New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-17
4 J4PAyESE FETE FoR TRE EMPERoR.
Trom HE Jnl,nn Weckln

from The JGp01 Weekly.
Since the Restoration there has been no smell, o,-
ample "f prlnceIy hospitality that DISPLAYED ,v
ir House of SatSllul She entertainments laf..fL
given 10 the Emperor and Empress All nh, I,,,,2s
tre and apparatus required, were a. iar as p,s>i.
Die made pu.ssiA Tor Tie occasion Of ,uilr. ts
Wa not The easy With spicnGi,llV laron,rcl -. ~
nchN inland Stulups. bits etc. costume, used Al
Inc 10 performance such things alas. ar. not ID D.,
had nov Tor The ordering any mon ti., q
pur,c lam, or Chinese lNorr White" Iut every
thing prepared lor the use of the Imperial household
was innocent at previous service. The Emperor
would ialn have prevented such unnecessary .,ur.
lay Ills thaulcrlams were ordered to prn,il.. in
tnat Was nctlul hut The House al >aisuina had a
oiie!cnt notion ol the hospitality q subject o,, L.
rs S"Nce-n. Instead, therefore. ol accepting The
N,aampeIla.. Diners, they be g-cd THAI ihos,
furniture prepared for ms Maiesty's use. one ma,
not suppose however. that, being new thc iiInflIr,
chairs Tor their Najcstics. the Emperor and Ern
piosN. were cor cred with lrocasie v Inch had cNi
Inc admiration OF The great lako. tAIrr centuries
,.ie ia 'i., S'i'' "l Nu'h ItilC Inc ~at>uila
people We're naturally cons,rs aiiNc. and uld roi
hesitate 10 nbuhe Tie ChamlellaiuS pretty sharply
furniture with then boots on, Inag symbol .i
lorT-n lrociiNliics at amy rate might le dispense.
agree with ih"m. Tor surely long a. floors ar ~
cred w mats that were never intended for Tie
Mlih boots IS very tae better than u wauld lee fr
sa''a'I; instead ol sitting on the sofas and chairs
IN a Euroit an diawIng-Ioom.
The hrocaGo-coNcrrd chairs were not the on,v
t"ou uhiiS Na'Suhla provided for the occasion. Al
w "s' Shlll'u 3lchtIs oi ha~oSlilina Wtro suiu.
h"htd norihMaId. ana this means "A good ,ieal a.,
re i"ho-"ono mas long been oIlte pastiuio m
We IAi3HH ol Tie Nlnc Provinces: has. in,t,.H La
generally been regarded q specially ol fhe So
suha MN Two hundred dogs are sand 10 ham. l,,.n
ioN,""..I1. i"I thc iate performance. il 80 IL was
less with l. view of "cNp,mding " Them han al 80.
lecting The men ittcst. for not more l,a,, d, .,r
anu nan made Their appearance IN the arena osl
Tue "th. But then they were docs NOT ,,,r. hi,
those mat lay down on The sand and refused, T., ,e
prouded or goadcd INTO motion AT the e., ll,ifin -
up Tor General Grants delectation. The Sat>ufpa
hngh,> hunted IA parties OF eight. They were ali
provided with lacquered bows. except their ri,i.f+
Hnhnadzu-whosc bow was OF mlh-whu ~ wood
with "A golden string The horses ,N,re srTenl,lt,.
caiarisOnc d-emhroMored Salale-,infl.' ,,.it
Stnlnps. saddles cncmsted with rold-la,ourr' nj
ncauaIails dccAed with gay taSSclS: While re
ceer or tiger skin. Over the " hole arena ", .r,t
me, dark sand that covering small sl.sI,.l,,
ials s oliVulf space IN she centre lcng however
MHit". 10 lhls central spot the dogs were led one
pY enc ana so soon as their bonds wer. cut thsv
uoml9eu OH as II they quite enjoyed the snort
thougn The number of blunt arrows tbeN A.. ci,,..i
on their Hanks from the practisrl orchcrs i,,s- -
US IN describing them perpctually t,,,ner..l >
ihs went on from about "a IN. tn noon "a leu A
tlb GU inc same scale as every thing else was pro-
Nlued Tor all who We're fortunate euoush 10 ba,ra
received Invitations. No very exclusive Spirt ,,as
otsPiayeo, Tor number of lads and lasSts who lad
t'rp"SS" mo some Ices and from thence over
IooAcu tLe proceedings, seemed t. afi lra the I'm
p"f"f quite rs much amusement as they derived
themselves and when the police would have oesr 4
ID their favor '"
After luncheon there was display Of wros,li,,
pttihd the Imperial Pavilion; wrestling of "A very
much more vigorous description than that uSu,ii,,
seen, Tor the events were not prcconcarte4 Sor,s
.uccu' were hSea by ihe express desire OF the LIN
pcior, ami lt has never been our fortune IL Wit
ness such honest rough play before Altogether
ms haJSStJ seemed 10 ENJOY himself thoroughly
The NO-hiyOgcn. or lyiic drama Will So nor
geously quaint costumes and elalorats - 81,
took place on the 18th instant in the sunra" 80
a~ehce 90 tne SatS"lna family at Shirogane near
but only their MaJesties the Empress ami tIs I'm,
press Dowagcr. ~ '-o -'