Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-25
NO KISSING THERE.
An Easy Discovery Which the Japanese
Strangely Failed to Make-Never Too
Late to Learn.

An Easy Discovery Which the Japanese
Strangely Failed to Make-Never Too
Late to Learn.
Tokia Special 10 the San Francisco Chronicle.
Young girls are as nature made Them
and very sweet they are, too, in their
quaint dress, showing the plump chest and
rounded arms. Pages could be written
about their charms. What dear, dainty
little dolls they are! such white teeth, rosy
lips, and coy smiles! Who shall describe
them? and what next? A kiss, perhaps?
Not over here. Oh, never! They never
do. They don't know how, actually,
don't know how, and even peasant girls
are closely guarded.
Fancy young man in cotton kimono
and wooden clogs stealing a chance to
walk with his best girl under the bloom
ing cherry trees, explaining the constella-
tons and quoting sentimental poetry; tell
ing her that he chung upon her eyelids,"
that cher voice was like temple gong"
in fact. that he loved but her alone, and
then making several formal bows at the
door of her fathers straw-thstched hut as
they parted in the moonlight. Can any
American lover stretch bis imagination
enough to believe in sweetheart not kiss
ing those pretty lips, paint and all, by
sort of natural selection"
Tis melancholy fact, but japanese has
no such impulse. No lover courts his mis-
tress with sweetest persuasive kisses"
No mother kisses her baby as she cuddles
it against her bosom. Parting husband
presses the hand of his wife and bends his
forehead to the mats in sad farewell. Oar
salutations run through the crescendo of
bow, handshake. kiss and kiss. can't
explain the difference in grade between
the last two, but every body knows. Bat
in Japan the expression of regard is regu-
lated by the number and length of the sa-
laams.
A friend who constantly travels about
the country told me of little illustration
in point. He had been on the road for six
weeks, having with him native mer-
chant who was interested In his business.
On their return to Toxic be accompanied
the broker to his home, a permit for the
nights visit having been obtained from
the local inspector of police.
The wife met her husband and his friend
at the door and ushered them in. Togeth-
er they assisted their guest TO remove his
coat. The wife next took from her lord
his wadded kimono and other wraps and
folded them away.
Then, and not till then, did they kneel
upon the mats and bow long and low to
each other. "You have bsen many weeks
away from us, said the wife in a sweet,
affectionate voice. 1--WE have waited for
You with impotence. hope that you are
well. dear Ianoskesan." And he thanked
her and said he was.
My friend has been curious to know
whether these formalities which he had
always witnessed between acquaintance
would be repeated between the devoted
couple. who would not feel restrained be-
fore an old friend.
retold the tale to a select audience,
and added my opinion that the missiopsr-
les might give the belsted Japs some point
ers on earthly bliss when instruction on
the heavenly joys of an other life had va
cation. Why not get up classes to teach
the art of kissing, with come old grey
headed elders for instructors? That would
be harmless and proper. The girls could
learn if they began small.