The New York herald. [volume], May 11, 1876, Page 6, Image 6

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Philadelphia, in the year 1S70. To put liitoeieci
the sevvtal laws relating to the Exhibition, the I'ntlod
*uti'? Centennial Cumtatssion was constituted, com
posed ol two Cunuiis-ioticrs Irom esilt Mate and
Territory, nominated by their respective CtH'IMn
and appointed by tho President. I be Congr?i-? ai?o
creatcl our a>i vailary and associate corporati n,
t#i* Qsntanni&l iioar<l ot Pmano.!, wb' -e
Unexpectedly heavy burdeus have been nobiy
borne. A romnrkobls and prolougtMl dis
turbance ot thu linanoes and Industrie* of ibo
country haa greatly maguiQetl the talk; but we hope
lor a favorable judgment of the degree oi aaccess at
tained. July 4, i87a, this grouudwi- dedicated to i.^
protest WML Tweuiy one months ago this Memorial
Bail was began. All the other 180 buildings within the
enclosure have been erected within twelve niuntlia All
the buildings embraced in the plana ol the cogimtssion |
llaelt are finished. The dem .tids o! applicant* ex
ceeded the apace, and atrenuous and coptluaous efforts
have been made to gat every exhibit ready in time.
lly general consent the Exhibition Is appropriately
held in the t'lty of Brotherly Love. Voider, auuosi
w ithin your view, stands thu venerated eiliiice wherein
occurred the event this work it designed to commem
orate, and the hall in which ibo tlr?t Continental Con
gress asjembled. Within thu present limits of this
great park were the hows of etsninut patriots of thai
era, where Washington and hia associates received gen
erous hospitality and able counsel. You have observed
the surpassing beauty of the situation placed tit our
disposal. In harmony with all this litnees is the liberal
aupport givon the enterprise by the state, the city, and
the people individually.
In the name of tho I'nlten SUitrs yoa extended a
re.-pecl!ul and cordial imitation to thu government* of
other nations to bo represented and to participate in
this Exhibition. You kuow tho very acceptable toirns
In wlm U they responded, from even tho most distant
regions. Their Commissioners are here, and you wiil
soon seo with what cuergy and brilliancy they have
entered upon this friendly competition in' the arts of !
]> ure. It has t>een the fervent hope ol the' commission
that, during this festival yc-ir, the people Irom all
Mates and set tious, of ul 1 creeds und chu ches, !
nil parties and classes, burying nil resentments, j
would come up together to tins birthplace of our
liberties, to study the evidence ol' ur resources;
to measure the progress of an hundred years; and to i
examine to our proBt tho wonderlul products of other i
lands, but o-peciully to join hands in perlect Iraternity i
?ad promise tho Uod of our lathers that the new cm- |
tury shall *urpn?s the old in the true glories ol civiliza- |
lion. And, lurthermoru, that from tho association I
here of wolcome visitors from all nations, there may :
result not alone gr^at benehts to invention, manu- 1
lactuies, agriculture, trade und commerce, but also |
stronger international Iriendshlps and moio lasting
peace.
I'h us reporting to you, Mr. President, under the la as
of the Kuvernnn nt and the usage oi similar occasions,
tn the tiamo ol the I luted States Wentenni.il Commis
sion, I present to your view the International Exhibi
tion ol 1470.
T11K rRIJUBLNT'S AbllltX*.*
When the President uro-e, holding in his hands tho
Copy of his addre.-H, the enthusia-in which had groeted {
hi* first appearance was renewed. It was a minute or |
two before he could speak, and when ho nld It was in a
clear, low rotcc which could uot be heard twenty leet
lie tad;?
Mv ('orxravMKS?It has been thought appropriate*
?pon tin-. Cenicumat occasion, to bring togetner in
I ni.i ie pin i, tor popular Inspection, upeiiraens of our
mi . i.tin nis in the industrial and lino .arts, and in
literature, itclcnce acd philosophy, as well as in the
gr< a bunne** ni;rl<:uftiiro and ol commerce.
lb t ?. may th more thoroughly appreciate tho ct
? ? ii?. - and deficiencies ot our achievements and also
1 1 i h i? r expression to our earnest desire to
' ' 1 '? ti e trienoship of our follow monitors ol this
. .l it latniij of nations tho enlightened agricultural,
i i:.' r i, and uiuuulacluriiig peopiu ol the world
?' n fluted to send hither corresponding speci
i ? their skill to exhibit ou equal terms In lriendly
? t-.ij lit .? n w ith our ow n. To this invitation they
1 .i< generously respondedj lor 8o doing we render
tl.< n . ur hearty thauxs.
I .? (wanly and utility ot tho contributions will this
day be submitted to Tour Inspection by tne Managers
?> this Exhibition. We are glad to know that a view
<1 spn mens ol the skill of ail nations will afford to
} ? ? 'i' alloy -d pt?.i?urt. a- well as yield to you a valua
ble pt4 i ol knowledge <d eo many of thu* remarkable
re una of the wuuui riul skill existing in enlightened
communito?
oaf bui.urci yenr* a_'0 our country was new and but
partially settled. Uur aecaMltlea li.ive compelled us
'???'?* ':f *?l< "d our means anal time in felling lorusts,
su dnii g prair building dwelling, factories, ships,
?i -ks, warelifunee, ru.i Is. canal ', machinery, gc.,
Ac M?-t ol our achoola, eburches, libraries
a d a, 'uns have been isubiisbeu within an buu
?"? I -i burdened by these great primal
w rk- .i ty, which could not be delayed, we
j t navu c 'tie wnatthie Exhibition will show tn tho
i ? a - : r v . ng r iud more advanced na
tion* w law, medicine and theology; in acience, litem
?urc, pkii'NHtptiv and the l.ne arts. Wlillst proud of
? . we lit. e PtUe wer. iel I ..at WO huvoBol dOIIO
i' r' <"ar at :m ?? tnetii- have been iirtat euougli,
ko*ew, i o make it easy for our peuple to acknowi
?>i/? ?!.|w?r .11 merM Wherever fonn l.
AnObvw, Vim mtui i.i, 1 li 'i<e a careful exam n.i
|| a ? I.a a I.i (o be exhibited to you will not
?" ? inaj " ' "'i ?lit ? prutound respect for the ?kill
?k'. ia*m ?t our t* ? ti ? trt.m otker nations, but also
aa . ly you w iu ibe attaiomenta made by our own
I* ' ? ' unag th.< p. 11. ,e t.uudrea years. I invoke
yo. .en. n. ? ..p. ratii.n with the worthy Commis
? II.tier- to let .ire a t rnlMOl soooesa to thts Inter
< ?-11?? .. Kxbiti .a, Ind to make the stay ot our tor
? ? t 'r> wn in we extfn I a he.rty welcome?
I lb pr.iO: tOle and pit a-ant to th-ni.
I Seiciare th.- I lero i ..n il Inhibition now open.
.? tie tat down Hie OTcbestM UM'u a chorus of ro
Til a H:uCt ?<?>* I* TH I MUX ?aLb.
0 ! re the la*t ? >rdi of th< I're-ideut's s(ieech woro
at at. . i !.,? fort ,.u it ations, the members ol the
??ate and it the llouee r.. d out in long procession
ti r,.i4|ih *n nrenue ti ?t had bu n made lor them by
? y et M* i: or .1 Hi 1. The chlei n. aster of ceremouiea
|<M>k i - oo?it < :i and tunntinced tho names ot tho dis
tu.gu -I.ou f .?-.t? on they came. Kirn was tho Prcsi
?!? 11. the t inpr '? ef llm/il lea:uo|c upon hm arm.
