THE WISCO NSIN FARMER.



he for chemical purposes, in which the Ger-
mans have the credit of excelling.
  It is wonderful to what an extent the mnanu-
facLure of glass has been perfected already,
and yet the next ten years will undoubtedly
advance the art much beyond its present sta-
tus.
   Till] I OTTERY WARE OF GREAT BRITAIN-
   Under which general head we may, for con-
venience sake, include all earthen, china,
paxian, Wedgewo6d, terra cotta and other like
wares,-as a whole is hardly equalled in the
world. Until of late France was ahead in this
branch of the useful and decorative arts, and
it is quite probable that even now she excels
in certain decorative branches of the manufac-
ture. England, however, has, of late years,
been more successful than almont any other in
the revival of the antique wares, every day
becoming more popular.
  Here we have splendid collections of the
cheaper earthen and terra cotta wares in jars,
filters, cewerage pipes. stoves, &cc-table and
toilet sets, of every fashion, in queensware
and in china-vases, statuettes, lamps, &c., in
porcelain-Wedgewood ware of most exquisite
patterns-Limoges enamels, Minton's majolica
and ivory enamels-pressed mosaics and beau-
tiful jasper wares of various patterns-alt in
all a most magnificent display.
       rRECtOUs METALS AND JEWELS. -

  Last of al, on the south side of the central
nave, we come to a large open court, the bril-
liancy of which has had no parallel in history.
Here, if one only had unlimited wealth, he
could realize to himself all that splendor of
furnishing and richness of decoration which
he is wont to imagine have, in former ages,
distinguished the royal palaces of some of the
mighty potentates who have graced and dis-
graced the world.
  Here we are dazzled by the magnificence of
a multitude of trophies and individual works
of art in silver and gold-by immense glass
cases of gold and silver and electro plated
wares for household use-by most superb dis-



plays of watohes, tiaras, chains, brooches,



bracelets, plain and jeweled-by countless
precious stones, such as diamonds, sapphires,
emeralds, opals, rubies and every other, flash.
ing with irridescent hues or sending out streams
ot blinding fire, until we seem to ourselves to
have left this world of dull care and cold real-
ities, and to be standing in the midst of some
fairy scene begotten of a wild and gorgeous
fancy. Strings of pearls of almost fabulous
size and worth thousands of pounds sterling,
necklaces of diamonds rich enough for a ver-
itable goddess, and costly enough to bankrupt a
queen; and, at length, outshining them all, the
crown jewels of Her Majesty, including the
great Koh-i-noor Diamond, the finest the world
ever saw! Oh   will there ever be anything
like all this again?
  All British articles in the class of precious
metals are distinguished from those of other
countries by a remarkable chasteness-almost
coldness-of design, by massiveness and by
a faithfulness of execution. These last quali-
ties render them deservedly popular with all
who delight in genuineness and despise every
species of sham.
            BRITISH FrRSITrRa.

  On the north side of the nave we shall be
favored with a fine display of every sort of
household furniture-chairs, sofas, and carved
and inlaid cabinets, in walnut, oak, rosewood,
ebony and mahogany; sideboards, inlaid in
white and gold with decorative panelings; de-
corative jewel stands; cabinets mounted with
marbles, enamels, &c., in or-molu; carved spe-
cimens of Gothic and mediwval furniture;
highly ornamental japanned papier mache
works; carved st6ne and marble chimney
pieces, surmounted with oak panellings and
mirrors; carved centre tables, flower vases,
and a thousand other things for which we have
no time just now.
  Substantiality and rich, heavy carving, with
rustic or feudal scenes, characterize nearly
everything English in this department; in all
of which we are frank to acknowledge our-
selves quite in sympathy. Oak is the favorite
wood.



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