Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-10-17
NEW SERIES, VOL. 16, NO. 80.

this plan Brushed back in two lateral and
one central mass from the forehead, it meets
with the back hair brushed straight up, and
the consequence is a series of rolls inter
twincd with gold thread and silk stuff and
curiously fastened up with cora-headed
piffs, gilt combs and tortose-shell bars. 1t
really has a very pretty effect. The married
ladies further adorn themselves by pulling
out their eyebrows and blackening their
teeth, though | believe the origin of this
was with the husbands, who, always free
themselves wished to make their wives
unattractive to Others. Any infidelity is
punished by death; but before marriage
women are perfectly free. Their faces, when
they don't powder themselves they
are very fond of doing, and painting their
lips with red-are very pretty when you arc
become little accustomed to the genuine
Mongolian type. Their figures are absolute
perfection, and their hands and feet smaller
and better shaped than any ever saw in
Europe. This is owing to their dress, which
is never tight; and to their never wearing
boots, aud only straw sandals, or kind Of
patten in wet weather.
COSTUME.
"Tbc dress of men and women is almost
the same. A long 'keemono.' descending
the ancles in men, and to the ground with
woman, though tucked up any height IN
walking out, is like nightgown, open in
the front right down, folded over the breast
and secured at the waist by girdlc. The
sleeves are very large and hang down nearly
to the knee. In addition, the women have
long piece of figured silk which they wind
twice or thrice round the waist, and then
hang up behind SO as to droop in kind OF
rectangular icstoon down to the back of the
knees. Colors are generally sombre, and as
wei as the patterns, which are commonly
checks, are regulated by the laws for the
different classes. No cap is worn, but the
coolie class generally bind round their head
piece of coarse stuff. The Gakonins wear
Il closer kind of keemonO, and over this
kind of mantle, generally of gauze or Grape,
and marked with the devices of the Damio
to whom they belong. They wear various
shaped hats, and always carry two swords
at the left side, one longer than the other,
and both generally in admirable working
order. You must always keep an eye on
these two swordcd men. If they draw, you
must shoot them S,0 Il champ, for there is
law Originally doubtless with humane
oLiect that if they draw their sword they
must Use it, otherwise they are either dccap-
itated, or commit har kari, that is slit up
tlClr DOWclS.
DIET.
The japanese eat like the Chinese with
chop-sticks, and appear to live chiefly on
rice and fish, With this simple Giet, how
ever, they have very robust frames, and
though not tall or fine men, appear able
to endure much fatigue. If you enter
house, they rise up and make deep salaam,
saying, "O-hoe TO-" and do the same when
you leave, saying "Siy-Moor-o" (may You
he happy) They generally bring you some
thing to sit on, in Difference to your Euro
pean customs and present you with IL cup
OF tea. The lady will then take a sweetmeat
between her fingers, and you will be expect
ed to open your mouth, swallow it. look as
if you liked it, and say "a-ring-atoo' uhnnk
yOu), to which she will bow and say "DO-it-
ashi-masti' equivalent to, there is no oc-
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