The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09

of the east. ami The enthusiasm Va w.
paap+a- who viewed them lot tue "'9t
time made their custodIans la'r'y "i"eS'S
with satisfaction.
II vas 81 very quiet, informal opening
Of the Japan-British exhibition. There
were no speeches or other ceremonial.
The gates were unlocked at II O'Clock
on Saturday morning, ard within an
hour the buildings were filled with people
until midsfternoon found them Well
nigh packed, with the turnstltes sun IN
dustriously clicking in new arrivals
When countless electric lamps were
atAusk, and the White city became
Z. faurv cIty omen spaces as well as pa
ylions were full No wonder the Jap
anese who gazed somewhat anxiously
on the half-masted flags in the morning
smiled and smiled IN the evening as they
answered eager Questioners and modestly
expressed the hope that thelr poor eX-
htbits might meet with some slight
honorable applause,
Endless Surprises
The exhibition is fun Of beauty and
novel Interest. From the Uxbridge road
entrance. where the route 70 the far
east begins with an avenue OF quaint
miniature japanese trees, to the remote
corner where the whiskered AIM live in
matched huts behind a stockade, there
are delightful surprises for the visitor
VINO is ignorant of the real Japan.
T~horoughuess might well be the motto
OF BrltaiD's allies. The japanese govern
ment plans an exhibition in the same
oainstak!ng, conscientious manner that 1t
mans a war. Us invasion Of Shepherds
Bnsb ,s no h~alf-hearted affair limited to
advertising money making enterprises
Two exquisite gardens, perfect In every
detail show the wonderful skill Of the
-+f 1a,a4-,u.a p rfiGf Tho visitor who
v,anders about after nightfall among
ao-vear-9ld trees. and up and down rocky
paths dimly lighted by lanterns. might
we'll imagine himself in the heart of ia
pan. In the larger garden. a full-size
villa. carpeted with clean. cool mating,
has been built over a winding little lake.
A c~elarwood bridge crosses one corner
~ the lake. and the path between the
bridge and the villa is fanked by ancient
stone lanterns.
In the smaller garden. which has a
noisy scenic railway as 1t ncighbor, the
visitor ascends a steep, rocky foot
way 10 a tiny temple hung about with
lanterns. Below, a miniature teaho1se is
h,lllt over a lake. and here and there in
the garden are bamboo seats and rest
houses no bigger thantan arm chair, and
worn images OF the great Buddha, half
concealed Ia ~shrubber$.
Japanese carp are trying TO make them
selves az home in a FISH pond above the
cascade In tho anger garden Everything
has beer brought from Japan. Even the
bamboo and the w1staria, and the count
less plants and flowers that go to make
7up these wonderful pictures have all been
carried half way across the world The
gardens are symphonies In light and
shadow. Subiro E3da. the artist who
evolved these wonders. spent days select
ing plants Of the right shade Of green
and placing them with the same care
that a painter chooses his colors.
-Four Seasons
Outdoor life IN Japan is further re-
produced In panoramic views repre-
sentihg the four seasons When the
visitor passes W the venue OF
Japanese trees at the Uxbridge oad
gates. lie is greeted by the tinkling
music of crystal bells swaying over
head Ia the breeze. Then his path lies
through. a winter landscape. Rice fields