Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06
JAPANESE WOMEN.
According to This Account Thsy Are Not
ueautifnl Creature. at All.

neautiful Creatures st All.
Among tho numerous objections Of q
moral aud physical nature 90 tho japanese
"Mnsmc' l. their peculiarly ofunsiyo
odor. They drrss their coarse black hair
but oncc, OF, at tho very most, twice y
week .caking u with some Kind Of evil smell.
Ing lat o. pomado for the purpose u giving
the coliinrr tho required amount of utin
hos and consistency. and likewise anolnt.
Ing Il with n peculiarly punggnt oil Of tho
castor oil species 70 careful arc they not
10 disturb this arrangement of tho hair
dnHng tho entire week that tiey use little
paper padded blocks Of wood, which NJ
lust IN the maps u the neck and leave the
bead clear, as pillows AZ night Toward
the fourth and nth days both the pomade
aud the oil acquire an exceedingly rancid
perfume, In addition " thslf other quail.
tiles. and II tciuir's a nose 81 altogether
oriental otfusaness o. smell Ia rumaln nn'
moved thereby.
Then. too. their dress Il not ~ clean as ID
might h.. True they bathc srvAt deal
can vnuch for thnt san eyewitness, since
they mostly perform their ahluilons cofa'n
puhlon-but the efs Aut ,ar.lruiaF " -
the condition Of the water nor a. 90 tho
uumhor Of men and women who have becn
pafhollci therein before them, and they In.
yaHably put on tho sans Old picturesque
but dirty drssea which their female an
orstors u the third aud even fourth grnsra.
ton have worn before them. Thess dryssos
ntu made u such durable fabrics that they
seldom wear out, and inRamuoh "a they arc
never lAuuducd, they may b. aid without
cSaggvaiion 20 harhor tho Impurities u
almost trntuHck
Women Ia civilized countries arr always
compared by tho posts n lovely nowvrs.
such rs the violet OF the ro-s whosr dainty
beauty and dsscate perfume they arn As'
serted 10 possess How Il Il possible, then,
20 believe that man accustomed 10 tho
alteration ~ woman, whose entire being
suggests exquisite flowers, eau form any
serious or lasting attachment for - yellow
Skinned girl who IL rcdoleni, not Of tho
ru.obush, but rather u thre.ftor oil planu
Nor Il Il possible % agree with Sir I'll
ward Arnold whun he describes tho Japan,
eco woman as graceful. Her walk, ot
rather waddle, Il 20 ridlculously awkward
and ungnlnly, that Il would provoke
laughter We're Il not for n pathetic. I'm.
plonng. illtreAied-dnmbanimAl tort u
look hppannt Ia the eyes, Sho shuiilrs
along with her toes turned, not outward,
but inward. aud with her "klmono'
wound 20 tightly around her legs that she
PROGRESSES exactly as n her knees wure
bound closely together with ourd. Her
Rect arc very broad, very short aud stumpy,
and without even any suspicion Of an In
siep. Indeed, n glimpse ~ them Il sum
| c!rnt a. dampen amy enthusiasm about tho
almond eyed houfis 10 whom they belong,
Nor Is there anything beautiful about
-. A
general rule the trunk u her body h far
too long la proportion Ia the length Of her
lower limbs, radical fault per -. Then,
| too, her shoulder are narrow and slOplng,
her bust pltlablc, and the whole attitude
OF her body doubled up and deficient In
grace. There arc no superb figures such
as one sees among the lowest CLASSES In
India, Egypt, Persia and Central Asia,
where tho women acquire physical devel'
opment OF tho most perfect Kind from tho
fact OF their being trained from earliest
pirlh0od 20 walk with more or less heavy
lars Of water balanced GU their heads,
The hands Of tho japanese women aTo
usually we'll cared for. plump, soft aud
pretty' The arms, however, Are badly
formed aud unaitractiyc. with regard 10
| Tho face. ID i never beautiful or even pretty,
while Il Is absolutely hldeous when tho
woman happens 20 be married For ON the
day Of the wedding, before leaving her
| fathers house 10 enter that OF her husband,
sha il Obliged by a sumptunry law or usage,
which has been In force for 900 years, 20
shave Oh her eyebrows and 10 blaeken her
teeth. The latter Is done by means Of a
horrible sticky mixture 10 which powdered
| gall nuts and iron illings form the princi-
nal ingredients. The hacking has 10 DO
applied every day, for II more than twenty
four hours Is permitted 10 elap-e without
ia renewed the color begins 10 wear away
and the teeth assume dullish gray hue
stnakel with black - Ex-Dlplomat In
Augusta ga! Chronicle.