New-York tribune., 1871-12-29

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considered as something disconnected with public NOR,
Sls. ike eating or sleeping. Each wealthy family i is
true mas s sS ST he ers Of the household or at
same tune but the greater part Of the population h mse
the public bathing on aeSoah. @ a,ss oi rsr
yors, divided by low partition tho women ana cn I
occupying one and the men the 1ter put IL ~ art
considered quite respectable Ia use them III common. ~
also held 10 be proper for the baher to step into me
Street to cool himself or to walk home before
tom from the Iopean point OF aud necessarily
assocs,e it wi low condition OF morals among 'N0
The kncadng Of the muscles OF tho body. as cure
for various maladies, Is much practccu III Japii% % ~
neither by the regular phytcias nor those whose ps
ness Is acupuncurc tho application OF tho iiona, IA
The kneadcrs are always chosen from ainohs @ ,ho
blind, who form - grand brotherhood throughout "'
empire. .,..,co, ,n I,,,, IN share
to any extent in e domestic me oi ,nc hsort ir tvaIs
ard ceremonies. In all the countries OF the eh,rehe ,
East the marriage OF ,a gT IN rs @ . Of the rdt
groom But while the Chinaman Is proud 70 mye ardes
,"rGSn 10 nreus gas'ts the " former With the display the japanese
surrounds the ceremonies g" the Gcts tao
son with the M ny nny other than the ne
relations and friends OF the two parties
Most OF the Japanese marriages ARE the result Oh
family arrangement prepared u long time in udvance,
and usually characterized b. that practical g9od ssnso o
which s one of te national trails Inc d nTue lec ma W
trousscau. But 1t is necessary that she should nav
spSS PnSn and frni sE t" anS sonaet
Parmnary considerations are Of secondary Importance
and they rarely take the firm OF noney R, Syv or eldest
daughter in marriage her husband Is called tue sdGp e
sSn Of the family Il tf S, G ana H'
Marriage preceded by ceremony OF oeroha.' a.
which all the principal members % OF m te ges Two
then for the first time are informed ot the henlonH '"
their parents with regard to them fr1n - ths " ar en
other and ascer,nng the wisdom Of the choee wherein
they not o nrspc the home
each other, aud the betrothed are soon saNneu Will
their approaching destiny .,. ,,.oo r,sr ,,o ,r,o
groom has attained his ,wen,ieh year. ana the e c ans
bridcgrooms house and tnsieflly arranGcd IN III III tte
preaIed for The e; The ngss Gr so hs eSs s
pended there. before domestic altar adorneu WIN WIN
smnport dwarf cedars and figures representing The
Japancse Adam and Eve. accompanied by their vcncr
able attributes the ce1tnay ,v Grac lesson au Of morals
and patriotism there ALWAYS to he lonnd among te
rfs few r'SSass q" odo thn y" cpar@ The pfn
tive noursment and ancient snpcit oi the '"p"n"'o
Toward noon splendid procession enters The hall.
thus prepared; the young wife, clothed AMI vhirl IN
white advances, cscortd hy two hrhrsnu; a ,r'and. a
lowed by crowd Of relations. nci:hbor', ana HlenuS
iu costumes ittcrr;g with hrocadr scarlet. game
aud cDroldcry The Two rlnSnC3 & me c"urnns ,aa
Of the collation. and u from onc group 10 af ,thrr 70
ard frnai, butterfly vhi' n insects they are eA
pcc.cd 10 represent in the s!lc and ornament OF ther
W,th the exception or certain Buddhist secs, which
ndnli. nuptal d, ncl!ttion among ,hrr re, rie't
n,ysr 'aEeS part m n ,n sInr To- rnHraon OF the
pans hui the police officer who has gwen permission i1r
nup,ia festival in me glart'r under s S ,, tno
edge act. therefore Is ~ GEM lets ~ possible
to M ex prcssyc symbol. Among 'hc objects d..rlavr
th, middle Of the cirre 81 guests thr,n is a n,,
vast, shaped Ike basin. and furnished WIN two spui
This utcI,l Is l,eanty a"roed with bands OF co"rcd
paper. AT certain s-na one OF inc ladies' or h4hHt
nlls with sal: TIE ohrr tdks nT IN" handle ft'
rs lgb as the lips Of tie hnc"iinc bride and bride
groom and tarm IL drink iro! II a.,crnntrly,
each roa the spout his or Err side, unt the liquor
Ley must together drain ia" cup o. e"ngai i,o, cr'
drinking from one side. hnt '"'n 'dS'i"s TIC '"ne "
brosia the same wornwooi -. a.,
ropnntioi-aro generally free from the social vices
which encouraged among III" higher cn % Tue
license allow I'd to them The households C." thH SHOP
exact The constant care and toll Of the father an mother
the union of their on' rIs in order TO pre- 1 i Ior &
labor and hcr"icay icr years in order pay the
expenses OF their marriage festival ,r,.,.
by this expense may he avoided CO. ~" OF Re-;
people have SaHSGs MSn Sa TS be an GTc
husband for her except tnat he laehs thn y
Esep i1 free eta table s for % week. tie The
parepts coming homo from the bath one fine evening. dc
neigIbOrhood; nobody has seen her hut all TIE negboi'
their scr ices ,sssii:G % tnd hr T,r parents
;" n nuplrr.. Vase. 'ro street to street until II
reaches the dwelling ot the lover Tnc hitter protected
hv lis closed screens, vain pre'nr IL b deaf he Is
al last Obliged 10 yield 20 The Ge'u1nts Of the crowd He
OPENS the doo ad 1ho lost anr n m icnr her ISw w
"Thnn the tender heart. Il u~ig>nors moycl by the
scene intercede: tnr mother rlcnt TIC father r"uii-
naughty and incxorable; ti nter;c>s!on % the neigh
to be the most faithful o fonailaw. Finally the re-
s!st,ncc of thc father IS overcome; he Ptrd!ns h+
| lllfU il
the crowd every t.krS his or her place "I the mat.
ting Of the room outav are seated in the midst
Of ihc circle drink th,i howl " sak together. the
riagc proclaimed IL !r presence ~ sufficient mum
hVr of witncSse- and the police ocr enters it upon his
bridal irps are unknown In japan Instead Of l"ar
ing the newly rar Z" themselves every p!c" xt
is employed to crNnrrl them with visits and invita-
ons, always aocoinpa'ncd VITA TcISts and prolonged H.
bations."
NJ. HuISbert, whose Opin. ~ on all subjects con-
Deced with the present state of japan are entitled
to great weight. emphatoally sets forth the APP
preaching changes in tie civilized world which will
result from the new commercial relations between
Asia and America and Europe, and from the rapid
growth Of European colonies in the Easte'l world
lie predicts the establishment of sort of Britannia
Europe III the southern part of the Pacific Ocean
which will act upon Spanish h,nrrica as far the
Istlmus Of Panama. All the region north Of that
point Will be drawn into the or5t Of san Francisco
which now stretches aims to Mexico and British
America, to China and Japan. This wonderful city
must become the center of the telcgraphc system of
the two worlds. The European mails from China
since the completion of the Pacific Railroad, must
take the route of San Francisco and New York; in IA
few years, the center of the commercial world will
he changed, and NewYork will have suppanted
London.
The chronological Journal. which is always on
the alert in pursuit Of topics Of popular interest has
sketches OF Mr. Washburne, United States Minister to
France, the Rev j. p. Thompson, and william N Byers
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