'! i ra c?me II t ? my t o K.nperor of Craul accom
|>->ur i.. Kr% .at. the l'r -? dent's wife. Immediately
I ti bd H;i Mi. sty ?? re tl e m< rubers of tbu Cabinet,
t=. r torr k sb leading atid >. creiary Robeson bring
ing ?,? the r' ar I a< h was e <>rtii.g home lady mem
ri! the ?u ' * ie fori ;n Atnba.-*adora bad gone
? i.esd nd tiken t(i?ir |>Iac> s oppoeito tlw auction- of
t! r ri ??itve i ountri.s, so aslo meet tne Imperial
n- an i -r.-.e when it arrived. Alter the Cabinet
? aiti c.roeral .^bernlan. arn-nianted by hia brother;
? hi 1.1 N ! r- t' e f illWith their staffs, march*
1.... tw.< b> two uutil th- y entered the sido p rui of
? tnain huildlog. i; re th orgsn burst forth Into a
*e'.t?mo as the pr>re-?ion ent.red, the President
I Itif e?< ? rte ? ' a guard I.I honor of th Philaaelphi*
City Troop ami. ta- v crj :. r nn which has existed
MMetlie i me ot the K.'voiuliun. It was noted that
Within t?. ;.?> ' ir lours w.ir.lers had ben
acmpp-hi d m the pre|wratio* of the different de
|?artm#nM. I *en p r Tur.,ey, which waa utterly U>* I
nnd de..-rt. ? i h none of b> rartic.es on est; I bit ion. {
had rote to tht' i" . ?!?? of *usi<?nding a vast Turkey i
?orytttoh de the nakedneee ol h?r | oor display, m j
front ?t w'.ieii toe Turk ?h W 'i.ater and hta saito ?
? the presideat ? r >ini' \ l'irect> r tioaeral i
??<?-ti 'rs ec.otiipan ?4 the President and |<auaed 1
Irom i m to tune to introduce him to
the fori , t) i :p ?i m i> 1o ? r.e there wss '
0 s ntf?e aod or t?- el ? urt?sy or ? how; to others a
longer miorrImage ol gtwtiaga. When Mis Kxcoileacy
eoi;>e to 't( i. "?n of ii<< I, h ? i er. there waa a i
yatM. The f*r. ?< ieat and Ibo Km| <'." >r and tne r ladies
rnteeod with'n a* . ayient a few minotoe. Hie M*toety
took an e?por.ei r '???? m ahosrtag U ePt'. .'entaM |
Mr? i-r-oi the ' .t?r.? ot 4.is "uilri s exhibit?^the
1 'W?r? t ? i<- tr. h leathern. <be rti b. quaint ? o t? a*nl
Um ? .i ini naannor th Vfeiofc tt.rse woods bad . * -? en
|re<?*
r- tr?m ? oaatry ??rouuiry the r ?. joaeed, too
Pre- '0< i i K-a.e-l w t . tho greatr? i rieyi it l.y
the et-.??# ??? and ntten sets,I e pt ?*??. llm-n
ii ? t? iik in <ti> ? wh#o n.e Ib t.atara and
rof-r? -? i..ai a?e ?n t ?-1* ?em re ol the gtotes oaoaed
a i. - a.. - tn. eee.., i nj tu? ir fVton?ia an ? rg the ox
h.t i r . i ? ? 0* -?ee ike l"r-? lei.t ? ??nrie?? hnd mado
it., r u i sd tne t. . i battomg ? order was -t,
and ? i"- ?? i ? ? s(ra?g;iig tela
?un?e ran >a ooe a rootta% neoao to naotker,
aad It one a ? g ;.??.* *-> ee? t ?i the trm
^**e o* the OonigM H-a'ctees were ?or ly tried
?*.*y ' "m l iheaMsWeee a i ? i gr? ?? of p?.i . n en
aad iaai> u use ng anoat m the grnwd. ? smtty the
Pieeid tiit'e s?r?*r of tn? ??? . us ? .n ssm t>r ..? r
twee tang oorvnioay ? % ? mim; <? . ; , M , ni.4
d? f. #:, If 11. s i> Ht * neMi% i - * i w .|ii ?|nc wwt ?
gerte ar. rtt et e. ;od 10 keej ag al~'Ot him- wot a
a><. i wn?. I its ra; anef.ian harrying ., r. .?
thof11 ? i i>t an .1/1 . i inn nt.ls a., one
who koee him ?ir 11:e?? .. in. I ??? t -nk tig ?ng
fgei.ngbu) en . ?.a# a ny nnrrwnngiag vay<?neta ao
ttl r?- .i > n muiMey ?a? ?r ?ae .? 4 ta %? ?
?her ptnre aad i>. -t? o> m th* eeresriooy. Tho
?rowd w*a ?t??t ?t< <>tai r a^ee at. t titer* a*a ? t ?i
doal ? 1 po?' 'i g not? ? a*. n? Nm n .d then aa
effort lo an p < r i?r w?- tna e, *? u . a m?4e mati. r?
morse, iat it was a gwnd-naiarea ;wtt*at ? ? ?d.
nad 1 cannot r*c*>rd a ntngie aagrr word er uprea
gtog aa the port at oi.e uf tao tens of
tfcoosamia who mr.el a.-oai tho frveeosiett.
as taaoaat or raa nncnsuiMHfe
ll.o Presiuetii ea> m.rdiyies tor noaao time ye
temifacy on tho pirt tn* hmgavar 10 recggaixe etd
trWatU, to al >:> nn t dist uss with ibeat ta.j {HfeUla of
rarioasexhibits sad to inquiie lata t - u.e>i. i.of
article* wb cb were new to tm. sad ??? nernl UaOiey,
who b".<i the esoort la eommnad, wna a 1 rely in?..t at
lltMta la keep the m in order and
to provost tho crond ol loreiga lemmioai..n?rfl
irom moving loo quickly. FjIibc to (iikt bim
self perfectly un<lrr?t<*? I IB bis Fn krb w b ?b
w4i ot a CoonitUit acarat, be i?IM apoa
I tic Swrftiry ol ."-late to inform the |ntk?M that
their pi < ? * '? not id pr*<-fl?,?co of the Eaii--rof b?t
fn Ihe reir ilut fur iku Umi.iar, t(|tr li^wtit "?
lli.' j'Art of Um Majriljr. the pr?? e???>D Bi|'l bar*
made the tour In cnacIt Irx t R>r I t>"t ? m
difficulty to Speaker* Kerr e:.<i Cot im
pi) la of honor wh ch bad bc?q a?* ml to tbean -a tt>?
rear ot the Cabinet, bat tbe whole ?as % ?xj natdr*4
and really detracted nothing from tbe eer> m- a ?*
TUK rBOCBSStOB TO MAOWlBSBT BALL.
A snort um- after the arr<val of the Fr*? 'eatial
party on the exhibition gr- .n<l? tbe tr<> , ? u<?i ??re
to form tbe grand recepti. n e.irpj b*gM to a* - mi-le t
tbe promenade b< tw.-i-n the end of t > ia > b -a.. ' af
and the great Machinery Hall A? the several r*g.
tiicnti and detachment* marched up tbe Uiu.l.ly
avenues they were as?igned placet aloer 'be liae ef toe
propose(1 procession Irom tbe main building, and every
effort was made to secure ample room lor lb* iu?> -
mcnt of the President and party, with tbe loi.g to uiua
of invited guests, exhibitors aud Oot-uuial eTI< i-.la.
who wcro to Join In the opening exercise* at Ma> h i. -ry
11 all.
