The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-21

lack OF diversity IN her manufactures
become almost painfully apparent to
the close and cool observer There
can be no doubt, after admiring what
there is. of coming TO the conclusion
that 4 country of such vast pOssibili-
ties. Of such exhaustless natural re-
sources, OF 4 population of l20 millions
and with a soil and climate that offer
the widest range TO human effort,
ought to be much farther advanced
However. with these restrictions II re-
mains perfectly true that Russia's ex-
hibit is great and is one Of the most in
teresting at the whole fair. Unfortu-
nately the goods were very late in ar
irving. and much remains TO be in
stalled.
The most interesting part OF tn
whole Russian section At Manufactures
building is undoubtedly that Of the
Asiatic provinces. including the Cau-
casus Bokhara, khokand and the fer
tile districts of Siberia. For the eth
nologist this exhibit i particularly en-
crossing, since it offers perfect pic
sure Of the choicest and most perfect
products. both natural and human. OF
the hundred and odd tribes and races
scattered and intermingled all over
that vast territory. in itself about a.
large as the whole United States This
exhibit Is a carefully selected epitOme
OF The huge Central Asiatic exhibition
held in Moscow two years ago. Weap-
ons OF every imaginable kind, house
hold utensils and apparel, jewelry and
native art objects are all there in rich
array, and it win probably attract the
widest attention here, since it is so
novel and opens up 10 our inner eye
vast area Of which we have but read
mp to this time.
From this topic 10 the Russian. .edu-
eational exhibit is quite i leap. OF
course. everybody knows that the edu-
cational standard in Russia IS very
low, L e., the percentage Of illiteraey
Is much greater than in any other
European country. But there Is also
there n small minority of persons
whose educational requirements are
extremely high, and for this fact the
imperial schools, colleges, academies
and universities are mainly response
BILE. These rank q1ite high. only being
surpassed by the German French and
English. They have, al told. an at
tendance Of nearly half a million pu-
pils. male and female. and in the list
of these imperial institutions are in
cluded art academies, schools for
needleworl. professional schools for
girls. commercial schools, hospitals.
asylur,s for the insane, blind. deaf and
dumb, orphanages, technical schools
and manual training schools. Charts,
maps. books and other implements Of
teaching are on view. Specimens of
beautiful needlewOrk, embroidery. etc,
all Of that peculiar Russian (seni-
oriental style and taste. viii gladden.
the eyes Of female visitors TO this de-
partsnent. II has been sent over and
first collected under special order from
the ear, and the minister Of public in
struction at 81. Petersburg has given
the matter his personal attention.
The showing thus made lat an ex-
penditure Of over 10000 roubles). IS
remarkably fine and complete, only
lacking in that department which we.
in this country, commonly designate
as Pablic schools, viz, primary and
gra-lna- grades.
In the Fine Arts building there are
shout 220 objects sent from Russia. the
work Of such typical painters as Sem
iratsazy, Makoffslzy. Rapin. Beroff.
Some Of these come direct from the
studios Of these artists, but the greater
number of the pictures are merely
loaned by their private owners or By
the imperial galleries. The most dis
tinctive and remarkable OF these paint
ings show the brilliant coloring. the
crude though effective drawing of the
Eussian school AID deal with native
subjects. There are some fine histor-
zeal and one or two striking genre
paintings in the lot. Those from ex-
patriatcd Russian artists at Paris.
Munich. Berlin, are not typical. but
exhibit in measure the paculiarities
Of the masters there. In water colors
a2d II sculpture the collection is weak.
bat take it altogether. it Is the finest
and most characteristic showing OF
Russian art ever made at a foreign ex-
position It is under the direction of
a Russo-Ameriean. Theodore Kamen-
sky, VINO Is a sculptor and has resided
IN this country for the past twenty
years
Something peculiarly Russian. too
VIII Be the exhibition OF fu-s in Manu-
factures building. Grunwald. the
largest individual fur dealer in the
world to-day, Whose concessions for the
exclusive chase of the rarest fur-bear-
ing beasts il whole provinces of Rus
sia yie-d the imperial governments but
one 1.-THE the revenue which the con-
eesSionary reaps in the shape of ap-
nual profits lthe same man. BY the wav.
who during the Moscow exposition. in
order to retain the favor of the en-
peror and to secure the financial sue
cess OF the exposition itself. bought up
al the millions OF tickets of admission
n advanced, has q magnificent display.
In mink, ermine. beaver. bear, silver
fox. Siberian squirrel and other peculiar
furs OF the Russian doninicns, and in
elegant capes. garments anG caps made