The Oregon daily journal., September 17, 1905, Image 12

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...OKa CARUIHG 0I1E OF J.1ARVELS
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ENTERTAK2ERS
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EIGIir DACI3EL0RS
EXPOSITION
Deautifiil Display Shown In
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;i Oriental Building,
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WHOLE HISTORIES IN V
BITS OF FURNITURE
Stories' of Siint,J lfend and" Do
mestic Sr tim -Wkajt Out n
Wood Metal and Ivory Work o!
Wonderful Fashion and Design.
; ' Bra Muckerji. ' s v-:
. i Early In. XiS.- when the company
rule In India waa almost established In
; all. such part of . India sa are of any
. commercial Importune;. a. time whsn the
. directors of . the East India company
vrnt contain plating- renouncing the In
direct gain of trade la favor of a direct
dividend accruing from the revenue of
the territories acquired from the Hindu
' by the sealous aervanta of the com
- pany; a time' when the whole -of India
waa full of war ruraora and people were
' flying rrom one part of the country to
another, owing: to the unssttled condi
tlons of the times, caused by- the rapid
extension of -the company's sway;
time when all native business and In
"duatry were at a standstill, there lived
in-Bombay . small band of domiciled
Faesaeay-wly- the . opprelon-nf the
government of Persia and the cruel ln
' tolerance, of Mohammedans had -.compelled
to take refuse with the rajaha
i of aouthweat -India.
The "Parseee were the ancient "Inhabl-
.- tanta.. of Persia and their predilection
for trade and commerce from time Im-
memorial was such as enabled them to
become a very rich community, even -in
Persia; and this was one of the reaaona
why some of their countrymen became
Jealous of them and tried to expel tnein
.from Persia. Thus expelled from home,
the Persians could not find any better
place to go than to India, which -alone
could ' five them a welcome, tor im
' Hlndua are well known .for their toler
ance and hospitality. The Parsees bavt
ins once made India their home, were
recognised as part-of the Hindu popuT
' latlon. and have ever since enjoyed . a
peace and tranquillity which is the envy
of their friends who stayed at noma. -
The Paraees of India having devoted
themselves . entirely to commerce and
- tnduetrv. went ahead of all other tribes
"tn-Indtar rWhHe-the- Hlndua used Jo
busy themselves In the affairs of the
state and the people, the Paraeea. untrour
bled by all auch conditions, kept one
Ideal of commerce before them, and to-
day they are the only mercnant princes
. India possesses. It Is one of the mem-
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v Bhumgara, who fitablished a arm ln
f 1S4J in Bombay Th firm flourished,
m Vis nmnrltnr Wfi aWfl-
' mU (11 (a Via awv e-ssna. JK f
Wed to sUbllsn Arm.. Irr eSTery part
of the - world Bombay, Calcutta, Co-
,. IVUIUU) assnas a aw--,
nd New York. It was F. P. Bhumgara
who' raised the well-known' stupendous
: model Jain temple of Palitana. the ex
pense ot whose splendor and magnlnoenoe
la fresh In the memory f the visitors
of the 8L Louie fair.
' - . At the world's fair, fit Irfrals. hs.
- Jiisf to make the great pagoda. Messrs.
Bhumsara.' are such. '. successful ex-
n u tun ii-k nwr f -
of 'gold and silver from different exhl-
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' Inside the Oriental building at the
Lewis and. Clark fair the exhibitors
, have given a splendid ' opportunity to
the people ot tne racine coasi 10 wit
ness the beautiful art of the golden
' east. The extensive display of Messrs.
