The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21

diplomatic difficulty had been satisfactorily
arranged, she had TO be contented with the
leavlngs, and these. rs might be thought,
We're not the most desirable.
The leading articles which Italy exhibits at
the Fair are furniture. especially inlRid and
sculptured jewelry, especially alagree and
coral marble and wooden statuary, ham
mered iron works, damasks and other heavy
silk 'Nds, hats, both felt and straw
muslca, instruments. chemicals. drugs
and medicines, books, photographs,
engravlngs, wines and fruits, pre-
serves and dainty comestibles. mosaics of
every description, and paintings and statuary
OF the finer kind. There Is not enough space
available to speak fully OF all the treasures
for mind and eye shown by Italy. But TO
speak generally II may be said that her ex-
hlbits plainly demonstrate that Italys glory
has not departed-far from it. She compels
admiration in oil and eN'els In not Il few
lines. Her display shows, among other
noticeable facts, that Italian art Is constantly
reaching out into new fields, that II conquers
hitherto untitled domains, and that IL shines
in all. II Is original, typical, Enthusiastically
National and imbued with that inborn love
OF the beautiful and the graceful which
comes "a the precious heirloom OF IA glorious
line OF artist ancestors, IA gilt OF which cen
turtles OF National strife and foreign deS-
potism could not rob her.
Her wood sculpturlng, for example. Is
quite novel and original. In this she cXcels
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 Mephsto and Mar
guerite, the rear part being u carved repre-
sentution OF the former, while the front por-
tion shows the pretty maiden OF Goethe \
poem. This statue hns been sold TO Potter
Palmer at the price Of $1,000.
Nelli, OF Florence, has fine bronZes and
Audreoni both marble and bronze statuary
OF the grade known as commercial An
unusually nne exhibit is a heavy ebony table
made by Marinni, 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 a large cabinet on exhibition which
is probably the finest thing in this line that
has ever come these shores-ebony, incrustod
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
dioni, Of the same city, shows q great array
OF decorative bronZes, aud Cantagulll, OF
Florence, has the fines, array OF artistic cerd-
mics. u mantelpiece-an exact reproduction
OF the style OF four centuries ago-bcing
above all praise. In ths same line, too, Cac-
ciapuoti, OF Naples, Is worthy OF mention.
Then there are the mosaics and majolicas-
Rocheggianl, who shows the Roman stylo In
all its purity Scappini, in Florentine mo-
salcs Mollica, whose large naJolica pictures
attract the crowds unfailingly, aud Ienca d
Foutana, with their artistic mlrrtrs.
As In tine German and in the Austrian sec
tions. there arc artlstically perfect rooms
drawing rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms,
etc exhibition. The Italian section
shows one which, 30 far as the single pieces