The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06
Shoes.
SIAM AT THE FAIR.
Some Beautiful Things Have Been
Sent-Ivory and Precious Stones.

Sent-Ivory and Precious Stones.
From the Inter Ocean.
Siam has an interesting and valuable
| exhibit in the manufactures building. IL
| is displayed in a pagoda brought from
| Siam for the purpose. Much Of the wood
work is gilded, and the supports are in
| laid In glass, giving the whole a gorgeous
oriental appearance of gold and silver.
| The pagoda is decked with gilded statu-
| tees Of Buddha, and above all floats the
banner of the white elephant entwined
| with the stars and stripes. :
Secretary Ricchiardi explains that
precious metals and gems are more plenti-j
full in Siam than money, and the exhibitl
seems to bear him out. Here, for in
stance, are cuspidors made of gold alloy
cd with copper, valued at $500, while over
in the agricultural building are common
farming implements finished In mother
of-pearl Some marvellous carvings in
ivory are shown, and in front of the pago- ,
da are enormous elephant tusks, valued at
81, 900 apiece There are beautiful pieces
in silver most deliberately chased, and a
great rice bowl used by Buddhist priests
is worth 80, 600
The collection is rich in gold, silver and
ivory in many strange and beautiful
forms There are papier mache dishes
inlaid with mother-of-pearl, curious musi-
cal instruments, fine tapestries, interest,"
ing photos Of Siamese scenes, and odd pic
lures Of the dragon mythology of Budd-
hism.
The prominent feature of the agricul-,
tural display is a pyramid of preserved
fruits, which reveal wonderful patience
on close insp ection. Here are squasheS
cut into small pieces, which have been
carved into roses and other flower FORMS
Sweet potatoes have been cut into roses
and crystallized. Roses themselves have
been crystallized and retain their odor.
Many other fruits have been carved and
preserved in similar manner in order to
make them more attractive on the mar
ket.
Meats are preserved in a peculiar man
ner. Here are pork, duck chicken and
fish, which have been pounded dry until
they resemble vermicelli or a vegetable
fiber. This dried product is used as a
basis Of tea. In this pyramid are also
shown confectionery, all made with spice
Of some kind within the candied sugar
This display has also samples of many
rices, including the black. tobaccos, silk,
hemp, cotton, bird feathers and twenty
three kinds of dried fish. There are
cigars with wrappers of bark, leaves and
paper, some of them looking very much
like fre-crackers. Agricultural imple-
ments are shown, and on the frieze of the
pavilion are native pictures in water
colOrs and carved deers' heads sur
mounted with the genuine horns.
In the forestry building Siam has a fine
exhibit of native woods, the chief speci-
men being mammoth piece of teak wood,
the largest ever exported. 1t is nine feet
long, five feet and three inches wide and
three inches thick.
In the transportation building are
shown the various vehicles used in Siam.
Among these are the bullock carriages,
the joss chairs used by priests in carry
ing idols, the blue chairs for weddings
and other ceremonies, the green chairs
for officials, and the several varieties of
boats.
The woman's building has a valuable
and interesting collection, largely due to
the efforts of Mrs. Nuyatr, who has taken
a great interest in this department The
display is rich in costly embroidery in
gold, silver and silk. Noticeable is a
princes cap, embroidered in real gold.
There are scarfs in silk silver and gold,
and tapestry in beautiful and curious de-
signs.
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