New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26
THE JAPANESE EMBASSY.
A DAY At WILLARD'S.
From Our Own Reporter.

From Our Own Reporter.
WASHINGTON, May 90, 1860.
IN day within the precincts Of the Japanese revel
III an atmosphere of Oriental fragrance. Noisy ha-
rangues in halls i-shaped and glaring with barbarous
taste, hot debat.s spced with venom and vulgarity,
manners rider than the speech in which they find half
free expression, pftoS in pockets and pepper on the
tCnme-w at auIcmeBts can these offer, when the
charms of Eastern grace and decacy reinements art
less and unsullied, placid courtesy that knows o
perturbation, and scenes novel and delightful are
open to me. In the room of my brown-sknned and
bright eyed hort, Morooa Okatoro, who IL decorated
with high rank Of Imperial bestowment and whose
virtues shine even the purple brancy Of his robes
Of STATE, ! yield 10 the gentcst influences that ever
sootLed the fevered air Of Washington saloon. Mo-
ToCta Okatoro, ditusng that balmy smile that COM
mSnds the goodwill of all who share his hospitable
mats and rugs, leans back in the ample armchair
which almo,t engulfs his slender form, and beckons a
ready attendant who forthwith spreads around strange
Objects of unknown meaning, which the worthy Of
fcer. Lhekawa Kaingkishe, is eager TO develop. lie
is not oftily titled lthekawa Kaingkish but he car
rea his nobility in Bis heart, which oyerlows with
good nature to degree that often snothers common
prudence He lifts from the hearth the small neat
coIIer vessel with burning Goals which has It's place
in every JAP anese apartment Of distinction. With
debate tcpgs, of darnng-neede dimensions he stirs
tie decayiDg fires to bright glow. Some grains of
Terhme, dropped among the ashes, send forth odor
ousinceDse From closely-bound packages, stamped
with proiuse inscriptions, he extracts folds of the
debate JaTanese tobacco fragments of which lie sets
beste each person. Then from his belt come pipes
dainty and dimnutiye, pinch of tobacco, pea-sizs,
rolled together, filling each-which he carefully pre-
TaIei, lights at the burning Goals with his own mouth
ard gracously distributes around. Three whiiIs ex.
lausl the shallow bowl but the prompt Ishekawa
stands ready to repensh And this he is often called
upon 10 d. for the flavor Of the japanese tobacco is
too fresh and pleasant TO be speedily surrendered
Mean~ bile, little kettle Of well-wrought brass hsses
over the Goals. Heavy porcelain jars yield packages
OF Tea from which small parcels measured out aud
Iiunged into Lilliputian pots, half filed with cold
"aier. Hot water then is added and the s,caming
leverage Is served in tiny cups that seem fragile rs
eggsbels, Int really equal TO all necessary uses
To follow the japanese taste sugar must be inter-
mingled and none, indeed il needed, for in some way
a subtle fragrance has been impaired, which sugar
would contamlnate, If not destroy Refreshed by tea
a rev connection awaits the guests. Busiog Isheka-
may favor rest upon bis sbayen head . struggles
for a brief space in the depths of Observation-Disclosures
and at length draws forth long and narrow box
which he opens with dexierous hand, pouring there
from fine gray powder, and saying the while in
meaning tones, Sirooko, sirooko," from which I
infer that sirooko il il in which we are
all TO indulge. An inquiry as TO the nature
Of sirooko results in the production Of q ]