Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-18

like the rushing sea; then a strange, solemn
melody-an infnity of sound-that filled the
whole hall with grand harmony. "a snatch
from my cousin Ichthyosaur's Opera Of Crea-
tion," said the saurian, closing the
case, II would give you the whole Of
It, but my notes were lost with my
baggage in a cataclasm a few thousand
years ago" AS the two passed on the Saurian
opened door, that led into one Of the halls. yet
closed to the public, and there, as natural as
life, stood great polar bear, upon a cake Of
''make-belieye" ice. This, the reporters con-
ductor said, was shot at Wrangel land last
summer by member of the Jeanette
search party. Near doorway was table and
DOx. which, upon close inspection, proved to con-
tain four stuffed orangoutangs, each as large as
man, disporting themselves upon the1imbs of
tree. This group, which has been most skill
fully mounted, will soon be on public exhibition.
lie Saurian gave the reporter peep into
THE WORKSHOP OF THE TAXIDERMIST,
Mr. w. I. HOrnaday-whOse skill has been of
incalculable value to the managers of the mu-
scum. The hide of an orang outang lay on the
work bench in course of preparation. fine
walrus head was the central object In the room.
Many animals in different stages of preparation
lay about the apartment. Protected by a cur
tain was master piece, representing dog ''On
the point" having Just started up a partridge.
Up stairs, off from one of the galleries the re-
porter got glimpse into another wO1 kshop,
and it is surprising how many of these little
places there are slowed about in the odd cor
ners Of the building When the
door swung open the reporter
started at the sight of two stalwart
colored men who blocked the way but soon
discovered that the men were no more alive
than the stuffed kangarOOs and chipmunks.
There were models representing shad fisher
men, and each held an oar liz his hand. They
were attired in red flannel shirts, had old hats
cooked on their heads-just such hats as one
could see any day at fishing shore on the lower
POtOmac-and their breaches were rolled up,
showing the bare brown legs below the knees.
The heads and faces were perfect. having been
made from casts actually taken from life. These
hgures, which were modelled by Mr.. j. w.
Henley are intended to form part Of the ex-
hiblt OF the United States fish commission at
THE LONDON FISHERY EXHIBITION.
which will be opened next May. One of the
large halls was filled with articles intended for
this exhibit, showing everything known to
American fisheries, from penny hook to fish
way or weir. There are scores of harpoons, fish
spears OF every pattern, models Of apparatus
used in fish culture and specimens of tackle of
all kinds. Up in one of the towers, where the
photographer has his wOrk-rOoms, a large num-
Der OF drawings are being made, illustrating
every phase OF the fish industry. The history of
American fisheries and their present condition
fish commission have been awarded 10000
square feet for their exhibit and they expect to
make the most complete and interesting ex-
hibit ever yet made in any land.
PREPARING EXHIBITS
Up in another corner room was workshop
where man and some young women were pre-
pairing articles for exhibition. 1t was like
green room of a theater where grand spec
tacular drama of the world was in preparation
There were shields of buffalo hide borne once
in some wild whooping war of red men on the
plains; old matchlocks of contemporary dates
With powdered wigs and silk dOublets; Chinese
kites brought from the FlOwery Kingdom by
some traveller; scrimshawed whales teeth, q
memorial of adventures in polar seas: a war
club. once swung by tattOOed south sea islam
der; bangles and curiOusly shaped necklace
that once gfaced the person OF some dusky
Hindu belle-the odds and ends of the earth
littering the floor like rubbish in the 'slumber
room" OF some old mansion.
Leaving this old curiosity shop the reporter
and the Saurian stopped for few minutes to
look through the department of materia medica
Here all the raw materials which supply the
druggists Walls and boxes were exhibited to-
gether with their products, and full descrip-
ton Of each. gallon of Deep Rock water, for
instance. had standing in row beside 1t little
glass tubes or bottles containing the exact
amount OF various salts found in the water
fastening on. the reporter passed case after
case, filled with exquisitely modelled figures
showing the costumes of different countries
and different classes; 'totem-posts" that once
stood before the lodge of an aboriginal chief
tain on the shores Of the Pacific; specimen pro-
ducts OF various industries; scores of lire-like
models OF animals. from the hands Of Mr. Jos.
Palmer, the mOdeler, and thousand other
things OF which it would be vain to attempt a
catalogue.
The articles exhibited are placed in cases in
geniously c0ntrived so as to display each object
effectively, the color of the backg ground being
selected with the view of showing the OBJ
Ject to the best advantage with the least
pos nj fatigue to the eye of the Wis
ute to this end, for they are printed in sub
dued colOrs. The work Of preparing the labels
Tor the museum is In itself work OF appalling
magnitude. system of labelling has been
adopted which will be carried out, unvaryingiy,
through every department of the museum
Each label will give with admirable conciseness
everything which any one about the museum
could tell about the object in question,
A MINIATURE INDIAN VILLAGE
Turning into one Of the halls, the reporter
came unexpectedly upon paper mache model of
a curious Indian town. The model, which rep
resented an almost fiat section of country with
the Indian town in the center. occupied a
space twelve or fifteen feet in length and seven
or eight in width. "rhis is Zunitown." said
INC .7ottiihH. iHc LUOuel HAS Decn maze under
Prof. P0welrs supervision, from actual meas
urements made by an engineer who was
out there last summer. The scale is six feet to
an inch. Every window and every chimney is
according to SCALE" Here. then, was a birds
eye view OF the town which Frank Cushing has
made famous, and which has made Frank Cush-
ing famous. Outside the limits of the village was
a corral for horses and a patch of ground staked
off for vegetables. The low mud houses all COM
inundated with one another, so that a man
could travel over the whole town by stepping
from roof to roof There were little hatchways
In the roofs and rude ladders reaching from the
roofs to the ground. In space In the center
Of the village was an old Spanish church, with
its two ancient bells hanging between two tow
ers. There was also court or space where the
Zuni priests performed their religious rites
Here and there were the squat forms Of pgmy
Zunis standing on the roofs or at work in the
clearings. The miniature gives clearer idea
OF the appearance Of the village than whole
volume OF letter press could give. ''This will
be ready for exhibition In a few days." said the
Saurian, land will be placed out in the main
hall. 1t is the intention to have near it screen
with photographs. giving views of the most in
teresting objects In the town. 1t is proposed,
also, at some day, to give Photographic repre-
sensations, at least, Of all the notable cities of
the world, but that Is a matter which has not