Telegram-herald., 1886-06-09
THE LONDON SEASON
The Colonial Exhibition and
Royal Academy Display.
Ga CALL IT 8MIflL LONDON.
Same Jones ana rs A" s~est Pale poF-
trains The Tarf-Liss Courts
~ ths Eaht1.f.on-- ne Csros-
.enor- re Erghsh
Theatres.

i.elaa tlaF l--i-A slu-s4 rIi
-.4rr l..el e.a 4reles 4ad-r alich are
eva 4ad sa4.l-a aaoss. D41elsa ss4rthy
i-ea 4ll aalasl. clad l p.cllrese4e cas-
tlnes seated .l me openings beneath fhe
lale- aai plying various Trades hrre
ia.4y aa.a-ls l8Ii az Tie lacm p.4lntiFeIy
singing n nlas.oa. i.aleet Here 1ron1ed
s. qersnl.h. creuelrd near a Llpluan
ir- fans eilh lmlnluqe bellows d uug
3l- defee fame. Near 5y the potter iedd.sA
ia eo.or ike bis pots. Is merry and busy.
he4.fa 4ai enjoyment are visible iu every
i.l1 .l his face. 1Il4treI On bis 1auncles
ln tnat .lpremeiY uncomfortable position
which 0uenlls ial % So naturally is the
bilious 4rliei-r ~ auzlets and bracelets
iu fle deepest Shade of the darkest corner
are rlree aged cfones, h0verins over "a
cal.ir9n. are they Wircnes. sybls. or cooks
Outside. one bears the cool sp.ashng of
water one looks nsUnetivelg Tor lotos
ils-r ald i9r The images 0f Bmhma and
tsall and one almost expects 20 see
Lakue aud her i4na-ical papa stroll into tae
market iOr provisions
surely tlls is magic. and we are In ladia.
tur lnN can tlls sunshine, thls perflmr,
t.is motley array of natives. this Babel of
tongues. 5e Ia London-prosaic. sunless
ant onlmes loggy Londont
Yet Lold1a 30 is and tle heart Of the
Colonial Exhibition which Her Gracious
Majesty opened nj such cerem0niJus
splenlor ths other day London 10 is-the
ueN i.0nlou which. Tor The past three years,
has had phenomenal summers-almost
rt'ules,. and wilh a certain percentage 0i
-uu. 8 on should hear lhe brave Islanders
1rAg of lheIf climate since 10 began o.
Improve. They have forgotten that old
cynical saying OF theirs, about January
February March. April MAY. June, July,
and rle other winter months, and they
nowsdeclalm against all the other capitals
pest holes In MID summer. Give them
ocauufu. London. and .el the = SNIss land lord
an1 tue French hotel keeper lament the
loss % English patronage. Are there not
concerts iu the huge gardens In froat Of
Albert Hall aud concerts In the open air.
London has no longer anything Tor which
fu envy Paris. 50 say the confident Island
efs forsetili that nature viii soon bring
tlem back % the ancient round of dun
skies. drizzle and mud Just when those
tain-s are least expected and wanted.
Bur Tor a moment, what a triumph of
artilce is this Indian Court. with its troops
of workmen and work women And What
suleudors are to be- seen In the huger courts
which ouen out o. len aud right The en-
closure in which the workshops are located
forms part OF what Is called the Indian
Palace. and approached through a massive
stone gateway of excellent design highly
decorated Inis is 20 figure in the South
hen-iugton Muselm. T. which Institution
30 IS presented by the Maharaiah Scindiah
The paIacc has handsome Hall of Col
umns, Garden Nesu0ule, with floors
iu mosaic, and with vast foundations In its
centre and the oeTitching and bewildeIiug
carvings With which the Durbar Hall" Is
uliet are worth the journey 10 London %
See In this room. iu which the loyal East
lntlans have expended large sums OF money
fle Prince ui Wales is % hold receptions in
tuT long summer evenings. ana gradually
to laaasgrate some of the splendOrs OF that
Imperial Court which has been 80 long
invisible that The LondOners were begin
nins to doubt is existence. Shall / tell
ypu Che secret Of the immense success OF
these exhibitions a. south Krnsiust0n
during the lasf few vears-the Fisheries.
