The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

chosen from the NEUROLOGICAL lore of the an
clients, are numbered by the score. The artist
| who executed this remarkably fine piece,
Franzosi, was engaged upon 1t for ten years.
An enameled silver coffee set, valued at S12.-
| 900, Is also curious creation ofthe artisan g
fancy, tor on its pieces is portrayed the his
| tory Of the world-i. g., OF the leading events
since the earliest period. Among the jewell
ers' exhibits, too, ought to be mentioned
those made by Negri Il Fasoli in Roman jew
elry and engraved canoes.
The famous Venetian laces, here repre-
sented by Jesurun, Il firm that employs some
5000 lacemakers. are stored away IN large
pavilion by themselves. There you will see
laces OF every kind. from the cheapest and
coarsest up to the finest, a single dress front
costing $1,000. Polychrome laccs, too, in
different shades, are specially of this firm
and were invented a few years ago by one OF
It's members.
In books. too, Italy is very strong, both in
editions de luxe and in the cheap and small
volumes that are intended for the masses.
Not only does Italy show splendid editions
of her own poets laureate, especially OF
Dante and Petrazca, of Goldoni and Mau.
zoni, but also of the intellectual giants OF
other Nations. And the print and the paper
in all her books-mostly from M1lan-are
deserving OF praise.
In Agricultural Building, where Italy also
fills a section of considerable size, there Is
a comprehensive array OF the daint1est and
most toothsome products Of the Italian soil
and Of her dairy industry. You will find
there nearly everything that tickies the pal
ate of the connoisseur and rejoices the heart
OF the gourmet-olives and artichokes, truf-
fies and preserved vegetables of every kind,
the pungent cheese of Lombardy and the
unctuous cheese Of Parma, the genuine Sa-
lanis and the juicy hams of the north, dried
fruit Of every species and nuts galore, maca :
roni and vermicelli, cordials and liquors,
caramels and honey, besides soap and hemp:
olive oil and vinegar, condiments and
sauces. vermuth and Rataaa-in short,
everything.
In Transportation Building the Columbian
caravels (made In reduced size after the
Originally, sent as loan exhibit by the city
OF Genoa, attract universal attention, and OF
interest, too, are the models OF merchant
marine vessels, both steamers and sailing
craft, as we'll rs vehicles of sundry kinds.
In Electricity Building a Milan firm shows
electric lighting apparatus, such as globes,
insulators, dynamos, etc. In Mining Build
ing there is fine display of Italys famed
marbles, both rough and hewn, from the
coarsest to the finest from the marble whose
texture shows veins Of red and green to the
snow white Carrara. There is also plenty OF
sulphur and quite an assortment of cement,
such as used in Milan and Treviso for colored
mosaic work. In Machinery Hall there is
no large display from Italy, but the few
pieces OF machinery she has on exhibition
such as those used in the manufacture OF
macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli. etc., mani
fest the same ingenuity that distinguishes
Italy's exhibit elsewhere.
A large number Of dainty and exceedingly
pretty objects, made by the deft fingers OF
italian women, are on exhibition at the
Woman's Building, such as miniature paint