Till APFKARAMCB or TUB lULITABT
after their disagreeable tramp through the mud wa?
anything but picturesque, but the rough imr n.i . > o
orally nerved to distinguish tho well 4ti< >pllne4 r*n?"
lari from tho hall traiuel mHit11, and aitbo igh the
marines wero muddy tbey prewnted a very in -*u li
cent appearanco as neldier*. The crew of Ibe n
gross'' also looked well, but tomcahat out of lb. ir
element, trudging through the semi-liquid mud that
overlay every spot ou tho road where tbe water
hud lodged. Jurk's wtitto cap wax set on hiB head
with unusual jauutino.s, tirotmbly on account of tbe
fact that ho was observed by thousands of ey-s wbc-e
fair owners took a special Interest in ihe gallnut tare.
Tho Now Jersey and Pennsylvania Militia looked
woefully draggled anJ jadeJ, and were it not for tbe
Inspiring strains ut tlie several bauds or the ilirring
rattle of the drum", they would liavo failed la *oute
instances to preserve tboir formation. The colorel
troops marched uobiy, that is, they stamped onward
tc inesound of the llfo and drum as II the roadway was
tho bost in the world.
Two linos of troops wcro formed, one extending
along tbe end of the main building and the other from
it toward Machinery Hall. Tho objoct of this ar- ;
rangemeni was to excludo tho dense crowds of pcoplo
wtio wero attracted by tho music toward this point i
from all the avenucB over which tho Presidential pro- j
cession was to puss, and this caused no little confusion
and trouble. Tho crowds insisted on pushing their way ]
notwithstanding the urgent and ofteu very forcildo .
appeals of the military guardians of tho way ;
to keep back, and this contributed not a little I
to sour tho temper of tho great mass of pcoplo that .
lined the avenues, and unQt them to givo other than
tokens of silent respect for tho Illustrious personages
that later ou moved by them.
The day having turned out extremely warm, um
brellas were generally called Into requisition, and
these, of course, obstructed tbe view of the multltudo
standing behind. Loud shouts of "Pull down that um
brella I" were heard on every side, and a tumult at
one timo nearly aroso bocause au obstinate Jcrseymaii
stoutly rolu-ed to lower his gingham at tho Request ot
those who could not gee through it.
At the timo approached for the final act of the great
ceremouy?the starting of the machinery?great ex
pectations wcro manifested by a decidedly uneasy mul
titude of vast proportions. Every point of vantago
was taken, and even tho branches.of tho Centenniu]
trees had ttioir loads of American youth, who kept up
a continuous yelling of "Hero they cornel" This
miulo tho tnrrostlal waiters angry, because they felt
envious of tho elevated urchins, and did not
relish tho insulting "sell" that was perpetrated at
their expe?so every five minutes. Like tho cry of
??Wolf," too often repeated, tho crowd would not be
lieve it when it was regularly announced that the Pres
ident whs coiniug, and the body of invited guests who
preceded him had already reached nearly half way be
tween the buildings wheu the waiting throng oegau to
realizo that somebody was coming at last.
TUB IXBVITAHLK TKLI.OW DOO.
Tho lrreprcseibe cur. and we might add tho Indispen
sable canino, that turns up on every occabiui whan a
space is specially desired made his appearancr exactly
on time; for when the people began to grow very im
patient the beast suddenly charged down tho avenue
between the double line of soldiers and was received
with loud cheer*. Hack he cam* again, answering tbe
hooting and shoutiug of tho crowd with a series of
ki-yi's, pitched in a dolorous key. Somehow ho
escaped before the order ot "Attention" brought
Bteadiuess to tho military liuo and was seen no mors.
Precisely at a quarter past twelve P. M. tho loud
couimuud of tho u 111 cor in charge of the military pro
claimed that
TUB TRBSIUBST WAS COXINO.
I
Then every one cndcavorod to elevate himself as
much as imssiblo In order to see tho procession, and there I
was much stretching of necks and standing on tip-toe
which, however, toon fatiguod tho eager slght-soers
Into b kind of sullen indilTorence. Tbe chuno of
bells on Machinery Hall tower began to \
ring Joyous peals, and tho distant booming j
of canuon announced that the great :
Exhibition was open at last, after so many months of j
labor on us gigantic frame. The natlon.il airs sounded
harshly on tho ear as they came from the badly toned
chime of belts; but the occasion seemed to overwhelm
any unfavorable criticism. Thus we had the "Star
Spangled Banner," "Hall Columbia," "Yankee
Doodle," "Rally Round tho Flag" and a number of
otflor familiar tunes, wh:cn were received with loud
applause. During ibis performauco tho procession of
invited guests marched from building to building, pre
ceding tho Pre- ident, an was proper, and making a 1
vory pleasant picture and fuliy illustrating the har
mony of ail nations with the United Statos. As tbov
pssM-d the croud Indulged in a general criticism Of
eacli group, but without being in the least degree of
fensive. It was a good natured, one tided piece of
? h.Hug, wh'.< h partly restored the good humor that
b id been exhausted during the long wait for the pro
MMMI.
AJPKCTS OF TIIK CROWD.
In thai am.ling columm of ladies and gentlemen
mvtit b? noticed representatives of evory civilized ;
c< utry on ibo globe. Distinguished statesmen, emi
nent lawyers, great manulacturcra, civil and military !
odioam, both or our own country and ol European na- j
t oaa. the welt known laces or Washington celebrities '?
riu. hi bo seen with the swarthy visages of old Spain |
a t the American Republics. On the column pressed
t i ilia gr. nd euiranro of tbc Machinery Hall, tbo
twiida pinym* a stirring march and Innumera
lie h|i waving a welcome In tho breeze to
t:.? stran.rera who came to Philadelphia to
cr ebrate the birthday of the nation.. Tho
a !.(?**? viTdm,ly impressive, furulsbmg, as It did,
an <x*iu(>i* u( what American genius and industry hits
? r .{111 out of the wilderness in a little over ouo hun
jea'-. Hut the most important characters wero
ii,? ml to present themselves. An extra large
wave of coni-i'iou, growiug out of a desire to sec
tti i.;s. ??i plc*er tho densely packed mass ot people
i ?t the Kilobit < o gate, aud in another moment the
um.. ?r funu of tbr short and ?loin man, with tho
?trvr.? U. e and mod?*t bearing, whom the Ameri
ca n (? | .e rococnue as their i'restdent, mule
fc.s appearance es. orMng Her Imperial Majesty tho
I.?!ii r ?>! Br.'til Ki'llowiijf the President camo
l?. m p.-dro escort tag Mrs. Oram. The Presidential
. i I . ? ai party were surrouuoed by the troops of
t t t.....mI 1.1 au escort of honor, and the latter
? .. i \rr\ uuth iy tt. ir handsome but peculiar unl
(>r t.? itir . ? ceral effect of the picture, Tho helmet
iU? t t) 0 trd la -??niewbat similar to that wurn by
t*e H-ii >B cava.r), but It IS modified to suit tho mod
ern avi isry cwaiume, and is surmounted by ?u im
, <'.... arranged to I r.n a conlmuotia
4i:.?ut overhangiug the (rout and tbo
? ? W t .re Mcastomed to see the rev.
