New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-05

-,.,. ANN. GOODS can be stored or servau's
can he lodged There IL not house IN fos 70 IN
vbo,e occupants have arranged 'his siuc YIN s'n.
40. . and sisirw :ys to make IT pie sans room;
~ ~" .ah v,r. bovever near the capital, q,
Kanagswa, and In i's v'cinfy'
mThe roofs Of al the best buildings are bippe5,
and covered With blui.h tng, esch tie being aooc'
siol, inches square, shaped someShst Ike ~eise
i.ns sid.ways over the thin edge Of the s lining
tile In the rext row. and thus forms gu,fe-s somewhat
H. the Chinese roofs They are ~4ened 10 si'eru1's
rows OF white and blue, which, with the enecksrea
xsIls mnsrts lively aspect snd contrasts p'e7s,n'
Iy ,rl,h The more numerous Dizzy, thstchsi roo.s.
Tho matched roofs are made of species OF Arunno,
grown and PIG pared for this purpose, sud ane
AZ mirahy as che ap aud light covering 10 ihe W.
,1,ensnts occup,sd BY most of the people Ils
..,ss into cotppact mass eighteen inches mex az
!, :; laid on and then the surface and the sides sre
neatly sbeaied. the ridge pole Is pro'eo'ea ~ lay
i,o he tbAteb over row OF hoops that lhclose IL
enough 10 overlap the edges on pom siopes, go pro
vert the rsn ioning entrance One csnno' feel sur
r,;.s a, the ravages fires make in japanese towns
sbere ibe lesst wind must blow the hame upon ~,
stra. coverings wbiea, ike finder box would ~
~; a, the fret spark Wires stretched along the
rsss Of some Of the tiled roofs in Smods % prevent
bircs from resting on the houses.
ain the rear-yards attached 70 large number Of
H.. dgelipgs sre ou'houses aud sometimes a. in the
loc gis bouses additional sleeping rooms. Kitchen
gardens are rot VI freqDepiy seen, and more rarely
farcy ffh PONDS d. aTfed rees and even stone cirv
ing.. family shrine made Ike miniature house.
containing mae Of p-Daies add lzre-, - met With
in most OF the yards Only few OF them s-e aforn-
ed with large rees and Fill fewer 90 them an ot
parks Of care or TASTE preseStGg in ih. respect an
Observable c,nrtst 10 the nes'ness OF the hou'es
high hedges or atone walls sepsraeihese yards wbe
they are con,p but The depth OF tue lots IL usual
ly Insufficient "a s'o~ loom for both the opposite
cwellIr gs the luxury Of garden.
There IS not much variety il the struc'ur of the
l.. sf.rr
npposrarc &c denotes little enterprise or val Tue
rsrer viz dows snd door- MT fe OF ihsm dirty
ard covered With .rirg, or torn by Children to take
epeep inside, impart mono;onous ss2ec. - the
siItets. Overs carpenters, Blacksmith and stone
cutters abd come other shops, have latced fronts,
to admit more light, wien eessted above the o.
sfrytiion Of persons pas iDg by. IL front OF those
dwellings occupied by oficsls white cotton cur-il
three feet vide is stretched along the whole length
OF The porch having the coat OF arms of the occu-
liant psiDted Oh l. liz black the Of the prbci.
ial lodgers ere also suck or tee door posts. Sisns
ore mostly written tie jOors, as thu windows are
drawn aide duilg the cay bat only portion OF the
shops have any; logging houses BARRIERS shops, res
faursnts teahOuses apo hec tes and ie others,
are snost always Indicated by signs One dealer IN
croci ery and lscqnered ware has the sign OF cole
hraied medicine placed high pole and the u )re
tn attract DtiOD has written the name IN foregn
letters As in China placarcs for medicines we're the
most con, picUous Of all but npne are pastel upon
hlsDk walls; all are suspended IN the shops Ho"ey-
or 70 dwelling or shop IL left unprotected from the
ID usage OF mslens spirits, every one having n
written or printed charm picture sometimes core
or more over the door TO defend the inmates rom
oil