Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-03

away. Here sits anotn ne viii rapid strokes
Of brush puttif - or flower on
paper, adding his Saph, then present
elderly man with spectscles is silk
weaver, and, aided by his bright little wife,
he makes silk, beginning with the fine,
small thread OF the cocoon. Several other
booths show some elegant Satsuna, and
the painting goes on while You stand and
look. In another, slowly and laoori-
ously, the celebrated Cloisonne is wrought.
the smallest bits of brass wire being taken
up with pincers and placed according to
the line Of design; then blue enamel is
added till wire and enamel are even. -Four
times it receives tho trial by fire, then it is
polished. and. 10 l-wonderfull 1t is cloi-
sonnel The Japanese art is so odd-it runs
so 10 dragons and tailed serpen!s. to distor-
tons and exaggerated imaginations, to
demons, end toothed snd horned creatures
that upon my word l am 80 questionable
as to say do believe | don't like it in the
aggregate. | wonder what the opinion of
our Art School, or rather School of Design,
would be about it if taken on private
vote. Are all these distracting mouths
and queer shaped eyes beautiful
Are these women In grotesque attitudes
sweeping the air with their fans, the trails
of their skirts like club ends-tell me. is it
grace and the poetry of attitude then? l
protest, but Ike the portrait of my grand
mother as il is, pointed waist, starched
skirt pompadour roll and all, and ! will
never by choice see it rugged out by this old
yet new art, true art though it may be.
BY the way, Judge Reardon is about to
bring out his manuscripts Of
"sAPFHo,"
A t.a1,l J., Io.- I.
asst, You might think of the Judge as up
in probate and divorce, but even TO some
of his intimetes it seems strange to asso-
ciate him with MS. far more mustily
ancient than The order of sanctity that
clngs round our old st. Francis Church.
An appeal to Virgil Williams. Di-
rector of the School Of Design, has won
the consent of Miss Ada Nolte. one of its
pupils, to be photographed as Sappho.
There will be ten views presented in the
book, the subject clad in appropriately
classical Greek drapery. each pose to be
supervised by Mr. Williams, who has Sc
lected the young lady model as the nearer
approach TO Greek form that could be
obtained. She is herself student
of no mean merit, besides being the possess
sor of the happy talent of falling into statu-
esque attitudes at command Consequently
she is frequently in demand as study in
her class. 1t has been fine study to watch
the faces of the women st this Japanese
exhibition spoken Of There are eight of
| them all told each built upon the dimin-
utive plan and one so small that she
seems " no bigger than my thumb" They
have bright, intelligent faces and quick,
swift-changing eyes, besides that very
pleasant thing in woman, an amiable and
pretty desire to please. There is an evil
dent disposition to pet them among their
white sisters, and much be-ruffied and be-
powdered young ladies come and gesiculate
! with their lace parasols and kidded hands,
end talk little purring pigeon English
that l. as amusing as it IS unavailable.
THE JAPANESE WOMEN
Themselves wear on their feet a sort Of can
vas stocking and then a sandal or some.
times clog y hich makes a great clatter-
! ing, and is slipped en- or off at viii, being
, held in place by q string passing between
the two first toes. The def, clean and
dainty fingers and feet of both sexes are an
admiration to behold. The Workmen sit
in barefeet, with legs folded under from
| the knee, and are all so clean. Indeed.
the barber goes solemuly about among the
booths shaving and cutting before the pub
| lie without so much IS a glance of apology.
He catches his victim by the nose, pulls
his mouth out OF shape, digs out his
ears, sc.apes his neck, shaYes above
and below his eyebrows, cuts his
hair, and all the while The Ameri-
can stands by with such an amused smile
of fellowship and an air of I-know-iust-
how-it-is-myself, my boy. There are also a
couple OF FIVE month old babies that have
been imported with the mothers as non
dudable articles. Fat little fellows they
are, and scarce have q chance to get enough
to eat for the notice they receive, and I
noticed one growing when disturbed al his
dinner, just as little dog will when his
bone is snatched away Their feet and
arms are bare, and all their dress is loose
and flowing. The japanese all seemed SO
fond Of these and Of the two
harum- scarun little boys of about
eight that go skYlarlzing about the
hall like young monkeys. The national
trait of blindness is exelnplified in the no.
tice taken Of the little American visitors
the little smiles and words addressed to
them, the pleasure taken in the small gifts
bestowed upon them. My letter is already
grown too long, but when talking with old
friends again the pen will slip along Of
itself KATE HEATH.
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