The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Contentment, which INDUSTRIAL ART. 305 is illustrated on page 301. Above all things be merry; that indeed he is, andwith rollicking joyousness that knows no solicitadon for anything, and whichcounts all that is in the world vanity and toys. He is a good liver, too, andevidently has all a boti vivanfs keen sense of humor. Would that we knewwhat the joke is now, which is making his jolly, fat sides shake with laughter,and has given an expression to his face that makes us laugh to look at will say that there is not d
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Contentment, which INDUSTRIAL ART. 305 is illustrated on page 301. Above all things be merry; that indeed he is, andwith rollicking joyousness that knows no solicitadon for anything, and whichcounts all that is in the world vanity and toys. He is a good liver, too, andevidently has all a boti vivanfs keen sense of humor. Would that we knewwhat the joke is now, which is making his jolly, fat sides shake with laughter,and has given an expression to his face that makes us laugh to look at will say that there is not deep philosophical reason underlying thishumorous conception of Contentment, and that the Chinese, in typifying thegod under the guise of a jolly fellow, are not giving to a great fundamental truth? Why the little manis represented as a mis-shapen dwarf, and witha razor in his hand, asif he was a barber byprofession,could doubt-less be explained satis-factorilyby one learnedin oriental his good na-ture, notwithstandinghis deformity, is the. Tapestry Chair: Department of Aubussan, more emphasized inthis, but the signifi-cance of the tonsorialinstrument passes ourpowers of conjecture. This little figure ismade of a fine qualityof porcelain and mod-eled with great block on which itstands has a texture inimitation of ivory. The pair of Tapestry P.\NELS, illustrated on pages 302 and 303, are chosen from the fine exhibit madeby France which was displayed both in Memorial Hall and in the Main Buildingat the Centennial. In the galleries of the former building were examples of themarvelous work anciently executed at Gobelins and at Beauvais, serving as astandard by which the achievements of the tapestry-makers of the present day,whose contributions were displayed in the Main Building, might be examples before us are of this modern workmanship, and our readers willagree that they need not fear comparison with the ancient products of t
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