Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-21

Inc western WOIlQ, ZOE uOUOQy na5 VEN
tufec TO make in print more than 81 airy
passing sllusion to 1t. No foreigner, in
deco, pss ever been In position to w-its
much CT this place from his own knowl-
eCge, Tor the police authorities tell me
thst am the first to whom opportunities
for thorough investigation have been al
foIdet. I h1ve OF course heeitated good
deal before sitting down to write OF it,
but l lave concluded not to
make one OF The conspirstors OF silence
upon al matters tho sexual relations
or men sno womer, and who are them
selves not q LITTLE responsible, am con-
WINGED, for the continuance Of the ev2ls
they deplore. 1 shall therefore write
simply aud tru.htaliy OF what have tes1
and learned OF this
REMARKABLE AND SECRET PLACE,
And you will give IL to your readers il
you thIIk liz. But as Japsn has borrowed
SC much and 80 wisely from Us It eeems
pity that we CANNOT borrow from her
in rsturn something Of her practice OF
dealing With Ell such subjects with eqlsi
frsnknese and modess7.
Ga the tUythest northwestern outskirts
Of Tokyo, an hours rida in e llnIikieha
from anywhere, there Is Large culoGy
spart. You enter it through wide gate,
on ore side Ct which Is q large weeping
wilIow-"rhe WilIog o: Welcome" In
Jspauese-apd on t1s other side post Of
police. The streets Inside are long 8nd
wide, shops and tee-hOuses alternating;
down the middle 70 beautiful @ over
garden SIX feet acIoss, where succession
OF flowers in full bloom Is maintained
among pleasant fouassins ard quslnt
stone lanterns. An eagle, marveiouslF
constructed OF SHEDS OF bamboo, is Sit !
ring upon tree stumr, and half q dozen
wax figures OF men ano women, ssartlin |
lite-llke, are pluckipg the f,wers and
sTRoLLINe By THE FOUNTAINS.
One man has tTodden uoon toad ard is /
springing back N die gust, his foot drawn |
up almost to his waist. A lady has |
stopped before little brook and stxnds |
with her gown gathered up, hesitating TO
cross, when s cooliC-S Japanese Sir |
Walter Rileig1-runs up sud sprt ads his |
coat On the mud before her. These are !
the wax works, and ell day long crowd |
of real people, not bit more real looking, |
gaze en- them with delight, or with Japan.
csc tenderness and simplicity Of feeling |
find perfect pleasure in sdmlrlng the |
flowers and butte. fies. From the |
esNs OF the bamboo peaked root |
hang two rows Of brilliant red lanterpf,
and from the shops and tes-houses |
ut the side hang two more rows. So in
daytime four long lines Of red are waving |
in the wind, and at night four streams Of |
dancing ecsrlet-sppEopri3te coior!-
make the darkness gay. AZ the end OF
the principal street is large and hand |
some building surmouutet ny g clock |
tower Confusing the entire colony. And |
when you have walked Tor q quarter OK |
mile under tie Ian erIs knd beside the |
nowsrs you aod not one only but dcZ.D |
such building, massive structures CT
stone and brick with piliaTed verhndae |
and lofty vsuited entrarces through |
which you get d glimpse Of great STAFF
ways AID columns CT polished wood, |
with
COOL, GREEN GARDENS
extending lemptlpgly beyond. There are
no faer buildings in Tokyo than thege,
and they have cost hundreds of thcussaos |
OF dollars. They bear no sign or marx |
uIs.de TO Indicate their purpose, though |
IL ycu lock up in passing you Will prco-
ably Sc o graceful figure or Two in bright |
gowns stroIlipg upon t1e balcony, CT c |
pair CT bisck eyes VIII look GuriouslY |
down upon you, or perhaps you may |
eaten eisht Of graceful head with mouu
mental colI9fe, resting upon tiny hand |
and bate arm. This Is The Yoshiwara as |
you may see it any CAP. What Is it, how
ever, II you can look behind the lanterns |
and the DIVERS aad reat the uaIEitten |
story CT these silent pslscee?
The word "YoshiWars" means literally
"The Plsin Ct Z eds" spd so long ago -
the reign CT the Snogun Igsml.su in 1919
1t Was the fagoriie quarter Of the City FOR
the residence Of tie Prostitute class. A.
the Restoration, however, twen.y yesrs
ago, the authorities determined - sup
press houses Of prostitution IN the city Of
TCkyo proper, AID TO Gel fine them to this
part. Now the word "Yoshiwaran has
become soe generic name for the qu3rter
inhsolted by
THE JAPANESE DgMI MONDE
in any Town. There are no lever tnxn
ak OF them in Tokyo slone, but the Slln-
7 Oshiwsrs, or new one, which l an de-
ecrloiEg, is the chief and most remark.
able. This step Of segregation wns
taken for several reasons. Ia
the fret place, 1t seemed to the author
tiles that puoltc morals would gain by the
removal Of the liceuced houses, or ksshi-
z 3shiki, from all tee respectable quarters;
then the system OK regular medical IN.
spec!ior which they were determined to
enforce would be easier and more certain;
the tax upon each mem0er Of the 6em-
monce could be better collected; me
whole system, which Is regulated by very
intricase laSs enforced theoretically with
grsa, strictneee, would be much more Tn
der police control; and isst but no. least
in weight, such quarter would be
happy hunting ground FOG Tie eecrst
police, Is successful sWindler or o
hiding thief would be pretty sure TO
turn up there and any conspiracy sgs:ns,
Sw and order would bs likely 10 be dis
cusssd there. "Whera tie cafcase is,h
The eagles be gatheSed, 10 gether," and TIE
keepers OF the Essh;-zashiki have Toe :
much 10 gain srd too much to lose not TO
HRLP TaE POLICE
secretly by every mescf-anF there must |
&c D millior-.n Ibeir power So there is
! special brsuch OF YsShiwsrs police. !.
TO u1derstand pss peculiar Japanese x
,oiIt CT view Ia tsIs matter, VIC MUST go 4
,scs 20 the Department. Of Police. There;
- said IL ny previous lessr,t5 sepecisl 4
3GIeau Of Prostitution (.bsiuded In the !.
bureau OF Trade villa dozsn busy |
and there, too, ;
- permitted IS s$ speckl i,
aver to be present. at thai {
nTciment Of recruits. Il q small forfl /
N tbs ground floor sat two { fl ;ials be-
ind desks On raised Platform. Oppo- ,
lie them were Gliding doors ia the wall {
nd rs these were opened from outside
" a.policeman three persons entered, the
frl fnnlv,1U re- mamma q j;eau soS ahnc. .