The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
Expeditions.

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The prince consort had no idea what
ball he set rolling when he fathered
and furthercd, if not invented. the
London exhibition OF 1851 at the crys,,
tai Paiace--the first the world had
ever seen. 1t was so successful, so
novel, SO entertaining and SO beneficial
that every country Of any great I'M
portance promptly planned one like II.
France. Italy, Belgium the United
States, led off, with two or three each,
and SO Is Canada. at Winnipeg in 1914,
and even China has caught the fever
Deeps answer unto dceps They have
been called "a liberal education" The
tion TO properly enjoy one, Masses OF
people have thronged them, have
walked many weary miles in them,
have seen the fftieth part of the ex.
restaurants. have squabbled with all
the other members of their party, have
gone home and talked of what they
saw, ad 1ibitum and ad infintum. But
took In the value, the beauty the ex-
tent or the exhibits, or who knew any
thing about them. the countries. the
peoples or languages. history, geogra-
ply or customs represented except in
the vaguest possible way. Yet. as
there are many things for US all that
we can enjoy without understanding
them at all, they have given a great
ueal Oh pleasure. II would be a good
thing IL they were permanent institu-
lions In every land. kept for the en-.
lighternient. education and enjoyment
OF the people. frsln generation to gen.
would not be costly to maintain, and
they would be OF great value TO any
natlon--its shop window, workshop.
factory. for It's principal and most In
seresting products. temple OF progress
and intelligent aniisement. The i'm
pulse given by the Philadelphia Expo
sition has not yet expended itself in
trades. machinery. arts, crafts. ex.
ports. Imports, inventions and homes
that are artistic. Ii was OF immense
value. and stimulated thousands o, in
dustrial plants all over the country.
That was also the effect of the Lon
don exhibition on England: OF the sue
cessIye expeditions In France. and on
Inventions. flowed from them out Into
the nation that gave them. and then
out into the East. the West, the North.
the south--in short. all over the world.
Trade between various countries was
Immensely quckened: knowledge In
creased; the ties that bind one people
to another Were multiplied beyond
computation. 1t was. good thing for
everybody concerned--a triumph OF
peace and prosperity
The Trade Guilds.
Europe. has long had small similar
exhibitions in the halls Of her guilds
ledo. London. and other. medieval
cities. where the cloth workers, silver
smiths, harndss makers, iron workers.
potters. sword and mail forgers. Jewel
they could do. But 1t was left for
the prince consort's we'll trained mind
and benevolent character to gather the
treasures OF whole nation under one
feast of friendly rivalry and compe-
tltlon At the Guildhall banquets Of
the Lord Mayor of London. at the state
dinners at Windsor Castle, In some
mobiles of England. are still to be seen
marvellous examples OF the plate, hang
ings, ar1nor. 1ewelry. furniture OF past
centuries.
London. is wonderful treasure-house
of medieval arts and crafts. Italy was
richer in art than any other five coun.
tries OF Europe for 500 years. and stin
and the American millionaire left her
Impoverished. Flanders. Holland, Ger
many. Russia. Turkey, China. Persia
India, have always had great crafts
Queen Elizabeth was receiving the 4
French ambassador ina apartment
strewed with PUSHES, the Shah Of Per-
sas feet rested est Z, on rug that had on
skilled workmen five years or ten to-
weave. while his turban was composed
of ten yards Of woven wind" fabric
so fine and soft that It could be drawn
by his side he could cut through a.
feather pillow unless he preferred to
bend 1t double. The TAPESTRIES Of
France, in the time Of William the
the perfection Of the Gobelin output
OF to-day. The damascening done In
Milan early in the fourteenth century
has never been surpassed No modern
r. G Nc
Benvenuto Cellini. The Chinese were
patiently carving ivory balls within
balls. within other balls II 1t took
Z lifetime, 5000 years ago. The glass OF
ledo,. the leather work Of Cordoya. the
Jewel carvings Of India, were perfected
before Tamerlanes time. But it was a
wonderful thing to bring together In
earth was Il not? For that matter
Darius and Nebuch adnezzar and Alex
ander he Great and Solomon and many
another Eastern botentate had such
days at all. One Roman had atable-
cloth that weighed 500 pounds. yet
though made of silver, twas so lightly
linked and So eXquisitely chased that
over}a beautiful TIA ble5of cypress wood
with carved ivory! feet Another had a
set Of purple silk, embroidered, feather
cushions for his dining hall that cost
4 100000, And he had several dining
golden spindle and q silver basket to
hold her@thread In the benighted days
of Homer, when al noble ladies han
i died a distaff and spindle to perfection,
s sun by bidding his mother
"mind her spindle and her loom. and
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