Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-06-02
miscellaneous.
TEE JAPANESE EMBASSY.

OF interest at the prescott time. We compile from
our various exchanges tie following account of
this almost unknown people, who have never be-
fore honored this, or any other country, With an
Embassy.
Tho following is said to be an official list Of the
Ambassadors and their suite
Simme. Dojen-nO-Kami, Chief Ambassador.
Muragake-Awage-no-K ami, Assistant Ambossa-
dor.
oguro.B uugo-no-Kami Chief Advisor to the
Ambassadors.
Morito okataro, Officer Of the Treasury.
Naruse Gensiro, Vice-Governor belonging 70 the
Ambassadors.
Shsrkaro Jbugoro. Officer, belonging to the Am
basssdors.
Hetaka Kasoaburo, osakabe Tetestaro, two Off
GERS belonging to the Adviser.
MeaSake, Morayama. two Official p ysicians to
the Embassy.
MatsmOto Sannojo, YosiiA Sagosnimon, two
Under Officers. belonging to the Embassy
Nsm-ou. ra Go. Hat-che.ro, ofioer-Chief Inter
prefer.
Masucee Janjuro, Chugo Josegoro two Under
Officers belonging to the Treasury.
Kuri Sima Hatriso, Sewo Sawa Scogero, two
under officers belonging tie the Adviser.
Fatoisoh T~okojuro, Fat-eisoh onogero, two in
terpreters.
Cowasaki,, Physician to the Embassy.
Two Ambassadors, eighteen officers, ~ffty-one
servants in all, seventy-one persons.
They arrived a. Washington on Tuesday, the
18th inst, and were received by the Mayor and
City Council with distinguished consideration. A
salute of seventeen guns was fred from the dahl
green Battery, and a large military escort accom-
panied them to their hote! quarters. They are
thus described.
"On entering the hotel a number Of the visitors
took seats in the large ball OF the floor whoFeon
are the apartments Of the chief men, and were
soon surrounded by crowds Of ladies' aod gentle.
men, who, by signs and all available means, kept
up q running fire of congratulations, queries, COM
pliments, jokes, &c, the Japanese entering with
great glce and gusto into the friendly purposes of
their American Friends. Some Of them have
shrewd and intelligent physiognomies, and obvi-
ously have very quick perceptions: 10 person they
are small, the tallest probably not exceeding five
feet eight inches, and many OF them not exceeding
five feet or Eve feet one or two inches. Most Of
them have q delicate and even feminine look, They
shave the head on the sinciput, from the forehead
back to the crown. a breadth Of about four, inches
leaving the hair on the sides of the head to grow.
This, with that on the b~ackhead, they gather up
in a tightly tied lock, suggestive of q scalp-lock,
and give it a bend forward. The color of their
eyes is dark brown their skin dark, with a tinge
of copper in it and the shape Of their face and
set of tac eyes strongly indicative Of their Mon
: golian origin. There is such q likeness among
them that they might almost all pass, not only as
- IL - r..
ly. Each goes armed, and generally with two
swords, which are not pendent from the side, as
with men of the European race, but inserted
through a portion of their clothing, with the hilt-
less handles standing inconveniently forward.
Their habiliments are certainly not splendid, their
texture being chiefly cotton. Their pockets seem
to be in the bosom Of their clothing, whore they
have a large sinus or place OIL deposit. What great
~ drew their attention was tho ievelry worn by
the ladies, which they examined with minute ln-
terest.
There we're probably four or five thc1sard per
sons gathered in the Navy Yard, whilst tho total of
spectators who we're out to witness tho pageant
was probably twenty thousand"
We find this description of tbe Chief Ambassa.
dor, Prince of Bujen, who is . ,itular prince anc
Chamberlain of the Tycoon, or Emperor.
"He is small, delicate, olive complexion, rather
good looking, and forty one years old. lie dresses
in a sort of loose dressing gown-talma pijama-
and white CATERS. His under dress is of white
silk and linen, which comes up around the neck.
instead Of a neck,ie. The japanese wear a great
variety of colors-a custom among the servants az
we'll as the upper classes-the fayorite color seems
to be sky blue. The gown generally worn is a
sort Of slate color or purple the talma Of sky
blue, and the pijama of Grape silk Of the most beau
tiful figure and texture.
The style Of the pijama is q sort Of loose trows,
ers fastened at the waist by a silk cord and tassel,
which hangs down by the side like that Of a sword
belt. The back part is drawn over a fat hoop o.
thin board, about two inches wide, that fits close
round the small Of the back. The sides on thC
hip are scolloped out, showing the gown down al
far as the knee. This dress is not worn by serv
ants. The style of wearing the hair is the sam'
with all classes. The front part of the head i
shaved tho hair, which is quite long, is combeC
from the sides and back part Of the head, upoI
the part shaved, and tied up in a knot. Thei
hair isjet black, very stiff ard glossy, made so by
'ebe oil and other ingredients viii h they use
His Excellency wears white cotton CATERS, which
are only worn by those Of high rank.
lie wears two swords but no jewslry, and usual
~ carries q fan. Upon the sleeves and back anc
breast of the talma are round white marks abou
the size Of a dollar, which indicate their rank, au,
are used in signing their name instead of writini
it. The court dress of all the officers bears tn
mark of the Tycoon this dress is only worn Oh
state occasions. Attached to the girdle round tn
waist hangs a pipe and tobacco box the latter i
beautifully gilded, and resembles very much a la
dy's portmonnaie.
The Adviser Of the Embassy is reported to b
a very intelligent person and was a member Of tn
Tycoon's household; the officer Of the Treasury
an enquiring and very agreeable, as well as a
sppreciative individual. These first four com
nnsa the Emhnsap Then the hfinara and amnlnr