The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-17
a TALK ABOUT JAPAN.
A Beautiful Playground Where
Is Plenty Of Fun.
THE PRETTY GERSHA DANCE
Theafers Which Have the Play Lasting
All Day-At the Hoseis-Minia-
ture Parks.

At the meeting OF the Harvard Club, OF Sss.-
| tie on Friday night George HYDE Preston
talked o: his interesting TIP 20 Japan. The TO-
| lowing is the substance OF wass he said:
II we're limited 10 two sentences about japan
| the first would be. 10 there" an the second,
60 sga-u." There may &c countries Of more
historical interest, 5ut there can De no peas
| sDts- enc, and while VOC might perhaps learn
I2ore oy gong to k2rope yoE would ao' aSEe
If ron wasn't recreation aad fun galore Jarsn
| Is tie Tlsce to- IL Tie whole eo1nEEy = Ike
one big playground, sid The people azs.
/ ike pretty children. always lausaing and
ready fos god time They &c. fun out
OF everythins. your risIsha -nsn SIS
| chsGt yon nuch) be Laughs because that s q
| joke On yo1, ana II yol catch him az Il be
Laughs because that IS 3 joke On him lie
Laughs anyway and 80 DO y0o-
These -iSisas men are alusys with you
when you .eaye the ship they meet you il
swa-ms at the hs,ooa o. landing p;scs with
their queer Big twc-ghesass baby carriages alc
| smile and take CT their hsts and invite yoa 10
get N, and tie dTst time you do Ces IN you feel
ike big baby yourself and looS rolad 20 see
vao . Laughing - yoa sl9 feel shst rsssle ].
all fh2s you need % make The p1c.G-e complete
Butyou soo7 saG used - il and take rfkisa2 IS
unco2 esEns1y as Eou do = Quincy. aid 50 coz
sice-ahsy less expense Yoa- -iEisha man never
walks but gets between tas sazfts ike a Tsoay
| and f-ots g.. tia ay2e, aD1. Ike white wings.
they 1eyet grow weary. Sometimes when yea
are II hurry you take 81 extra s,aa no
2lsaeS oeaia1 o. harnesses himself Up so5 goes
n trout. tandem
There are 10 express wagons in Jspsn sad
! yo2E baggage s01s II rikishss 100, and II Won.
party is numerous tie long 4lIe OF rikisass, n4S
senssr and baggage LOOKS like e5rcus Caravan
These riSlsns fellows have fu1n: legs Tlei-
business gives them a. acl.o--nsl development,
s2d their calves often loo2 Ike swslle5 up II
G3Ea clubs knew this bscscse these sane
l=gs are generally undrspsd IN fact II TIE
country TIE average -i&&saa ESa IS not 6r.7e5
much aIyvay. bat n cities like YokoAs-a
taey yield 70 tie eo2yenfionallelss Of foreign
soe<esy lar enough 20 wear s co.toa JACKET often
h1EAEE dscorsssN. O. TIE back with startling
g-ozle;-ical designs, which keeps me passenger
guessing. We o3se2 used - thiak what ys.--
a2le advertising SPACE was going % waste.
II enc has time ses best way 10 see sspsn Is 70
f-ayel " r2s,sha There are roA4s coiag
hundreds o. niles scroSs Japan lined Tor TIE
Whole distance on bo1h s32ss VITA magnificent
Cd e-lpsoZasrlss AID pine Trees One OF the
most famous = shs Goka.so. These roads were
eEllT IN old times fo- TIE convenience OF the
IlaiEios or MOBILES and their retinues. fo7 the
japanese have a-wsgs been greSi travellers II
Their oE1 coactry aa9 sre still. IS tns crowded
Railroad trains evidence
Il yen have ealy 5 sAOr. tine yog mus. do
yoEr travelling oE railroad We did ssy we
Io- goI2s4 ta-ess II Japan with al Austrian
Ieass2sat on Ia way round t1e EG-sd-
he japanese railroad service Is good TIE
trans are aoE fsst-sso1. twenty miles al hoGc
but generally On time They are made NJ n
tie E1g3lsA tash3o2- a13 have a-s., second an.
tAlEd-el&ss The fzre 6rss-olzss IS irIss owe,
cents OF our money : nile The telegraph
sysiSn Il excellent AL lha opa, sto-s are pc
c1SlEy educated and can rss9 ami transmit te.s-
grams IN any modern language The trains
co2. step twenty minutes fer reEresh rasrss x1d
yen must t&ke lunch With Ton unless YOU srs
sstts1e1 70 rely on ne hard boiled eggs.
!Sfaasss cookies and bottled lemonade and oser
/ mai are ESdclea 81 altz1ost every ss4-scE- Ny
Austrian i-leC1 pronounced ta@ gspaReSe beer
excellent $40 ! think his Judgment was good.
