The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

blue the finer the stone. The finest piece Of
lapis lazuu IN the world j. a globe surnount
ing the grand high altar In the Church OF
Paolo In Nincoli, In Rome. IL rests on
pedestal OF gold and WAS given 10y a Russian
Gar. Malachitc Is bright green. IL II
mottled with green curiously SO that II looks
as IL one had taken a hammer and shattered
IL. These two famous vase have handles OF
gold and each vase ls a tribe more than four
fe-t high.
In tall glass cgsc. 50 clearly cut and
deity made u looked ike blo,k oi crystal.
are q { ~ pieces OF Jade and other precious
stones be!onSin, 70 the Car. Tn" JADE i In
two pieces. one IS a punch lowl oi very
large size and 50 clearly ami 'hinly cut a. to
bs almost trans parent This j. IN, largest
pie,e OF jade ever cut AMI j. yaIuei a. 5000.
The o,her Jade bowl J. cut IL scroll edges
and is more ornate. while less imposing. \
bsauuiui little shell va" with gold han il'-
= cut out II singl. piece oi wlii" topI,. II
Is waite o. milk ami Yet clear - water From
the depart -eut % the ministry - -. Peters
bur. come thrcC cabinets made 1t yrrmiiliCn
uoO1, "a lovely fahrl". AMI covered with .
mos44c % hErI siont>, f1rnlnc pi-tur-S OF
the most delicate y.ue-, iow r.. u.ris ami
tr~-s imaginable Their long. graceful ten
dril5 o. bloom, as .C, - the finest ferns.
that wander over Al exquisite surface o.
turquoise tlI- t j. difficult q believe can
have teen done n stuars. The oatire fronts
oA Auf-Nf 'AAlLFtr ar E-h4F hI 1fAl~ famous
mosaic. guI one %! them to maze took IA, ,5sl
working days, Zach cabinet hh- q value Of
$40, 1000. and they ar. CHIEF features OF this
imperial exhibit % Treasures teiOaslny'O the
Russ,Au throne and which exhibit was Sc
Iectcd by tho "littIc father himself. The
yermilllOn wood IN watch tlcss cabinets are
mounted is q sort Of finer and hHr Ter and
plnEer mahogany wool. In case against
one wall Otth.s pavilion H. hung ius, IN long
brendths lengths Oi those famous and most
gorgeous Oroclics that are woven nowhere
else IN tho world as they are In Rus-iI, and
which are 50 exceedingly valuable that only
the Empress can woar them. These are used
for court trains, for religious y,stmrnts and
sometimes for Graprries. They are stiI
enough TO stand alone. AMI .r. woven the
same on both sides. one piece D. yAucd ~
S50J an inch The vain. of these irJ,4des
lies in the fact that they are the same on
10th sides, and tina: very wide. heavy gold
ani silver threads are used.
All over the Fair one may see VASES. furn.-
turr, leweiry, in fact, article o. al sorts
marked sold. Sometimes one piece will have
dozen cards on II, showing that n il 20 te
reproduced that many times. The pitcher
and teapot aud cup una saucer collections
are reyelling in ;his opportunity 20 buy
specimens from almost every country under
the sun. There are lovely thinys Ia the Rus
sian cXhibit-liitle chOrOlnte-br0Wn cuIs..
covered with gold hali-mO0ns plais-r painted
10 initiate cardboard cmbroideT.e,. In crude
blues and risis In fact, nearly all the PIT
icry decorations initiate the designs % kUs-
sian enbrOideries and hTocllss
The sily~rsmiih n great artist in Eussia
and here ars ctsss % the fnOst gDrSeOg- sil-
ver and enamel wOrE. I.-s@utiy the hus-
sians revived the alfLos. Jos art Of enamel
ing on sllyer. aud - great - ib~ Ksiii squired
that the smallest giisf-lilnsr coffee sDDon
and the simplest aAie j. WOrI IL leas; 81.
Toe process is 20 Ctch tie spo0n or a1icls
with the required design and tnsn pour over
II. - that Il will run Only 10 the LITTLE grooves
made ~ the eschsrs kn!is the nviiei
enamel. II any runs Ossr lie sigc, ~ Il
~sre, Of the paiisra, the pie,s 4 spoiled Ds-
yond use.
In these eases ,rsigiitsi giih gold cad siI-
yer were tiny pieces OF fabulous value. one !.
gold snansis.d eart ease, the eaznsl put 90
% trunsparrnf ~ 20 show The the gold be-
ios, sss valued ~ 1900 A beautiful con-
r<upioD rat = o. igce. kQaal al aro1a1