BhumKara forma a prominent part in
1 the Oriental buUdint. , . '
... : . - The -OaxnasTa. ' . . :-
i The main thing which - atrlkes the
" visitor of the Lewis and Clark fair in
the 'Oriental building la the elaborate
carving, of - India. Tables, cnatrs and
. i furniture of all kinds have been dla
; played, an carvea oy nana, a result ox
years or . patient, labor ana marvelous
.." Skill. -,..-' 1 ' " ""X
Those who have compared ' the carv
i inxa of India with the similar work
- done In other parts -of the-world -have
no hesitation In declaring that so far
extensively and . sometimes exclusively
used oy yie Hindus. - Ths reasons why
china war end glassware are not popu
lar In India are manifold. Among the
most potent reasons for the use of metal
work in India may be mentioned cua
tom. Prom time Immemorial the Hindus
worked out copper, . allver and 4goM
mines,- which are. so plentiful In India,
and since the rich men. princes, nabob,
rajaha and sahukars. merchants and the
upper claases used gold plates, cups and
-other homeutenslls, the middle class
took ud the silver and the poor-white
metal and copper.- Later on, since In India
custom. Is respected raQM.than.. common
'sense, . when china ware was Introduced
It waa rejected by the rich men aa trash,
rejected by the conservative a some
thing foreign and unholy, but It waa a
welcome gift to the poor for tne reason
that It saved tlmei In-keeping it ciean,
an advantage' disregarded by the rich,
who have servants enough to taks care
of .metal The manufacturers of metal
work nercelved a dangerous-rival In
chlnaware, and since there are no good
kaolin wines In India they could not oft
set the rival In a fair way; They there
fore resorted to the priests. Instead of
the legislature, for In India priesthood
ha always been stronger than legisla
ture. .The Hlndua do not understand
the complicated tariff ; policy, nor do
they aak the rajah to enforce It; but
what they did waa to go to the Brah
mins, whom they- persuaded to, declare
that the chlnaware waa unholy and the
user thereof -would not be regarded a
member of high 'casta. In return for
this decree the Brahmins got all metal
work for their use free ot charge from
generation to generation. A -promise
which is kept even up to. this time In
some, parts of Benarea'and Lucknow.
The decree had. lta full effect, and In
tinner India till today the high-caste
Hindu- women -will-never - allow the
chlnaware to eater the house, simpiy
because It Is hot becoming to her casta
to use It.,:,..':- .- . '
It was due to such" circumstances that
the metal work of India grew.. and along
with the growth of demand developed
the workmanship en ths work. When
viewed from this point f lew the vis
itors will hot be surprised to see the
llnest silverware with Messrs M. J.
Bhumgara. Next to silver is the Benares
brasswara. - i .;.'.-',' '
Tha lustrous and rich display of Eaat
India brass Is the main feature of the
exhlbltsfromsthe-OTlent." The beauti
ful hammered traya, the. flower vases,
the' curious candlesticks, the - odorous
khus-root fans, the magnificent rugs,
the undsl-wood boxes and rich draper
ies, ahawla. cushions, table covers snd
acreea form some of the most attrao
tivm featurea of Ttfc-e)ahlbita -displayed
by ManlkJt Bhumgara. . ; '
- -ha Xvery We. ,
The Iron work by. Itself ; requires a
mention, for In this work is displayed
the e-enuTne artistic talent and the deli
cate, refined taate of the Hindu arttats.
It la here that, free from any rellgioua
motive, an effort has been made to be
true to nature and bring out the latent
capacity to work at art for art's sake,
and nothing' else.-.-' '- ,--- I
The exluuits are In charge and under
the management of Mr. ataman j.
Bhumgara. who la the son of Mr. F. P.
Bhumgara. the famous proprietor Of
ne nrm. . ..
The Indian arts, effaced as they have
been by the-Vrough-handedness -of the
Hunsa, by the. fanatical tcajBOoiaaiif of
the Mussulmsns and by the unconscious
vandalism of Europe," yet for these
fenergetlo people the Hindu arts have
been greatly preserved ana - are oeing
attll worked by the special establish
ment of factories for all kinds of carv
ing, embroidery., silver work, etc.
Some of the rare collection of antiqui
ties in old arms, whlah have been partly
exhibited here, form the great museum
for Indian arts. - r-
, . How' toWaderstand India. ' .
.In order to understsnd thoroughly the
civilisation we must have a knowledge
of the past wblch makes the promise of
the future; for this specially mytha and
religious emblems are- so vaiuaDie ana
highly prised, for in It Is stored the
memory of the century. The most elab
orate' treatise on such subjects would
not bring them home - to the reader's
mind half so quickly or completely, as a
well made and an appropriate illustra
tion. - Even of the ' most stupendous
wonders of Hlndoolsm a graphic repro
duction, conveys- Instantly-av far- better
idea than pages of description. More
over, In order to unveil the mystery or
Hawaii's - Acting 'Governor.- Pro
pose Novel Reception Com--'
mittee for Oregon Girv . -j
youth of honolulu
Struggling for places
Royal Hawaiian Band Also Will Play
itjtfae-yier as the Pally Sailg Into
'onolulu and at Concerts - During
.fonoluiu
Sta.
