Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-01-26
THE JAPs.
Peculiar Ideas Of Decency--An In
discreet BishOp-JaphneAe Ladies'.

III puTcuhslHg hrucleS great PAIN
Ishonld be taken in examining tha
no indelecate representations ar,
upon them. The natural sense o
modesty Of the japanese is il
striking variance with all our in
stinctive IDEAS On the walls o
their homes, on their ornaments
and even common household
! utensils, there are often drawings
whose nature may not even he hint
ed at, hnt which would not he tol.
Grated in a civilized country A
certain Bishop Of the Church oil
England recently purchased a mum.
Der Of "a iosities in Japan with
ont scrulinizing them with sulIi-
cent care, and sent hem home
They were stopped by the Custom
| House authorities in London on the
Score Of indecency, to the amuse.
Iment of his friends and his o wn
INTENSE modification, and some
wag published in the papers a
Ilaughable account Of the affair. I'M
der the heading of "Cleri. al Alb.
sence of Mind" The worst part
of the joke was that some of the
rarest and most costly of the ar
ticles were intended as expressions
of regard to ladies in the diocese.
When a japanese lady appears
upon the street in moderate wealth
Fer, it is with an open vest which
exposes part Of the bosom. Her
feet and ankles are also bare, but
are always beautifully clean and
white. In winter leggings are
worn up to the knee, aud a heavy
cloak is wrapped round the body,
and is surmounted by a hood like
an opera cloak, which covers the
head and leaves only a portion of
the foce visible. In this costume
they look like the hooded and cord
eo monks OF the mlaulc ages,
Ihe qu'ch 'hNllSehee fha O1gnt
vivacity Of these people command
eu our constant admiration ihey
e,n".ace an 'uea "lth tne rapphty
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lney sc"Icc seem W Voucn tne earIh
ps 81 'l,ey op'''u @ ulo"s WIN 'nelh
peoo,nes AZ @ oi'ce y pas
sloI'' Wl'ci' WI, u, 10 laH'Sneo upon lls op,
Iec1 e WIN 'vle GhGnecHe,' ', H lerFoT ,r, anu
neIy glo" ol '"e % %Or!e"' Ahete
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'"teo 'here wlCllII' u lew years Ior
BUSINESS ana Ihere is ample oppor,
Iunl'y 10 compare l1e temperament 1,3,
%lIn I"aI o' Vhe S"panese' lie
..li .or!ne[ are SLOW OF apprehension,
'soaca'' pe ap@OneIlc' colu-o'ooaea' ana
'ein1H' Ahe japanese, on the con
,rnry' ~ are acllve' gei'lal, ana lively,
9e conVersat'on IS ,i!' alllma!eo' ano
; '"'erSpeiSeu w''li spaIN"ng ~, SUI
'es " WV "''" lVi'". teo t"oy
nor. Their admiration dnels vent :
n their constant CALCULATIONS OF
wonder and surprise, and their