Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-07-11
LAMBETH YAIExcE VASE.


TO make suggestion Il IL that these brass
beds are fine enough n works OF applied
art to sell on their merits without being
cheapened by appeals to American patriot.
Ism.
In wall paper and all sorts Of house fur
nishings the British excel. To thousands
Of visitors n pair Of British billiard tables
arc interesting exhibits. The English
billiard table Is q very large concern. II
covers good deal Of ground and has six
pockets In It. II cue ball Is somewhere
near the center Of table the player has
TO drop his regular sized cue and taksa
stick that II about as long as small fish.
Ing roi In order to make the stroke. One
Of these exhibitors shows q model of
mountain OF billiard balls, and the figures
sre interesting as showing the extent to
which the game Of billiards seems to be
played I'm Great Britain. Ia this one heap
are 60 600 balls, worth tsO,0O. II Is the
largest stock of billiard balls I'm the world.
Five balls are all that can he taken from
each tusk, and this little mountain Of
ivory spheres represents the product OF
2,OOO elephants. The tusks OF l,it0 ele-
plants are used every year to supply bill.
iar,l halls to this one manufacture.
Two more pavilions In the Manufactures
hall are worthy tho attention Of the Wis.
itor. one Is that Of q soap firm, which
shows model Of Windsor castle. IL IN -
feet long and nearly 2 feet high, and the
lawn surrounding II II deftly represented
by an arrangement Of green baize. A
chemical house has erected q pretty Eng.
lish shop, with dormer windows and lattice
work outside and oaken rafters showing
within. II u like bit Of old England set
down In our midst, and Is very popular
among visitors.
Victoria house, the special British build.
ing which was erected here by the royal
commission, l. n fine specimen Of sixteenth
century wooJ.house building, but unfor-
tunat,ly ly some Idea Of exclusiyeness on the
part Of the commissioners keeps IT closed
except durir q two hours each day.
The british make fine showing In the
art palace. They have not large enumber
ef pictures, but almost every canvas Is the
work of an artist Of reputation. In the
British section there Is much less OF that
sommercialism which has has been criti.
Used In ther foreign departments OF art.
In the Transportation building the Brit
lsh have a splendid exhibit. A number OF
English locomotives and trains, with pic
lures aud models Of stations, work shops
and SCENERY along the lines, possess great
fascination for visitors.
Some of the finest models of steamships
syer made are shown here too, Including
the great ans-Atlantic vessels and the
battleshlps and cruisers Of the royal navy.
A model Of the Victoria, the battleship
that was sunk few days ago In the Medl.
terranean, IL now constantly surrounded
by large crowds of visitors. The beautiful
model, the largest ever made, IL dressed In
black. and gives all who behold IL better
idea than they ever had before OF the ex.
tent Of that awful disaster.
In the Agricultural building England has
little, but Canada, Ceylon, Australia and
other colonies make q magnificent show
inR. One Of the striking features OF the
whole British display at this exposition Is
the important position In the world OF
commerce and manufacturers assumed OF
late by her colonies. We Ind here ample
evidence that Australia alone has become
a great empire, which one day may greater
than the parent country In wealth And
population, as Il is In area, and thus emu
late the example OF the American colonies
Of the Great britain Of l23 years ago.
In Machinery hall and the Electricity
building the British showing Is q poor
one. compared To what might have been.
In this electrical aye the British, however.
Arc not very strong. Electricity istoo new
a thing for them aud they do not take
readily To II. Most Of the electrical work
In England has been done after American
models and often by American hands.
In coming letters ] hope 10 have some
thing to say about the displays oi tho
French, the Germans and others ot our
'''S' WALTER WELLNAN.