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' ; That thSTelghViroujig women who will
go to Honolulu next winter aa guests' Of
The Journal ljl have a royal time
cannot be questtpne Plana -art ..being
made by the cltiaens, ofBctals, the Royal
Hawaiian hotel snd the Hawaiian pro
motion committee to entertain tha
Acting Governor Atkinson. .' .
visitors. - Among those who are taking
an active part In .the arrangements Is
Acting Governor Atkinson. - His latest
plan has tnsny novel features, In a re
cent talk with a representative of the
Honolulu Advertiaer. 9 Acting Governor
Atkinson spoke of the coming, of The
Journal's guests and remarked that it
would be a good thing If the Hawalians
should select eight of the most popu
lar and eligible young bachelora of the
city to act aa a committee and arrange
for the entertainment of the daughters
Of Oregon.. . The,' suggestion, had ' no
sooner been made than It waa adopted
by . the .-Honolulu , Advertiser. , which la
now receiving nominations of members
of hls committee. ? . -, -
(Hrrernos Atxinaoa Totes. -
Not only Is 'Acting Oovernor Atkinson
taking an Interest in the entertainment
of The Journal s guesta but he la also
taking an active part In the contest.
The.-atherday a .letter was received
from him : and It contained a cdnpon
marked with the name of Mlsa Kutb
h. flnaa .llmtlim tn wnrk and tha
pa t tentwork lng jutf-JniOUtaetaiialpr 1 ft n I, Mnantilly nt lailla, nnipls
la concerned it is doubtful whether anyjahould see the artsIndian thought
other nation can beat the Hindu.
The figures carved on wood are mostly
: religious legends or stories, gods and
saints and tha favorite domestic anl-
. mala and scenes of India. ..
. But the visitor 'esn see at a glance
that the best carving is rfnly that which
refers to the religious stories or gods.
' The chisel of the maater has followed
' the gravity and aacredness attached to
the- figure carved.. For 4 example,
wherever Krishna bss been brought out
the -art hat acquired a wonderful excel-
. lence and the artist has Invariably suc
ceeded la delineating such strokes of
elegance, beauty and love which -do not
fall to create a response , even in the
. hearts of lookers-on who expressly do
' not ' worship the Image aa - the artist
evidently does. . - r,rT -. ; U , ?
Ths -next thing to be noticed in the
richness of the work and the complete
finish of the whole. There is not a
single -case In. which you can find an
instauce' where the worker has spared
any . pains which he - could have done
without spoiling the piece In the -least
But this tendency to overwork Is due
to the fact that In India the engraver,
the painter, the sculptor, the sosnl all
- -work with - rellgioua motlvea and put
their 'best efforts on a religious theme
which they love and worship the best,
and that account for the Illimitable
; time which they, put on the work. To
; them It appears that after . all their
work and- skill' the piece remains In
complete aijd is not worthy of the god
to whom It haa been dedicated, for they
consider that their work la actually ac
cepted and recognised by the gods and
goddesses If if befits them, and in 4ts
return the gods send prosperity and hap
piness for his family in this world and
salvation in tha next. ,
' vetal .Work. " '
All those who hava known or visited
India remember that metal utensils are
products, a picture of the Hindu hou
hold utensils, their home decorative
furniture. At a- glance people find the
atory, the strong protest against all
aorta ot sealous and conactously con
torted stories written and aaid by the
suDerflclal people. F. P. Bhumgara haa
given the people of the Paclflo coast a
mighty chance to understand the In
dian people and to appreciate their arte.
On lta appreciation no doubt the long
misunderstanding will be gone and a
state of better feeling will be estab
lished a thing made possible by the
presence of two brilliant Hindu students
graduated from American and English
universities. '
Th way these Hindus explstn thing
and the shrewd observations and com
parlson , whica - their extensive . know!
edge of the east nd weat enable them
to make, -alone will repay sufficiently
tne Visit to tnese axnioita.. -
WOMAN WILL LECTURE
r V ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Mlaa Mary Brooklna of Minneapolis.
member of tha Christian Science board
of lectureship of the .First Church of
Christ, Scientist, Boston, will lecture In
this city at tha Marquam theatre, Sun
day evening, October 1. This board of
lectureship from the central church of
Chriatlsn Science Is composed of some
IS members, the majority of whom are
personal students of Mrs. Eddy. - Miss
Brooktns.is one of this number nd is
one of two women lecturers on the
board. Her coming, ' to Portland ' is
therefore looked forward to with more
than ordinary Interest. -This
lecture will be given, as form
srly, under the ausploea of the two
local churches of . the - denomination,
and will be complimentary to the public
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Coupon Fred Hawaiian Trip
'" Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands
I vets for...
