The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-30
THE LACQUER OFF JAPAN.
TEE UNIQUELY WOMEN OF A yAs1LY
=. OVERRATED COUNTRY.
The Critic of sir Edwin Ar,cse.s
Newspaper Tells What He Calls the
Truth About Japan, and Flst'y Contre-
diets His Chief's Poetic Fratscs.
Prom ne ,Sia Frunei,,o Chroniere.

When I return homo to England / shall be
compelled. In the interest Of truth and to the
best OF my Door ability. to correct several OF
the current impressions regarding the gNas -
and overadvortised country Of Japan.
In the vast majority OF the descriptions OF
Japan and the Japanese that 1 have read.
there is an implied suggestion that the JAP
aneso women in their beauty. their grace.
their courtesy, their interest In man. and thefr
power OF attachment, compare more
favorably with English. European. and Ameri- '''
can women. Never was a greater libel uttereds va
never was a champion more needed to sa1o1'
and to say boldly for our own women and fof ~
the women OF America what they are unable s''
to say for themselves. 1 am as certain AL
can DO certain Of anything that q great wave {
OF reaction is rolling on to the beach OF truth N'
Now. l have seen Japanese women in every -
class Of life. I have seen them In their streete ~
their shops. their kitchens. their tea houses. va
their gardens and their loathsome and de- ~.
grading. cages. and / declare that I have noe se'
% bSaut : s sapse. of in T 9 w Tse We sf sSsSia ma Of !,
at home in the very owest class OF domestie. d.
s SSailSs is 81 ' %rsia tFs,' tsr RSD'%Isssi ss /. one ass1 msp q Z
mem, NV Who = Consider the hishsss tySsb !,
eyes; a ,%sqIarn. ,formiess shape, a bovsdls
form. q bent bssk. = shufling gait and the 80
tthe same irritating shaps and sneared With, '"
fhe ,s sn%S Be t %.' tssts Ui the S,'' a pGmasq% n Ss ass 10
beauty; then p Id, ! can !. say = is IT, II is mo not mi nine 7 h! or
stare and tho senseiess. idiotio grin. Bug ~
ssp t Is e s shom ins tS;es 70 q H HnsTiFs5 an and X Hn wain T."
women to compare them with such q race. OF y
t, talk Of beauty In connection with sucliao'
y, It is not her fault. that she was born witA -
thhoss S ss.y: sH dairymaid sihSss tSsy ' ssc or san wasso 70 ,
help II when she runs to fat and podge. But q
n u hair With evil sreass. 81
when she refuses suse ito to S Saa6.S or brush .as o her hH,s g
s%ens room: Wien 4 ~ sSSias ssssiiPss, SSsn; p.
sh1 n Say s ,S.s e eoaI en' po 5sih SEwR be a atfsnsathiseet .
when: as a maiden: she prefers Ugly. .
tSe beaaiit %Ha sasfs ' Snd e%Mbroit t,%eaG q hsp i
country: and when, as a married woman: she
places and resorts for the educated and come
saS!fpH ala not tI ifnd' her. "G / discovered Sss 5sootSin,sS
t hTt a : sF pa1na4 to ao 4 rood siliS, s,deiIii ttIe P bag- :
GaGe. full Of curiosity and always prepared for :,
a romp. but rs unlike the companion ior an :,
Where. tRep. is tho wonderful tea house that !,
esfiss :, We hunt for a tea house: Il does not ~
take Us l ssnst to mount fSs to the ssii to the fs S he
fi5Sis saEdsp On Sa the s HSS% r n ths IN y t e,sI.9ss y: 7.
