Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-09-28
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ozaka. The tie and pose of their

Ozaka. The tie and pose of their
girdles were simply inimitable.
The Japanese ladies as we'll as
their lords and those who wish to be
such, have plenty of shopping to do,
and to visit bustling street full Of
gay stores in the afternoon, affords
a spectacle that never tires. 1t is es-
peclally entertaining to 90 to one of
the large silk stores, like Mitsui's, the
Stewart of Toxic, or those renowned
for cheap bargains, and see the gav-
ly dressed mothers and daughters
chatting, chafening, laughing and
buying. The temple is also one of
the best places to study human ma
ture of the female variety, while a
great matsuri or Buddhist festival
makes a picture of human happiness
as gay in Uolors as a flower garden.
A japanese. city on a winters
night does not afford a notably live
ly scene, but in summer time, espec-
tally when it is moonlight flower
shows, promenades, dancing circles,
markets, fairs, temple festivals, boat
ing parties and games, give the
streets and houses, and water fronts
the appearance of day. After supper
in warm weather the cotton quilt
beds are spread on the floor, mos
quito nets-made to fit the entire
room-hung, the younger children
put to sleep, while the old folks sit
out on mats or settees before their
houses, smoking their pipes, tanning
themselves, telling stories, retailing
news of gossip. The older children
play, and the streets hum with saun-
terers, or people on their way to
and from the bath houses, whittier
every one, of whatever age or sex,
resorts daily, once or oftener. Poor
people usually choose the night for
burial, to save exposure of their
poverty. The cOrtege moves through
the humber streets, but often the
funeral of noted man is postponed
until evening when greater public
attention may be attracted by the
numerous lanterns. The procession
then goes down the main avenues.
The tea houses, from which issue
the sounds of boisterous revelers,
are illuminated with festoons of
large, gaily colored lanterns, while
the thousands of moving lights on
the streets, seen through rich paint
ed designs, on translucent paper,
and lighting the merry faces of the
people, make sight not easily for
gotten.
As breakfast is the least impor-
tant meal, no care need be borrowed
for the morrow, so the evening is
given up to relaxation by all. Even
the kitchen maids, grooms, and
their boys and girls can take the
fresh air, and romp and play, walk,
flirt, make love, or indulge in the
luxury of little sake at the tea
house by the river, go on a moon
light picnic to the mountain, or
hire boat and enjoy a cool ride
on the river. These passionate
children of nature in winter make
up walking parties for no other
purpose than to see the snow fall.
In summer the bridges are crowded
with star and cloud gazers. o
T0tsu san, (papa,) after the days
toll and bath, sits down for a
romp, or more quiet jolly time in
hugging, tickling or talking to his
little ones, or hearing their prattle,
Thus the day is made up of
toll and relaxation, the one helping
to bare or enjoy the other. eau
casian grandure might hear with
disdain the story of everyday life
of the Japanese 1ice-winner, were
it to be told in full, but that he
bears the burdens of life as manfully
and tolls in as sunny mood as the
the average of his cO1!freres, who IN
other lands, proudly boast a mo
nopoly of religion and civilization,
cannot be oainsaid.