, 1881-02-20
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p1,a - ~ y, nss 80
| 1anoansa ,>-;,.ata ,,a.>sa :. 80 a. s -, -
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tits Jon,nasa ,,.,. .t".1 =. o.s,z ~ t.s,. =.
without which docs mr. n1ao4o tha sra and ortor
the din Of syadoyas,: It's r Silence, musical n with
the dash OF waters and tho twittcr Of birds, ts
truly refreshing, 1t is n simple but irreu,,lar
1crr,co an,,l'asnr stanoang On stone-1acco
Tsa "es "pot'neueo oy \ hight OF stone steps.
Tho earien is well laid out, and. rs pcon,es,
iriscs, and nzaieas nrc now in blossom If tx rcr
bright. The monrn;n ,v,,h ;,s ,o,s"- ..,,:.
crc1, win rcs a-n,a"a w. ',s .o"es part co'-
stream which tnmblcs down it supplies the house
| with water, both cold and pure. md another.
after forming miniature cascade pssses f,nder
| ~ aouse ~" An1oukn -pond with rocky
1sle1s INTO the rs'er below. The Rrly Village OF
in With the rushing naiya an, nasoa has sau ~ snus
! hlgh hroken hii1e rfoh,,. ,,o.,aa - ~ ~
s.n o' n'..s' t'en'1 "oooeo' ano siashed
"Kanaya's sister, 8 very sweet, refined look
| ing woman, met me at the door and diyested me-
OF my boots. Tho two vcrandas are highly
ponsnea' so are tne entrance and the stairs
| which lead to my room, uud tho mats are 50 tne
and white that almost fear to walk OYER tt,or,-
ere, n nv sto.ttn,s Tha ,,o,ishaa s,e..s ,oaS
s'eu :" ~ e,vsAss' Aae Polieneo s1a'1s 4eao
to highly polished, broad reranda with q beau
3f1tx* x*fnxx+ Fr1n1 kErk1 L.
room. which. being TOO larre was at once n,od,
into two. Four hirhlr.noifshetl stens lend fron,
this ,nto ,n aya,sit roa1 ~ tna h.rt !.uu h,"
Ito occupies, and another polished staircase
into the bath-house and garden, The whole
front or ny room !. cornnpscd of. shdi,, wh;c,,
ai;da MOI ~ r.,t ~, =, sno wn'c9 a. I
nt wood crnsse3 hv hars ~ f,ort. ,vo"d aTd the
posts which support i are Of d:,rk noished
naner snIa she,i ,yirh rnt1 A. ono cna NO t4o
sicn,.es usi, ftonrs ~ TnS,,., n.no,l ra,iad ~"
konoma-' IL oae hangs : .kakem9no.' or wall
cherry On white siik-n nerfecf ncce ~ arr
which In itself ills he nooIn win fr.shness md
nean1y The panses who patatee painted
heilfon. On sheir IN he nfher ntcoro IL - vcrv
valuable cabinet with sliding DOORS On u which
snray of r,1se szaiea n m'r whisn =, a. haro
ing nn ~ me 81 fe nnlshapd osta ~, s as1,a
iris In another, are the only Iecorations. fha
as are % ysr ns anu Mts IT,, e91 the Only
tions If landsesne in jn,lion INK "imosTe e.asfs7
thor tt,o rnnma srsra = Iitrta ,,s. .-e,,;sft
am in Constant ,ren,, ~ sni,tne rho nE i21Sent.
INV fha mnta nr 4carfng 1ha nnnar n,innnae
M nnwnstairs tcye tsn rnnm N ecppniir hcamtif,,9
n ,shaa - son'n IN
qnns aa "a, 3aj ~ hn M e t s ~ a.
nronr storehnuse viii; a fla, rnnT' on un fhe
f'snt u 1ate tae s9oIE5 ~ ho- ,rra,,
Japanese houses ia II rcnerai' sho says: p10As -
Tae {roais '; gre Re rsTy narrow: ia the housss @
nnrians ~ ,.hanh +;o,nnrs oas nsd - ,a 49,
9uifNs ,rne., any a1 @
lspeaMtsd, M s. as T. s,ve she eiecsot f45sy:aad .
~, .Don tsE' a aan lno
Buck. looking CUT on thcse r1niature landscnpes, @
often not Innre than Th;rtr fnes sn,,.re ipsc
q rnc,,. worr nr;dge' - sfone iantnrn and :, 10.
formed pine are fniispcnsable. hit. Whenever
erenmafonc,,s nrd ,naora nH,n,r - ~ .,,,aInt ~
neesas ~ ri eInde ar@ ;n+ro1,,no,' Sroam no
yflIons. retreats Tor ten-maktnx. reading. slcen-
Ing 9 skns G1es and s229es shng nsss uaass
cu5'es f,ng from sIea na"ths of hr"n1e dsaoons
r"ck cayese with Roit nnd silver tish 6ari'
nr6esaa m ~ ~ grean * hrias isy hi.h enh ~
allow a raj Or flo,. to pass undeF: Lawns ana
slabs Of stones for crossing then In wet weather,
naIms. rycas. and baInbou: ana dwarYed trees
pf many kfnsjs ~ nnrnfi. ami .,ti <.renn h,,cs
s95 in1o Startling a ksneSsss et 6Sasta saa
inv inkes - @~~ - -"
N'1 of 'oua Course, these passages depict Japanese
,Snndertngs IN ne 1omantIe northern districfs @
Miss Rtr1} cnme 11ron vrry Inherent scenes.
~ I sad ~ I1a H.,
1nosr nnrt ~ nonrTs r1,,iciv nniic1 Tooether fnr
enis pntf far si,ies sraw ru,rhIy ticn on win
ot,t windows or ..htsnnrvs md win smnke con-
int< "rr ~ o,.nr1. nrnns r. nennv 5;atr,c,a n
e ps II1 & ~ wir ~ fhn Iy hands on rde
tsamswork Of wood constituted almost The only
.d @ ,r ~" t,d,,a 81 1@tho ,,nar sho soa
.f n,.I 'ne IN 1na t IL" '