Year: 1878

| How the Exhibition Looks-The Great Arti-
fetal Flower Show--Paris Market Wo-


men--Dresses, Corsets-Fine Arts


and Anatomy.


Order is coming out of chaos;
gradually the debris and ruin is
disappearing from sight and the
Exposition is becoming that which
the poet hath declared lis a Joy
forever" The western end Of the
Grand Hall beyond the Prince Of
Wales collection is still in state
of incompletness. India has an ex


hibition Of shawls, jewelry and
stuffs; but inasmuch as these goods
are immeasurably eclipsed by the
,, exhibition in the French depart
nent of goods Of the same charac


ter, there is little about them to
call for more than a passing men
ton. At the extreme end of the
Grand Hail. Canada is rearing a
mighty tower, it's object being yet
a mystery to the outside world, but
in good time, when she gets ready
to disclose her secrets, Canada will
be heard from with no uncertain
sound. In fact, it would seem as
if the colonies were wrestling with
the mother land for supremacy, and
the old lady must look to her
laurels, or some of these stalwart
children on the other side of the
globe will not only be found dis
putting for gold medals with Shef-
field and Manchester and Birming'
ham, but the gentlemen of the Roy
al Academy had better keep an
eye on them or they may be
startled some fine morning by the
report Of the School of Fine Arts
at Ballarat, or the Independent
Royal Academy of Duneden. These
colonial exhibits4a full Of tremen-
dous possibilities more startling
than the finished certainties OF the
grand old mother-land. But do
not intend to go into that matter
this week, in little while the ez
hibits of England and her colonies
will come in for fair share OF atten,
ton but I desire to wait till every
thing is finished to see what is
most worthy of report. There are
many things. in this exhibition
which, in review of this kind, can
be brought under no general classi-
fcation and yet to the general
reader are matters of SURPRISING IN
terest,-one of the most beautiful
and pleasing being the artificial
flower show, near the end OF the
south wing. France has long been
famous in this exquisite branch OF
art, and yet in this delightful ex-
hibition she seems to have surpassed
herself. After wandering for hours
through splendid avenues decorated
with costly furniture, and rooms
covered with those wonderful Gobe-
Inns, the miracles Of the weaVers
art; after being dazzled by jewelry
and diamonds, both delighted and
shocked by paintings and statuary,
it is an indescribable relief to come
to this sylvan bower and re7el IN
delights, which he who spake as
man never spake hath declared sur
passed Solomon in all his glory
Here everything is beautiful and
good; not one thing mars the sweet
harmony Of the scene around you
on every side are natures loveliest
and purest emblems, it needs but
the soft sweep of the breeze to en-
able to catch the perfume, and as
you look at the gaudy butterflies
resting on the rosebuds and the
lilies, you forget for a moment the
great Exhibition and it's surround,
ings, and imagine yourself in the
fairy maizes of the Island Of Tran
gull Delights. For a moment at
least you rest secure and happy,
surrounded by these lovely emb!ems
of purity and peace. Your wife OF
your daughter may be sitting by
your side, and you feel no blush
mantling to your cheeks Like that
which you have experienced in the
noble galleries of the Exposition
contemplating those works which
the blase Bohemians of the press
denominate the highest ezpositions
of art. In one case is a cluster Of
snowdrops surrounded by lilies OF
the valley, moss roses and 7iolets,
rich verbenas and pansies with
wings like gaudy butterflies, rival


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