The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-09-12

nii,o'Susg Hse VIZ 'eers piutuiy portion OF
their apparel. are the. trousers which ,hey
wssr at their audiences with lheTyeoon ;
they seem to be cut upon principle pre-
cisely the opposite to sha. which regulates
our court dress. We consider that when
we have bfough. our neither garments down
to the knee, we have not only satisfied de.
ceucy. but reached the highes. pitch Of re-
fnsment and elegance. The great object
Of the japanese isio create misconception
IN the mind Of the spectator as to the situa.
,ion of that Important joint; he wishes il to
be supposed that he shufaes into the royaI
presence on his knees. but huding that pro.
cess attended With much practical inconve.
nience, he compromises The matter, by hsv-
ing his trousers made about eighteen inche.
longer than his legs !; 81 these means biz
Efset are made to repFessE 1is Knees. ana be
is enabled to walk upon them comfortably
with bis sham legs dragging after him.
BEAUTY or THE SUBURBS,
Many Of the streets and roads which we
traversed were lined with peach and plum
trees; at the period of the year when these
are in full blossom they must form most
charming andafragrant avenue. We we're
filled with establishment and delight ot the
exquisite taste displayed in the gardens and
cottages upon the roadside. No model estate
in England can produce "cottage ernees''
comparable those which adorn the suburbs
of Yedo. Wesalways fpil in our details :
there 10 want Of that miDuteness which
the Chinamali glories in until be becomes
grotesque. The japanese have bit the hap
py medium. With an elaborate delicacv OF
detail. they combine the art OF generaliza.
ton in design, SO that the relation of the
parts with the whole is maintained through.
out, and the general effect is not sacrificed
to minor beauties. These chsrmirg little
cottages. raising their thatched roofs umid
the fruit trees and creepers which threaten.
ed to smother them in their embraces, were
surrounded by fower.beds tustefully laid
out, resplenGent with brilliant hues, and ap.
proached by walks between carefully clip.
pea neoges' rev trees' cut into fantastic
shapes, and dwarfed trees, extending their
deiormed srms as il for assistance and sup
port are tavof''e garden ornaments. Here
ana tnere' az the end OF long avenue, we
could discern temple embowered amid
"ees' snd ancient priests in gauzy and
transparent costume with broad embroider-
60 oe''s ana eashes' ana enormous lackered
mats, would hurry to the entrance to see the
strangers pass. t ,rfaa
4 TEA-HsusE:
AZ the entrance 10 thls establishment we
dlsmounteo' much 10 inc edlhcatlon OF the
."'s' ~ = o'''o dnu "onue'
- ~ W. 'Vuuu ."' 'e''no''e situated on
'n0 .uso - "e"""s 'uea", 'ne oa'conles
- o 'ppe' '0' v'''."s'"s 'ne "a.ef.
' 'Da s''u'"' ''s'e'uiy iaio
IVY W.. 'o'A"o'e' anu yew'"ees cut 10
t'a'' '"e0 ""s.u'ne UonA =. 'ne r''ef'
- W 'n0 punt az ""'on = en'eseo Tue gFounos
:" P,o'u'esqu0 'a'caas' l'k'og posses posses
.'on y 'ue'. .ouse pef'"su =" pro-
',s'"s punt anu "pi'u 'oumanaea d
'"'' ' We" u 'ie surrounding oOJec's'
we t'ehnea gnu % group .. young lao'es' VINO
'a"e y 'ooAi ~ us unuer '"e pre'eAt q
waN'ng LOT oFuefs' our oesEe 70 Do Iufnisned
WIN SONS iuncnson. we were NOT Kept
'ong 10 waiting 'or our meaI' wnieh con-
s'S'eo o' some e1ceiient vege'aoie soup ana
so"0 '''e a"a n''. sy WY ~ 81 oessr'' we
noo nuS""'e,o's, sp'is0's anu Peats' 50 'ha'
W. pa' nou''N'ut'y - saus'y''s tue craving
VI hu"ser' i- II, hi, IS,
sassB "A SofAsioAl NJ sAhphSs' 'A
\ The botanical gardens themselves did NOT
exactly correspond to our notionson the sub.
ject. There were neither fine old trees in
great variety' nor large ana curious col.
lection OF all descriptions OF plants. The
,,rsge OF hoftlculturists in this county seem'
ed to- be graeses' moses ana ferns OF all
sorts' added to which there was an extensive
assortment Of dwarfed trees. Instead o.
glass greenhouses. there were long mat
sheds for the more delicate specimens, while
ranged upon stands, as In England were
quantities ofporcelninh pots q various shapes
and colofs' but generally blue With plecs
oIrock IN Inc centres ana . root Of grass o.
moss growing around = A japanese gar
dener chleny Prldes himself nPon his sri
in dwarfDg. The most venerable fores