The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
JAPS IN NEW YORK
TSsy Are Prosperous and Adhere
to Class Distinctions.
4 Large Fusiness Done u Imported SIN
~ the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cos-
toms and Cossemes Read
uy ASopted


Three hundred japanese reside in
New York city. They do no, live to-
gether in colony Ike many other for
eigners, beca u@S they are divided ~
their interests into distirc. classes.
End. in addition. they are wealthy
enough 70 To able Ia 1--we wherever they
please.
OF the different classes. SAYS the New
York Herald. the most reserved Is com
posed OF the japanese officials and b
aew men most intimately associated
with them This class naturally CEN
'ers' - considerable degree, around
-ss sonsui- Naoyeulon IIashiguehi The
second class is made mp largely Of the
students. mostly young men who have
come TO this country 70 learn its WAYS
and many OF whom arc doing exeellsn.
WORK in colleges. Then there ara the
merchants, representatives Of larsre
japanese business houses. Below ,hsss
classes is sort Of fourth estate, raad.
cp of carpenters. cooks and Wallets.
some Of whom make themselves indis-
pensable on steam yachts
The japanese living here are very
American in their WAYS, and thew
eagerly adopt American customs and
dress This is particularly true OF the
students, whodress with great elegance
ana wish 10 appear as swell as the
SWEETEST of their American college asso-
GATES. Though So few in numbers
they are exceedingly active and ener-
getic- They study all sorts OF business
enterprises and search for ideas To talse
back 10 their own country. In ths
business lines in which they have al
ready established themselves they havs
cut into the trade Of American mer-
chants. An illustration of this is thu
importing of silk handkeschiefS Il
was not many years ago that most If
these handkerchief were made in this
country. Last year there were I'm
ported from Japan i,2is, 74s dozen silk
handkerchiefS, valued at g, 500, 6is. and
at present nearly all Of these articles
come from japan. The statistics Of tho
silk association show that last wear
there was imported from japan S,783
bales OF raw silk. valued at 50 SGT. s12. a
large proportion of which entered the
port of New York. In addition In th.,
same year there we re imported from
Japan l2s, 200 pieces OF silk goods. valued
at 81, o74 800.
Most Of the silk imported By tho
japanese is raw silk, on which there "a
no duty. This comes IN packages about
three feet long. two feet wide and
foot and half thick, which are known
Us pickle bales The bales are encased
In coarse kind Of Chinese mating.
They weigh 1897 pounds each. Raw
silk consists Of the long silk threads
twisted into hanks similar 20 hanks os
yarn. The japanese merchants. most
Of whom do business in Greene. Mercer
Ind Howard streets, and In the whole
sale section of Broadway. sell the raw
six 10 the American manufacturers.
who wind IL on spindles and dye II. and
hen manufacture IL In their mills
most Of which are IN Paterson and
Along the upper west side OF this city
The japanese merchants also smpors
large quantities Of tea Along Broad
way are several importing houses
which bring in all sorts OF Japanese
bric-a-brac, thousands Of delicately
fashioned fans and pieces Of cloth
goods, and vases and urns and wha.
not Young men who like to get neck
scarfs little Bit different from those
usually found in shops discover some
queer and pleasing ones tn these Jana
1ese stores The japanese are fond
II putting flower designs into these
'carfs- Some Of them are entirely COW
sred with tiny chrysanthemums. and
,thers have little flowers that look like
he four-leaf clover. In one 81 the
,tores are 20 DC found sets Of very
quaint japanese fairy stories which
correspond IN character to the Mother
loose and the Tar Baby class They are
,rofusely illustrated with highly fanci.
al and grotesque pictures OF dragons
md animal pets. They are printed on
cry soft paper. The surface Of which
cells 20 the fingers very much like the
oft fuzz inside a chestnut burr Tho
overs are decorated with small Illus
atoms, and the books ar. bound with
colored ribbons There are
20 American children's books Hk.
hem
The japanese IRE nov try,ng 10 form
n association which shall include all
lasses Of their people IN this city and
brooklyn The idea Is 20 have a club
Iouse and courses 81 lectures on social
nd domestic subjecta, and IN other
Ways 20 carTy out the main IDEAS ~ an
Inaeriean club. They have nos- q very
mall and selec. club. called toe Jap
nese union. which IL housed az 127
Vest Twenty-ffth street. About TWEEN
: Japanesc are members - the club
he house Is fitted with billiard Ia
le and other features Of typical New
ork club. Whensvcr tie JarsausSs
! the city wish - give an Official din
or they give II a. this club bonse
here they celebrate With grand Gin
er yearly TIE ennperor's t,tr.bdsy .uhsch
ines on November g. THIS - the only
1ii1ay they celebrate IN their adopted
,untry.
There are only Ebou: twenty Jsper~
. ladies IL the cf,y The r~s.on az
"a small hunter r. Ira, mos; Of "a,
~ ere young tachelors who are her.
= business Purysoses- and also that
~ q The married nsa ear. 20 bring
cir families over with them several
lpanese students i- the colleges k.r.
zrTiSd Americana
Th~v rrshs go cssss~r.
An knTliciksi Jse&nss~ ,av, 20 "a
ti0-si air a Japan Il. IA lrSss~-fl-