atoncesolovinglyseductiveandharshlycompelling——
bywhichChinesepoetsandlovershaverevealedtheirthoughtsandwontheirquestforcenturies。Thestirringtom-tom，ifnottheragtimewhichsetstheoccidentalcaperingto-day，wascommontotheChinesethreeorfourhundredyearsago。
TheyhearditfromthewildTartarsandMongols——hearditandrejectedit，becauseitwasprimitive，untamed，andnottobecomparedwiththeirowncarefullycontrolledmelodies。Mr。EmersonWhithorne，thefamousBritishcomposer，whoisanauthorityonorientalmusic，madethisstatementtotheLondonmusicloverslastweek:
\"`ThepopularityofChinesemusicisstillinitschildhood。
Fromnowonitwillgrowrapidly。Chinesemusichasnoliterature，asweunderstandthatterm，butnonecansaythatithasnotmostcaptivatingmelodies。Totheartistictemperament，inparticular，itappealsenormously，andwell-knownartists——musicians，painters，andsoon——saythatitaffectstheminquiteanextraordinaryway。\'\"