to greet, you. They pretend to drag. you :
5 l9; Tas'r J! Ss!Ssfa % sT'ls 40 s5 ths ses %snf & t 4: : :
sit you on the floor and ply YOU with in. "a
t asrm aF Ssa sGt'. to to Pr R1iHlss soa you TO s S,sn = WITH sSp tS %
ssls ss% "f May. 0 to 1%aS; You ' beiisve y that N liz
in shis lGyeRIy NJ 5a Z 81 is q 3 d Il. TSs q P fss ana aD tb 3
s9t aS stS : 0'! TSe i dssy tea saP hoa Sss q = !. ut boozi f,e
K whsr !, 9 sou w ean b. II p as a,sf iesHa d FsHs sn snsdi
the object Of the Japanese Circe. or siren. % to
Ts3'sys as your your n aqs sisp 81 a to nn sSe fitT oSt aS ahifs
your hostess. curious az q monkey. examines
e Guitar a@ With h's q ysmali.ssoth oo Snh:
.sss1 asSi ssays if seoF SRsS g. ~ ssla as :9 ], ssss's; I
70 s!,''&S s ssosiss A'aR e i. Il se sH . q .es sV %s2s1ssRs: }?
IoFohams Without finding, che tea house: u. ~
cir girls s gtinn nnd . On the read tSs tS @Hr x. down to 2 !.
your way with more Bowling ana serapine. %
I'VE %Ss s! Is i Al dens ;SSs wv ii sSls siissiys Cd q
iR oSs ths Eu SSas.sou r:a fS1,I See sss:I the s SAX. oieh
an EnGilshmnn or an A ,i9;Id e is dsaS and son's I
i Fs5fsss, ~ they Enlist jSs,hs d fhs s,] EsFoDs sSd T FS:IT.
Riisses are OF gold, Love and pleasure they
den f Want e% 1ove or 'h nsnaS Swn t RRsSD! Want r laci.
lars; sb It is ss as nu; thas any 1t English.
girl her good temper and good nature. but for
eil Ia1 that sh She Is does g m nos ennss or att sweS Sse g 81 4
tipssy or get t,de DEGRADED ud6sd and a 10y W.. IKE Ye the
lily siiia1 way 8 She o! DOES ' her best t to *a mus - the
p pama tSi tpsvsl! f6. BIT }Itt, at m the root xa IT Is m all ne
She is not mendaeious. but mercenary. - u
And. Of course. there Is a blaeker side to the !,
Japanese woman is PLACED in a position tbatHfs y
a disgrace to the civilized world; Freedom
ana anset clty u u the hS'S MlEado. o. .E 1Srao; c lily fa0 W. z
but iSr heavens sake. don't ! Jet US sIhibls oar. !,
. rointeS d0 Ss and IN ee eSsfie anq be ihoG then ths ba sS q q Z,
s sss ork na I h i%merallty. Sa fste-D Mses %
To t5ee' than aed d EsHsaSi 'FuS Snlfed take stro 8 asiy:
that ve 'ht sns,t, ocit ey i Of Dres I'd III, K IsasS. !
some market. fathers and mothers sell their 4
ssh nnare5s i II ao 81 ma tbs S oSsn: P aoJ SO soma Isn y % !,
these children. are sold oy their parents. ~
2 3nss,w sold IT, th sso1 Isestly bon, bGnSaf ss.v g! ne ID
Checks and yermiIiop ltips: made smart VIZ )
t GHHt d'f bea sss' exposed * 81 to Tie Tie streets. and
wff'hs' ers sS sS niles fHSs and i m sns , q tSsss cage. in 2 :,
Toxic. There are thousands and thousands !,
sold to this abominahle slavery by their, r.
parents. and who sell themselves In turn. In -
order to keep their i tHn ! ss and 1nsd IN y
Virtually never get free. There Is q fiction {
that tnoy can purchase their irsedpM by re-. .
bodies. but practically they never get free un- ii,
less some, good samaritan purchases their ~
Tho doves arc always in debt. The money n
tney earn they send home like dutifnl doyss.
but the proprietor always manages that they .
shall be in debit. Poor starlings. they cannot ~
get out OF tn ir cages. 1iIt
Going around the world the traveller cannot =,
shut his eyes to the vice Of the world. am ~
not n preacher or q ,prude; A man who haslit
Rotterdam aud Constantinopls, cannot pretend "a
that one country Is more %virtuous or morals,..'
tnAn another. But do cay that Of all the sad y