, 1876-06-10
DRESS IN JAPAN.

Mr. snrk Lonir ,lnarnat,
On the 1st VI 'aN'laFy, lsi't, according TO IN,
lie Goyern,l,cnt officials In Toklu and Tic Va
rluus prvfcctursa uf the Jal'a1esc. Enpirc up
lenrcti IN s'EuropeaU dress 1lIiu4,ll4c tile
sight presented ly u suddenly extvInl'orfzed
revolution III NntiulIHl cosiuu,c. Thust nbuse
ecrtail, rank woru coat a'nl ,elEli'eau1, ebrutd-
trrtl according to their lunk, i tic Hiyle III the
french Diplomatic costume. T!c ainouht VI
guld gflt h,ttutF, bullion, g!npcaux, eI'atl-
ictses, md embroidery, that suddenly appeared
in the Capital WA dazzling, II MT stunning. Ihr
urdnury lioycril,Ilrnt employees tioncd 'cscls-
Ing .lrtss y ct,ats, white nccktics, chimney
}ot tats, asld tn,ots, and nppcarcl ~ funeral
sable. Ur the nearest npproac!l to 1t III the
llrulxe-bllck clUtlls which native uyeyats could
furnish, r say but III tic In srgnrl to the clit
fit, quality Ut thu materials, Ut the apprpriate-
I,eps to the forms Of the wclrcrH. Simply re-.
marking tint unly u few Of thg nutlvc tutors
lad ever seen suit Of clothes lanlde by ntl
American Or Enrole'!'' taih'r, nI1d tat nl"st III
thu Jtlicluls had niways wur,l thcir native COS
tune. thc!r appearance IN their new rig may be
Imagined. It certainly brggnrs description,
HITS restlng Oh liost-britlgrs ami cnrs, enat-
tails 1lup,,tng o1. boot.lleels, roat.waists bclow
the thigh or apparently climbing to the tln'ul-
.lers, witl, reasonably go.n ea.lcv for scacl.-
Ing the top; pantalus'lls ovcrllowlng " lnxnri-
H,lcr of unc;lbbnged eluh, or perhaps rldiiE ntu
tho ln'ut.toi's irosn their st!ortncss; calnglnE
tightly, Ike burk to tree, Or as fagEy anu
lC0eE III AH AAl3 -HAPl1l't MA - htAn+s '%Hb8
III chronic secession trosu n,'sncntlonaocs, With
II frfshl zone of wllite Ahrt-muslM bttwGen;
seckttcs oF all colors; fout.gcar ringing run
row-l.Idc bouts tu ladies' hlEfI-llttlcd Cutters
ur rnl'brss; pumps. H'd hrogal's, showing
vast arcas u sui'trfnuus lc,ti'er, or pinch
ing tutu birth Il liew plugae to tllc Jals.iiese
--coyl!s nnl huuluns-"rre slHoig thu Muy~
cities of thu day. an for gloves, tlc Varieties,
slzes, enlosa, ANl lnatcrsaia Wolllu Distract
haherusllrr tu ktte them al: progressive glnvc-
+ i. ilf tf
tngcr-el'ds inside, slcd IN extravasaiire pr
rcniloluy Ut material with buekskln Ean,Itfcta,
n.ul ,nDrutnE -slovrH, wuolen mt.rils, pr white
an layclltirr kids bursting uycr iMiIns to which
were, for tfse iirst time, learning tu slake IN
foreign style. Tie use uf tlusr trilli,g rt!elcs
If grMtlcllens Wear, such rs susclMlcrs, u,,der-
cloth.nE, l!ncn llantIkestltlcfs, ety., Stc, We're
yet to @ learned ~ the minority. Thu must
unl,istng lurt Ut this rutnaskahlc rascant w:ts
tt!at tic wrartrs appeared Ii. must rscs to cot'~
sidrr themselves ntl their gctnp quite c4ual to
tllc Hrt'adway ur Regent street standard.
AT present, however, furrign tttttrrs arc ens"
piuyrl by .Inpaneso h.'llscs, nnl tlc general up
i,cu1ulcu Of thc nntIYcs uttlrt.l IL 1ur dscss ls
vilatly improved, lnnBy OF them displaying t}Ic
tastIliullsI,c6k mud good tAstU III tltlr t~ res-
ture Which Is characteristic t,t the Jul'Ahtse
ErntlrInan oi the r!A se!oHl lhe w.'netI, how
uyer Ut thu Aliliatl0's Empire still SlhE t. their
uwn brrunling uatiyo dress. Some of tlIe
ylluvrr l.Ir,nbers ul the Embassy uf lsia.,
while IN parls, engaged two Fm1"h dfcsn4.,akers
und IntiltleEs tu instruct thu .naInse lAsics IN
the mysteries Of frilla!c trvss III chrlsteslnm;
Int o their urrssns II, Jarnn thu Nihatto, PRIME
Minister anl supreme tou'nil, paid their salar5
for three years, with passage Iiet'ey,,, 10
pei. contract, a.ld shiprgd The "sos!isft*
bark tn sunny france. JaI.an VIA. thus
s,,yc.l tr.ln a sudden drlugu Of female
lnlra,llcrtAiia anll t!esl.Mcl 1rcsses; though,
ipr tl,nt nmtter II Is prtbahle tllat this latter
t;lsion Il borrowed from the JulMhesc l,ulirs,
whu wear their GARMENTS drawn tHto the nArrn%-
ri Ea,ssilile circumference. So et'iisescted Is
their .lrres that the wulk II fashionable belle
III Toxic oftcn becomes u lllrrs WM!Ar, the hips
lutg prtnscti tlIat nlutt"n is lust secured t'y
,nusng t!lr body d lnurllas thu hnDs: A!ust uf
thr Normal Stliou! young iatlrs II. foktn. the
wives uf tr ysllllgcr GusrrhIncnt Officials. ald
tl.,sr ahul,t 10 ta hr,lrt lsase os'c or .rc quits
vi lurc1gn MAXI lH their t.vHstsdu1. I.te Fen.
eral Introduction al.l wtAt u tic fantastic ami
ertr-r|4nEtng tt,stls,uc VI frnlHle ChrlstsnanIn
Is MT uil ll!IlruDa6le-{wrlaps nut tc!nute de-
ysln[l4tnt u civilization iii the Mikadu's E'n-