Tie .l4e across The main Island from YoSo-
hams Il KOBE. Iee p-iaci psi commercial par. st
TIE western end q TIE island = lovely picture
irorll o,EaonErs 70 e2t- The railroad follows
tie cd IoNoloo ro@a through hssusiial vslleys.
sa1 tookl1E sonf9 through las magnificent rows
- trees yon see the a.1e waters Of the pse{G &c,
dotted hare a2d there by those square white
sails 50 familiar 20 rs OF our fans.
LOOKING north yo1 see ihe green hills of
!apsn crowned snd oysr.oEe-e9 hy Fu!i ysms
IRE peerless mountain, : s1ov-cs Pred cone
rising n perfect lines -Ia1o fee. from the ses9
and al shout yoa &-s fertile fields OF nee bzsssy
AID wheat Not vas. Ike those on our Western
P-a-1es, 50' Little ones Ten feet So uare o. rather
carved, o. c51ong, O. fsr-sa ag.s5. 10y thew are
= d4ks about SIX inches high. sn3 each little
/ fed on h'tle different level iron esea other
li;-e field, - thst the ssIls wate- b-oGsht down
/ from the h14as COWS from one 20 ire other sn6
/ iErsS&.es them al The whole valley looks Ike
! spsica-wo-k QUlli done II green and gold. for
! when the rice Is !Gst sp-.asiag up Ike green
Vs.Fe- TIE barley aa1 Saes. ace turning 5
/ gol1en yellow.
Here Aad there ana everywhere through the
/ valley are tastcAs3 rooted villages CAV al tha
tine We Were there with paTsr 6sA Of all sIEas
I flying n the o-eeEa, Tor n tie month OF May
| every house where boy ass been born during
Ire yss- flies paper ash showing tae nQrabs- %
boys - TIE family. These Hsh S-e ali sizes cor
/ responding, suppose. % the size q the boyS
Ehe streets 81 tas village are IL Of children
With their heads shaved il al sorts Of odd WAYS
AZ 5 certain sss the head Is clean shaved: teen
/ thSy Shave the crown; then let the crown grow
( s2G saavs the sides. srd Gn&ly LEI tse waole
business grow 81 is owa sweet W. am told
tAaf Il Is tals early shaving t-at makes the Jap.
I snsse hair 50 tAiek aad hriss.iDg.
an sIrei yea were asked what interested
~ S.s 81 xa-~.xw = 4,
| pes snd cu-ios. b1t TIE children ana their Big
/ sisters &c babies never cry sad The cAlli-ea
never hEhI They are 81 happy AMI good
( naEu-ed and eossenied, sai they grow up that
wsy,
/ The !zpsness must be ho-n polite and ohlsg-
I Ing wherever yoG 90 you are impressed
I O2e dsy uy -sk.sAa rasn in Tokyo asked ,hs
/ way 4. smother. S23 s. Se went ID 10 him he
tooS 81 his hst sat made hia polite bow
a.se- ne had sci his information Imagine s
| New fo-k h2eAAaa taxing ot MS hat 10 an
I other.
! When Won le.ve Jspzrese ho.s, tss 1S,,go-..
sn2 Al t@e stan 81 waiter girls cone 70 the door
Bow down ana sEalsinsly say ''Ssyousrs" good
/ eye}. Sr1 s. TIE japanese eirss hsYs swee.
Nolces SAD TIE qrsftiess iseia IL tae weird,
/ thelF smiles s21 s&yons-ss are pleasant 10 re-
member.
japanese hoial IS s series ot rooms divided
/ OF ~ sliding screens. &1G often the outside
~Sl-s are nothing eaE screens, aa3 tAs 5rs. tine
| We wsat - 3 JapSGeSs hotel ne wondered whss
fhe-S VAS IL E-eSe2. al eaterTESSiuc COW from
N~+A--E NaAF1t-sa t1s sue - t2s house during
/ TIE nlSaL buf shout bed tine va head \
] TG22elIne. Sa1 looking oat TIE window :oga9
tae = hole house enclosed IA Sold wooden saar-
rs max FH-sci oUE lHIEG sQTysas here and IL
c2SSI Is axe 4 TORTOISE II his she'll In sAe
ear Y morning thsre - smother rumble anl
fs1eA - ms shutters &2f IN comes the sunlight
'~rVt.Nh the tS.pSS screens, aE1 sloag with Il
Xo>sr sd Ing &tteGGAat. who announces IN her
sss0p-e !SgslleSs way that Year bath Is rsslsv
ana toe2 calmly leads yea - -, and waits !5-
yn} u tel AeT i L $ TOO SoI-SaI IL aiw2vs =
( NaE. :; Sou.4 barn s l3Nu " u a wooden, les.
- step ,2to = hatA heated - shv IaQa@cSc Fssss
AVcG2t s0-ae - sae>s JspSceSe hotels s-a tAa
I pTviuesE gardens imaginable Eas0S Will h
mighty waterfall tArye ices high. running into
I lake 4otr !eSt Se7aSs, WITH an sand ia fhe sar