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                                    THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION.
The ARTIST, the MAmuFAoTuRER, and the ARTIsM learned the had been agnin dispersed
throughout the world. Fortunately this
valuable lessons that are derived from comPARisow in actual and dispersion
has not implied in every instance the return of the
practical schools; they saw, and no doubt studied, the perfections exhibited
works to their original homes, and to their producers,
and defects they are required to imitate and to avoid. Of the and to the
countries in which were placed the scenes of their pro-
former especially there were innumerable examples, each of which  duction.
On the contrary, the prevailing tendency of the ex-
might have been accepted as an instructor. Already there is hibited works
has been to seek for themselves new homes, and to
evidence that such teachings were not in vain; and, with time, establish
themselves far away from the homes of their producers.
out of this Exhibition will issue immense results for the advance- Thus they
carry out the interchange of ideas and experiences;
ment of Art and the spread of its salutary influence.           and thus
the works that originally were exhibited at once develop
  The French exhibitors certainly came as victors out of this trial and perpetuate
the grand influences for good of Great Universal
for supremacy, excelling, with few exceptions, all competitors of Exhibitions.
All this changing of the homes of the exhibited
all nations in the several departments of Industrial Art. But works, and
all this interchanging of instruction and suggestion
France was indebted for this triumph far more to. its artisans than that
accompanies every excellent production, go where it may, and
to. its manufacturers and capitalists.  The result of a long- is inseparable
from its presence, serves but to increase the interest
continued system of educational training was apparentupon every and the value
of such a faithfully illustrated Catalogue as our
" stall " for the display of productions in every class, influencing
own. Each engraved example becomes equally attractive to the
the commonest not less than the costliest produce of the Atelier new possessor
of the original work, and to the producer who
and the Workshop. And it is nqt among the least beneficial of called it into
existence. Our engravings show to each country
the consequences of this Exhibition that the British public-and  what its
best works were like, when they stood at Paris in the
no doubt the public of all other countries-is not only admitting  Exhibition;
and they record what class and what style of works
the policy of educating the workman, but adopting decisive steps each country
has sent away to represent itself, and to establish or
for that wisest of all wise purposes. England will, in many ways, to maintain
its reputation, in other countries. It has been our
profit by her wisdom in instituting INTERNATIONAL Exhibitions.  anxious care
to produce a work that would fulfil faithfully all that
   In the following ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Of choice examples, could be desired-,in
order to satisfy requirements such as these.
 selected from every department of the Paris Exhibition, and from  And we
feel no hesitation in committing into the hands of the
 the works there exhibited by every country, we have endeavoured Public of
every country this our ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF
 to form a permanent pictorial gallery-a commemorative Museum, Tie PARIs
UNivER'sAL EXJRX ITION OF 1867, with its brief descrip-
 indeed-that may be accepted by all who took a part in that tive notices,
and its elaborate essays on various subjects of supreme
 Exhibition and who were interested in its success, as a faithful general
interest-sustained by the consciousness that as the Exihi-
 exponent of what it was while yet in existence; and as a true bition provided
for us a splendid field for study and research and
 and trustworthy guide to what it could teach, after it had selection, so
we have contributed to the Exhibition a MEMORIAL
 ceased to exist, and when its multifarious component elements which may
claim to be accepted as a true reflection of itself.
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