Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
VARIOUS YUM-YUM-ISMS.
LOVE AND couRTsHIP As IT EXISTS
IN JAPAN.

| secret Oh tne Oentleneo8 Oh toe noces
| Morse, in his lecture, TO attempt to carry
do it perfectly. l read, the other day, Of a
japanese marriage ceremony where they
had twelve bridemaida In Japan they have
no bridemaida They sat down in chairx
| There are no chairs in Japan A priest
| officiated No priest is needed at a japanese
| wedding Why, such an affair is no mole
like japanese wedding than it is like q
| Hottentot marriage Then l saw notice
| in your papers here Of . japanese tea where
| they ate rice with chopsticks and chocolate
rata They don't know what chocolate is in
Japan, and the Japanese don't eat rats!
have seen q good deal Of japanese life, but
never saw a japanese wedding I've at
tended the feasts afterwards, but foreigners
are never invited to the ceremony only
know what Pve been told. The marital
rites consist in pledges drank by bride and
groom from three cups The bride wears
no veil There are no rats no trademarks
and no chocolate Why such . wedding Is
/ read Of might represent . wedding in
Patagonia with just az much accuracy.
CUSTOMS IN JAPANESE FAMILIES
I'm Japan . young man can not call on o
girl He can't take lady-love to q ger
man. They never dance together; and, in
fact, they don't dance at all Nothing
astOnishes the japanese more than to zee the
freedom displayed in our bathrooms here
Yet there is love in Japan Courtship Is
arranged by gobetweens A young man
has it suggested to him that it's time for
him to marry, and his father picks out .
wife for him The Japanese young man
has the best Of the Chinaman in this respect
In China a man mover sees his wife until the
day he is married In Japan you meet your
afiianced at tea-party arranged for the
purpose Of introduction, though you may
have been engaged two years The japanese
who go abroad come back with different
ideas on that subject
Children are treated As equals They
have absolute freedom You never sec q
mother calling child into the house o.
sending one out japanese are good-natured,
tecause they've always had their own way
There Is none Of the scolding heard among
civilized people that drives the youth to be-
come the hoodlums Of society. The Japan
ese have the secret Of bringing up children,
and no mistake. They are quiet, unostenta-
tious, delightful to the last dsgreea 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 a gentle
method Of awakening you They don't dis
turb your slumbers by a loud scream or
knocking, but tap gently until you are
aroused. You sec small children Juggling
babies around on their backs The little
girls skirts are scant, but they don't walk
vnffh hAf min CT in,
The Mikado" The baby "Japs," instead
Of being bundled up in cradles, have lots Of
fresh air from morning until night
GAMES AMONG THE YOUNG FOLKS
"Many Of their games are precisely like
ours They have lots Of them made with
st; ings and cords You'll think Of your own
hind another, put his hands over his eyes
and make her guess who he il Instead of
Simon says thumbs up they have a trick
game in which they use the nose, chin and
ears instead Of the thumb They have Gu
rious forfeit games, and number among them
some first-rate chess players The drivers
of public vehicles are not like civilized hack
men, who rush up to you, grab your bag
and scare you out Of years growth il you
happen to be at all tmid When you sig
nify your desire to ride they draw lots to
see which one shall carry you. Everything
is mr., even to the baby and the cat, and
the Mr.. always comes last The boys enjoy
kits-fying immensely, and, 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 rs We sometimes
say: oh, l can't get any thing nice enough,
SO won't send present When it comes
to discussing intrinsic value in making gifts
then it becomes an alms-giving. I've never
had Japanese call on me that he didn't
bring some little trifie. l understand they
do % when they call on each other. A no
ton signifying good luck is always at
tached to the package, upon which Is a
character representing a trife. Japanese |
girls would strike an American rs rather |
tame They are modest and Of retiring |
spirit All sorts Of decorations, even to
birds cage, they put on the end OF their
pair-pins You nevee Sec young girl un
less her face is painted white, her lips
bright red, and red and gray spots daubed
ON her cheeks 1 once asked why this Gus
tom prevailed and was told it would be |
immodest for a girl to 60 out !
otherwise, and it would DO considered an as.
that she had q complexion 20 good |
that she didn't need paint Cincinnati En- |
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