The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . otteries ; tapes-tries, porcelains, etc., make a granddisplay. The Bismarck collectionof cups, medals, vases and decora-tions alone represents a value of$60,000. Ancient and modernwares, a fine school exhibit, andthe orreat statue Germania, loanedby the Emperor, show how heartily^German) has entered into thespirit of this greatest of exhibi-tions. Austrias pavilion joins that ofGermany, and is a fine building,mensuring 120 feet long and 65feet high. Thirty-four expert wood-carvers from \ienna exhibit theirartistic work in all its
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . otteries ; tapes-tries, porcelains, etc., make a granddisplay. The Bismarck collectionof cups, medals, vases and decora-tions alone represents a value of$60,000. Ancient and modernwares, a fine school exhibit, andthe orreat statue Germania, loanedby the Emperor, show how heartily^German) has entered into thespirit of this greatest of exhibi-tions. Austrias pavilion joins that ofGermany, and is a fine building,mensuring 120 feet long and 65feet high. Thirty-four expert wood-carvers from \ienna exhibit theirartistic work in all its is a splendid display of thework of this artistic people in allMOZART AS A CHILD—^r/zZ/Ajr. Bavrias its branches, gold and silver, pottery,—iiron-e ExhibUed by fabrics, vases, Statuettes, etc., Lcblanc & Barbedirnne. , . ^ \ ^ ^ making one of the most mterestingdisplays exhibited In the building. Next to the north of Austria comes Japan, the unique pavilionwhich represents the island Empire being a constant centre of. MANUFACTURES. 129 interest. Here are seen ancient and modern pottery, porcelain andchina wares, from the most dehcate cups and saucers, not thickerthan the shell of apigeons Ggg, to the mas-sive serpents and dra-gon vases and gardenseats, almost as strongas steel. A fine educa-tional exhibit, tincturedstrongly with modernprogress; silks andother textile fabrics;wonderful paper build-ing materials; decora-tions and utensils; lac-quered wares, swords,cutlery and other imple-ments, and many otherexhibits displaying rarescientific and artisticattainments are shownhere. As one enters thebuilding at the main en-trance to the south, thefirst exhibit to the left isthat of Italy. The im-mense corner pavilion isninetyfeethigh. Bronzes,marbles, silken fabrics,tapestries,Venetian glass-ware, inlaid woodworkand cabinet ware arethe chief portions of thisdisplay. There is also amagnificent collection of Venetian laces, ancient and modern. The
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