United States Section, though desirous of appearing before the world as
a modern republic, has wisely brought here the most beautiful examples
of her ancient art. Many of the pieces go so far beyond the records of
man that their authorship is lost in darkness. The exquisitely beautiful
ink paintings on silk, the finest collection of these works in
existence, represent the master painters of all the dynasties of China.
Their subjects deal with tradition and religious precepts. Precious
cloisonne in heroic pieces has been used for the background of
paintings. There are picture-screens made of five or six attached panels
of fine porcelain inlaid with cloisonne, and many splendid carvings and
porcelains. The medal of honor for water color went to Kiang Ying-seng's
"Snow Scene" (348) in Room 94. The water colors of Su Chen-lien, Kao
Ki-fong, and Miss Shin Ying-chin, and the exquisite carvings in
semi-precious stones of Teh Chang, all gold medal winners, are in the
same room.

The Philippines, Room 98, by the west wall, have an exhibit which shows
that their march toward civilization includes well-grounded ambitions of
art. Mentality, feeling, spirit, all reveal themselves in the canvases.
Crudity is apparent, but it comes more from an untutored hand than from
failure to grasp the significance of the subject. Many pictures are
flamboyant, some are melodramatic, nearly all are big subjects handled
with great boldness; what they lack in finish they make up in sincerity.
Felix R. Hidalgo's contributions (10-20) won him a gold medal.

Sweden.--The achievements of Sweden, Rooms 99-107, next to China, have
surprised everybody. That country has sent the most distinctively
national of all the European exhibits. Swedish artists are
stay-at-homes, and their pictures are filled with the Scandinavian love
of country. The scenes and portraits are all Swedish, from Carl