New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-12

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| tastes not wholly of an unclucatcd order even
thc enamel 80 ingcniously applied seems to ada
! something of charm 10 what would othcrwi," ap
| pear 20 he an unfinished production III every
| WAY the bronze department Of the French Court
| meets fine oNprctatons of the trade A. well ~
that Of experts in this branch OF industry. III /
regarded hy the exhibitors themselves H. W all
| respects satisfactory, and by the commissioners
a. completely representing the capacity oil french
| producers II is an industry when Is Gro"ih2'
especially in the cheaper lines OF wares, ana with
its growth is associated an enlargement OF popular
appreciation of and interest in art.
>TATUNGY.
| One of the most attractive of the pavilions in
| this department. by reason of the elaborate clar-
| acter of the display Il, well as the high quarry
| of exhibits presented i that Of the B'rrdehh'S
of Paris manufacturers OF artistic and furnltu"
| hronzcs. enamcls. bronzcware for electric ana gas
| lighting, etc Al one corner of the paVil'oh status
| an immense figure of Caesar Augustus, ana ~
| another one of Ia Zngari Of corresponding size.
| Here too is exhibited bronze figure, life SIZE {"
| Charles V. being REPRODUCTION of the original
| now in the Museum OF Madrid II il work OF
extreme iinercss of execution. popularity OF
this piece which is not generally known 10 the
| public is that the arinOr can be wholly removed
| revealing a perfectly modelled body underneath
| This little device in the line of transformation i
| 10y no means new one. bat it is one with when
very few of the visitor, TO the Fair are ianllAr
| This reference to the movable armor in the case
of Charles suggests an incident related by the
superintendent o! pavilion in the bronze depart
mcnt only short distance away from that OF the
BarbcdicnneS. The pavilion referred 10 is devoted
to exhibits of composition bronze. As J. well
known. the French are provcrbally expert in the
modelling Of the human figure. group of three
or four country visitors to the Fair stopped in
front of the pavilion referred TO and inquired the
price of a number of the smaller pieces which
people are constantly purchasing as souvenirs
II was evident 70 the Obliging attendant that the
visitors We're not possessed Of large purchasing
capacities However. he showed them piece after
piece. and in order to interest them brought forth
figure of female about eighteen inches in
length. asleep o1 a cOuch with her arms foidcd
under her head. and with her right cheek resting
upon Them She was covered with robe, as If
she might just have returned from drive, ana
being weared had lain down carelcsslv for short
rest. Now" he said. that is very interesting
piece and il is ore of the most beautifully modelled
productions that have among our exhibits
This robe is made so~hat it can be detached.'
Saving this he Lifted the piece slightly. removed
the robe and a nude figure was exposed TO view
All his guests looked at II silently and with
apnarent admiration for several seconds. when one
of the older women in the party sharply sald, |
We'll. as for me. ] IKE them best when they We
got their clothes on and she abruptly turned
away The younger III, mbcrs OF the group, siniling
t. the other slowly followed her along th'
aisle.
Returning 10 the exhibit Of Barbcdrnn",; we
are shown a Jewel case of rare beauty ana re- /
designed for wedding present In front ar,
series OF six panels, each containing a beautifully
cnamoed picture. The. wool l., ebony ana IT
is finished in fine gold bronze II j. pee" OF |
handma IT, work entirely, and the price j. H;oooV
There are many fine specimens ol usI&lhal Worn |
in this collection. tonStanc" sewn helne inc N',
striking pieces. One of thc-" l. an 'luailnnh |
composed OF gilt bronze and glass. Ia" mctailH
legs supporting the glass being hronIc mo "m o.
salamanlcr,. This piece i mounted am hll'n .
with gold fish. and j. one oil the many attriclol' |
of the pavilion. Another piece by lon''a4gr
in its PLAIN state is $4,000. il is iHnishci;
however with jewel cases and silver p!ce', ana
$4,000. One piece that attracts mncI at" On
from visitors represents 1hc,cns ilehtnn- IN" /
cen:aur. II is By Barge AMI Is valued al S?,ooV'
Passing from pavilion 20 another III the
donarfncnt Of real bronzcS one l. surprised ~
the different forms and shapes - whlch h@nf'N
can be applied for tDc pnrp slN oi 'ht n'DuGr
Of the French artist seems u hay" been eNtr m"lY
active in the development OF TIM species OF oFhac
mcutafiOn cplIplcI with uS"luln'">. III ON VI
the principal payilions IN th" rral hronz' Depart
ment stand two lifc-sizc female fsur-s. with arms
ppraised. holding torche, aloit, III th" bowls OF
which are concentrated many different d"-l!n' lor
the emission of the light. This pair i intended
for electric lighting in a spaclou. hallway, am i
valued al 81 10000. The composition hrol2o> ar"
utilized for the same purpose. and III" mihu-
facturers producing them receive 4 lar-' patron
ace because If the chcapncSs OF IN" PIE ana
their adaptation to Jess cNp rItEr ' ,nI vnt
in the line Of composition bronzcs tn limitations
are perfect that only an "Aprt could dri"ct
tbp real from the imitation. Ia the latter class
are many small fauro, which are sought hv pep
RE Of slender means souvenirs. " an lu'tli-
ton Of the tide Of popularity with whlch SON"
the Duke of veragua, while passing through IL"
French Court purchased small fcurr OF the
value Of less than SO. 1t represented q hriHtl-
full woman asleep in chair. alravci IN bill.ah'
costume. and was entitled After the Bal
card was put upon II sold 10 the DUKE 81
Veragua," and Immediately orders lollowc III
q bust of woman, wearing jannty mar WIN
. broad brm and sweeping feather found a
Soon other cards were linked together. until The
chain stretched almost t. IA yard In length. Inc
price only 50 and there did not seem ~ b.
anything particularly artistic about th' hgur"
itself but il seemed TO strike the popular fancy
in other words, +" it was taking piece Amon%
those whose fancy i struck was the music com
poser Reginald dc Kovrn. II is Observable from
the series OF links in the chain that after ms
card had been attached quite number Of other
Chicago names followed. And 50 II goes. and tine
bust of that young woman will probably stand
on the mantepcce Of many young. well ,
old bachelors in tho Worlds Fair city from this
time forth. thus demonstrating, among ot'.cr
things the force of EXAMPLE
Among the bronzcs is a liberal display Of French
clocks Many. and indeed the majority Of these
are reproductions Of ancient tmepicccS. An IN
terestlng collection Of reproductions of the antique
is found in the pavilion Of c. Iamalle a Co, ,
and the prices range from $40 TO $500 On the
walls Of this pavilion Is an exact copy, oncenth
size of the clock which hancs in the Of the
old law courts of Paris. II bears upon its face S
beneath the dial, the motto Machna quac bis
soX tam usta dividit horas iustifiam servarc ,
monet lcges que tucr' crude translation OF
the above would mean that machine which so
exactly divides the hours should instruct the
people and judges to promote justice and cor 5
ractly ounV tho law.