The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-11
THE EXPOSITION.
The Opening this MOrning--'A
Glance all Around.
Art Hall and Power Hall as They Now
Appear.

The second day of our Exposition opened
to-day with grand eclat. The number OF
visitors that began pouring in through the
various turnstiles showed that the attend
ance would by far exceed that of yesterday
the opening.
In the buildings all is business. The ex.
hibitors are working with might and main
to get their various exhibits in their proper
places, although it is just to say that four.
fifths OF the work has been done, and with
in the course of twenty-four hours every
thing will be in shape.
1t is, of course impossible to give de-
tailed account of the exhibits at one
writing. There is enough of a supply for
weeks to come.
Our present idea is to give a general view
of where the various goods on exposition
are to be found.
In the Main Hall the front corridor is
occupied by eight or ten departments con-
tanning some magnificent specimens of Gin
einnati enterprise. There are exhibits of
hardware, starch, etc., by Erkenbrecher;
furs and fur goods, display of silk hats,
optical instruments, canes, umbrellas, etc.
n the hall proper the lower portion is
devoted to fine assortment of books, all
made by our own binders. Then comes
cases with candies of all sorts, stacks of
paints of all colors, displays of notions.
hosiery and shirts. One department is de-
voted to our soap manufacturers and the
saponic masses are of all shapes, colors and
sizes. Next is an excellent display of silver
cutlery, dishes, etc.
On the other side is the Bell Telephone
Company display, the kid glove department.
four departments of choice furniture, col
lection of Halls parlor safes and time locks
the candy booth, another department for
Eilyerware, antique vases, wooden china
ware, toys, the Pulvermacher Galvanic bat
tery BOOTH and along the north wall fine
bed room furniture sets.
In the north corridor are displayed
wringers, chinaware, dentists tools, fluid
soap and granite ironware.
The south corridor embraces displays of
white glue, carving, CRATES, lightning-rods
and house furnishing goods.
In the far rear in solitary back room
Is dangerous pile of concentrated poison
of the quickest deadly quality. It'll a high
arch composed of eight columns of prussiate
of potash, enough to kill every resident of
this city.
On the stage are billiard tables, sewing
machines with the latest improvements,
gas fixtures and druggists supplies.
The second floor corridors are also devot-
ed to the exhibitors use, while the seats in
The balcony are left free for the visitors
comfort.
The north corridor is devoted to displays
Of carpetng, tickings flarnels, wooden
goods and all kinds of textile fabrics in
general. The front room is filled with
hosiery, hair goods and silk spools. An
other room in front shows fine display of
iron and slate CRATES.
The south front room on this floor con-
tains specimens of the testimonials devoted
to General Grant by foreign nations. An
tiquities from all climes are here in abun-
dance.
.. THE ART DEPARTMENT.
The galleries Of painting, engraving and
sculpture at the Exposition are to some ex-
tent chaotic STILL although rapidly chrys-
talizing into the beauty that will lure the
aesthetic lounger anon to while away many
IN hour amid the really exquisite gems
that crowd the walls so thickly. In the
crudities of an opening there is necessarily
much that is unsatisfactory in any COL
lection of pictures. The unsatisfactory
nature of visit to the gallery was that
one was introduced suddenly t. so many
interesting and attractive strangers that it
was confusing to undertake to bring away
definite recollection ofany. Pictures are
like people, they must be presented, then
studied in order to be known. New beau
ties are discovered by acquaintance and
some acquire sudden interest that you had |
passed twenty times without noticing. 1t
is pretty safe to say that no former colec-
tion gathered at any of oar Expositions
has approached this in the excellence of the
selection, and in the oil painting depart
ment at least none that contained so little
that was Objectionable. y
The number of really excellent paintings
is remarkable. Some are not yet hung
possibly many still unpacked, but the Com
mittee were to labor all last night to get
them in place, and most OF them should be
on the walls to-day. Necessarily anything
like an appreciative critique of the works
can not yet be attempted. Some want re-
adjustment as to locality and jnxtaposition
with reference to next door neighbors All
this detail comes with time and observa-
ton. The pictures want numbering ami
badly; seats to enable the Wis
LLOTS W SIuuy eHtCtS ilOTc az tdSe anu lelS-
ure. All these will be promptly supplied.
1t is unfortunate that in crowded gallery
some arrangement for placing pictures at
suitable distance for securing their best ef-
fects is not more generally sought. For in
stance large painting like Bouguereau's
''Orestes Pursued by Furies;" the "Desde-
mona" OF Hyneman, or "Sheep Shearing in
the Bavarian Highlands" by Shirlaw, want
absolutely certain distance to be properly
,een.
1t therefore saems absurd to place these
behind railing, to be looked at by the ur-
instructed spectator at precisely the same
distance as one of Kock-kock's little gems
Or landscape by Holbein. Those who
know, and have studied pictures. feel this
1T once, but the masses do not and many
'ealv exquisite pictures are condemned be
,ause they are absolutely not seen. The
dea will be more readily seized by stand
ng in front of any of the larger pictures Of
'he gallery and then stepping back to view
hem at a proper distance We were struck
orcibly with this in looking at quiet
little landscape, probably an Italian scene,
~ Rico. Seen at the rail, it seemed little
more than commonplace, but viewed at
J few PAGES distant, the painting presented
he effect If a scene looked at with tele-
cope, and is charming beyond expression.
Ne noted several pictnr roc for q word nf