A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific . f the gateway wouldstrike a gong loudly. The Tokyo Exposition is now going on, and it is avery creditable exhibit of the manufactures and artisticwork of Japan, and well worth a careful inspection. Thegeneral plan of the buildings and the scope of the exhibitsis much like the many Worlds Fairs we have in the UnitedStates. We made two visits to this show and would havebeen glad to view it more thoroughly if we had time. Itis a Japanese exhibit and shows only Japanese materials,manufactures and products. We saw many very fine water-color and cut velvet pic
A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific . f the gateway wouldstrike a gong loudly. The Tokyo Exposition is now going on, and it is avery creditable exhibit of the manufactures and artisticwork of Japan, and well worth a careful inspection. Thegeneral plan of the buildings and the scope of the exhibitsis much like the many Worlds Fairs we have in the UnitedStates. We made two visits to this show and would havebeen glad to view it more thoroughly if we had time. Itis a Japanese exhibit and shows only Japanese materials,manufactures and products. We saw many very fine water-color and cut velvet pictures, all done by Japanese have the usual side show entertainments, including aFerris Wheel over a hundred feet high, and a large theatre,where we saw the far-famed Geisha dance. The Japaneseband at this theatre was composed of fifty musicians, andtheir music was much applauded by the large Japaneseaudience, but I think these people are fully two thousandyears behind the rest of the civilized world in music; at least, 175. this was the poorest music I have ever heard, and I haveheard the Chinese tom-toms and Turkish music. Thedancing girls were beautifully dressed in Japanese costumes,and while it was not much of a dance, still that part of theshow was good, as their motions were very graceful andpretty. The city of Tokyo is a great manufacturing center, andhas several large factories which work wood and metals,but the most of the manufacturing in Tokyo is done by theJapanese in their own homes, where the whole family work,in fact, the most of the city is occupied by people who aredoing some kind of work on the first floor and live little machinery is used, everything beingmade by hand. Although this is one of the greatest citiesof the world, it is a silent city—no factory whistles, noringing of bells, no rattle of wheels on the streets. Thejinriksha man trots along like a man in his stocking feet,or in hauling a loaded cart, moves noisele
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