The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-13
Worlds Fair Visitor Finds Con.
versation With 0rientals
Difficult,
A PARADISE FOR KODAKERS
jams Have Utilized All Artistic
Possibilities Model Japanese
House Feature of Big Fair
Mt st. Louis.

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st. Louis, Oct. s--1 think all the
Japs at the Fair must have been us
tening to the brilliantly colored parrot
over at the pavilion of Honduras
which does the honors as hostess Of the
Mace by welcoming all comers with
hospital shut up" This Is her nrss
and only English phrase learned in a
week on American soil and she Is sol
perfectly satisfied with the accom-
plishment that she makes no effort tol
add to her knowledge of English. she
doesn't say it in saucy or scoldins
manner The exclamation comes at
regular intervals, is addressed to no
one in particular, after which snel
closes her eyes in the apparent content
ment of duty well done.
Surely shut up" must be the motto
OF the busy little Japs. imagine
this motto is over the desk OF every
business man in Japan. have not
succeeded in getting any of those Japs
to talk about anything but the things
thew have for sale and | am almost
narsuaded that some day they will De
the greatest merchants in the world.
while we are drinking our Formosa
tea in one of the Japanese pavilions !
noticed the little japanese maids kept
hiding their faces behind fans. Jonn,
thought they were trying to flirt with
him but we found out afterwards they
took his lunch-box for camera. Tney
are very shy when the camera fiend
comes around and yet they are
snapped up oftener thar anything at
the Fair.
And that reminds me to say some
thing intended to say long ago
This exposition is paradise for ko-
aakers for more reasons than one. 1t
has more beautiful vistas and more
ornate architecture to delight the cam
era enthusiast, but, more gratirylng
than anything else, the kodaker is not
subjected to the annoyance of fee for
taking snap shots as he was at prev
ions expositions. He enjoys the priv
ilege of photographing anything on
the grounds without charge or moles-
tation.
The Japs have certainly utilized all
the artistic landscapes possibilities Of
this hill. They have converted 1t into
a fairyland of pagodas, flower-beds'
winding walks, artificial lakes and rus
tic bridges. Leaving the bamboo tea
house and following the main walk
YOU reach the top of the hill where
from a tall flag pole flies the imperial
flag of Japan. The picture spread out
before you'is one of SURPRISING beauty,
illustrating the genius of the japanese
for artistic landscape gardening. In
the center of miniature island is
summer house. Metal cranes and
stone lantern-posts are seen through
the trees while the air is made fragrant
with native Japanese flowers The
dwarf-like tree which is seen in every
hand is called by the Japs "Hiba". II
resembles our Juniper tree and lives to
a great age, one of them in these gar
dens being 34e years old. There is
peculiar porous stone under these
trees into which 1t apparently sinks its
roots which they call Ishi.
Near the top of the hill is large
wood and bamboo reception room
which contains examples Of japanese
costumes Of the feudal days. There Is
a model japanese house with bamboo
shades and mating that looks cool
and inviting, also the headquarters Of
the Japanese commission where Baron
Matsudaira receives visitors. Tne
main pavilion is a reproduction of the
"Shishinden," a palace at Toxic, and
all are the work Of japanese artists
brought from the East.
T. A. D.