, 1875-12-26

| Just understand me, please-
told you only one,
And, II you do me- out Of four
| They'll have to be untione.
There, then giro :ou up,
| The hopelessest OF ounces:
/ But you can kiss me just nore,-
| That naeenI q hundred onces!
| JAPANESE AND CHINESE WOMEN.
Tho Japanese wonaen ara usually small 8n
dumpy, but are often very beautiful, with Hnal
hands and feet, and are exceedingly neat in dros
and coilfure. Their hair is not. as is general,
supposed, true black, but is very dark brown
in some instances is a pronounced rod. tt
blackness, and, unfortunately, coarseness also
| is promoted BY the custom Of shaving the head:
! OF children from their vorY birth. Il is made tx
appear very black and glossy by the use Of un.
guents and bandoline made from a mucilasinoui
plant. Like the other sex (and this costume il
! universal among people OF every age II
Japan), they battle daily in hot
water, public bath costing only hall
cent. Since 1868 the Government has pro.
Aiblted tho promlscuous bathing of both nexes,
formerly common The women above 20 years
old. from time immemoraI. have blackened their
teeth with mixture OF gals md powdered iron
but the Empress does not, and many ladies are
now abandoning the fashion. The former Gus
tom OF married women shaving or their eye
brows IS also falling into disuss. The peculiar
style OF couture ut once distinguishes. Japanese
maiden, wife, widow, or cyprian. AL women
ara carefully educated in household duties; but
the lower CLASSES acquire very little book
learning, though nearly all women can read
higher classes devote much time to fancy
work, their bright-colored robes being embroid-
cred with gay silks and gold. They are care
fully tansht from various books devoted to the
duties of a wife, mother, and houeekeeper. Tho
three principal duties, as set forth In = large
volume entitled, .'Woman's Great Study arc;
l. Obedience to parents when Guild. 2.
Obedience to ner husband when wife. 3.
Obedience to. her eldest son when widow.
Halt their education is in books OF etiquette.
and morals. L71ns, cheating, decelvlng, sian
derln9, and like vices are simply mot polite"
and 10 are not permissible
Chinese women. even Of the highest class, are
not noarly 80 handsome, Or BY any meaus so
cleanlJ, either in person or habits as their jap
anese siaters. The Chinese girl begins life with
the disadvantage that she is likely to quite sud
denly end it BY being drowned in . tub OF water
or thrown into canal or river. Even the
higher classes kill OF their super1aous she chill
dren. unless now and then a girl can be given
away to be brought mp in family wanting q
baby girl to 1aiso up to be the wife BY and By, OF
baby boy. The Catholic and Protestant mis-
alonatles have done what they could, by esrab-
fishing female founding asylums to stop this
lnfantlcade. NO Chinese family will hayo
M'ore =. o tnan "a ,rs' one Or Two g'rl children
business begins BY bandaging when girl is or
years ola- ~ Is horf1ole practce, which
Sr,n'atri .n1 .,tS5o1' o - aAdcoseie1
caste. vet no bandaee-footed fennafn ia ever ner-
mitted to enter the Imperial Palace or harem ut
teklng. The fashion extends below the higher
classes, even to families in the towns where the
Women wo,k a. boaoa ~ aIo ~ .ne "eaoteu
aeedles, doing embroidery, and so on. In the |
rural regions the big-footed females work in the
lelos lke ano WITH bo5s ana men. Polysamy |
irst rr;fa r1,ios ~ % tonsshd GtS9Sss, e. oue the
moon" and the other wiyes and concn.
lines are the stars Z" revolving around tha
Sun, the husband If the husband has guests |
or dinner the women are shat up By them
elves In any class woman who is barren, or
mo peratBts IN bringing forth female children
MY. WILL cno things somewhat unpleasant. 4
IAN may sell his wife to another man, not for
lave but Tor wife, ana in such case the woman.
ress very aens1oly IN an easy costume The
ch wear silk aud linen in summer. and in win
n IN the north attitudes they are the best buy
rs and "earers OF costly furs in the world. a
10 will not change b garment till iE is worn out.
nge and married women and prostitutes, ~ in
apan, are distinguished BY their distinctive
:essiug Of the hnir. 4 widow must not wear
ID or other gay-colored skirt.
A CURIOUS ROMANCE
Norfolk street, Strand (says the London Court
,urunn, has a cnrious commemorative WORN |
ant an obaorvant s,actator -;,, ,a.;.a 49,.
~ o''o. '@o' 'peosato1 VII ao1lce 'nat
9 nfse n2or "lndo"s OF large house at the
rner OF Howard street present q peculiar ap-
nrance The shutters are M. and thev .ra !
-. ..:,,- =, - .e 10y a' :
seteo tn'eA'y Will oosa' "nl1e tnronSh the
lnHs can oe seen the blinds, also thick with :
st, and moldering AWAY with age. Theae
atters and blinds have been in exactly the !;
me position, untouched, Tor about fifty years. (
lnng that time no human foot, it is believed, q
entered that room- And the reason is this: h
!ty years ago q certain nobleman was engaged | =
oe m.laeu, ine ooy "aa n1eo. ne Wedding :,
Il anac;ons md bardson,a r"o1 "n1 4@ta ~ ~ d
,onn was ra,dv - +.ra,aa5 ~ ai','a 10 o.iue
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