New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18

N The nod Of quarter of a million Of japanese
converts, and when you cal TO m I'd tne oa-Ph7Io-
PROCLAMATION az III. then Emperor Of Japan, IN when
he said II The God Of the Christians himself co mes
=. TO japan, / viii put him 10 deSthF You VIII De
ready g. &C NIT that this resur s gratifying as i u
surprising. / an proud and happy AT TINS mas
been achieved by our country. II VIII De good
answer 10 the sheer Of Burke watch has often been
applied to cur cOurtrymen, Your God u gcldi your
Bible s ledger. The pleasure ie-l 10 haVios msde
the treaty i enhanced by the reflection that there has
been 70 show Of coercion, was menace n the east
used by me n obtain il. There Was no American
ms1O war within COO miles OF ne Tor months De-
fore and after the negotiations. tod TIE Japa.ese
az the outset that ny mission wss friendly one lsa,
| was not authorized TO any threat; that al !
wished that they would listen 70 the truths that
would lay before them.
Itwss not until my second visit 10 IYedd0 that
made sny excursions in or around the city. visited
many TEMPLES gsrders. sc. The temples have notf-
ing tntt arrests the attention in their structure or IN
their interiors, being in this respect less costly snd
ornamental thsn the Chinese temples. They are,
however kept much cleaner Tran the latter. Ioey
are usually placed 10 fine, open pround., and sur
rounded By noble trees The goards sre Ne iy kept,
and are sdorl ei with Towering shrubs ami tees,
snlong which the plum and cherry tree are to be re,
marked they produce shoous bosom 80 Emit ta 1bo5s
dendfons Of yeat beauty snd Of the following eoors
viz: pink, SCARLET crimson, blue, yellow, violet and
white. The dwaffTg Of trees snd d!storiug them into
0ueer shapes is much practicel; and they cut the
folisee into rounded forms Ike dishes. saFa num-
Der Of cedsIs whose trunks and branches might De
taken as representing the bronze Of vast epeTgne,
while the foliage looked Ike emerald dthes.
The houses OF the japanese are of wood, and never
more than two stores high; they are covered with
thatoh or tiles; the front aad ends are closed by
wooden window ssshes, covered with paper, which
gives pleasant light in the interior snd wooden shut
ieIs enclose the windows at night. The Interior Is
divided into Ioous by means of lifting partitions,
made Of wooden frames covered witD paper. These
partitions can be removed IN fes monen and the
whole house thrown into one room. Ihe hoors are
covered with straw mats some two inches thick they
are soft and fine, and kept exlmsitely clean.
Neither chair table, couch, nor bedstead, nor any
orname Ata article, is 10 be seem The mat serves as
chair AID table by day, ami as bed at night Inls
description Of house viii apply to all, from the
Palace II the Emperor 10 the cottage OF the peasant
In Winter they are warmed by charcoal brasiers
There il OF chimney Ior paue Oi WINDOW glass 10
be found IN the whole empire.
The gided columns supporting the fret'ei ceilings,
and eolden roofs OF stately palaces, described b. the
old writers Japan, are not 10 be found and am as
sured by the japanese that they never had shy exist
ence out Of the " Travelers Tales wh.cl relate such
msrvts about Japan
The Jspanese are erinenty genial r their d.po-
stiors and there a cordisy Ia their refined polite
ne,s tat convinCes of tLer sincerity. They are
frugal il every thf 2, and unitarian up To the sanI7td
of gooc and wise old Je.emy Bentlam' Food Is
abuIdslt ami cheap. The beggars of Japsn are
mostly religious class, ami all are as iaL as seas
Not one Japanese in fifty ever tastes OF any animal
food except fish. Sugar Is the ohy luxury, and YET
buy il htie in Smoda cheaper than you IN IN New
York They ere the best fed, clad. and lodged, AMI
the lesst oversorked OF any people on e-rto Goa
grant that future gener-ons may NOT nave cause 10
regret toe hour GITyed in Japin LIE usnal dress
If the Japs uese of RAJ Of silk but on the OCCASION 0t
nv suiet ce the robes wore dresses made OF coarse
yellow grass cloth. This, as they say is TO remand
Them Of tie poverty ID rus ahty oil their ancestors
Lave ueytr teen diamond, pear, or ornament VI
gold cr silver, worn by any person IN Japan.
