The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-20

diplomatic difficulty had been satisfactorily
arranged, she had TO be contented with the
leavings, and these, as might be thought
were not the most desirable.
The leading articles which Italy exhibits at
the Fair are furniture, especially inleid and
sculptured jewelry, especially fllagree and
coral marble and wooden statuary, ham,
mered iron works, damasks and other heavy
silk goods, hats, both felt and straw ;
musical instruments, chemicals, drugs
and medicines, books, photographs.
engravings, wines and fruits, pre-
every description, and paintings and statunry
OF the finer kind. There Is not enough space
available to speak fully of all the treasures
Tor mind and eye shown by Italy. But to
speak generally II may be said that her ex-
hibits plainly demonstrate that Italy's glory
has NOT departed-far from it, She compeis
admiration'in all and excels in not n few
lines. Her display shows, among other
noticeable facts, that Italian art is constantly
reaching out into new fields, that II conuuers
hitherto untitled domains, and that II shines
In all. II IL original, typical, Enthusiastically
National and imbued with that Unborn love
OF the beautiful and the graceful which
comes as the precious heirloom of q glorious
line OF artist ancestors, u gift OF which cen
turtles OF National strife and foreign des-
potism could not rob her.
Her wood sculpturing, for example, Is
quite novel and original. In this she excels
the world. Toso, of Venice, an artist whose
unfortunate death by accident since the be-
ginning OF the Fair still causes deep regret,
shows some remarkable samples OF his skill
--as the double statue OF Mephisto and Mar
guerite, the rear part being a carved repre-
sentation OF the former, while the front por-
tion shows the pretty maiden of Goethes
poem. This statue has been sold 10 Potter
Palmer at the price of $120O.
Nelli, OF Florence, has fine bronzes and
Audreoni both marble and bronze statuary
OF the grade known as Commercial" An
unusually fine exhibit is heavy ebony table
made by Mariani, OF Milan, elaborately in
laid with ivory, the picture thus formed be-
ing that OF an antique battle scene. full OF
life and motion. Pogliani, of Milan, how
ever, has large cabinet on exhibition which
Is probably the finest thing in this line that
has ever come these eshores--ebony, incrusted
with ivory, the etchings In which are exc
cuted by anoted artist, quite in the style and
In the pure lines OF the renaissance. Pan
dloni, OF the same city, shows great array
OF decorative bronzes, and Cantagalli, OF
Florence, has the finest array Of artistic cera-
mics, mantelpiece--an exact reproduction
OF the style OF four centuries Sgo-beinc
above all praise. In the same line, too, Cac-
ciapuoti, OF Naples, Is worthy OF mention
phen there are the mosaics and maiolicas-
kocheggiani, who shows the Roman s.ylo in
all its purity Scappni, In Florentine mo-
saics Mollica, whose large majolica pictures
attract the crowds unfailingly, and Tenca &
Fontana, with their artistic mirrors
AS In the German and In the Austrian sec
tions, there are artisticaly perfect room:
drawing rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms.
etc.-on exhibition. The Italian section
shows one which, so lar as the single pieces