Year: 1878

IL is dlnlcult TO realize that you are


looking on a product of the weav-


ers' loom that the shuttle and the


woof and the web have brought


this mechanical marvel, for marvel


it is, almost equal to the Miracles of


Old; the brilliant color, the breath


ing life, the magnificent inspiration


which distinguishes the work of


the grand old Florentine are here


all reproduced. The Pitt Palace,


the Vatican and the Louvre can no
longer monopolise these wonderful
inspirations Of genius. The vision


which Jacquard saw-as the prophet


Of old saw the fields of the prom


ised but dimily from the misty


mountain tops and afar offs


more than: realized to day. But
new wonders await you. You al


ready imagine that what you have
seen that which no mortal genius


could surpass, and yet there are


two tapestries on the other side


that, for magnificent conception
and beauty Of execution, unmeasu-


rably transcend al She others.


They are copies Of LIE Bruins great
pictures Of the 1.-The Sea and the
Earth" softer, brighter and more


beautiful than the original paintings


which have given the painter i'm


mortality. These great works are
intended for the Hotel de Vile, of


which they will be the chiefest or
nament. It is gratifying to the
lover of art to know that aided by
the wonderful processes now being
perfected, that it will be possible to
duplicate tho works of the old
masters, and Correggio's, Muir
rilo's, Angeles and Vandyke's may
become as common as ordinary
chromos. That the steam loom
can now accomplish in a few hours
the work which was the patient
labor of years, and these immortal
inspirations of cannonized genius
scattered broadcast in every land
shall raise humanity to a higher
plane than it has ever known be.
fore. Passing on to the extreme
end Of the hall, we find ourselves
before colossal bronze group, the
work Of the bronze foundry of
Paris. While by no means ex-
ceptional in it's finish, in boldness
Of design,it is unequalled. A mount
ed warrior, armed pied en- cape, is
just about going into battle !;
his features are noble, stern and

grand, and at his horses head
two warriors stand watching the
progress Of the fight. Around
the pedestal are several isolated
figures, the most notable being
those Of the dying huzzar and the
skipping girl. The soldier is
work Of great merit, and the girl
has just leaped into the air and is
entirely sustained by the skipping
rope, the sweep of which barely
touches the ground. The design
is unique and the artist deserves
great credit for the admirable man.
ner in which he has executed his
very difficult task. During the
week Paris has been treated to
several lively sensations. At noon
on Saturday an erratic French
man, by the name of Foy, took off
his clothes and leaped from the top
of the Arc dc Triomphe de l'Etoile,
and strange to relate, he lived for
four hours. A magnificent gold
watch was found in his pocket and
forty francs in cash. What, in the
name of common sense, could have
induced a Frenchman to commit
suicide while he had forty francs
left, is a mystery, and it is whis-
pered that the Chamber of Depu-
ties may possibly appoint com,
mittee to Investigate this interest
ing phenomenon. A startling and
dramatic scene took place in the
Criminal Court on Saturday last
during the trial OF one Danval for
poisoning his wife. The testimony
Of the experts was conflicting, and
Danval hoped to get the doubt and
be acquitted. The jury, however,
instead of acquitting him broughtin
a qualified verdict of guilt, which
they are permitted to do under the
French law. As the verdict fell
from the lips Of the foreman, the
silence Was almost painful. Just