?. i narr f . r* Washington pictured in
tkeaa Lclineta, and ?bcn the President made his exit
f m the bulling, as #e?cribod, it looked as if the
a-, ts f the did at Trei.!< a, Valiey Forge and tho
< it'f te>da?t a e.ntury ?% '. had c?me to aurrouud
a in! protect Ins aa the representative eon of such a
I r ?us ancestry The Preadont, aa u*ual, looked
?^rri< it at being gaea on i?j ? many thousand peirs
of eyes, hat was relieved by being of necea
a ty t t?;eii<-l to attend to h.s illustrious com
| iU if., the Empress of Brai.l I1 m I'edro, on the
tther hit i.?-i a smile and a bow lor every one who
greeted h m, ami <saa entirety selt postrsae-< during the
pruaae.iade to the Ma ninety Hall A marked leataro
ol th? Pre>identi*l pro. e-e.'-n waa tbc a atosl total
ttsi'tte ol iheer.n^ l?> the ?rwwo. indeed, had it not
w. (<* tbe m?>K u4 lb. ??? lh? bright ?un
?b?iB? oo a trill.*lit aasembiafe, U?t pr*ee*SM?B might
have b**? rmlet^kea lor a funeral.
tbi art-it* m a*? aaoc? *At?;x*Rr ium.
Ibr wu I rota tbe belfry ?f Machinery HaII was ex
U, m-T b- *?'Al ** tt'e,ocl' ,U* u,orBin' Mr
I r ( r (| w i4?ww*. tbe cktm professor at IM Moiro
. i >1 ??^ ?* a?'i?i>gUM?. rang IB lb* C?H*BBiaL
II ' baa a ch.?e ot thirteen belle, Ifcf largest weigBlng
4fr.| , uU'M Bad smallest 140. Ha
, .? with tbe "Star Singled Ban
r?r? iurm raai B,.'.atea ** M lh"
t?;is at ?.<*. Bad f'Uo*?4 the naliou.l anlhoms ol
i ?.f ?? imutl ?! tba earth. From about nine
? atm* Ue etae4y ...rehiuf bb4 massing or soldiery,
? ... . #r jt, t? in tba di*t?Bee sad directly at
ba* I rr??iB4.-4 "B* af U.a trand nrfn ol war timo.
Tb# .B.~B~ ?"??? ?? "??l ?* E*"'
J. ai: t)j .bemads ? Bt la every direction tba
iwnm<?? aurtouad ng scenery, magulflcent
bu sga all I. Ul an enenantmeat to ttoo
ibat >- !>*? description. Tba bUU ?
a,.! boa-'' ; a .u;-.te tba eud .sure wero Ulled with
III --.I ? >'( ' Bf u? 1*<H> a, who seemed deeply Inter- ,
.sled IB tbr ?.f.aMU el tb? aobl.cry and cituens. j
Whia tba ?j"*nta* earaeeaia* were progressing the
B. . u* ??*? '??" ??*4 Bf !??*' !??????? 10 lorln lwal,"M
?..r th. |.?r,K** .4 ne^piag tbe crowd back. Tbey
atarka l tnu. .1 ba f paat . wvea sad waited, preserving
aa pea ?*???? lr??a? tba toaia building lo Machinery
11 a - I
Ttiare *?? a goo! <W*i of coBfuat 'o at lla
tran tory i-?lar* aaMb.B*4 ? puoaa to ra ?a tru?ble by
Bgbt>t4g lb* n.tt.1 a, but tl e tuem^ra of Iba latter on
gmrd coi.arrd tb?:n aa la-t aa tbay eoold reach tbcrn.
It *a- ^ ?<lur^aet that >a tbe?i little cauteaU tbe
^.I4irr ?*? aiway. tw> brtter ?aB5 f?r. ootwith
aiai.i! ng all tUe .M-.a.t.? of the ratractory people, ,
tb?> were ai au?? tatau a?. wubout .ujury to tbo.r
boi.ea Tbe cr -d ?*? l"0 fe*t deep iwbmd tba
auarii. and tba waii.ug t>* t-o bour? m tba ?un was
ooi , p.aa-ant atartcr At t *al*a o'clock tbera wm a
signal, aa pre?i..?al* auder-to -d, to UBfirl tbe llaf. of
\U. hiB t> Hallaud t>?a gorcrnmeut building. rucy
m,| ,taw t? tba brveaa at .^.ca, abowing tbo en.igna of
all natiooa It ?a. forfaaaf, t.?. ibM the" *?ore ,
. aillf breeaa, f.? og lull r,-ut to ?h? effort ;
at display of buutiag. About ona o clock the
Prt'Hidcnt aud party ?o?cd from the main
buiUmc to Machinery Hall The crowd bad been kept .
out ol tbe latter bull ting uutU alter the pro<c*?.0B .
tiled ib. rb<r* were probably a taoueand i-ople ?ail- |
lug around tbe CurUaa engine, to witueaa I
uiony oftboKurting ot ai*aui by the PreatUeaW '>* ,
is tbe largest In tbe placo. It Is a manufacturing en
gine of 1 100 b<>r?o power?an Imrataia ibing-capa
ble of running up to i,WO horae ,K,wer and doing the
work of the largest nianulacturing engine in ibo ,
world. The other ten engines n the place briBg the ,
steam capacity of tbe engines IB Machinery UaU up to ,
about S,000 borse power.
\l a quarter past one the caralcade passed in. Prosi- [
Ucut Grant was slopped at ins Hntlato section and pre- |
seined with a miignalcenily bound aud illustrated cata- |
lo-ue and description of the articles on exhibition from
Great Britain aud Ireland. Ob the fly tear was ib
scribed :-' To General Ulysses S. Grant, President of
the United States of America, with ibo compliment- of
His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Uordou. K. fa , j
Lord Hresideut of Her Majesty'. PrlTy Council. 3t ,
George's Hall, Fairmount 1'ark, 10th of May, 18,6. ,
The Prcsldeat banded it to a member ol the City
TroJj>, who carried it slbng till It was flBallr delivered ;
to some member of the President's party.
' THB rRBSlUSST ASD EMPKttOR STaAt TH? *MQU*. \
Tho ilrft t? mount tbo engine's platform was Governor j
Llbbey of Rhode Island, with hts numerous stair. Then
followed Governor Uedle, of New Jersey, and stall;
Governor Hartranll. of PeiiMylvaBia. and staff and
Governor Rico, or Massachusetts, and staff; Mayor
Wlckham, ol New York; George W. Cb.lds,
of Philadelphia; Erajlus Brooks, Potlmattcr
Fairmau, Congressman Charles M. Adams
of New Vork and a number or other crtUens. Soon tbo
President arrived, escortme Her Miyesty the Empress
ol Brazil, iollowed by the Emperor Dom Pedro escort,
lug Mrs. Grant. Then iollowed Genoral Hawlcv, ibo
President of the Ceutennial Commission; Mr. Goihoru
Director General; Mr. Welsh and other, of the Com
mission. Then came Chief Justice Watte
Secretary Fish, Mrs. Eish, tba Spanish
Minister and wife. Tho crowd had grown
oa large and dense as possible within tbo Immense bail,
1 +02 reot long and 3(W) leet wide, when the order
.-Down in rrout," clcarcd the steps to the hand.es ol
tho engine, aud revealed on tbe platlorm President
Grant with bis hand on ono and ihe Brazilian Empc. i
ror holding ibo oilier. Mr.Corlis. instructed them
both how to manage tbe h-indles. Dom Pedro was
told to start bis Orst. Th.s be did, and wailed
M if a was a mere matter or form, with ao
consequences. The President ihen turned his
side and IB a second tho steam began to
'oozo and his* Then came tbo movement ol the
awiul thing itself, an automatic and regular climbing
up and down of many tons ol iron and stoel to accom
ulish a mechanical purpose. By ibis timo tbo ladio.
bad been seated (some very lew ladle.-, by the way?
Bav a dozen-but the most rospocted in tho United
States) ? and the President and Dora Pedro stood
thero, ' hardly knowing what to do or aay.
