, 1876-11-10
A JAPANESE DINNER,
Eight Courses of a Peculiar Ncpast-A
Sccno In a Y0t1tfo Restaurant.

E'EHt Goorsca or a Peculiar Hcpast-A
Sccno In a Yodt1o Restaurant,
FHpDo, Sept. 5.-AeccptIug tho invitation Of
a Japanese friend, who resided some years tn
America, we wore conducted to liutcl or res
taurant pleasantly situated upon the banks Of
the Riyor 6umlda, which flowa through the
eastern portion Of tho City Of Toxic (Ycddol
Removing our shoes VIC were shown Into
rs rsa oTy unnsr , room o9kng ,4g ~; o1h ho
which wo " declined, aud our friend is ticns
explained to us that tlsu Jalmncso In
,rul weather goncrally taka a BATH lp.
fore dining and aitcr.ynnl don u loose
rObe Of till, gnuzy 1natern1, which Is furnished
VI %oar v duribE to II meal I ' Va seated s "a1sescs @
crosa-lcggul upon the floor, which WIS covered
with uniting, tho only furniture In thu room,
Willie Whiting for the meal to 10 prepared, q
small bronze bizlcT or vessel, containing burn.
ng sharSoa s. as brSpg;tI ~ tossthsf a, VIII
iii which our friend inslulgeil. Thu first courso
consisted Of sweetncats called qtasli, and was
served upon small lacquorel woo.'els platcs
plnccd upon trays or, tables about thrco
tng1 s9s high %p0'f %@F d 9t o.tn ths 1d' te ina. 1.
actcr OF these swcctmcats,. but 0ae "
ttom was small squuru or brick Of sotnc kIrd
Of telly Ut gotdcn culor; another wns snail
scsr1et ball OF q substance TINT tastcd E:,t M
1lke Qnf nlnFSl-Hh!oW cuHlctt!usht aus ."a
third WIS Of grcol,!eh color anu of somewhat a
similar TASTE. No understood that tho tugrtaf
cuts Of which these Woro rosn1n,sed were prlt'
cIpally ricc-llouE mud sugar. Wltl! this course,
ten wla served III dolIcltU porcelain cups, upon
cesl Of which WIS fragment o. Ic'ss; Inns ol'
How many times, my host, do you laugh In sAs
mouth. j.. .,.o ,o,,,
Yoa .oe shat the beauties Of Spring vanish "
AnI thc iowct that aeattors to the wind to-day
opened but ycbtordaJ. ,.
Tho second c0nrsc was q HClawan' Mors' : asors
Ia Colbert, II vas served IN 4 0o~I. ~! ~
SPOONS wcre provided, II being. expcctci ~ tns.
Tic guests would use chop-stic!;a lor thc ee.s
and drink from tho bowl tho Liquid nertuI1' !u,1
This soup was by 70 means m'aaat.Jl n'If, tnlcTaIs @
anywl.erc. Ths third course was composed 81 81
Variety Of lsl,, with tho collective naae u u
i Kuch(. .Tort-Sakana." The first was Glna u u
shell.is ('Awat!}; tho sseont nc nsat ssq5el ID
lobster EblM; aud .,Sn1 wtin '|slI' Fiji ' caed
Youzo. species Of ctron, which It nue., Is
scnhiri In flavor, Tle fourth courte cons.sleu .
Of swcotoned preparation Of hos!ea osa,;s, ~,
served with green 'tan a a''ii, TS afh
eo,.rse. @ caiisd sasl-i," consisted u IAx asnt
served upon decate latt!ce work Of ea, s,s su ~
erron emitted by two kinds Of sauce, ono dask u
rs,Ior' snit in flavor and tusting as II colnlNseu
~ sn1, md nnchuyics, Tho uthes was pts3ata s.
tin,, II borsc-ratlish. Tho al1tl! eontso ~"
caiici "Wiza.Gni," and conslste4 pl "ho', ia
klntl Of fs,l, boiled, and served WIN prb p,nbiinS
variety Of etlcll.llsll, very 1nucn ..so,T'h T'ho
our American ecallops mud cut "a eluna.tu =. .1csh
seventh course waa composed ot sse e,,ns.
served perfectly p|an In sHall possGaiGa :. aGanann
Tie ciulltA md 1nat course, calcu snts md
WIS sort OF salad composed u css' s'P'@"''
| s1nall cucumbcrs. auk+ Urn. scrycd
.o fcrn,cntcI liauor manufactured ifona ',,v sn
cni II charactrr something between ac ,t[cr 1,T
winc. some writer's hive tallen INTO tnS ~ ~ VI
nf .caeribing sM as distilled ll1uo1. ~ that Il
wcro assured that this IL not CORRECT at. N trcx-
IN utniln Nv nruecss somewhat slnlas 81 ~ ,,,s
itr it Is not tsagrceahlc IN nasal, w .ha our
somewhat lasger percentage III a!sovt avt,niy. IN.
mnit iIoi,urs. and uxht1srates InDSn i;e}s, 10
I.rd. III th!s res1,cct, 1t 10 eon!nH!fat ,s,r-
clIa,nnn1l,r, 1t Is served hut fron sata
inIn yuscs, md Il may be sud to ~ w. sn u
drink Of tho Jat,anesc. When lear tmsnara1,co tmv
tiu di,,rr ws weru aurprlsc.l bY inG " PfaYor us
pf SONS singing grla wto proeresf sfsts,tn toI.e,
With music. They sung l1 naeat, 49, a"Ie sn insuu.
and accompanied themselves wy ,1nttmr. railsl
| inent somewhat fcactnolihe. sngs which are
atvllck O, shllmbel with W9" ~ these girls
sisn n',a,mnaniri tho music WIN .a,,I1,s. I ID
danes. sompOscd ps!uc!pally of pauto'e H. y seIiss
wltici, she kept time with tue mus'I M I.n,tuel up
~ w-scnf.,i nntfous. It may po sutn, sut.,mo f,o1l
Shat ~ NJ, taipuleut, II wa ~ cslIad
ia naorslty. hut tho wsSsa would nAso1' ~
satisfpcloiy 10 European palase'