Art and Handcraft in the Woman's Building
of the World's Columbian Exposition

IN THE WOMAN’S BUILDING. 43 Committee of Music, and of Mrs. Thomas, who have had this branch of the work in charge, a musical congress has been arranged which promises to be one of the most interesting features of the Exposition. Ceylon’s contribution is most precious. She sends us not only the work of her people’s hands but a band of her citizens. The Ceylon pavilion lias two departments; one representing a temple, the other a resting-place near the temple. The beautifully carved pillars and arches of ebony are con- stantly surrounded by a group of ad- mirers. The tem- ple is adorned by a painting of Buddha and a marriage scene from a popu- lar romance. The hospitality of the Woman’s Building! I must always come back to that. One day I was given, on en- tering, a fresh jas- mine flower that had bloomed i n water-color. Texas- a thousand ROSINA Emmet Sherwood, United States. (Copyrighted.) were distributed that morning, thanks to the generosity of the women of Galveston. One afternoon when I crept into this haven, wearied from the feast of sight and sound, a slender, dusky-skinned Ceylonese offered me a cup of fragrant tea. The picturesque cos- tumes, the refinement and grace of these silent servitors, their deli- cate hands and refined, intelligent faces make a deeper impression than the richest of the embroideries or the most artistic of the jewels shown in their pavilion. Man is more interesting than the noblest of his works. It is for their testimony of human skill, patience, and