The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Mrs. Paul F'ltzslmomns writes thus de- Hghtfully Of her experiences. in Japan to her American relatives:
 Grand Hotel Yokohama, Japan Here we are. It does not seem like an entirely strange land to me. All of our fellow passengers from ,tilgs4' City of.N New York" came ashore to see us before she went down to Hong Kong. had not the faintest conception Of the quesrness and beauty of things in general The people are marvels of picturesqueness and it is too strange to see little children of or 8 years with babies strapped on their backs skipping and playing, and the babies fast asleep. I have not been down in the busy part of town nor into any shops, but we hay walked down the bluff. which is filled on either side wi.h b Naut.ful houses, and have. cen the queer est sights. People hare go about in jim oriroshoi, sort of large baby carriage on two wheels, and pulled by man. This is alovely hotel and our room opens on the Bund as the frontage on the water is called and we can Yse a great way across the Pacific, All the servan.s in the house are. men, and they are clothed in the tightest dark blue trousers. that fit over their feet like stockings, no shoes, and wear a sort of pajama shirt. Wednes- day I attended the wedding of Admiral Chandler's daughter on board the "Brook- lyn." the flagship. The deck was like beautiful tropical garden, with birds and flowers. the sailors were all grouped in the background and added greatly to the general pioureyqueness. Soft music play ing all the while, supper on the upper deck, and some Japanese ladies who were really very pretty and exquisitely clad. I wenis to a Japanese festival, an nnnual affair, and it was quite the pret- tbsst sighlt I ever saw. We were pulled all over town in jinrikishais, and saw plays and. heard music and had lots of fun in every way. was never in such a queer, beautiful and strange place in my life. One of the features about the hotel is a Hindoo.. and hs goes about with his head all wrapped in turbans, and ada ing much to ithe queerness of things. The Japanese are the most polite people I ever saw. They stop and bow to each other three or four times in succession, and way downito the ground. l do not think can quite '.go' the Japanese food yet, though have eaten a kind of cracker they make that tastes like popcorn. My wa shnlaiD has just brought the clean clothes. His ma me is N1r. Bong Upon entering and leaving he bows ahree Ur four times to the very ground. He asked me the other day would pD=ase get my master to give him his washing. too. suppose that Is the Japanese idea of the relation between man and wife.
 To give you some idea how far China is from here, it. takes week to go to Hong Kong, just the same length of time it takes to go to Europe from America. You can get anything you want here and at very reasonable rates. except things of European manufacture. like gloves, etc., and they cost enormously, and are kept by European and American shops. I took a jin-rikesha ride all round the bay, the most beautiful spot ever saw, and on our way back. stopped at tea >house and got some "sochi," Japanese wine. It tastes somewhat like sherry. One of the women wllo.waited on us was very pretty with as graceful man. ner. She seemed to take quite 8 fancy to us, and sort of. banjo was brought out and she and some others sang and played for me. We had a lovely journey from home to San francisco before sail 4 ing for Japan. Sawthe most tropical \ syegetations all sorts of cacti.i in bloonL palms. and pleanders,e pink, and .whjta \ and troops of Indians. At Yuma, place in Arizona. it was hot, but we f. T. cooler when told that fT the sufin4r th5 . thermometer Is known to reach 160 de-