The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-06-07

IN the American Division when Ex-
PRESIDENT Grant visiten it on Saturday
last The general looks extremely well
and so does his wife and daughter. Mrs
Sartoris. who accompanied him. About
fourteen ladies and gentlemen made up
the party, and sat down to a luncheon
consisting exclusively of American @vit-
ties, such as potted meats, imported
crackers. ditto butter, canned fruits, and
California and Ohio wines. Not a sin
gle thing among all the eatables on the
tao'e had grown or been raised upon
foreign soil; and even the forks and
spoons were Of home manufacture. hay
been kindly loaned by Tiffany & Co.
whose exhibit, by the way, is most cred
liable and attracts great deal of atten-
ton The piece de resistance in their
large collection is superb solid silver
dinner service, manufactured for Mr. ].
w. Mackey, of bonanza fame, which
eclipses anything in that line shown by
the Elkingtons of London or Christoffe
OF Paris. 1t is valued at about q hun
dred thousand dollars, required two
years in its manufacture, and is of ex-
quisite workmanship and a chaste and
artistic design \ center piece in axv-
died silver, representing an Indian pad
ding his canoe, mounted ON i block Of
black marble, also attracts, deseryedly, Il
great deal Ofattention as a superb and
costly work OF art As silversmiths, We
are ahead of any other nation, and all
visitors freely concede this after an ex-
animation of this magnificent display.
In my last, referred briefly to the
Prince of Wales Pavilion, which con-
tinues TO be the great centre of attrac
! uon, on the Camp de Mars. A special
catalogue of the treasures contained in
this structure has, by order of His Royal
Highness, been prepared and. d..published
by DIR Birdwood of London, who is in
charge, from which copy the following
description of some of the contents of
the central kiosk: "The barrel of the
most conspicuous matchbox is superbly
demasceened in gold with a sort of pop
py flower pattern, one flower nodding
above another, along the whole length of
the barrel. 1t is the noblest example of
damasceening in the Princes collection.
Close to it is Persian matchbox, the
stock of which is carved in ivory, against
a chocolate stained back ground, with
scenes of wild animal life, in which every
group is perfect Garner. The richer
arms are resplendent with gold and en-
amelling and gems, and are generally of
ofuncontaminated Indian design. There
is, indeed, but little room for the obtru
sion of European design in oriental
arms"
shall say nothing of the diamond
spangled and glittering eastern crown
exhibited here, which is without artistic
value, nor of the saddles, which are of
the same style, nor of the golden match
lock set with diamonds, costly and
absurd idea but agree with DIR Bird
wood in his estimate of the filigree basin
for washing the fingers; work of in
finite finish and elegance. l do not ad-
mire, again, the shields covered with
diamonds and pearls, a tempting prize
to The assailants of their weare.. nor the
heavy and pretentions paIanguin, nor
even the poignands inlaid with gold,
emeralds, and pearls. But the jade han
die inlaid with precious stones will be
admired, as also the enamelled inkstand
representing gondola marvel ofwork
manship; the numerous little figures,
the complete ivory model of large In
dian house, and lastly, the imposing
throne presented by subscription by the
priests of Benares- Every one will ad-
mire the elegant brass objects, so finish
ed and so cheap, as well as the ordinary
pottery of Incompatible color and bril-
lance, and of extraordinary cheapness.
People are also much attracted by the
ease of gold and silver and black and
white lace, by the silk dresses embroid-
cred with gold, and the modern sandal
wood and ivory objects. Lord North
brooks collection contains very beauti-
full specimens of plates spittoons, steel
inlaid goblets, and silver repousse objects
from Burmat. There is very fine COL
lection of antique brass articles brought
home By Mr. Rivett-Carnac, charming
brass objects from Benares, and the steel
inlaid articles from Cashmere.
That the success of the Exhibition is
established may be augured from the
fact that it is visited, on an average, by
fifty thousand persons day. On Sum-
day last, no less than 81 900 people paid
their franc of admission, and the throng
is daily increasing. A large proportion
of the exhibits in the English division,
and some few in the American section,
are covered up on Sundays; but, for the
rest, the Exhibition is precisely as on
week days, only the crowd and the hill
arity is greater. LOUIS.