t announcement of
the intended Congregation of the Industry of All Nations, we think,
has been most harshly dealt by. Her first application was duly
answered, and an allotment made her of space on the basement of the
building near one of the fountains, and amongst the other gems of
art. Subsequently, privately, she ascertained that some alteration
was made with reference to her contributions; and, on application,
it was intimated to her that, in consequence of "want of room," the
executive had determined on transferring her cases to class 29,
situated in one of the galleries. Mrs. Peachey, on inspecting the
location, objected, on the just plea that wax flowers were liable to
atmospheric influence from the great heat accruing from the glass
roof and plate glass surrounding her flowers; and also their
material and serious injury from the impracticability of moving her
compositions, composed entirety of wax, up staircases without
injuring her designs. The whole has resulted in the total exclusion
of one of the most beautiful contributions, designed and arranged by
one of our most honoured and worthy British Artists. Since Mrs.
Peachey's exclusion has been known, her studio has been visited by
the most aristocratic of the nobility and gentry, who have expressed
the utmost indignation at her exclusion from the great competition
in the World's Fair. The contributions, which occupy a small space,
consist of the most rare exotic and indigenous flowers and fruits,
which so closely imitate nature as nearly to deceive the spectator,
and give him a desire to take and taste of the luscious banquet.
Altogether the cases, which occupied her twelve months in
completing, are worthy of inspection, a gratification which Mrs.
Peachey affords the public by throwing open her rooms for public
inspection. We recommend the admirers of imitative art to inspect
these beautiful and artistic gems.--_Expositor._

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A visit to Mrs. Peachey's Studio, in Rathbone-place, is like
stepping into some garden of Fairy Land, where flowers of all
seasons, and fruits of every clime present themselves at once to the
eye in perennial bloom. The rose is there in all its varieties, the
lily, the drooping fuchsia, the accasia, the gorgeous tulip, the
dahlia, the Victoria Regia in all its