The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-12-10

simplicity OF life and diet In their own coun
try. A London physician In Milwaukee say
to his patient "you must not eat more thar
three kinds at any one meal, only simply pre-
pared, not mixed dishes, and no condiments.'
There's "a thought. Tho Japs were fed In Chi
| cago with the best the market Afforded, and II
| Milwaukee likewise. What effect will IL have
| IL they eat as we eat Two very little ba
| bies are there, one was ten days old when We
| saw it. This was the child of the tailor, and he
| Is telling its name TO that lady as he beams
with proud smiles. Yau Chicago Isoshima he ID
| saying. The little thing is hOmely and not at
| tractive ut all, hut I'm the cabinet picture you
buy for I5c of the babe with its parents, an in
| telligent locking woman Is the mother who
holds IL, and the father as he stands bends over
| II fondy; 'broods over it, Milwaukee lady
remarked. 1t was born In Chicago, hence the
hut. come, we are staying too long; here
are two mt work I'm clay, father, and son OF
say seven years. The father Is modelling q
partridge: he draws u little stick around the
neck yet see the lovely work, finished feathers
folding over each other perfect, and the head
too. The vase is waiting for this large bird on
its left side The right side Is finished, a bird
with outstretched wings. This he is working
at has closed wings. The boy Is making min
AZURE teapots Of the clay He looks as cool as
he rolls little piece IN the palm OF one hand
now he Is passing stick around the top to
form a lid. There is no inside to these of
course, and as he finishes them they are raised
on a little stick and stuck in the bulk of clay
till u little girl comes along; IL is then given
away with the same sober face. Here are tho
cloisOnne workers. vase Is first hammered
from sheet brass, then design is drawn on IL
In ink, which design is followed I'm putting ON
fiat brass strips. edge upward. These are ce-
mented to the vase in the design given, chrys-
anthcmum and other such flowers, with fine
bands around the top and neck of vase. These
are carefully filled IN from cups of enamel I'm
various colors with what looks like u match.
The ground work Is then filled in with a dark
enamel and the whole fired. soaked in a tub of
water, and polished with n stone. Tho appear
ance when done is a smooth enamel vase of
various colors, the DIES gn outlined with fine
brass, or gold you would call it. n high polish
being on all. A small vase costs $50, and you
cannot wonder as Ii is very slow work. HIDE
Gus images of men with demon-like faces,
cleaning black eyes, grinning brass teeth,
coat of mail, or covered with hair like u wild |
man, appear in different parts of the large |
room in glass cases, wonderful In their way, |
the gums i'm the open mouth and the teeth
more naturally set than nm American dentist
can do it. The Japs have no hair on their |
faces, but their devils have, II seems. No won |
der the first English speaking people who ap-
peared in Japan were called devils. Their |
children retire early; none but the infants /
spoken of were to be seen in an evening. Did /
l say that the toy gun maker held the wooden /
handles between his feet when he used the /
plane, one being at each end as he sat tailor /
fashion. and he planned towards him always. |
They all sit in this way, those who design, 1
bending SO far forward as to double the body |
enough To cramp IL, yet they seem tireless as /
they work. Deakin Il Co, had the permission |
Of the Japanese government to bring these |
people over, and are responsible for their safe |
return there. They have already visited many
large cities, beginning with San Francisco. II |
Is an immense expense to take them from
place to place with theirwOrk. For this reason /
they cannot be hired for less than two weeks
which i'm Milwaukee cost the Exposition 81 QUO.
The rapid sketch artist" was married Just be-
fore they left Milwaukee TO an American gill |
named Eva la France. When we knew that we
lid not wonder he was so anxious to talk Eng
ish with those who watched him paint. Mrs.
Arki cannot talk Japanese. We naturally
wonder how these people will ever settle down
nto the simpler life of their dear Japan after
heir travels and American fare. Watching |
Mr.. Fang Oh Sunday night, we saw the artist
movements, 80 common to all of them, that
which seems To tell of fine touch and smooth
hess of style, together with patient cndeavor.
The native wit of the village was there too,
md the fine thought though scarcely rounded
tut gave us a glimpse into their style, and a
promise of what he would be when a "full
lodged theolOgian." Success to him and his
,eople, all of whom are very intelligent ap-
bearing. exceptionally so. In American dress
FIR. Fang looked very different to the Japa-
lese interpreter ut the village, with his white
Dose sleeves and folded front garment, and
Jack skirt of black striped silk. He look
d very dainty and nice with his clear skin,
.lossy hair and wooden shoes. A Japanese is
much more becomingly dressed I'm his native
The interpreter was a young man
rom the Imperial College in Japan, and could
peak six languages. H.