This eoapon must be voted oa ar before flept U, Hit. - .-'.
ii ' i ' ' ,1 ' ii i 't ' '
J. C; Cohetu
Lee. He said that he desired to vote
for a candidate aa an evidence off his
Interest In the contest and he regretted
that he could not vote for every candi
date and bring them all to Honolulu,
for he ' felt sure each of them would
enjoy a vIsltTto the Islands. -
J. C Cohen, manager of the Royal
Hawaiian band, now at the Lewis snd
Clark exposition. Is taking an active in
terest In the contest. He and bis band
expressed Interest during the past week
by giving a concert for The Journal.
Concerts Arranged. . V ..
, Manager Cohen and( - hie - musician
have arranged to give 'a concert on the
pier at Honolulu when the ateamahlp
with The Journal's gueftts- lands and
during the first week they will give a
promenade concert - In - honor of The
Journal's guests at the Royal Hawaiian
hotel. - . ' ' " ' . " "
Manager Frederick C. Church of the
hotel Is also greatly Interested. He will
make : arrangement to give a ball .for
the. party soon after lta arrival. On
the evening of the arrival of The Jour
nal's party a reception iwlll be given at
the hotels It. will .be la charga,ef See
ing Oovernor Atklnaon, Mr. Church, Mr.
Trent of the steamship company and
L.: C : Boyd. - aecretary - of the Hawllan
promotion committee. They will be as
la ted by -a committee of Hawaiian
women and . the committee of eight
young men who are to act as an enter
tainment committee. At this reception
music will - be-, i furnished by ;- a- native
orchestra and glee club. i- .. .
Toting eJfrwr Livelier. '''
.The voting In The Journal's contest
continues to be moat active. Yesterday
thousands - of-"-votes were . received.
nearly every candidate v showing some
gain. " . ' .
The beat way to vote is to pay a sub
scription in, advance, which entitles a
person to a special coupon, which car-l
rles an extra. number of votes, . In addl-4
tlon to this ths coupon should be- cut
from The Journal each day and voted,
ss every vote helps. '
Steamer Telegraph for Astoria.
Round trip ' dally (except Friday).
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turning leaves Astoria I p. m. Arriving
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Exclusive; Patterns.
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T hj a artistic shbwlnff of
our fall line of floor t cover-
Ings' embraces onjm
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patterns and styles In the most reliable' makes, vvJfr
and . In patterns and ; col orlnffs which "are absolutely nevy and
novel In deslfinri. Ve readily make the Assertion that this Is the
most complete snckwins: of fall floor fabrics .we', have "ever; of-;
fered. Many hew an d novel effects, In floral,'; oriental and do
mestic designs and colorings. A variety' of these :at tfrnsV are .
exclusive, and theoinllmlted display of "this fa
arid attractive assortment for selection. In sewlnar, laylnia: arid'
Jinlng we assure perfect satisfaction In every detail.
Axitiinster
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A handsome and splendid showing in this most popu--4
lar carpet, including all grades which are classed under ;
;Axminstei:: or -parlor, living room, dining room or
bedreonjf itifese carpets, are unsurpassed, and the many.
1 new patterns in floral,1 Oriental and domestic designs of ;t
' this . season's line excels all displays of other seasons.
.The two-tone color effects in many of these fabrics show'
lithe' highest achievement attained incarpet manufacture.
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An attractive and well selected , stock of best lowt
A priced carpets we have ever shown. A,ll bright and new
patterns in dear colors.' Floral, Oriental "and scroll de
. signs. An extensive line for satisfactory selection. . .
