The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-11-03

paper and pounds of paint have been
worked up into hundreds of small paper
flags of all nations.
The large parlor at the left of the hall
will be used by Consul General and Mrs. |
Shimamura in the reception of the call
ers who wish to pay their respects to the !
Emperor through this medium The dec
orations in this room are not elaborate, |
being confined principally to punches of
chrysanthemums and vines. AT one end
Of the room hang the portraits of the
Emperor and Empress, and around these
are festooned evergreens, in the center
of which is a golden sixteen-leaf chrys-
anthemum the ensgna of the Emperor.
Beneath the portraits are three large
green leaves, placed cone shaped against
the wall. From the apex of the one at
the top there are three small branches
Of the Pailownia Imperialis, the center
one bearing seven lavender colored bios
SONS. and each of the others five The
two lower leaves have similar branches,
the center ones having five blossoms and
the others three. This is known as the
Kiri, and is a special mark of the i'm
perial family, and no person of ordinary
rank is allowed to use it.
Standing on the floor and just below
the portraits is box containing speci-
mems of the seven famous autumn plants
of Japan. Five of these were, per force
Of circumstances, made of paper; the
other two are natural. On the veranda to
the left of the reception room flags of
Japan are festooned and hundreds of pots
of paper flowers in imitation Of those
which have done much to attract visitors
TO the Orient are placed so as TO be
most effective. These are ingeniously ar
ranged from colored paper and are exact
limitations of the natural flowers.
To the right the hall is a room which
will be given up to the ladies as a refresh
ment room. This represents the world
famous Sumida gardens Of Toxic, where,
during the spring months, thousands of
persons are attracted by the glorious dis
play of cherry blossoms. A tree has
been placed in the room, and from the
branches thousands of beautiful bios
SONS hang IN most delicate tints and
shapes IN paper. Festooned from the
chandelier in the center Of the room to
the four corners are delicate vines, from
which hang clusters of wisteria. inter-
spersed with paper flags Of the different
nations. IN this room the ices and cakes
win be served in abundance,
The room back of the reception parlor
Will be given up to the gentlemen call
ers. and is a representation of the cele-
brated Oil gardens near Toxic, during
the autumn, when the leaves on the ma
pie trees have taken on their beautiful
variagated colors. At this same garden
is q beautiful waterfall, and this, too, has
its representation in paper. 1t require.
something of the vivid in imagination t
grasp the idea, but it is an instance o
initiative genius of the japanese. TIL
same scheme of color and decoration
prevails in this room as in the one 70
the convenience OF the lady guests.
But for realistic effect and reproduo
ton of Japan's GROWING glory the CUES
must visit the lawn at the rear Of tn
house, where mighty snow-capped FL
siiami looms up in all its majestic grand
eur. This is another instance where tn
imagination is necessary to make on
feel that the painted canvas is .somethin
else. But II conveys Ine lued anu eiie
in imitation, is everything.
Outside the Consul's Office is a boot
filed with plants trained by Iuuashit
Of the Yen Shin College, into all sor
of shapes representing birds, animals az
what not Mr. Iuuashita is the only pc
son in Honolulu who understands tn
work, and en- this occasion he has GU
done himself The ConsuFs Office is all
decorated with flowers and viii be us'
by gentlemen as lounging ROOM