Tt>0 revolution. of the immense machmo
caused a vibration of the immediate vlciniiy;
and while the crowd cheered and became ?o outhusi
asiic that handkerchiefs waved aud strong men ware
moved to
teaks or joy,
although they bad stood two hours waiting. Bat jroar
correspondent happened to stand alongside the very
few that hardly dared look up to see what was going
on. All was confidence except upon the engine stand,
where the distinguished guests were, there waa a
tremor among the ladios and tho President and Dorn
)'0tro were even disturbed as to what was going
on m the movements ot the mactnno that they
had started. None of them were, however, carious
enough to look ap where the noise was until a lady of
the party, with the positive curiosity of her sex, boldly
took a survey of the field, and then the whole party
satisfied themselves that it waa only a big engine going
through its usual revolutions. The crowd still cheer
ing and making the ball resound with various exclama
tions, was followed by the tinkling of a
thousand bells and the clinking and thudding
aud hammering of thirteen acres of vast
machinery, that created an exuitcment only kept down
iu the distinguished party by the pleasant faces of the
multitude. Soon confidence was restored where thero
was a disposition to bo frightened, and the halt and
the big engine and the little engines, and all me clat
tering of shuttles and p'urapings of frightfully strong
machinery, wore soon forgotten in tho examination of
the grand or beautiful things they produced.
At twenty-five miuutes a.tor two the President, hav
ing completed tho formal duties attcudani upon the
oponing, entered his carriage near Machinery Hall and
was driven to his apartments in the city.
WOM>I.K WORK.
Thore Is somothing wonderful about the completion
of this machinery in tho tiuio, and the tact that it la so
near teady now. For Instance;?Ono yoar and twenty
six days ago the immense Corliss engine was iron ore at
tlie bottom of some mine in Pennsylvania. Now It is
perfect and in position, tested and found fully compe
tent to perform Its task. Last ntght the Prussian sec
tion was a mass of straw and boxes. This tnoruing,
much to the surprise aud delight of the Prussians,
Captain Albert, the very energetic and eth
cioiit chief of the build:ug, hud uupucked
tho stun, cleaned up tho ifvhris and placed
the articles ready lor their owners to put them
iu position. The Gorman and Krcnch goods have only
arrived within ten days. The llusstan and Austrian
Koods are yet to arrive. The Russians sent theirs by
a steamer that broke her propeller on the way.
Of the fuurto?n acres of space the machinery build
ing covers, the exhibitors wo occupied iBirtoen
Ai. the spare is allotted. Tl.ere are
KIGIlT tlUlaUD VACIIISKH It POSITION.
The American exhibitors oi machinery take up seventy
live per cent of thcspi.-e allotted. Ureal Britain Is
next in importance in tb;s line aud is ao much less im
portant than the English expected that the British
representatives here apologizo for their display of ma
chinery and acknowledge that the Yankees
can boat them on machinery. The Seth
Thomas Clock Comiaoy have an immense clock
there, with twenty-six electric dials. Two
of these are 6 feet and twenty?four 3 feet in diam
eter. The strong macbtno at the top an 1 front of the
luMdtng runs tue whole of these dials by connection
througti an electric wire, but the hands of the main
dial iu tho trout are propelled by the machine iu?IC
The pyramid of spetgel eisen and the immense sheets
of Bessemer steel, in the British section, show slab*
rate tasto and great perbctloa of art la mechanics. 1
' The ahtp sections are led by John Roach, of New York
and Cheater, whose vessels and compound engines are
marvels of skill In the models. Beautiful models of
ships also come from Englani. Mr. Roach says he has a
contract to build a steamboat to ply on Long Inlaid
Sound, that will cost a million dollars, and will be iho
finest ever built. Mr. Hoe bos very recently filled his
printing preas section. The New York Steam Safety
Power Company is delsyed in filling up its place.
Lock wood k Co., of Philadelphia, grind out envelopes '
by the thousand, by a mysterious and surprising
patented method. The Belgian mining machinery is
at once powerful and efficient. It works at
boring in rook and sand like tho sinking of a twelve- !
foot artesisn well. Pire eng'.nos and almost everything
you can think of aro theie in great profusion and seem- '
ing perfection.
THB BXPRBSS l? TUB WOUKX'H PAVILIOX.
Alter the Inspection of the main Exhibition building, J
and shortly before two o'clock, Mrs. Gillespie, a do- ?
acendant of Benjamin Pranklin, the President of the !
Women's Committee, sent a carriage to tbe main
building to ? convey the Empress of Brazil
to the Women's Pavilion, where Her Majesty
was to set the machinery of that cdttice
in motion. Her Majesty, however, Ignored tno car
riage, and, with Dom Pedro ahd her suite, democrat- I
ically walked tho distance. In their company, besides
the Kmiteror's suite, were Professor Archer, of the
British Commission; the wife ol the Brazilian
Minister, Mr. Carvalho Borjes, Count Dacl, of
Italy, and numbers of friends. An Immonso
concourse of people immediately filed Into the building '
to witness tho ceremonies. Tho Empiess on her j
arrival at the Pavilion proceeded to the President's j
room, and, after a short rest, went at onco to tho
Brazilian Department, which she Inspected with muoh
Interest Tho department for the Cincinnati carved
woodwork also much gratified her.
Tee Empress was much pleased to discover, In the
artistic carving which ornamented au organ, tho work
of a lady friend of Her Majesty now in Sheffield,
England. At the Machinery Department, where the
ceremonies were to take placo. a gold cord !
and tassel were placod In the Empress' hands. j
Sno touched them gracelully, tho engine started, and {
the machinery was put in motion. Her Majosty then
returnod with her party and Mrs. Gillespie to the ex
ecutive room, and alter a short time In pleasant con
versation departod.
TUB BAXXER oy BROAD CASTXLK.
During tho Interval that always procedcs the most
momentous part of a great festival there is a lull, and
tins lull is generally taken advantagoof by a vast crowd
to create irreverent merriment. Not all the glories of
Bunker Mill, the bloody memories of the footprints at
Valley Forge, nor tbe fact that oue hundred years was
Jun lapsing which had made tho nation, could keep the
testal masses of people who were jamuiod between tho
main Exposition Building and Machinery Hall from hav
ing their rougn horse play. Long lines of gray coated i
and shad-bellied Pennsylvania reserves and militia
men were stretched ovor four or five acres of ground,
ol gruss plots, tulip and hyacinth bods, and tho hot sun
glinted ou their bayonet tops fiercely. The marines
from Hie Congress, with their white leggings and fiat
white Carlist caps, made a handsome show. Tbe troops
were massed in the form of a "V" over these grounds,
and, wnile all eyes looked at the slonder mast on top of
the Exposition Building to see tne national standard
unbundled as soon as Grant would come forth, thero
was a wild cheer from the grassy knoll on which the
writer stood.
"What has happened? What's the matter? Are
they coming? Is tbe Emperor with Grant?" were the
eager exclamations of the sliort staturcd peoplo who
stood behind their taller compatriots thickly wedged In
front.
"No, It Isn't no Emperor, uor no Grant," said a tall,
blon !o featured man, wtio was spokesman for a small
group on the Knoll.
'Then what the deuco is lt?"asked another.
"Why, don't you seo it's a man foil from a tree,"
answered the blonde. Then there was a laugh and an
other cbeer as the Spaniards in two files came in sight,
their handsome uniforms and splendid physique creat
ing tho most heartfelt enthusiasm.
"By gravy I" said an old American officer, who wore
the cocked hat of a general officer, "those fellows aro
suj>erb! I don't caro if they are Spaniards. Just look
at tho easy swing of their bodies, and every man of a
size. They leel just as proud as a young girl that's go
ing to bo m&rricd."
