THE NEW-YORK EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATED.

fail to please the visitor, who, if critically educated, willat once refer this effect to its proper cause—the. viola-tion of the principle just stated. The Swiss table is suchan instance of this pointed disregard of use and its con-sequent want of beauty. Nothing can be more obviousthan that the top of a table should have a perfectlysmooth and level surface; whatever ornaments are em-ployed here must be inlaid. But the delicate floral de-

corations in this example are carved in high relief, al-ways liable to be defaced, and only make the toy use-less, which they were designed to make beautiful. Be-sides, there is no repose in the work. One part is asfully decorated as another. It bristles all over withcarvings, which are spoilt by the want of contrast, andlose their beauty in its own excess. The rightly educateddecorative artist understands the value of simplicity,

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as a refined taste and judicious study of nature teachhim to be appropriate in style and number and there-fore to be beautiful.

Messrs. Joseph Stouvenel tfc Co., of NewYork, exhibita great variety of glass ware, both pressed and cut,from their manufactory. These specimens are made of a

and that good taste is shown quite as frequently by theabsence as the presence of ornament. Above all, he willavoid constructing decoration ; but having first construct-ed, he will then decorate his work, with ornaments such

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clear and beautiful glass, and display a high degree ofskill in the manufacture.

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t A rich Brocade Poplin of pink and white, and made j Norwich, England, exclusively for the firm of A. T. I The pattern is composed of leaves, flowers and grapewith silver tissue, is manufactured by Messrs. Clabburn, | Stewart Co., of New-York, by whom it is exhibited. | very tastefully grouped and wreathed together.