THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 947, 6 May 1882, Page 3

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

(From the Press.)

The following is a continuation of the report of the Exhibition : The bay next to the French Court is occupied by exhibits from India, M > Hautrive being also commissioner for India as well as France. Prominent mongst the exhibits is that of Benares’ brass ware. These goods are entirely native hand made, and will no doubt be very attractive to visitors from the originality of their shape and design and their generally quaint appearance. In this bay is also the beetle muslin for dresses, which is exceedingly beautiful, the insects being so naturally affixed to the material. Bangles, fans, toys and other articles %f Indian manufacture are to be seen here, and there are also some exceedingly prettily carved wood tables. The other exhibits include lawn tennisl’ bats and nets, lunch baskets for picnics, suggestive of many a pleasant day’s outing on the hills. The court as a whole, though small, is most nattily arranged. Menier and Cie, Paris and Noialel, send chocolate, confectionery, and Ch. and A.- ; Prieur, Yertus, Marne, ‘Sillery’ and

‘ Rouzy ’ champagne, 1874. Veuve Mounier et Ses Fils, Champagne, exhibit champagnes, viz., special creme reserve creme d’ avize, their agent being Mr A. Mcßa®. Binet, Fils and Cie, Rheims, France, have samples of their champagne. In jewellery and silver ware, M. Flegoltaub, of Paris and Melbourne, has an exhibit of clocks,

The Italian Court which follows, like

the Swiss, is somewhat small, but Signor F. Giori, who is the representative of Italy at the Exhibition, has made a very pretty display. The exhibits in the Italian Court comprise cameos of the most beautiful workmanship and design, in which the skill of the artist is most splendidly displayed. Art is represented by pictures, oleographs and some beautiful replicas in marble and alabaster of some of the most famous works of Italian artists. The straw industry of Leghorn is illustrated by specimens of parasols, baskets, bags and fancy goods generally. Here also are some really splendid samples of felt hats, from the best factories in Italy, which received a prize at the Melbourne Exhibition, and of silk umbrellas fitted with all the latest improvements. Jewellery and mosaic work is", largely represented. There are specimens of mosaic, shell, onyx and cameo jewellery, set in gold and also unset ; lava, coral, silver, Byzantine, and Roman jewellery of all kinds, Etruscan vases, and a large assortment of Italian specialities. Yenice has always held a very high place, as producing some of the most bearitiful of glass manufactures, and those exhibited by Signor Giorgi fully sustain this reputation. There are splendid specimens both of fancy and plain Venetian glass displayed in various objects. The jet goods shown are also worthy of notice, there being exhibited jet articles inlaid with mosaics and cameos set in jet. Perhaps the most interesting object of the court, though mentioned last, is that of the two ebony chairs most artistically inlaid with ivory. Taken throughout the Italian court will well repay a visit.

The Swiss court occupies the opposite corner to the French court, and though but small in extent is still very tastefully fitted up. The Swiss exhibits are in charge of M. Ernest Engsler, who acted as Swiss Commissioner at the Sydney and Melbourne Exhibitions. In the matter of wood carving particularly the Swiss have earned a world-wide reputation, and it was therefore to be expected that the Court here would contaiu exhibits Ulus*

trative of this industry. This is supplied by the carvings from the Bernese Oberlahd. These comprise a very large quantity of useful and ornamental articles, carved with that delicacy and finish sonoticeable in the Swiss work. Here also are specimens of musical boxes, another branch of industry in which the Swiss are very proficient, and also watches of all kinds. These have the advantage of of being of excellent quality, and also produced at a very low price. The travellers’ clocks displayed will attract attention from the novelty of their construction. They are fitted with alarum, thermometer, and luminous dials, the latter invention enabling their owner to distinguish the time at any period of the night without the necessity of striking a lightThe lace curtains shown are hand made, of very beautiful patterns, and it is claimed for them that they are exceedingly durable. Machine embroideries, edgings and insertions are sent in great variety, both in cotton and silk, varying in price from Id to £2 per yard. There is also an exhibit of Nestle’s condensed Swiss milk, and Eestle’s' ’milk food for children and invalids. The other items in the “court are fancy goods, shawls, ladies’ fichus and scarves, made of all •kinds of delicate tissues, : papers, r.eports and maps containing information with regard to Switzerland, panoramic views of scenes in the country, and pictures' of the costumes. The court is prettily de. coiated with trophies of Swiss flags and coats ’of arms, and decoration in the national colors. Though email; the collection is thoroughly representative and most interesting. Its situation, near the concert room and. fernery, will no doubt, make it a favorite visiting place for the ladies during the Exhibition.

A Sad Stobt. —A melancholy’accident occuired in the early hours of 19th February off Saltfleet on the Lincolnshire coast, A coasting schooner the Try, of G-oole, owned by its captain, John Adams and his father, made for Saltfleet Haven on Saturday morning, having on board a cargo of coals, and manned by Captain Adams and his brother Robert, a youth of 17, who were accompanied by the captain’s wife and three children, aged four three and one respectively. A boat conveyed a pilot and fire other men from the shore to assist in bringing the vessel up the haven. They were only able to get a very little way up by that tide, so that they anchored until the naxt. As aeon as the tide reached the vessel it was found that a hole had been stove in the bottom, and that she leaked badly. Arrangements were thereupon made to leave the vessel, but as the water could be kept under, it was determined to continue the efforts to get the vessel up the haven* The sea being heavy, the chain cable snapped and the vessel then-became unmanageable, and drifted out of the haven southwards. As the sea began to break over ; the vessel, the children were fetched on to the deck and held in the arms of the men. , Thehatches of the vessel were soon stove in, and she became waterlogged. Ghe after another the children died of exposure from Cold and wet, and one was found afterwards on the deck terribly mutilated, the main boom having fallen across its face, The captain and his wife, when discovered by the coastguard crew, were insensible ; the former recovered, but the latter died. Holloway’s Pills and Ointment. —Glad Tidings.—Some constitutions have a tendency to rheumatism, and are throughout the year born* down by its protracted tortures. Let such sufferers bathe the affected parts with warm brine, andafterwards rub in this soothing Ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their agony, and assisted by Holloway’s Pills, the surest way of overcoming their disease. More need not be said than to request a few days’ trial of this safe and soothing treatment, by whichthe disease will ultimately be completely swept away; Pains that would make a giant shudder are assuaged without difficulty. Holloway’s easy and inexpensive remedies, which comfort by moderating the throbbing vessels, and calming the excited nerves.— [Advt.]