And Spain might wclTbo proud of her men who filed
by with their dark blue cloth uniforms and crimson
trimmings; their peaked helmets resembling null
kegs vertically cut asunder. They trod the asphalt
causowsys with such an air as they might have dis
played at San Qucntiu or under Pizarro. Many ladies
on the ground wero warm in their praise of tho Span
iard!, who are all young as well as handsome.
It seems to b? tho rule that among all these thou
sand* of peoplo who come 10 this Exhibition there
?liall always be present the inventor oi a hoe handle, a
patent pill or a terribly explosive llrccrackor. These
very assiduous, industrious and indeiattgubie gentle
men would not shine in a social evening oa Murray
Hill. Their clothing would forbid it, thetr manners
would condemn them and their utterances would cer
tainly make suspects oi them. But they have the dar
ing of Darien, the wondrous and unfortunate colonist,
and the cheek of Ch-.cot, the King's jester.
"Do von know Knowlea' pump?" asked an old
farmer-looking man of the writer, who bad asked of the
latter flfty questions, and who In hit turn had aot
answered one.
"No, 1 never h?ard of the pump," was the answer.
"Wall," replied the farmer-looking man, "I'm from
Warren, Mass. You know where It 1st It's
between Springfield and Wooster. Wall we a kind a
hollow oa Knowlea' pump, and *spoae there'll be a
million er mere a people from Europe
at this yore big thing. Wall aow what
are them emperors and kings going to do , when they
see Knowlos' pump? 1 guess they are going to take it
home, ain't tbcyf I'm going to live right on the
ground and take a look at them emperors when they
Just git a first sight o( that pump. Hut the biggest thing
is Crystal's chitois. What, you nover saw a one on them
chisels 1 Wait till Jltn 1'eedro sees one of them chisels.
Why. good heavens, he'll have 'em everywhere in his
Empire. 1 havo a son here, and I'm going to live with
him. Might aa well save a dollar. Decauao, young
man, If you don't save a dollar, bow you going to get
your turnips in 1
When the old farmer beard the sound and the loud
echoes of "Riego's Hymn" be did not aecm at alj
affected, but simply asked what "all Uie darned clatter
was abeouk "
H1LL2TKD OX PBSLDBLrKU.
Wayfarers going to Philadelphia, the city cf the Cen
tennial, on ail the railroads will find agent* of the
railroad companies who have associated themselves in
this matter, and have hired all the vacant heusea
in the widely distributed city to re at them to
strangers, giving them board and lodging. Far supper,
breakfast, bod? "go sway la the morning," as It is
called?tney charge g'J 6o, an.I produce a ticket from a
large bag which they carry with the uatuu oi tite family
to whlcn the billet Is to ge aad the residence of tlie
family. In some cases the families, wne oa the even
ing of the uth of May re< oived billeta, were aatoaisfccd
at being called upon late, as the trains were ovtr their
time; but their unknown gu its wete received wi|h the
greatest ol courtesy by the ladies ta the boose* wbe
bad received miniatir* during the Moody aad daukey
revival in Philadelphia. In other cases beds and Sep
per* worn wantiug. yet the exeepuea does not pruve a
rule, and is a novel idea and may w.>rk well, as the
railroad companies tiave engaged Uie fcouaaa of many
Philadelphia lamilies irotn May to September. The
coupons which the traveller and aiaUt aeer
presents at his or her uuknowa bust's boose
are kept careiuilv, and are (relented to
the railway companies as tbey may direct tbeia to be
presented. Chestnut and Market streets were wild ou
Tuesday night with guests wh? held tbcir evui^oas and
wereaeeking the houses to luiu t tb?*>eeiv><a at the
earlieet opportunity, but could not do it readily, as
they were unable to make gu<>d the d ?t net.on to ibeir
own minus between a New York - bUna" and a Phila
delphia square.
CAKt'ALTIKS or TUB Ml.
It was not to be expected that the day pass ofT
without accidents of greater or less extent. Ibe ex
perience of all similar immense gatherings ?t h< m ?u
beings is to the contrary. None ol a tenons character
' occurred, however, and, in (act, the occasion may be
claimed as a remarkable exemption in Uua reaped
During the t err tide crush about Iks platform,
where a dons* mass or hsmaa beings were
1 tightly wedged la the ?j>acc between Memorial M?U aad
? main baDding, wide as It the distance separating
tli?m, tbere *u at one lime an approach to a panic on
account of the suffocation ana pressure. Nambers of
women, ana er*i men, tainted and were carried out of
ib< i rowd with difficulty. Others emerged alter a desper
at' struggle, panting, pale and exhausted. Fortunately
owcrer, no one was seriously injured, which, under
tho circumstauces, seems little leas than providential.
.101.0 u 1.? laintod were generally cared for by their
riei.ds, but during the day other cases occurred In dtf
eririt part* of the ground which were of a sufficiently
e< rious character to call for their removal to the hos
pital of the
bi'rkac or kkdicixx.
This Institution w admirable in purpose and prom
is. h to be elective id ?xooatton. It la supported by
the Centennial Commission, is established as a medical
headquarters, and for the purpose of affording tempo- !
rary treatment (for which no lee is taken) to all visitors I
and exhibitors who may meet with accident or bo taken
sick on the grounds. Itlssiuated back of Machinery
Hall, across tho ravine, and tnou,(b unpretentious ill
sppearanco, is quite well provided for all ordinary emer
gencies. It received vosierday its flrst patients Irom
among tho public. None ol these, however', wore se
rious cases. A buy tripped over tho absurd wlro fence,
which is a regular trap to ttirow the unwary |
just high enough to accomplish one's downfall, and
of no earthly use as a barrier. This lad had bis arm
badly fractured, a lady also fell a victim to the samo
absurdity, noarthe same place, in front of Judges' Hall,
snd was severely lacerated about the head and
face. An employ* had his hand crushed while
engaged In assisting in the starting or the ma
chiuery. A gentleman was brought to the houso
who had fainted from exhaustion snd seemed to bo
seriously affected. Au exhibitor was also brought in
suffering from laintness and exbauetlon, which led to a
congestive chill. This Orst Instalment ol unfortunate
were carod for by Dr. Ward, and none of them are In a
dangerous condition.
tux world's display or anr.
Last night one might have supt-osed that the art col
lections would be a place of qU,et and r.luge from tho
crowds that would naturally throng the more showy
collections ol the Mam Building snd Maenmery Hall
Hut the expectations of th? lovers of srt were destined
to disappointment At a quarter past twelve ?'dock
the gun gave the signal that the formal exercises of in
auguration were over. The Big wis unluried over the
Main Building, a dozen steam whittles screeched in
unison, bells chimed, men cheered, small boys
whistled, and tho guards at tho dnots
of the severs! buildings p.rce,vcd that their
Cerberus' duty of keeping out visitors was at sn end.
Hot. unfortunately for the Memorial Hall in parUcaUr,
it had been made a sort of thorough (are for hall an
hour previously by those who took tbolr own way or
abridging the coremonics. So, when the signal for dls
persiug was given, the great throng lollowed its leaders,
and, instead of descending tho steps of the platform
outside, pushed through Memorial Hall, raising a power
of dust that threatened at one time even to obscure the
pictures themselves But, dcsp.te this grave draw
back, tho sight was on Impressivo ons. It was the flrst
time that one had a fair opportunity of roalUing the
magnitude aud variety ol this part of tho great Ex
hibition.
