All the Ceylon exhibits are well housed, and the pavilions attract as much attention as the displays themselves. Pillars of earved ebony and sandal-wood support the arched roof of thepavilioninthe Agricultural building, following in construction the Singhalese ideas of architecture. A frieze representing religious ceremonies is painted around the inner circle of the canopy, which is all in light woods. The tea, served by courteous natives in the dress of their country, is given to visitors in pretty pink glazed cups, which come, like the beverage itself, from far-off Ceylon. Few people who drink it carry away any doubts as to its excellence.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.