An International Congress of a less imposing bat perhaps not a less practically usefal type is going on simaltaneously in London. the "Tnternational Art Congress" the members of which number fifty-one gates from foreign countries and Colonies. In connexion with their deliberations " great exhibition of drawings and other art products was opened at the South Kensington Museam on Monday by the Princess Louise. It embraces the best work of recent years done by pupils of schools of art of all nations; and the advantage which the teachers may derive from this object! lesson in the work of the various schools of art teaching throughout the world may easily be realized, Even for the every-day sightseers the exhibition is exceedingly interesting, embracing as it does the work of young students—even from babyhood—in almost every branch of art and craft.
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