National Republican., 1884-09-13

four inches, they are Of quito an aristo.
cratic length. They put the uivon name
or tho title after the family name instead
of before IT., so IL would be Smith Mister,
instead of MIR. Smith. 1t is impolitc to
tako of your hat in the house, but the
height of respect to remove your shoes.
They plaster and whitewash their houses
on the outside instead of the inside and
it is n strong mark of filial regard for n
son to buy coffin for his still living
father. When man becomes ablo, one
of the first articles Of furniture he buys
is his own coffin, and 1t is often used as q
bench or table for years. When 1t be-
comes tenantcd, IL is frequently kept in
tho house many years longer instead OF
being taken out and buried, and when
thus taken out 1t is placed on top of tho
ground and the earth heaped over IL in q
mound The inscription is always on the
end instead of tho top of the coffin aud all
the mournors wear white instead of black.
At funerals women must weep even If
they are not grieved; men must not even
if they are"
More lanterns are carried at full moon
than any other time, and wood and water
are sold by weight instead of measure.
At dinner tho desert Is always eaten
first The seat of honor Is on tho left
hand instead of tho right, tho boots and
shoes are higher at the toes than at tho
heels, made of cloth instead of leather,
and are whitened instead of blacked. In
laying floors they lay the plank with the
smooth surface down on the timbers, while
the upper is left rough and unplaned. In
drinking tea tho saucer is placed on the
top of the cup instead of under the bot
tom. They kill themselves to be re-
venged on an enemy. Men wear gowns,
petticoats, beads, embroidery, garters,
and corsets, and women wear pantaloons.
They always mount horse on the wrong
side, and women ride the same rs the
mon. Military officers carry fans iu-
stead of pistols. The plumes on their
caps are at the back and hang down, i'm
stead of being at tho front aud standing
up. In battle they wait for the ship to
move in line with the cannon, instead
Of moving the gun in the direction of the
ship. In tho dress of tho men, the
drawers are large and loose at the bot.
tom and have no strings, while the
pants are rs tight as the skin and tied
round the ankles. Among us, young men
and women choose for themselves and do
their own courting when they become
grown; in China this is all done for them
by their parents while they are infants
With us ladies have the preference; with
them gentlemen. We educate our wives
sisters, and daughters, and bring them
forward in society; they degrade theirs
keep them in ignorance and out Of sight
Women there have their feet Away:
bound. their waists never. Tho cir.
cumferencc of their dresses is greatest
at the waist and least at the ankles
They wear their breastpins on their fore.
heads. The young lady goes to tho resi-
dence of her betrothed to be married
and weeps and walls along the whole way
to her wedding. They always have
feasting and music at funerals, ant
eat green plums rather than ripe ones
They abominato milk, but relist
castor oil, snails, seaworms, bird
nests, and somo kinds of caterpillars
They shave Off nearly the whole of thei'
eyebrows, leaving mere pencil of hair
while that on the opposite side o
the head is allowed to grow until i
reaches the ground. Men are often fur
nished with feather breeches and put Il
incubating chickens. Nearly all the du
ties Of tho household are performed b,
men aud those of the field by women. II
word, they as nearly as possible revers
the entire order of things from the wa.
we have boen accustomed to do them, ant
in every respect are our antipodes."