The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28

ton, Travel, Biography and the Antique are
each represented by the choicest productions
OF the minds of all ages. The features OF
Burns, Milton, Walter Scott, Shakespeare and
Byron are here in life-siZe casts.
Wherever there is a niche or a bracket to
hold it, there are groups or figures in marble
and bronze and portraits and paintings have
their proper place. Rebeeca at the Well,
Ruth Cleaning, Charity, Contemplation and
Others are among the figures and the only
oil paintings in existence of Philip Embury
and wife, distinguished in Methodist history,
are included in the latter.
From the wide hall on the second floor is
reached the gallery, plate glass admitting
light from both upper and lower doors lead
ing to the library. The walls of this are fitted
mp similarly to those of the lower floors, with
cases for cabinets. The first at the left con-
tains objects of interest, curiosities Illus
trating the customs of, or articles of personal
adornment worn in missionary and oriental
lands.
Shells, corals, petrifactions, preserved boz
tanical and mineral specimens from the
woods and waterfalls, the caves and the mines
of this country, have a large space.
Objects ancient or rare, possessing histor-
ical or other interest; quantities of geological
specimens Indian manufactures and relics !;
curiosities and souvenirs purchased in the ba-
Ears and shops of the old world, or found else
where in foreign travel pretty and curious
bric-a-brac which all tourists bring home
from Europe; a double case of curiosities
and specimens brought from California, with
Others from China and japan, are very inter-
| R,1t Of an To ms
than the alcoye of family relics, labelled
Mothers Shelf" Fathers Corner" and
another devoted to the childish toys and
possessions Of the little brother that died
In Fathers Corner" is his certificate of
ordi nation to Elders orders in the ministry
signed by Bishop Hedding in 1926. Hi s
name and that Of the little boy were tender
memories in the household in our schooldays,
and many of these things were then in daily
| sight or use by the sainted mother or lovely
sister who have since ''taken their names
among the angels"
| The frescoing and ornamentation of this
room, under the galleries, above the book
cases and in the arched dome is very elab-
| crate. Fine life-size portraits in oil are
painted in the frescoing, one in each Of the
four sides at the base of the dome, repre-
senting Theology, Patriotism, Literature and
Poetry, and are copies of the best standard
likenesses of Wesley, Washington, Irving
and Longfellow.
At tho four corners of the rounded balus-
| trade bronze figures support gas lights for
further Illumination.
An oval table'and a chair of oak and ash
inlald and elaborately carved with much
embellishment of oak leaves and stems OF
acorns, the inlaid work in the skillfullI
shaded woods representing SWISS scenery
| are marvels of ingenuity, and were brought
from Interlaken, Switzerland. The chair
seat Is hollow, and the sweetest musical airt
are made to play, after it is wound, like 6
clock, by merely sitting down thereon. The
| opera, Oberon, as well as quadrilles an6
| polkas, are arranged in two parts, concert
fashion, with a slight interval, inducing the
fear that there is no more to come, when Il
begins again, like tiukling bells or the dippinl
| of silver oars.
The furniture Of this room, though It is al
it should be, does not so much matter as th'
contents of wall and tables. Here are tn,
largest and most rare of publications, costly
volumes with full-page views Of scenery, o
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sentative art of many lands. Oberland anC
its Glaciers Views in Rome Flemisl
Relics The Rhine illustrated Venice, will
the finest engravings possible OF its scenes
and the celebrated paintings in its galleries
Lake and Mountain Scenery in Swiss Alps
Memorials of Edinburgh; Old Englisl
Homes, and examples of British Art
Vignettes-Alpine and Eastern (colored)
Italy illustrated Pompeii Rome; col
lection that will receive rich accessions whel
the owner, w. A. Ingham, of Ingham
Clarke & Co, returns from his present tou
of investigation and study of the ancien
ruins and of italian and European art, il
which he is now absorbed.
: We have only limited at the treasures o
this library, and with one more referenc
have done.
The collection of photographs an
engravings of distinguished persons of a
the ages, Of whose faces the art of picture
making has preserved any record, is, perhaps
as interesting as any feature in it; an
these, purchased in the chief cities Of thi
country and the old world, are arranged i
admirable taste, convenient for reference, 4
large albums. In drawers underneath a
the cases are also many treasures in the lin
of pictures, stereoscopic and other views.
Perhaps IL we could have seen the end c
this letter from the beginning or have ha
1t all in hand at once, we might have spare
, both the reader and ourselves. M. H. II.