Arizona republican., 1893-09-24

Of Vienna and by 8 few large estab-
lishments in Bohemia. The Austrian
government, by the way, only allowed
1926, 900 for all the costs Of decoration,
installation, salaries, transportation,
etc, against Germany's $2,00O,0OO.
Let me briefly review the smaller
and less important exhibits In all the
other buildings first, and leave the
one in Manufactures building till the
last-.'pour Ia bcnne bouche," as the
French have IT, 2 In agricultural build
ing Austria sxLibits some OF her famous
mineral waters, and her equally re-
nowned hops and malt, the principal
compounds which enter into her Pilsen
beer. There is q modest attempt, too,
in wines and viticulture, but one has
to put on "specs" to find this miniature
exhibit In mining she is doing lit
tie better - the Boldi works near
Gladew, Bohemia; the Carlsbad mines,
the Hartmuth graphite works, ETC.,
making fair exhibits. In Machinery
hall several big Vienna firms are ex-
hibiting, notably Skoda, with his enor-
nous vessel screws for navy and mer-
chant marine purposes, and the Aus
srian inventors and patentees are like
wise making an excellent display. In
Electricity Austria Is even more lam
entably weak than in the preceding
buildings. for all she can show us are
Hartmuth carbon points; these are
good enough in themselves, though.
In Transportation building are shown
SOME quick-firing cannons, very much
on the same principle as the mitrail-
leuse, but of Austrian invention. Then
there are some fine and comfortabl
carriages of Vienna make, built more
for luxury and comfort than for speed,
however; and there are models of rail-
roads and suburban lines, such as the
Ringhofer. The largest space, though,
is taken up with the Tyrolese tourist
display, showing costumes, outfits, ETC.,
and q fine painting of the PITT valley
back of it all. In the Woman's build
ing are on view some magnificent en-
broideries and laces, showing progress
made by the pupils from the first to the
last and highest. There Is also para
vent Ia sort Of frescreen) on view,
painted by the famous Empress Maria
Theresa herself and demonstrating
that that august lady possessed decided
taste and skill. Next there il hand
some collection of fans Of every kind.
This contains the pickings Of the larger
Austrian fan collection exhibited a
year ago at Paris, and there are some
dainty and highly decorative pieces
in ii. '.a.
In the Art palace there are but three
rooms taken up by Austria against
five by Belgium), but nearly every
thing exhibited therein is good, some
things excellent. Altogether there are
200 oil canvases, and small number
OF water colors (by Att, some archi-
tectural drawings by Otto Wagner,
and some very fine Austrian paintings
owned in this country and loaned to
the exposition, such as several Mum
kacsys, etc. Among the more impor-
tant paintings sent from Austria direct
are "The Five Senses" by Makart, re-
produced innumerable times in ink and
colors; "Polar Expedition" by Payer;
DEMONSTRATION at Prague, 1918" by
Brozik; "Gruess Gott," by .Defregger;
"Billroth's Clinic" by Selieman; "The
Pages" by Eduard Charlemont; "Pro-
metheus" and wedding Procession"
by Hirschl, and several portraits by.
Hans Temple, among them that Of A.
Won Palitschek. There are also good
paintings by Russ ("Spring'), Goltz,
Gisela, Augely, Blass, Moll, Huepfer
and others.
But after all, Austria's exhibit will
be measured by her showing in Manu-
features building, and there she shines
in Austria's china and porcelain and
in Bohemian glass. There are, for in.
stance, two immense vases, held al
1000, and showing the leading events
in the movement for political liberty
since l776. There are beautiful speci.
mems in glass coloring, and highly or.
namental and heavily gilt paintings on
china in the peculiar Vienna style.
There Is collective exhibit in leather
goods and notions, likewise Vienna
ware, and the well-known Thonet
brentwood furniture, also clothing,
hats, especially, and linen and under.
garments, embroidered and plain.
The so-called Metternich salon, an
exact facsimile Of q beautiful drawing
room in the palace Of Princess Meter.
mich in Vienna, which cost $40, 600, is
attracting great attention, and it is
certainly remarkably artistic and beau.
tiful. There are also fine specimens OF
bronzes and of wrought and hammered
iron, and collective exhibit made
by 40 Viennese turner's in wood, ivory,
bone, mother-of-pearl, amber, coral,
ETC., musical instrument exhibit, be-
ing particularly good in zithers, and q
small educational exhibit, made by the
city Of Vienna alone The jewelry dis
play is tasteful, especially the enam-
eled gold.
Altogether, then, it may be said Of
Austria's exhibit--small and pretty.
Imposing it certainly is not, nor is 1t
at all commensurate with the dignity
Of the empire or fairly illustrative Of
its resources. In the latter respect It
is surpassed even by so proverbially
slow Q country az Italy. But all the
same the impression made on the Wis
tor TO the Austrian section, especially