The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-18
JAPANESE SCENES.
ODD AND INTERESTING SIGHTS SEEN
eY A TRAVELLER.

Handsome Women and Well Behaved Chi,
aren-W oman Is Happy In Her Positio
ofSuhjection-The Geisha Girl, and Tn.
Beautiful Dancing.
The japanese pedestrians who are no
barefoot wear wooden clogs, or pattens
or straw d In either case hey ar,
Kept on by "A cord which passes betwee,
the great toe and the others, the stock
lngs being made to accommodate. like F..
inl'teh' the great toe in place of tn,
1nuihb. The pattens are raised two O,
three inches from the ground bv eros.
pieces under them four inches apart. and
they make a great Gathering. especially
IN crossing a bridge or wooden platform.
Inc majority of the japanese men of the
commonsort are bareheaded in the street
lhe women never have anv other cover.
ing on n head than their elaboratelv
dressed halr. always very black. very
smooth and very abundant. Frequently,
though. III these days. the japanese man
VINO sun wears the native costume sur
mounts 1t with IA derby hat. which bro
dutes 4 peculiar effect.
pne OF the first things which strike n
stranger Is the manner il which the ba.
Dies are carried. We sae men. women
and children with babies on their backs
IL Il not uncommon to see a girl of 6 or
. years with a baby 1rother or sister
strapped on her should Is. Thus incum-
pefea the children w Tx about, play at
games. stop T. look at puppet shows, and
do what they please. without appearing
TO feel the burden. The babies are ant
to be asleep. ana Their heads swing abort
until you wonder that their necks arr.
not broken. The children all seem to ba /
merry and amiable. Very seldom is one !
seen eilher cross or noisy. wish the
good missionaries who are beginning to
swarm IN the country would send home
the secret of the excellent behavior of :
the children.
As a rule. the young and middle aged
women are quite good looking. subject
70 the pecullarlties of their type. They
nave smooth. round faces. often with
fresh color, liquid black eyes. ~esauisjfe
hands and well rounded arms. Their
ieet are not 50 attractive. being spread !
oat ny The E1+ of clogs or pattens. This
loot@eaf tends t. give them u~n.raeef uI
-tlts-a sort Of waddic-aud il * con
slt'@r@d tie correct thing / . toe IT.. Their
Costume, almost alwa+s beeof..s-4 asfn
aid coIur. make, t.4rgg l,o-
i.stle aaaaftsl. his l. vsp e!a.ly the
effect Of the great bow, II The baIt ~ III
Worn on the small Of tie back Il. .qHc6
~ d ioet square. In most case, tie G.!rey
wear amlable, contentetl expressions.
lhe women OF Japan are much better
Treated than their sisters i'll other ea.1- =.
efn nations, but they are considered lis
ihetly inferior to the men and are
ahSht frolA their earliest childhood oha-
to their parents: theu ia
helf husbands, and finally 10 their sons
Nheh thfN become the heads Of their
But this does moi anpear to
upon tae Japanese woman. She
) cleeriHI. doelle and contentel with
er lot, happy to serve in the station an
her, with simple tastes and good
and pollteness which never
his. They are said to be good house.
always oDservaut Of their du-
Is but the simplicity of their house
relieves them Of a great meas u
r Of the care which wrinkles the brow :
the New England Householder.
ihelf houses, even the best Of them. NJ
e the simplest structures imaginable. n.
'ntalnlng almost nothing of what We ou
III furniture, and their dresses REQUIRE G.
ART IN their cutting and manufacture. ~
aus the TWO great causes Of worriment IA
ON winch our women suffer do NOT ey-
Tor these simple creatures. Sc
W. mad heard 50 much about the pei-
a girls that we We're curious to extend P0l
7 chronological Investigations in this
recflon. Soon after our arrival in Yo-
mama arrangements We're made BY an
friend for "A function at one n
ne pest Tea houses III the city. We No.
rled at ) p. III, five of US, Zach in a No.
flkisila, Tor IA ride to the place ap-
.hted, about a mile from u hotel. H..
: Went on at a brisk trot. each human p q.
carrying a paper lantern. Through
crowded streets, around the corners.
II sharp warnings. we Jared, and in
brought up at our rendez-
Is. We were received with low sa-
ms, and after exchanging u boots =
SOFT o~yersocks, Were conducted TO a
cious roora, inclosed by pape pan d
partitions. Here we sat down on
cushions about Is inches square. At
side of each was placed a bibachi, a A.,
box containing a live coal imbed-
IN ashes TO furnish a light for pipe %
igar. Of e
buxom attendant approached with at I
made a low prostration, while not
face touched the floor, and most you
served tea for us. She also men
aght us fruit and cakes. every step of We
process punctuated by a low bow. To cost
preparation succeeded six girls, can
e pretty, neatly dressed in soft crane The :
umes, with smiling faces. Two were Ever
lay the samisen, a sort of guitar. and No 0
We're the dancers. All squat mon.
Frustrated themselves before Us. at an