Tho entranco view is discouraging enough. At first
a vestibule, bare of all contents save a wretched bust
or Washington, an Indian statue, a crude of chandelier
of gilt and crystal, the contrast of which with tho pure
white of the plastering grates upon every astbetlc
sense. Nor Is tho great rotunda much more attractive
One can only admiro the softness of the light that
pours down In a gonerous flood Irom the lolty glass
roof and the delicate mouldings and caryatids around
Its baso, and. regret that there Is so little hero
to see. And even this little would bo better away
An unmcauing and ungainly plaster cast of a bull from
England, a bust of Edwin Forrest, a bronze staiueol
Livingston, an equestrian statue of General somebody
by somebody, half a dozen statuettes of no Importanco
and a tall marble altar In the Italian stylo are all that
the rotunda affords. It would be useless to linger hero
for the present. Yet wo cannot fall to bo struck with
tho ample dimensions and happy proportions of the
rotunda.
astimicx* PICTURES.
Hastening to the galleries devoted to American art
we begtn to realizo that we are indeed at home and
need not bo ashamed of our surroundings. N0 kss
than seven waits, each one hundred feet In length aro
hung with American picture* And in simple Juitlce
to tho contributors it must be said that no previous
collection has containod more good paintings and
Tewcr bad ones. The painful recollections of three
years ago, at Vienna, where ws did worse than
nothing, cease to haunt your correspondent like a night
mare, and the patriotic spirit revives. Many good
friends?some new, some old-look down from the
wails. Our best artists are amply represented, al
though, perhaps, the cream of our collection Is not to
bo lound here, but rather In the Art Annex. Passing
in rapid view wo recognize tho ??Gun Foundry " by
Wler.; "The Old Stage Coach," by Eastman Johnson- I
Moran's "Mountain of the Holy Cross"' f. w'
Ward's "Village Post Office." Itoscnthals
'Elaine' will attract many a lover of Tennyson
Mr. V. James exhibits a faithful scouo of Western life
In his -Palace Smoking Car" with Its card players and
voluble politicians, l'he laces are good, but tho color
Ing Is crude. Glguoux has exhibited some of his
well known effect* 8. R Gifford is represented by
by numerous landscapes, ail up to his usual standard.
And K. S. Giflord renews tho assurances ho has given
of late of his steady and rapid improvemeuL Of Irving
we detoct ??Cardinal Wolsey aud His Friends," a host
In itself Bridgmanns "Basses Pyrdnlds" a genre, and
"The Harem," are strong in coloriog. "The Duck's
Breaklast," by W. H. Llppincott, is promising. J. M.
Hart exhibits the "Sunny Memories of Berkshire;" F
Hill's by tho "Voscmite Valley." Crane, Wnittrelge
De Haas, Constant Meyer, Hubbard and Wordsworth
Thompson are abundantly and happily represented.
Winslow Homer exhibits a pioce tn his characteristic
style of naturalism, full of itfo and power. Tbere aro
also charming pieces from Kensott, Cropsey and Allston.
The "Battle of Gettysburg," by Botherinel, Is as
glaring ana unforiunalo as it well could be It is scarcely
an attractive picture, under any circumstances. The
colors are not sufficiently subdued and there Is a want
of grouping around a central point. Tfte whole is a
huge hand-to-hand fight, vivid but not in
spiring. Vet our Southern brethren, although
they may regret the presence ol such a picture,
need not fool that it casts upon thorn any reproach.'
Both sides aro fighting Ilk* heroos. aud which one will
succeed is evidently to depend upoo tho luck of war
rather than upon sectional superiority. In passing
rapidly through these galleries ws have not paused to
discriminate. We have merely Jotted down s few that
happonod lo striko our eyo or appeal to our memory
without attempting to draw comparison or call at ten
lion to hundreds equally good. To do them all Justice
ons must spend weeks of carciui study, and to-day is
only tho opening day.
TUB ART or BX$LAXt>.
If A merle* bu uona well, England, It must bo con.
leaded. bas done belter. No amount of lawful pa
triotism will prevent u? irom yielding tbe palm grace
fully to our Urii.ah co-sins. lo (net, one may already
bayard tbe prediction that when tbe final award cornea
to t>e made tbey will head tbe total bit. Not only
is the collection largo, !iut la throughout unimpeachable,
l'erlui * a mote rarelul revision may rsreal somo
sl>?bt theweelves here and there, but to tbe rye of a
latx.4 observer on bis brat ronud It sectnv in truth as
It there ??< hot, iBanj the three or four hundreds, a
?ingle weak or unattractive one. The Kngliah havo
improved dec.drd.y upon tbeir exhibition at Vienna
by diM of careful weeding and a wider rango of situa
tion to a eiH*uunter tn? brightest names in Kngliah
art, feme .lead, but tb>' gruater number still alive.
Tbe t>r ? u rt rtmmi ?ill make tins apparent. We
Bote Rviere's "War Times,'' O'Neill's "Volunteer,"
S.r John ?t<n>eri * "lutue ui N ist-by," Anadell s '?The
Ant uus M itber," a sepertMy peiuud merino ewe with
her two uiuba; Peter Craltain's "The Cattle Tryst,"
faeu s "tied s Acre," CaJderuu's "flkeata," l^lgbton'a
??kmtmrrn ftliuger, ' Mrs. Jopling'a "Kivo Sutlers of
York," friths "i'ameia Writing," Cope's "Mar
ru.i of Orisetda," linlar's "Karly Days," two
gems by 1 snilMiir, "Tbe Travelled Monkey" and the
"??ck Monkey;'' Watts' "Portrait of I^andseer,"
l.etgbiun s "Interior of ? Jewish House," rich la color!
Uox' s "tiudH.u's Lighthouse,'1 where the water Is
as tr?n*lucent as nature itseli; Celln Hunter's
"Trawlers Waiting for Darkness; ' two leinarkable
pictures by Henry Meore, "A Storm Appreecfelag on
the H okb Const at Honeet' and "A Winter Uale lu the
Ctoaanei;" Brett's "Morning Ataoog tbe iioulders on
tbe c ..tatHorsley's "C bee k mats in Next More," n
wonderfnl interior, with light entering through n win
dew la tfce background i Crews'* "taoMsasitfe'a
Mourner*." "Riviire* Circe" and "Tbe Companion or
UyBsea."
The bast treasures of many of the leading galleries la
Eugland bare been robbed lor awhile to ntoke up an
array of talent that Is overpowering in ill* general effect
and that ono might look for In vain elsewhere. Thore
U one room in particular?a small side chamber to tin
north?which might be called the chaini>er of the ilus
trloua dead. Here every picture H eloquent of a by
gone age. The portrait of Hannah More, by Oplc, i?
loaned by the Duke of Manchester. Many American*
will have their Oral and probably their oulv opportunity
of seeing the originals of \Te*t'* "Death ofGeneraj
Woll," and "Christ Blessing Little Children." Leslie's
? May Day Revel*." contrasting pleasingly with Tur
ner's rather sombre "Dolbadden Castle," and Mul
ready's "Village Buffoon. Tbe "Banquet Scene" and
"Banquo's Ghost," by Macllse, Is j-oweriul in effort of
light and shade. Frith's "Marriage of the Prlnoe of
Waios" is remarkable lor its lidelity iu preserving the
llkouosse* of the stately cortege without aacriflce of
pictorial grouping, in short, In thli one room alone
there is euougn to occupy the ?tude?tfor many a profi
table hour.
The English water colors are scarcely Inferior to the
oils, But we have ouly time to cast a rapid glance at
two or three of tbcm-Fadeno's "Story ol an Honest
Wife" Jopling's "in the Conservatory" aud Sir John
Gilbert's "Visit of Francis L to the Queen ot
Navarre. The pleasure of visiting tho English collec
tion is rendered complete by tho circumstance that
each picture bears the title lu full and tbe ortufa
name.