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' Oriental, floral. and conventional patterns. (The exten
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patterns .combined - offers - an attractive : assortment- for-
selection. ,. ; . ;s
Body Brussels
f In this most durable floor fabric is found a variety of
drtistic patterns and color effects. Where extremely hard
wear is expected this carpet can be' relied upon to give
serviceable' satisfaction. In our fall showing of this most
popular floor covering is contained many new and ex
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"economy. Made in many distinctive designs and colorings reversible. These carpets and rugs are perf ectiy reliable .
and are adaptable to any room in the house! Fiber rugs are made in all sizes and are made up in two ways all fiber, '
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' ' DurinaT the first half of the week 'we have placed on special sale a considerable portion of our line of attractive
Parlor Tables, in both Golden Oak and Mahogany finish.7 These tables- are all constructed on dainty-lines and the
' exceptionally low prices at which they are- marked during this three days' sale wilt ba a convincing item to all who -
have in mind the purchasing of a pretty parlor piece. We have displayed in our large corner window this special:
"sale assuruiieut w lauiet.
va. 4S. Bagala Prloe ,a.O0 Round
table with 4-lnch' top, in mahoganlsed
birch, hand polished; has well turned
legs; also lower; shelf-r. -, J Cft
FSCZAXi
To. B88. megala Fries S3.BC Square
table with 14-inch fop. In mahoganlsed
birch, hand polished; has spiral legs snd
aiw - lower ah.lf-W- ' 2.00
JTo. SO. megtOar ' rla SS.TS Square
table with 2 4 -Inch top, In quarter-sawed
golden 'oak, hand rubbed; has spiral
legs; also lower ehelf 9ft 7C
FZOIAX. .,.....?'
o. S3. ' Begulas Frioe Si-00 Square
table with 14-lnch top, In quartersawed
golden oak, hand polished; bss - wU
turned - legs; also lower .,.' J JC-
" shelf tnOIia ; n.(iir.,.i..M u
sTo. Beg-nlar Frioe fCTS Square
table with heavy 24-lnch top. In mahog-
' anlsed blrWa) "hand rubbed; haa fancy - J
legs, with brass claw reel ana my net
glsss castor SnOXAX. ...... ,e?at 7
wo. 160. Begalat Frlaa SS.60 Square ;
-table with 14-inch top,. In mahoganlsed',
birch, hand polished; haa French legs; i
go. tfte. Hegnlsr Priee SS.TS Square table with 14-lnch top. In '
quarter-sawed golden oak. hand polished; hae well , 4 Afl'
: turned, artistic legs; also lower shlf SPXCIAi. ......... ?"! W .
Ho. 88. mearnlar Price S00-Roind table with IS-Inch top. In "
"quarter-sawed golden oak,- hand polished," tia - wU'' nfl""
'turned, heavy fanoy legBjalso lower shelf SrsTCXAXi ....Pv.VV
Mo.. .Tie. . galat Prtoe St.00 Fancy
uare table with 14-Inch fancy. top. tn .
- ' quarter-sawed ' golden' oak, hand pol--
- lahed; haa '.French v legs; '. also fancy .
cxaV r: ; 9!?.. $5.00
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. Xo. 1SS. mofmls Mm tli.oo Square '
; table with 14-Inch fanoy top. In quarter-.
. 'sawed golden oak, hand polished; has
' fancy . French leas': also tA
. lowsr.ahelf araoxax ........ 0OU
JTo. ' sag. , Begalat Frioe $14.00 Square . "
't table with 24-lnch fancy top. In quarter
aawed golden oak. hand polished: hast
fancy French legs; also fin- in - 4FQ A A -,
cy lower shlf SFXCIAX.. . i ; , ? 7tU V
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i JTe. 4asV Bsgralar Frlae 810.00 Bound
table With 24-lnch fancy top. In 'Quarter-
sawed golden oak.' hand polished; haal
-' prstty , pedestal baa and -, ' (L 7 C '
carved legs FltoZAZ, vU, I U-
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VeSSCF. Begalar Fries S1S.00 Square"
table with 18-Inch top, In quarter-sawed ,
golden oak. hand polished; has heavy.,
well turned legs; also lower", (7 CA'
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Bo. S74. ' Bagnlae Frioe SUJO Square Uble with 24-Inch fancy '
top.ltt quarter-sawed golden oak, hand polished; fancy ' 7 CA
French legs; also fancy lower shelf SFBOXAX... ........ vl 0U
Bo. SSa. Bsgul'sf Friee fliJO Square' Uble with 24-lnch top. In .
mirter-sa wed golden-oak. "hand polshd; has fancy , Q AA
French legs; also fancy lower shelf FBOXAXj M,,7.W
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