3 DE Inventions. and now the Colonies
They grtuiy that passion for gregariOusness
which the LondOners Of all claszes-In
common With other human beings-feel.
our wuicn heretofore tlev had been able %
-ratifv only in a small degree. Here, al
last IS place where thousands can meet
without being introduced. where they can
display without expense and can stand
shoulder % shoulder nov aud then
precious privilege, with royalty. The
common people feels a. If there WAS a GER
tain concession to the growing spirit of
democracy in Great Britain IN the multi
pllcafion of facilities for bringing them face
O. face with the more influential classes.
and in The abundant provision for their
enmiprf- T. is true that when the Upper
irn Thousand wishes 90 have an especially
grand festival. DO taxes possession ct the
exhibition. ana locks the p.ehs ont. but this
tlol-ht quite natural and proper in
England, and excites no remarS
ludiz, Of course. holds cnlef place in this
vast txhibitipn-calied Colonial and In
1a1 ami abbreviated by some dreadful
person without taste 90 the ~Coindies
The gorgeous East has sent hither such
-cn store VI ifs carpets and rugs. Of printed
ot,on st1fs iar dfapins screens. Of em-
orNiatrrl uuslins 81 Ks. and Veivets. cases +
Hf Jewels. silver and other metal art ware
a1l Gerry. glass. and furniture and saddierv
laf .ae artiIcers If England Wili geta won +
ier'lI ueF lesson in that industrial art in
which they aaFe made such marked pro-
fress since i,ll. The American visitor, who .
S at ei concerned n the exports Of his ma
live and wi' iooS with interest not entire +
T a1mioE - virI dismay or the Indian
.enolnic EXh 1ifien where the teas.
rises. casaes. taoaccos and particularly .
ae cottons grown 70 India ARE displayed F.
.u oiIs. uletiicilee. gums DIES and fans. in
lres sslns an1 feathers. canes and basket .
y nrs. ln carved wood. as vel as ia foods
vhst may not india contribute iu future
years to fhst Britain Thi,a is yearly hec0m- 4
IZ more asl more convinced that fhe hrm
'.tfnienanre ~ her Iadlan and Colonial .
nFIre s enc urIce ot ler own existence
haTe mentioned fhe wool carvings .
hese ars very important portion Of lhe F.
-fst IuHfao txhI1iasn and il tae coIIec- .
q n' from Che Punian are several hundred .
1f-- sf these screens. most exquisite and f
rE.ual in design aud execution They ara
l.s.l- @ -l-saEm vaod. AMI Gf fhe deUdsr OF
aa ft .rI4l fvig cellar in che N ish 1lirsecrian .
e q screen Nh.gh reprad1ces fae ferandah
81 an o.d masQga 1u rse kasHmir Nlrree
.s.i -r1nslns orshah.r ererfei at the he
ennr af Gee last sufurT and wrecked
pr AZ EARTH hansxe iasr eesr The re.ra.
lef.an ess rs.ie G foa- manths hv eIsat
t~reaters r.th no otarr saa.s than rnsssls
ai srses tn3 fa- sheir beautifully artist.
arar saeE Tere rsi8 sixteen cents oer dsr
aaE raa S ee rus~ih p 'ar the fad ana
~ snaks poisoned iasstfe8nfs -of Fssr
snteo ra stray flrarc1 rnese fairy d.a
ra art tnFa1Ea those ~ fne rasr
1r1ua - co eries where nu
Fe-F henf are srnsa ~ .gvarfant fa are
anarar'fs rf uesesfl rs.fs p ehaeh there
rerr f aHd to - tai lIr -ha ass rz-
en rr-r enn.ert-i ta the
Ia.t~fa tnrF Mrr f-nw have -r.r