Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-05

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Lieutenart learned to adore in his stu
dent days. echoed under the yet more
pOnderous inner gate, aud tho ghosts OF
the old warriors lowering in the dust and
cobwebs OF the forest OF keyah beams
overhead must have groaned at such de-
geueracy. Tho little Lieutenant IN the
midst OF his French conversation
came too near the wheel OF my jim
rickisha, and In fash his dangling
sword canght in the spokes, and
the turn OF the wheel nearly threw the
little man down. The son oil Mars ear
RED ont his part splendidiy in the awk-
ward dilemma, turning the wheel back
to release his sword and hiding any en-
barrassnent or chagrin 10y another con-
tinued flow OF his interrupted converse
ton. The jnrickisha cooliy, when he
saw what an awful trick BIS humble
wheel had played with tho honorable
Lieutennnt's sword, stopped, trembled,
and almost crouched down IN the shafts,
as If he expected his head to be struck
OF at once.
Below tho frowning towers Of the cita-
del Is an old palace, where the son OF
IyeyasI, the first Prince Of OTarI, lived
and kept great snites Of rooms for re-
ceiying the ShoWln's messengers. This
little palace is unused, and the empty
rooms are mnsty and gloomy from long
neglect. but tho beautifully carved and
painted ceilings and the screens and re-
cess walls, ornamented by famous artists
with paintings on ground OF thinnest
gold leaf are still reminders OF the past.
A stoam bath, IN which the Princess aud
emissaries uxurlAted after the manner Of
tho Russians and otherraces, is a curious
reminder Of the old times, and all au-
thorities assure one that the japanese
have nsed the steam bath from the ear
lest times.
The great donion tower of the citadel,
rising in five gablod stories, one upon
another. ia suImouuted by two golden
dolphins that are the pride OF Nagoya.
They were made over 200 years ago, and
each solid gold fish is valued at $50, 900.
Much against the wishes OF some Of the
reverers OF tho golden dolpbins, one OF
them was taken down and sem with the
Government exhibits to the Vienna TX
hiMtion in 1873. On the return the dol
phin shared the fate OF the other priceless
relics exhibited il Vienna and sunk to
the bottom Of the sea with the wrecked
steamer Nj. Like the old lscquer, aud
the porcelain, hogolden tish suffered 40
sea change, aud after a. few months in
mersion VAS brought up shining and IN
teot, and returned to It's high perch On
tho tower with all Aagoya rejoicing 10
see the sunlight flashing on ils golden
scales once more. The douiOn tower IS
fine example OF the old architecture,
and a builder would find its foundation
walls, its huge tlnbers, beams, and
braces mauels for any people short OF
giants and SamsOns to have &C
complished without the cid OF steam.
There Is enough timber IN tho massive
ioigts OF the tower 70 build barracks Tor
twenty regiments, and ons grOpes up
long. dark corr Tors in n gloom as pro
found Us in al underground font There
arc sally ports and windows on every
floor, and climbing by stairway OF
solid wooden beams one gets finer and
vlder-reaching views az Aagoya, It's
broad, yellow wheat plain, the blue bay
and the busy pOrt OF }okkacm oppO-
SITE Inside the tower Is deep well,
called the Golden Water that Is mex
hsustibIe, and in time OF UeGe would,
with the stores Of rice. enable the garri-
son TO hold out for years.
Beside the fame OF its castle, Nagoya IS
best known as the centre of a great pot
tory and porcelain district, SetO IN Dwarf
beng as famous as Stafordshire and the
potters' districts IN England. At Scto,
lust outside Of NaPoyn, the porcelain
cley j. found. and silica exists IN large
quantities few miles away. The valley
aud mills are covered with smoking
Lilns, and all the ware is sent IN to M
eoya aud thence distributed. Egg-sholl
porcelain, rs fine and thin as the French
ware, is made IN this district Of Dwarf,
much Of it going to Yokohama to be de-
cOrated for the foreign market. Seto
Itself has given lis name 70 the pale
grAv-green waro that is SD much
used in japanese households Old
green seto ware is highly esteemed, its
soft tinting BEING equalled by the soft,
smooth feeling Of It's surface that SIG
gests Jade stone or even lacquer more
readily than hard, brittle, kiln-burned
porcelain. The bulk Of the commoner
heavy porcelain is decorated hero for the
foreign market, men, women, and small !
boys mechanically repeating the mon
strous designs in hideous c0lors, that
they iguorantly consider foreign style, |
aud that when shipped abroad are as
bllndly accepted as something " soJapa-
nese." As some apparently Ike tho
wild discord OF bad colors, and pour
thousands OF dollars into Asgoya for II
each year, the Manufacture and export
will still go on.
The Seto potteries are now turning ont
large tea-caddies, with double covers. by
tie hundreds. thousands. and tens Of
thousands. and daublng them with all
the screaming colors they can buy IN
cheap foreign mineral pants. \ craze
has arisen in America for "Japanese
rose jars" and the shrewd importers
who invented the name and idea ere
coming money out OF the craze. The
rose was as unknown III Japan as the
strawberry until the entrance OF foreign
ers, and the rose Jar i unknown
vet. A misguided friend has late
ly written NC from America asking
me TO purchase her someoi the prepared
leaves Tor her rose-lar, as the prepare
ton could doubtless be had better and
purer on the spot A few ounces Of the
preparation, or filed jar, would be the
greatest curio she could shows japanese.
As there is money for some one in keep
ing up the japanese rose-lar idea by re-
sounding advertisements, let the craze
go on, and Nsgoya and Seto be made
rich and happy by this unexampled de-
msnd for common porcelain tea-caddies
decorated in foreign style.
Another great industry OF Nsgoya IS
the manufacture Of cheap cioisonnee
enamel, ship.ioads of plaques aud vases,
with the one unyarylng psle-blne
ground, being exported annually. II IS
estimated that $4,000 people are en-
ploved in the manufacture Of cloisonnee
in Nagoya and at village outside. As
powdered porcelain Is the base of most