Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-26
eRoCADe-mAkgR FOR THE MlkADo.
Rub amah'-' Peep at ia" E"Nai Fabrics
of Japan COSTLY t,aTnI.ut-

of Japan to>tI, t'arm"ut-.
The establishment ol Ri"zu kurala,m
brucade maker ,u the imperial ruurl. W.,
saved for the last, aud after a whrI
through some uf Jh, Ni~hluu ~,u.,.t. We
gladly entered the shade ct In dr"rwny
and crossed Iu The amer room Opening "n
tiny garden Leather cushions We're
laid uu III, floor and wr sal IN stocking
looted gr""p. a. at DatryH~ukr~. .. admir-
ing the dry garden. ~ they call all h,>e
little beauty SPOTS that are without the
miniature lake Stone LauI"ru> and
dwarf pune trees h"autIfrd This garden.
and the little galleries Of the '"i llkr h"rD~e
surrounding it were hung with h,'uutI-
fully painted silk lanterns After rh" tea
came the books "( hrocadc~ and silks rIan-
ufactured al different times i"r ih" Use Of
the imperial families and The court.
The gorgenIiSue~S Of ~uur - ia" fabrics
fairly excited us and the blazing red
brocadeS. stiff with pure gold thread and
covered with huge dc>IgnS ut the imperial
chrysanthemum or the pauIownia crest
of the mikados family, most delighted
our republican souls superb hrncades
were pointed out of which the mikado's
ceremonial dresses had been male At diff
ferent times. and others that were de
signed and ordered by the empress frr her
sovereign attire several OF thr>,' bro
cades for the empress were ui pure
golden yellow woven with many
gold threads, and one Of them in
particular was half covered with II design
Of fine bamboos that was most effective
ON the shimmerng, sun>hiuS ground
work. The stitf and costly brucade- that
h.. fh.. iIt,y al Iaf he .lfl,
for or sold Ia any one outside Of the reign
ing family, and piece, for uphul~tering
their furniture for window draperIeS and
carriage Innings are a- carefully made
and guarded A. bank note paper Squares
of the ,hickr~t red silk wrought with
single gold chry ySanthrmum. are made
for the use of the foreign Office ~ cases
for the credentials of enNOy~ sent ~ other
courts
Rolls Of the finest white silk We're next
shown. Of which the mikad"> under
garments are made and ~ this 'Son of
Heaven" never wear a garment rwiCe nor
never one that has been washed he
naturally con>umes II great deal of this
fine soft silk His cast -uff garments are
eagerly competed Tor by luya subjects,
and the silk that ha~ once touched the
choicest of fortunate fauilvs pos
sessions Roll after roll OF other
silks and br"cadS were shown Us,
flaming silks covered with huge Pcunle>
or fine Eraple leaves. or alive with circles
OF writhing dragons. all ot which could
he made and hr"ught hy the outside mill
ions If they desired, some "t these gold
thread hr"cadc- w"r' amazingly cheap
H.. If
first quality bullion thread employed and
the hand labor, Vet some ni tn" most -N-
pensiyr pieces without gold threads were
not so effective or desirable ~ decorative
silks a. the cheapest etuff> ground ont of
the Paterson mills hy the mItr ever! day.
Japan Cor Globe Democrat
statistic. Ab"nt European Savings Banks.
A French pcrimiical latrI, gave some
remarkable statistics concerning savings
hanks Fifteen European states with n
population nf lpsrNN0. are included in
the statement, Since 1874 the progress
made ny savings banks in these Countries
has been ast"niehinE The institutions
date from ISL, England being their birth
place.
II took fifty-seven years between 1877
and 1874 tn arrive at An aggregate of T.,
apo ~ deI'"-itprS. possessing among them
81 40 ar.sD Within the next four years
the deT,~it0r- had increased to li11,wa,
and III. stock ut savings tn - 81 lHr.oH.
This had increased in l>~3 T. upward ot
q ~ On drP"storS and s2.5a'.HH.rn 4
novel feature of the system in France Is
the school savings banks Introduced in
ls.4 Of which there are now 23.sa. These
institutions not only lead children IN ue-
come prudent. but have IA reflex influence
in the same direction upon the parents
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