The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
THE EXPOSITION.
Attendance Still Increasing.
Floral Display To-Day.

be big one. The Exposition is only about
half way toward the end, and so far the
attendance has been 216,779. Last week
alone showed up 1O6,500 visitors and these
figures speak for themselves. Comment is
unnecessary. The feature to-day is the
big floral display.
HOUSEHOLD ART.
There appears to be decided tendency
towards revival of the antique and wor-
ship of whatever is ancient, whether in
pottery, vases, jewelry, furniture or cos
tunes. We see this in thousand ways
the cabinets of curiosities, bric-a-brac, old
china, etc. 1t crops out in the form of jew
elry copied from the Etruscan, old Roman,
and even the Egyptian and Assyrian.
There is spirit of it in the carving and de-
signing shown at the Exposition, and
most strongly in the stress laid upon
Persian and other old relics displayed
in some of the cases This taste is nothing
TO be criticised when there is any particular
sentiment connected with the article itself,
or when there is intrinsic beauty of form or
skill in working out the design, but there
seems something OF an affectation in going
into heroics over pewter pot made In the
year sc. or q baked bean crock of the year 12
B c., simply because they were then made
and not A. D. 1872. There are some really
beautiful old things in the Department of
Household Art at the Exposition, and
there are some that with all due defer
ence to the enthusiastic collectors of
bric-a-brac, are simply preposterous trash
and hnmbugs. But which are they, asks
the shocked Mr.. or Mrs. Verde Antique?
Excuse lis, dear friends; We were talking
on general principles. and about to SAY
that there are some vases that are absolutely
beautiful at the show that have the shock
fngly modern date 1889 burned in beneath
the glaze. We did not critically examine
them to verify the dates, butare convinced
they are no older than alb we specified.
We allude to Miss McLaughlin's exquisite
decorations that appear and have
pct art critics wild with de-
Light, that Western lady should
have achieved discovery in colorng and
decorating faience that is destined to rem
der Miss Mclaughlin and Cincinnati
famous all over the world.
A little south of the door leading into
the picture gallery is small carved cabinet
on which are displayed scant dozen of
these superb vases of different styles and of
different sizes, with modest sign saying
they are the work of Miss M. Louise Nc
Laughlin. The number in the catalogue is
749. The globular vase in the center of a
pale brown ornamented with roses white
and buff Is most exquisite thing, and it
is scarcely surprising that it is like most of
the articles displayed in Miss McLaugh-
Inns collection ticketed sold" A smaller
one ornameNted in a similar way and with
same shade Of color was scarcely less beauti-
full. Another of blueish green shade with
passion flowers was especially noticeable
and in pretty contrast with the one above
described. A pair of fiat canteen shaped
Jars. after antique models, one blue and
one brown, ornamented with yellow gelsa-
mum clusters OF yellow flowers, were scarcely
less attractive. We liked the pair of large
ones best of any, but there was not one un-
attractive specimen e Inhibited in this UNIQUE
collection. We are glad to see that the
decoration Of faience is attracting not lit
tie attention both here and elsewhere.
BONE specimens by Whately, of this city,
olive green decorated with china asters
and white cematis, was particularly
beautiful. No. $3.50, with white and pink
marguerites on pale-blue ground not less
20. No. 1858, decorated with white snow
drops and green leaves, was also pretty.
Several vases, by Bennett, OF New York. |
were exquisitely beautiful. These were of |
= method of decoration wholly different |
from those before described, but the effect |
was superb. No. $40, magnificent vase |
OF deep rich blue, ornamented with pan
sizes was perhaps the finest by this artist,
although others were but sSHttle inferior.
sS7, of pale olive tint, ornamented with
morning-g glories, was fine. $40, with apple
blossoms, was another it was imp0ssi-
bic not to admire. So also No.
II. of olive green with yellow daffo-
oils. l66 had maroon ground with
geranium leaves and blossoms. Similar to |
the above was another, except that the
flower was yellow marigold. 329 was or
namented with azaleas, and rs, also by
Bennett, with yellow iris, tipped with a
border of purple. All of Mr. BENEFITS work
attracts great deal of admiration, and it
seems to US that it would have been Judi
c1ous to have collected his specimens when
they might be examined all together. No.
60 were pair of Egypt vases decorated
with curious hieroglyphics and figures that
were extremely curious and rather pleas
Ing than otherwise, although they
might rather be esteemed bizarre than
beautiful; 43, a bronze glass vase not spe-
cially attractive as to form but of more ex-
quisite beauty of material and we'll worthy
Df examination. No. 56 is glass pitcher
!n same case as 43. This is of beautiful
blue glass in delicate figures, and, as we see.
The property of Gen. Goshorn; 44S is fine
lcreen decorated with flowers and autumn
leaves on pale drab ground in exquisite
Easte. Nodd:ng plumes of soldier-rod, {
.entian with its pale blue eyes, scar
et wreaths of ampelopsis and
olnshing maple leaves, yellow
clusters OF sassafras and ash and sumach,
rosy red; these were given with a truth
illness rarely seen upon the decorations of
screen and made the article quite unique
md beautiful. 1877, il we remember the
,unlber rightly, was piece of cmbroid-
ny by the Princess Beatrice daughter of
he Queen Of England. This is piece OF ,
most beautiful work, requiring both skill !;
md patience; such skill as we hardly
ooked for in daughter of Queen
Victoria of England. In the same =.
ase is napkin, bearing the mono
ram ~. r." Victoria Regina, the yarn
4 which is said to have been spun by
queen Victoria herself. This and the
Green embroidered on black cloth, in vel t
ow and purple silk, in such excellent
aste, by the Princess Beatrice, seem to be- !
peak for the Queen and her Princess