Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-07
Correspondence of the Statesman.
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nav %

with a,Japanese letter. True, this city is
Japaned all over. It's Japanese" on ev-
cry lip. Next door 10 my abode is ''Ja-
panese" fan shop. Every breeze blows
these unseemly fans with their pictured
oddities as they hang all around the door.
The grocery at the foot of Fourteenth
street has Japanese punch." The ladies
are wearing japanese dresses. From the
time the japanese first came, to the pres
ent, this street has been alive with Young
and old, male and female, looking in-at
the japanese. The Big Panjardrum and
lis two aids do not appear, except on state
occasions. But the artists doctors, men
alarms, scullions, scribes, and other "fel-
lers," have their shaved heads out of their
windows all the time. Women hold up
their babies to be kissed a Ia Japanese" -
Girls smile on them, and in return get
confectionery and japanese coin; and pitch
up their names and cards. Carriages stop
in the street and their inmates look in at
the simple japanese. who enjoy the pa
geant. On Sunday last, Willard's darkies
got out their hose 10 water the street. All
the little. urchins, black and white, of the
city, were on hand. AT every squirt of
the "merchine" they whooped and hurrah-
ed until all Japan looked, and in gleeful
amazement enjoyed the Sunday sport
The next day-Monday-the Japanese
went to a Sunday school celebration to
see how well behaved the Christian Amer
lean youth are.
You have already had accounts of the
entrance of the Embassy here, of their
strange manners, of their dresses, baggy
breeches and shaved heads. You have
heard of their reception at the White
House and of the procession thitber from
Wizards. 1t beat the sons of Malta. l
never belonged to the "Sons," but have
a keen appreciation of some of their hu-
morous points. l think they may be
traced to Japan. When the cortege reach
ed the White House, l was on hand to see
them come in. Each one of the Great
Princes had a carriage to himself His re-
tainers ran along side. They carried poles
with symbols on them, and other emble-
matte oddities. When the Princes got out
of their carriages, the retainers suddenly
became weak in the knees. They ducked.
If you had hit each of their shaven polls
with an instantaneous whenick, they
couldn't bobbed down with more CELEBRITY.
Out came the Princes. They had on great
head pieces shaped like large shoes, curious
ly contrived of black stamped leather and
fixed on by ribbons. Their sallow faces
wore an unusually solemn appearance.-I
Generally they look quite blithe. They
look as innocent as sheep. They are as
simple as rabbits. They go popping
around Willard's, in and out, here and |
there, with childish curiosity and elasti-
city, that is wonderful, considering they |
have travelled SO far and are so far from
home. 1 was over at Wizards the other
night, and tried to have "Tommy" show
me how it was they twisted down so quick
ly without apparently bending the knees.
He went down to show me with facility |
that would do justice to member of Con-
gress under sudden call of the "previous
question" When they all went down in
front of Mr.. Buchanan's residence, it was
remarked by outsiders, that christian ma
ten might learn to practice genufexions
with advantage from such devoted heath
ems.
Inside of the White House there was a
great jam to receive them. Army and Ma
Wy officers were there in full bedizenment.
General Scott loomed up like giant among
Lilliputians. The diplomatic people and
the Cabinet were also on hand. A hollow
square was formed. The Army and Navy
were in front; Congressman and females
in the rear. Ladies were in plenty. Ev-
cry elevated point of the East room was
filled. had an embarrassing situation.-
Mrs. Chanticleer was bound to see. She
had to stand on the rounds of venerable
and ricketty chair. An unknown lady
asked permission to stand on the top of
the back of the chair. That called for a
support from my arm. II was delicately
painful; and as she was good looking and
Mrs. Chanticleer very near by; and as the
crowd swayed the latter lady was COM
PEELED to cling for support to the nearest
gentleman-I perspired freely. Directly
the folding doors opened and saw the
lofty head pieces of the Embassy. They
approached the President and Cabinet.
saw perceptible timidity as they passed
Old Cerro Gordo! They went through
the forms of the opening and presentation
of the treaty; they bowed, and talked, and
their talk was translated; and then amid
buzz and futter and noise and crowds of
soldiers and people, they went back to
Willards; with rush of enthusiasm and
q brazen clang of music! 1t was great
old piece of comedy. Still it has IFS uses
l suppose.
rather like these people. They are
neat in their persons; happy in their dispo-
sitions and as yet innocent in theil pleas
ures. They spend a good deal of time Oh
their hair. Before l go to bed at midnight,
l see them by the gas light through their
shaving each others heads s,qreas-
ing their black hair,-and twisting that
hard, black, ropy, stubby horn of hair on
the top Of the Uranium. That's curious
looking concern, that stubby horn! 1t is
turned at right angles, through ring, and
sticks out in font like round plug of to-
bacco. Their Tartar faces, with high !
cheek bones, and almond shaped eyes, :
black and bearded-with their expansive ,
and loose Turkish Jackets and ,