Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-14
VARIOUS YtM-YUM M-ISMS.
LOVE AND COURTSHIP AS IT EXISTS
IN JAPAN


Manners and Costumes of a Remarkable
/ People Professor Morse's Interesting
/ Talk How Children Are Treated The
/ secret Of the Gentlenes- of the Racs.
at is absurd" said Professor Edward :
Morse in his lecture to attempt tn carry
/ hut tea party Japanese unless you can
DO 1t perfectly. | read the other day, of Il
japanese marriage ,rremOny where th'y
mad twelve bridrmails In japan they have
NJ hrdrInaids They sat down in chairs
Ihrr' are no chairs in japan A priest
uiiclated No priest is needed at II JaPancss
wedding. Why, such an affair is no murs
like Japanese wedding than it is like
Hott,.ntot marriage Then | saw nutics
III your palers here of japanese tea where
they ate riee with chopSticks and chocolate
r.ts They don't know what Oh, colate is i'll
Japan, and the japanese don't eat rats,
have seon II good deal Of japanese life, but
ne, er saw Japanese weiting I've at
tended the feasts afterwards lut foreigners
are newer invited to the ceremony. | only
know what I've been told. The marital
rItrs CONSIST in pledges drank by bride and
groom from three cups The bride wears
no veil There are no rats, no brideInaids
and no chocolate Why such a weidinG
| read of might represent welding in
Patagonia with just as much accuracy.
CUSTOMS IN JArANESE FAMILIES
In japan a young man can not call on
girl He can't take Il lady love to ger
man They never dance together; and in
ia l. they don't dance at ali Nothing
astonishes the Japanes.. more than t. see ths
freedom displayed in our ball l-rooins here
Yet there Is love In Japan Courtship is
arranged by go-betweens. A young man
has it suggested to him that it's time for
h m to marry, and his father picks out
vile for bin The japanese young man
has the best OF the Chin'man in this respect
In China a man never '.ees his N.fe until the
iay hc is married In Japan you meet your
ailianced at "A tea-party arranged for the
purpose of introduction, though you may
lave lie IN engaged two years. The JapaneS.'
who 60 abroad come back with different
id, a. on that subject.
Children are treated as Equals They
have absout. fretdom You never see
mother calling child into the house or
sendiug one out Japaness are good nsturei,
Iecause they've always had their own way
Their is none Of the scolding heard among
ci ilized people that drives the youth to be
come the hoollums of society. The Japan
ese have the secret Of brin ling up children.
and no mlStak' They quiet unostenta-
tious, drlig htful TO the last degreee Chill
dren are never seen alone, and parents are
rarely seen without their children They
take them with them to their festivals and
temples The japanese have gentl.
method of awakening you They don't dis
turb your slum ers by loud scream or
knocking, but tap gently until you are
aroused. You SEQ small children Juggling
liable, around on their backs. The httl.
one, are strapped on by scarf Jspanese
girls skirts are scant, but they don't walk
with that minciug step You see i'll
The Mikado" The baby "Japs," instead
of being bundled up in cradles, have lots OF
fresh air from morning until niyht
GAMES AMONG IRE YOUNG FOLKS
Many of their games are precisely like
our. They have lots of them made with
ST ings and cords You Il think Of your own
young days when you see one child run be-
hind another, put hi. hands over his eyes
and make her guess who he is Instead OF
simon says thum! up, they have trick
game In which they Use the nose, chin AMI
ears instead of the thumb Tucy have Gu
som. first rate cLess players The drivcrs
of puhh, vehicles are not like civilized hack
men. who rush up to you, grab your bag
and scare you out OF years growth II you
happen TO De at all timid When you sig
My your desire TO ride they draw lots 10
Se,e which one shall carry you. Everything
Is MIR, even to the baby and the cat and
the MIR always cumes last The boys enjoy
kite fylug immensely, AMI, while they don't
fight themselves, they try TO get their kite
strings crossed and cut them All forms of
indoor games like authors and checkers, are
found and an infinite variety of verses
The japanese understand the true spirit
Of present giving With Us We sometime,
say oh, | can't get any thing nice enough
~ | won't sen present " hen il comes
To di~Cu sing intrinsic value in making gift
then il heco. .neS an aims giving I've never
had japanese call Oh HE that he didn't !
/ ring some little tribe ! understand they
l. 50 when they call on each other. a no
ton Signifying good luck il always at
Ia he'd to the package, upon which i a
character representing a tritie Japanes
girls would strike All American as rather
tame They are modest and Of Il retiring |
spirit All sorts OF lie, Orations even to Il !
bird cage, they put on the end of their
pair pins You nevee SIZE IL young girl un- |
less her face is paintel white, her lips a !
bright red, and red and gray spots daubed !
On her checks | once asked why thi, Gus
tom prevailed and was told it would be
shsulut 'ly lmmodeSt for girl to 20 out
otherwise, and it would be Considered an As
su .nptlun that she had a complexion 50 good |
that she dIdn I need paint I Cincinnati En-
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