Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-15
4 Wilmington Lady in Japan.

IA young Wilmington lady, lately married,
and now resident with her husband in Yokoha-
ma, Japan, gives in her letters 10 her friends,
many interesting details Of her life and sur
roundings in that city, which Is assuming more
and more Of a cosmopolitan character with every
rear. A large circle Of American and English
residents, navy officers and state officials, with
their families and succession Of tourists, give
to Yokohama almost the character OF . Euro
pean city. We are allowed TO make few ex-
tracts from the latest Of tie letter. referred to-
the first Of which shows how large an adrix-
ture Of Parisian taste and luxury now mod,fies
the life Of the rich japanese citizens. Tie let
ter says J
Yesterday went with some friends Of ours,
(relatiyes Of our ex-Minister General, who have
been here many years and are acquainted with
the natives and their languase and ways TO
visit
4APASEsE LADY or DIsTIycTIoS,
wife Of Tskazhemaya Kiman, who owns the gas
works. and Ii very rich. She il az wel-bred
lady as l ever met, anywhere. plainly dressed,
but in rich material in the native costume with
her family crest embroidered Oh her dress. She
is very graceful and her manners are perfection.
Their house which il very large covering
block Of the street they live in is partly fur
nizhed IL the European fashion. Tie soft na-
tive mattings are there, but hidden hy rich
hang on the walls aud large mirrors everywhere.
musical instruments and richly-laaen tables and
SIDE boards are 70 be seen, but no beds OF cham
Der furniture, az all They entertain IL all their
rooms up to the third story all the house If
thrown open with f1ldlng-doorz and screens, IL
delightful arrangement n summer
''Nerandahs surround every side, and every
room had lookout upon the beautiful gardens
where girls we're dancing and singing and play
ing. As soon We entered, dozen servants
=prang forward 70 bow to u, placing their
hands upon their knees and bending tielr heeds
nearly 10 the hoor. Chairs we're brought for u4i
and a special courtesy Mrs. 'Iaha-hemaya
sat on one also, though the japanese sit on tise
hoor Ia preference. sic waited upon u=, her
-elf, which great condescension.
An exquisite little table was set for u-, with
castor q cut glass and gold and clusters " TN,
vine glasses. We we're helped ~ 3 sweet -tr0nl
cordial, 20 potent that two sips sent my brain a
ghlrhng and feasted on rice cake and oranges
Then We were taken ali over tie house. and a
tie greatest treat. the portrait Of tine Mlkadt
and his wife were Withdrawn from their case
and displayed 70 our eyes, and carefully fastened
up again and put away, after the honor OF on
lo0s At them. We were invited to return Z,
tae!r reception IL the evening. l. was
GREAT iAlAsEsE HOLIDAY.
aud there wa to be tic greatest display Oh ea
lights that has ever been seen il japan. n homo
Of the day. Certainly never raw anything S
beautiful. Three belts Of eas Jets surrounde
tie house stars aud flowers most gracefully i'm
the Aght- out and IN, but native servants wer
kept On the watch 70 relgAt them. and oftc
they reklndled themselye- as tie hame- swet
this way and that, blue, now red. with ,
really grand effect. The house was thronge
with Japanese visitors. We taken 10
grand room. at the very top Of the house, an
seated at table with some Yeldo native mel
chants very old and very courteous.
''Iu the town, account Of the holiday, ever
street was Illuminated with lines Of Jspaues
lanterns strung close together, white lantern
with red spot in imitation Of the Mlkaao
hag which hoated over every house we passei
Tie Coolies carry paper lanterns Of that so
at nlsht, but tie other natives 90 without then
singing loudly tofughten shoHts from their pat
az they walk through the streets
From which last touch we may conclude tin
8lr Iaka-hemaya has not yet used his gas fc
the public veal il Illuminating the streets gel
orally. Other extracts describesa tfip made |
the writer III company with tie same friend
some distance into the interior Of the country
We took five jinnickishas. presumably Ii
ters or push-cartr,l with ten coolies 10 pui
and pull and passed along the
COUNTRY ROAD TOWARD YEDDo,
through rice fields and farms very laxuria
and beautiful, cultivated IN regular squares u
n fields as We do We left foreigners al
foreign settlements behind us and we
into the heart Of tie native countl
where Sc found ourselves stared at a. curio.
ties. The roadsidez were covered and lined vii
wild flowers, principally yellow and pink das,e
We passed shrlhes and small temples, where ii
people were worshippng and leaving their light
flowers, and decorations behind them III
road was only wide enough To- admit one jinnic
lsha at time. and in many places the cool,
obliged to lift us and them and carry i
across little streams of water and narrow place
in the raised road. 1t was all very romauti
Towards noon, We alighted at a Tea House