BrAlS ASD NORWAY.
By a strango freak of fortune the land of lc? and the
laud of orange are brought to face one another poace
fully In the same gallery. Tho contrast Is not so dis
pleasing as it might sound. The Swedish pictures are
warmer than this country suggests, tho Spanish lest
highly wrought. Upon tho whole tho Spaniards,
while they rcvoal the most conscientious manipulation
with the brush, do not present a positively attractlv?
array. For this result tuo subjects, ratnor than tho
artists themselves, arc to blaiuo. Tho subjects are too
serious and'heavy, and also a tritle overworn.
They aro too suggestivo ot the cloister and tbe ascetic's
cell In this respect they constrast most singularly
with tho recent exhibition of Spanish water colors in
New York, where warmth and abandon prc^pminated.
In the presont collection we siugled out Gonzalos'
"Sepulchre of the Catholic Kiugs at Granada" and
.'Interior of ? Cathodal." "An Old Stone Bridge," by
L>e liar* (A moat uo-Spanlah name, by tho way); l>ios
caro-s "l??e of Columbus," Jover'u "Scene at tho
pontlflc.al Court," aome genres by Mellda aud Lucaa,
and tne "Death of St. Francis ol Asslaal." Most of tb?
Spanish pricoe arc exceptionally large. Among tho
Swedish we note Figorliu'e "Bys Smoking," Skim
borg's "Lover* Ramollog Through tho Woods,"
roughly dashed in, but full of light and atmosphere.
The portrait of Count Rosen is extraordinary for thi
naturalness with which tbe lur la represented.
FRAUCB.
Next to the English In point of merit are the French
unquestionably. Their collection is not quite so large
and not so careiully weeded. We seo here and thore a
picture that ?carcely docs its neighbor* credit. Still
the collection, a* a whole, is typical of French style, It
not at its highest pitch ol perfection. The piece de re
Htuinee is the portrait ot Mite. Croizctte on horseback,
by Duran. Both rider and horse are all that the
lover ol art can wish lor, natural, spirited
and highly attractive. Equally powerful, but
ics. attractive, i* "iUxpah Defending Her Cruoifled
Children." by Becker. The expressions on tho laces
are a least of horrors for the anatomist A companion
niece Is the "Assassination of Ca*sar," by Clement.
Maignon'a "Eastern Guarda at Place of Exocotton" ia
spirited as also Protai'e ?'Soldiers Camping in tb.
Woods." Karpignie's "Stndy of Trees" is lorcibie,
aud there are good things by Leleux. "Tho School,
by Coeuln, l* In the realistic stylo. The faces
ol the pupil's true to tho life, expreaaiv*
and vailed. We pass by the names ot A.
Heuonville. 1'abet, JacomiD and Sehoncks. We coalesi
to *>mo disappointment, not at what the French have
done but at what they might liave done. It Is evident
that they have not exartod themselves aa the English
have. The namea represented and the pictures ex
bib,tod are good. But where are the Couture, and
Gerome*, tbe Melasonlers and Do La Roches, wbc
made the exhibition of 1873 at Viennoao attractive*
In Tlow ol tho array of Eaglish talent their ebeeuo ?
pamiuily lelk
1 gbhxa'T.
Not even tho most pitrtoaa aative of t)i* Fatherland
can feel ?au*(led with hi* oountry'e display. As a
whole it l? weak aud meagre, and the low attractive
p,eCe? are easily selected. Van Starkonl.or#b'a "Bar
vest Scena'* tully deserves the gold medal It has ob
tained. BOder's "Girl with tho Bundle," "
and lite-like. In Inlander's marine |? ece we
welcome ? old inend of '7* V ottlteb'.
"Singing Us,on" and Gelbel'a "Villa* Tavern
Coucert" are in the happleet style of German genre,
while Fohler's "Road Through the Hllle" la a true G*
man landscape. As might be expected, |ho bottW
pieces attract much attention. Knots of three aad tear,
inspired more by xeal than by knowledge, gather U
front of Braun's "Surrender at Sedan," a flashy and
altogether orttatMS scene, no better Uimi
Uotberuel's "Gettysburg." Fortunately M
Braun. there is another painting of thi
gn.nn Bttrrendcr, still more inartistic. And thee
there Is the inevitable Crown Prince and stafl", and lb?
equally tnevltoble Emperor on horaebecfc Still, tin
number of patrlotie pieces is small in comparison with
that at Vienna, and for this wo are thankful. Without
excess of variety we can clam that Goituany is de
cidedly surpassed by America iu breaulh el artistic
conception and even lu coloring.
Aiur wandering through so many room* and
corridors, lined with thousands of art ,oo
jeots, we have every reason for congratula
tion' that the cflort of seeing them ha? bw
mads so easy. The arrangements Tor light le#i
nothing to be deaired. Even tbe world renowned gal
lery ol Dresden does not aurpaas Memorial Hall in this
respect The light, except tn tbe northern rooms,
coans tn irom above, is not too uroog and is perfectly
distributed. In no placo are the pictures hung beyond
the roach of easy vision. Even the corridors, those
crucial tests ol a gallery, ore scarcely Inferior to ihe
rotunda or tbe main rooms. The labors of the Art
Committee have thus been facilitated and tbe ariista
huve no ground lor complaint, fcven the ptunalaking
chairman of the English Committee, who has tried htl
best to buug every ptature Just where it will display
Itself to the full, may take comfort in the reflectiou
thai circumstancce have Oome to ihe aid of bis high in
tentions. And whoever considers the wealth of the
English collection will admit that his task waa a most
delicate one.
We may add in conclusion that about one-third of
the smaller rooms are not yet in readlneaa,
TJ1JC XUT um.
Out Memorial Hall, witb all its ample rooms, baa not
sufficed lur l be display? f I tie world a ark Last wiuier
it wua lound lUat the applications lor apaee were puu/
Ing in ao feet (bat another building of even larger
Uimea^ious would be absolutely necessary. So, with*
out hesitation, tbe preaent annex was reaolvcd upon,
and almost aa promptly called into being. To one who
has not. seen mis part of the grounds witbln
tbe past two mouths tbe transformation is almost
incredible. Nothing then waa visible but a pile of
lumber and tbe skeleton frame worlc of a huge some
thing, one scarcely could predict what Now we cross
a narrow strip of ground to tbe north of Memorial Hall
and enter an almost labyrinthine series of galleries,
lighted?nke those In tbe elder building?from above
and filled with an equally tempting array
of treasures. Tbe ontaide lias been painted
in imitation of granite, and a.thougb squat
la comparison with the lofty rotunda is toleraM/ Ik
keeping with the general surroundings.
Once inside the visitor loses ail consciousness of Ikt
(hot that he la within tbe walls of a merely temporary
structure. The annex Is practically tut a continuation
and a repetition ol tbe ball. The aaute names meet Bin
eye, the same wealth ol form and color arrests bin
attention. And, perhaps, the popular verdict will
be that the annex, as a whole, Is sujwriof
even to tbe hall. In certain departments It la so un
questionably. Tbo lirat room tliat one enters Is tba
moat meagre of ail. Some lew lialun marbles are un
packed. but they aro not of tbo highest order, sad
in general the floor is occupied wflh unopened
boxes. The Italiau pictures, . both In tltis Mom
and In tbe ono adjoining, am not equal to tbeaa la
V tenna and do not give au adequate representation of
j modern Italiau art. The coloring, aa migfid be ex
pected, Is good, but tbe subjects are rather conven
I tional Among tbe statitea tbe v|atlor at Visas* will
| recognise many faatdlnr totam, attfe as "EfcansfcV