raJahs choose TO give him. However, no one en-.
yies the Prince his shaws and jewels and br0nzcs;
certainly not IN hrs place. Tor His Royal Hghness
has work ed hard to make the show success and
to make Englands share In 1t worthy OF her re-
nown. The decorations OF the English part arc in
gold, blue and scarlet, with many stencilled repre-
sensations OF the lion and the unicorn, winch are
bad enough to have been done by Parnell or Blggar
sents the serious, substantial side OF lie. Here
are people you see you pass on whose main
thought is how to live and keep out the rain and
cold.
THE ENGLISH DISPLAY.
We pass the Indian display, which is not English,
but Oriental The English exhibit Is far advanced,
but not complete. The machinery portion Is still
far behind We note we proceed fine colec-
ton OF velvets There carpets in abundance,
but. somehow, all the coors to gray aud brown.
England seems to be more and more sombre In her
tastes. Her artists and artisans have quarrel
with the rainbow, the sun and the clouds There
is no green like what you see in England. There
is no sky which gives you such aweatn OF color, OF
radiant. dazzling, almost kissing color, as Of
the skies which Turner has thrown upon
his immortal canvas. But you miss all
trace OF this III English art ! suppose
England is passing through sombre mania,
and when her workmen are tired OF copying smoke
and brown clay and expressioness greens and yell
lows we shall have q reaction In cloths England
is very rich In iron and the useful metals she has
fine exhibits. Canada makes creditable display
especially In minerals and imr
ENGLISH POTTERY.
In pottery England has a collection Of interesting
exhibits we have Hanly and Stanortshlre ware,
porcelain and china. But England passing
through a pottery fever which bids fair
to exceed the Dutch tulip mania, and
this is OF the symptoms Much OF
this pottery is attractive enough, but you see
In tnat as in the cloths and carpets--a want OF
color and imagination. The artist seemed to make
his woik coarse, plain and dull and alter you
wander from case TO case OF these various speci-
mems OF china aud earthenware how grateful It Is
10 90 over the way TO modest, heather Japan and
zee what beauty what poetry OF color and lie ana
motion, what tints from sky aud plain and stream,
IRON leaves and the piumage OF hying birds, are
thrown npon the glazed surface Of jar or vase
What you see In England, however, Is strength
and common sense. The men whose work Is here
seen are a strong, serious. useful people, and In
ali these Attributes, which belong peculiarly to
the English race her exhibitors maintain the rep
utation OF the English character.
THE UNITED STATES.
Americans VIII he glad to know-and this Is
TEXTURE In which we all take lnIeTest-Ulut our
part In the show Is most credItabIe, when you
take into consideration that we have to 5000
miles with our articles, instead or narrow
sea- like England or q frontier Ike Italy, Holland
and Belgium. | am not sure but that our own ex-
hibition should rank next TO France Then you
must not forget how shabby we were treated by
our riy beloved Congress. We came into the
field late, tate that the French thought
we were not coming at all Instead OF
coming with cordial, hearty encouragement
to the Republic here, anxious 10 show the mon
archs what republic can do, we held OF, and
came In at the eleventh hour with beggary APP
preparation. You see the erect OF this in the
ner grocery Pike county shanty which we call
facade But our people have done wen, and the
admiust ration has done we'll The commission IL
In clever hands The Minister, the Consul General
and the Commissioner all work together ike Amer
leans jealous Tor the success OF their country. and
not ike Mr.. Jay ana General Van Buren, In Vienna,
nlling the air with complaints aud recrimlnations,
and the state Department with abusive letters
America comes well 10 the 'front.' and Is not
a dust heap on tine opening day, as mt
Vienna We have something better to show than
artificial teeth. sewing machines and California
VINE Commissioner General Mccormick has made
the best impression upon all who meet him In
men ike Mr. Bernard and Mr.. Pickering he has the
best assistants The government AID wise thing
in sending out military and naval attaches and a
quar,l OF marines IL enabled Mr.. Mccormick to
have his work always in hand and to push It on.
nave seen good deal OF marines within the past
lew months but never knew how useful they
could be until saw them In Paris
CONDITION or AMERICAS EXHIBIT
America has pulled up wonderfully during the
past lew days The Commissioner aud his assist.
ants have been working day and night The
,chinery department behind and VIII not be ready
before June. The accident 10 the wyoming is the
cause OF this The Hall OF Agriculture Is behind
hand also, which makes regret that we could
not have had some oil the cheap labor when HAS
put the Chinese ahead.
AMERICA AND THE NATIONS.
America, WHILE not comparing with Holland. Bel
gium France or England in magnitude, nor with
China, Japan or Italy In richness ana beauty OF
special objects, still gives an honest, comprehend