The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-08-28
Miseellarreoms.
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FoR THE HERALD.
BROADBRlNI,S PARIS LET.
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NO. IS.

One Of the most peculiar features
Of this Exposition is that just about
the time you imagine you have ex-
plored it's wonders pretty thorough
ly; you suddenly come upon Sec
ton that you have never seen or
heard Of before, and wonder how it
| could possibly have escaped you.
1 commenced my tour Of inspec-
ton on the first day Of May. In
fact, I was pretty familiar with the
building some weeks before that,
and yet, during the past week, I
have seen things which have filed
me with wonder to think that I
could have wandered about through
this Exposition and never have
seen them before. AS you cross
the magnificent bridge which spans
the Seine between the Trocadero
and the main building, number
of beautiful structures lie imme-
diately to the right. The little
Principally Of Monaco has raised
an elegant little Oriental kiosk and
filed it with ceramics and curious
objects of art. You will doubtless
recollect that it was to this place
the gamblers went when they were
banished from Baden-Baden, and
to-day it is the great gambling
house of Europe. When I first
heard Of the Monaco exhibit I ex-
pected to find faro boxes, packs Of
cards, sweat cloths, roulette tables,
dice boxes; and you may guess my
surprise to discover one of the
most beautiful exhibitions Of cera-
mics in the entire Exposition, sur
rounding fountains and flowers,
and other objects Of beauty and
art.
Beyond the exhibit of Monaco, is
a special exhibit by Spain, and JUST
here let me say that Spain has made
a magnificent display in a number
of other departments. The build
ing of which 7 am now going to
speak is the Spanish exhibit OF
wines, and remarkable as it may
seem, is composed exclusively of
bottles. The building is quite large
and imposing, only little distance
off a party of wild Arabs fresh from
the desert sands lay easily about
beneath the shadow Of their tents,
and looking as we imagine lshmael
must have looked, the first born Of
Abraham. Entering the door at
once you are dazzled by a scene OF
Oriental splendor ; gorgeous pill
lars of glass and arches Of chrystal
rise before you, flashing and
glittering with millions Of colored
lights. The arches and pillars are
modelled after the grand palace Of
the Alhambra. You turn to the
right or the left and, multiplied by
the chrystal reAectors, you look
through long avenues Of beautiful
arches where the light, multiplied a
thousand times, flashes and breaks
in diamond coruscations till you
feel that you are standing in fairy
land. Over your head hang multi
tudes ofglittering stalactites Of the
purest white, Of the. brightest OF
chrystal and of the most emerald
green, purple, yellow, violet and
multitudes Of shades for which art
has not yet found a name, add to the
wonders of this enchanting palace.
You have been inspecting this mar
vellous building some time before
you begin to realize that you have
only been looking at bottles. Pill
lars of wine, roof Of wine, walls OF
wine and floor of wine,-wine, wine,
vine, everywhere Hook, sherry,
champagne, Port and Xeres de la
Frontara, the wine Of the city OF
Paradise. AS a specimen OF archl-
tectural genius it has excited gen.
eral wonder, and even among this
assemblage Of works gathered from
every portion OF the globe, this un-
ique exhibition Of Spanish wines
has been considered one Of the
marvels Of the Exposition.
In the United States department,
almost hidden by displays of shin
ing teeth and tempting ieWelry,