The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-22


| ing Of fingers, the concentration of facul-
Hes required to produce a yard of this
round point lace, fifteen inches wide, and
worth $3.50 per linear inch, or $40 per
yard
| Here is fan of black lace, in which the
needle has sketched picture of the mon
astery of Mount st. Michael. off the coast
of France, that is almost as perfect as
painter could make it with brush and
palette. The fan is worth S145. Paris ex
GELS in fans, and in some styles of lace; but
evidence of the close relationship and good
understanding existing between the
French and the Belgians is found in the
fact that the lace which one country pro-
duces the other let's alone, so there is no
rivalry between them. The Belgians show
some lace with shaded flowers which is
surprisingly fine, the widest, thirteen
inches, selling at $40 yard, and the mar
rowest, four and half inches, at $40
yard. They have recently revived the
Burano, an old Italian lace-the Belgians
are apt imitators-which sells at Sis per
yard. They show some fine Valenciennes
from convent in Flanders, the sisters of
the convent alone possessing the secret of
its manufacture.
exhibit that one cares about, save the guns
and the bronzes. OF the latter the num-
Der is small, but the pieces are full of in
terest. Directly within the main entrance
to the pavilion stands striking represen-
tation of Leonidas at Thermopylae. 1t
was cast by the lost wax process, which
signifies that only one statue can exist,
since the mold of wax is lost ia the east
iy,er ha hos hon.
no uneasiness about his piece having a
duplicate somewhere in the world, though
if a man loves art for arts sake, and not
Us collector of rare things, like collector
of old postage stamps or obsolete tea pets,
l could never understand why he should
weep if some one else enjoys copy OF
the thing which gives him pleasure.
Near by is a twelve-fronted bronze vase,
simple, yet beautifully ornamented. In it
are combined the Chinese and japanese
methods of fabrication Still another SUI
perb casting is piece in Florentine bronze
representing Innocence Troubled by the
Loves" It is much admired These fig
ures are worth from two to three Thousand
dollars each in Belgium. and of course a
high duty would have to be paid to keep
them in this country.
chase that they have brought the art of
gun-making to high degree of perfection.
They make one of the finest dis
plays of sportsmen's guns to be
found in the exposition, and one is sur
prised to learn that they make pretty
good gun which can be bought in their
country fer about the equivalent of 81 in
our money.
Hats and caps are other Belgian special
ties, as well as leather goods. A display
of native marbles, some Of the blocks of
white stone being equal in texture and
clearness TO the celebrated Parian marbles.
In small glassware the Belgians apparent
ly make 10 effort, but they show remark
ably fine plate glass. One piece is worthy
mention. 1t is 12x1S feet in size, nawless,
and so clear that guard has TO be sta
toned hard. By to prevent visitors walking
through it.
Belgium raises little wool, but she i'm
ports shipioads of fleece from the Argen-
tine Republic and weaves from them some
o. the finest !. orics that ever rolled out of
loom. Belgian tapestries and carpets
are well known throughout the world.
Take Il all in all, the little kingdom which
les geographically surrounded by the
great powers OF Europe has 10 need to feel
ashamed of its showing here
WALTER WEIrNAE