The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-03-30
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American Miss Home, Yokohama, Sept -, "
My DEAR FRIENDS: This morning
when We went to the ol=hall, Miss
Irving told me to write n letter to You.
| VAS very glad, because have been
expecting to write to You for II long
time.
How are you getting along these
days? | went to my home as usual,
and spent the vacation, with my old
parents and sister
We had no commencement exercises
this vear, 50 we went To our homes
soon after We finished our examine
tions.
wrote To you 50 many times about
mr native place, you must be tired of
hearing the same things; SO | will tell
YOU of the feasts and flowers of our
country Every month eul people
have holiday
In January the people decorate their
houses with conventional strnw lam
terms, flags, bamboo, and fine trees.
New Year callers are riding in Jinriki-
shns, in every direction. Every pas
time has its season in this land; card
playing. kite flying. battle-door and
shuttle-cock, for instance, form the
chief attractions III January, after
which we will not play these games
until another year
The people who do not know about
our living God, worship the horse.
That fete day falls on the Uma-no-hi
(horsedaNl in February Little child
rem 90 to the temple mud heat the
drum ON that day.
From the middle Of February 10 that
of March. all the plum gardens are
freqnented by pleasure seekers, who
find unspeakable delight in sitting on
the delieiously scented aud snowy
blossoms, that lie on the ground
Every year ! go to I1ugita to see the
plum blossoms. but this Sear | could
not, because | was at home
II il our custom to annually cclc-
brate, on The 81 "l March, DOH ieSti-
val for the girls All parents that
have daughter Viii decorate wlth
many beautiful dolis. don't know
Tor sure but II ~ snld the custom be
gan lioo Years arc ! cannot say 'hat
every mousse mas these aoi's. some OIL
the poor people cannot anora I" gen
them. The firh people nave many
dolls. They are generally place" III
tvefoNs. Ia the hrst row are Tue pflhcl'
pal dolls. representing Tue emperor
and empress, IN their magnificent
royal garments ana scarlet shlilS' III
the second row hre I'VE musicians IN
the attitude OF playing tune. IN Inc
third, fourth and MN f""s' thefe are
different KINDS" i dolls' Toys ana '"N'S'
Little girls play before them.
many OF our Pc"i''c poi'oN' =" ''''
dha. On the oth "l alfl', "eNo'''''
are seen making their way 10 'he
temple, where an image oi b"aai'" ~
set on pedestal, IN the mladle "i
big tub, with temporary roof over H.
The vessel ~ filled with amhchh 'sWee'
ten, somewhat resembling Tue l"Nor
OF weak black tea WIN long h"ho-
led ladle, the people take the ten from
the tub, aud pour IT on different parts
of the body of the image
Perhaps You have henfd oil the he"n-
tltnl cherry blossoms OF japan, p"t
think you would hike to hear oil 'hem
from ne; they are very beautiful put
we cannot get good iruit' me people
Of the metropolis stroll ont Tor the
Hanami Flower plcnicl. In our school
yard we have many cherry trees
The 3d OF March there ls festival
for the females of family May 7'I' ~
for the males; these together thJan'
1st, July 9Th, Sept 9th, are the great
fetes.
1t is customary Tor class ol people
in Japan to hold n bah4net on a moon
light night, to admire the beauty Oh
the moon, rising from penn" 'he
mountains OF re"ec.eu rom ''e S'"'
~ surface OF It i"ke' me LOU" VI
August ~ specially sci apart Ior thI7
festival. Ny pfother liiNl.e' me :"
his house to see the peautiiul moon
on the loth OF August MY pro'nei
ana SISTER are Soo' Nhl i7''"n7' ~ We
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decided 10 WFi'e SoH oi M i''''
Vals' put must le"Ne 'le req
am very gnu 10 ven W" 'nn'
joined the temperance Union po'o'
the summer Vhca'ioh' ana l "'ii h'eP
ing II very Iai'h'ui'y'
In my naive pace 'i'ere ~ l''"i
M.