into - fhe
exuert some description of the beauties OF Japan Inc
women Of condition never make Nsus teAcep; the
mother to a married daughter, nave no assomolages
Of their lear five hundred frends; nor do they as
ssmbe ct the tea table hold high courts of cenure
on the n anners ard morals OF their friends Iney go
GU, once twice in year to Visit some cee0ratei
ten pie, but their ordinary deyotlons are pild az
shrine within their houses. ~ at pretty wa erected
within the enclosures of their grounds. The females
of the lsbOIng classes perform some portion OF out
door labor; but they are not ogerworked as IN Chlns
and other parts OF Asia. POlygamy obtalns-l.e
man may have aLy number OF sec0ld %Ves' w men
female is selected first wife, she prepares Tor
her "clange of condition by smearlng her teeth
with a horrid mixture which cot only backens them
forever but $50 destroys portion OF the gums, AMI
the Eps sometimes renie'n permanently swollen.
She reXt shayos L6r eyebrows aud eAterminstes
her eyeasLes nnG changes the fashion OF her hair:
She has now only to brnS the krot Of her erds ronai
T. the front ana all the world NV ust rne ur-t
wife the oommsuder.in- 3hiet Of all In. second
children born in the house. This be- privilege re-
minds one Of similar ut exer sei by ibe wives Of
the respectsb'e Abraham rachel and Lesb). TIE
second wives do .avt perform gny of these alb
sard act OK conseq leuty they are by far the best
locking IN tie eyes Vt the To- jim a. Foreigners Ady
in full dress-i. e., MADE ~ or mscblet-s worth de-
scrbng. Her face is thlcky covered with rice hpnr,
on which rOuEe-resl rSuge-ls prCttHy pacedI whlis
her lips are brought to that Just violet tnge tlat
crvee the japanese lover sven TO making poetry her
robes are numerous sId clumsy, and her grdle is 80
vast in its amplitude tbst i would mske robe Tor
airy ordinary woman; her head bilsthng with metal
orsmeuts that hook like the graud a'1srs OF ali the
tuning rks; her resly pretty feet ere protected by
neat straw sandss; when she wslSs she mioces er
steps as though legs were tied together at tpe
knees.
Did ever tell you of the description young May
Tumsngong Of Sum6tTa, once gave me o. young
eirl with whom NJ was in love 7 No. Then you shall
have il row: "Tuan,' ID he, " TuaD, she Is higt-
bosomad and moon-fsCed she fHs mole on her cheek
Ike spot Of an bergls her lips Ike tde new-cut
shell Of the gosteen her teeth winter than the
chamtaka 40 yer; her bresth makes the cloye-tree
Ole With envy; her hair is blacker than the night vi
sepaiat on 10 the extracted lover her form is Ike
branch OF willow, and as she walks her hips move
fr N side 20 side !!
Yeddo covers more erouni than London, and its
populat on is about two mions. The japanese say
that no census is taken in Japan; that returns
are made of the numbers Of certain cassee but As the
mobiles peasaLts NE .haoics and women ard children
are omitted from these returns they 90 not serve even
as be s- for estimates Of population. The Japaness
gave me map OF the city, but a. it Is Constructed
without reference ID q SCALE il is Of little value even
Tho torDpassbear. gs Of different points 10 the city
incorrect. The streets generally are of god width
AMI are well severed, but they are ali unpaved. No
carriages are seen; few handcirts are ussd 20
transport heavy articles canals intersect the cry IN
various Grections.