New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-16

lent French restaurant and cafe of
the highest class occupies the posi-
ton corresponding with that of the
Belgium establishme mt already men,
toned. Behind the former is the
exhibition Of the Government tobac-
co factory, where number Of young
women are engaged in cigarette
making &c. A little further on is
collection Of the castings Of the ia.
nous foundry Of the Val d. Osne,
and some smaller exhibitions. Then
comes large building belonging to
the great iron and machinery works
Of Crensot, with model Of very
large steam hammer in front; exhi.
billions of the productions of several
other large manufacturing establish
ments; one Of the great gas company
OF Paris; a handsome pavilion con.
tanning the collection of the Minister
Of Public Works, including all the
building materials employe stone,
marble, terra-cotta, plain and deco
rative-and number Of fine illus.
trative maps and models, in relief,
of mines and quarries, contained in
a building which itself forms part of
the Exhibition, and all arranged and
ticketed with the precision which
characteristics our friends here.
Very near the preceding is little
temple built of terra. Gotta. and con.
tanning a good collections Of busts,
statuettes, and ornamental work in
the same material. A few steps
further is the exhibition of other iron
works, those of St. diamond, then,
large building containing an i'm
nense collection Of every kind Of
stone and apparatus connected
with heating and lighting; and
then a glass house, which brings
us nearl y up to the corner Of
the terrace of the ''iron palace it.
self. Here will be found busy little
establishment making and selling
the much loved gaufres of the Paris
ians.
| Before going home let us brush
away our mental tears, fasten mag.
nifying glasses in our eyes and take
a solid look at the diamond show in
the Exhibition building. Notice
the enamelled brackets with quaint
designs Of flowers and birds Byzan-
tive parure in cats.eyes, and a Louis
XVI. watch, an exquisite work of
art, supported by two recumbent fig
ures Of gold. New and curious is
the combination of lace and jewels.
One exhibitor places a necklace OF
diamonds with pearl drops on mar
row reeching of point a l'ang0ale;
another makes the lace in silver fill
gree, and sets the diamonds upon it
in a lace pattern. Muslin embroid-
cry is likewise initiated in silver fill
gree, and gems. The flowers and
boquets are as unlike as possible
from the heavy so.ca]led floral orna-
ments Of few years since. They
are studid from nature: the veins Of
the leaves are marked by the inters.
tices of the stones, and the high re.
lief of certain gems here and there,
: where pedal may be folded back or
a leaf crumpled, takes away the uni
formity. Motion, too, is added
without angularity; the pendant
blossoms hook one into the other:
and the others are supported on
stems that tremble at each move.
ment, so light and we'll balanced is
the silver background. Some of the
most effective branches and flowers
have colored stones mixed with the
brilliants. An exquisite bunch of
various blossoms is made of brill
ants and yellow diamonds. Here
are dog roses and buttercups, grass.
es and camponella. Each blossom
can be detached from the rest and
worn separately. A lonely branch
of laburnum is also composed Of
brilliants for the ight pointed leaf
let's, and of yellow diamonds for the
! golden rain of flower: a heartsease is
in diamonds and amythysts, the lat.
ter forming the purple petals Of the
quaint blossom; dog. roses in BRILL.
ants, mounted with artificial leaves
and ox-eyed daisies. ALPHA.
''Fair mornin' to We, Misther Null.
I doonery, an the convintion has con-
vaned!'' ''Thrue for you, it has Mis-