Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-27
GIRL SEES JAPAN
hNo TELLS WHAT SHE THINKS
ABOUT IT.
Etiquette Is an Important Part Of a
Japanese Maiden's Education, and
a Deal Of Care Is Given TO the Ar.


Deal Of Care Is Given to the Ar.
rangement Of the cirde.
Miss Ethel Maud Soper. a student
a. the Momans College, was born 10
Japan and lived there long time.
She Is the daughter of the Rcv. Julius
Soper. OF the Methodist Church. who
has been missionary in Japan. Miss
soper speaks as follows OF the diner
ence between Japanese girl and an
American girl;
"The first remark made after an In.
PRODUCTION IS. And what might be
your honorable age?' And you may
be sure that II the answerer be Jap
anese she viii give her full age--and
even be tempted 10 add year OF two.
This Is the Indispensable question In
polite society There is even n special
costume which only women over so
may wear The long dullcolored gar
ment cannot be altered. but the lining
CT the sleeves and neckpiece are made
of the most brilliant scarlet. The
sandals are laced with scarlet thongs,
and a close skullcap OF the same color
ing completes the dress.
THE dress of q Japanese girl 10
made Of straight pieces sewed to
gether. Japanese sewing Is very diff.
ferent from ours. There are no RULES.
no gathers, no bias folds, the fashions
never change, and a girl may wear
her mothers or grandmothers frock
without a thought Of flt or fashion.
There are however. prescribed dresses
for different classes OF society a
Japanese can tell at q glance, but q
European will get hopelessly Devil
dered nj the class distinctions indi-
Gated by q tiny thread OF color In the
sleeve OF slight variation in the way
of wearing the hair.
THE upper class Japanese girl usu-
ally has loose garment OF some dull
color lined with brighter tint Our
ashton Of putting bright silk Innings
n our coats came from Japan. A ball
'rcss might be OF a dove-colored
trepe with a pink lining; the skirt
howing beneath this might be hand
ainted most elaboratcly. The neck.
riece showing above the loose outer
.arment Is often Of varlegated silks.
/. beautifully ornamented.
"But the most interesting article OF
"a Japanese girls toilet 10 herself rs
ncr belt. First q width Of crepe Is
wound around the waist 20 hold the
comes the belt proper. It is often at
least 16 inches vide; made of any
substance but always lined with some
p heavy material Ike canton flannel
Some OF these brocade belts. with
laces. which come from the shoulder
% the feet, cost rs much as 5000 oi
$500. 70 takes q good deal of SIKH e
, set the belts on just right, and {
large part OF a Japanese girls educa
ton consists in learning exactly how
to do It."
e Il taught "A princess once who wal
: very close to the throne. She wouls
= come to my house with several attend
ants. and in the most costly robes
: but II the weather was warm shl
d would be barefooted
T "The hair Is dressed very elaborate
l. and always by a hairdresser Tn
a ashion OF putting the hair over cusf
o 1ns, or rats" as schoolgirls ca
n hem, Is q Japanese importation. tn
E. last fashion, too. OF wearing bang
comes from another Japanese way q
is earring the hair. They fix their hal
II nee or az most twice n week for
3, stays fixed until the hairdrcsser call
d gain. For fear the structure will sc
l. umblcd when she Is asleep. the jar
e lncse girl dispcn8os with pillows an
J. sleep with a wooden rest under Oh
o back OF the neck and the head quit
unsupported.
d VERY comfortable It must be, bu
is a Japanese girl. like an American cir
n will do q great deal for the sake 6
l. appearing well.
If Etiquette is an important part Z
e japanese girls education. Their
Il are professors of etiquette in JapaI
o csc schools, Just as there are profei
i. sors in languages, and girl mus
ID know how to enter room. how
T. introduce and all the numberless rule
n Of precedence. All men, Of cours
ID take precedence OF all women, unles
ia they have been Christianized. the
pr they assume our ways with womal
Is kind.
Is "One specimen Of this exaggerate
at politeness Is in their salutatioi
ID Where we would say. I am glad
* see you they would say, 4 hang upo
TX you honorable eyelids.
re THE Japanese sirl is apt to be Il
en- dolent. Knitting was a great occ
ii. patton with them and now that Il
Europeans have taught them othl
IN kinds of work they go wild with d
I'd light over crochet stitches and dine
es emit kinds OF embroidery. Almost q
IS. only game that the girls play is pa
m. tlodore and shuttlecock. They 4
n. this a great deal looking pretty al
as picturesque when they play, Just as
In. they had stepped of a Jananese ia
1T was always very hard for q
missionaries TO get hold OF the woi
en- Of the family. When they CALI
NJ only the men and the children won
ol' appear, and when the wife was ask
aI FOR. o, she is just stupid thing Il
mt loving husband would protest.
ne "a woman has little control Ov
Is her life. She marries at the will
TO her father or elder brother, Oft
as without seeing her future husbal
Ter III she Is led TO the altar. The ma
ne too, Is governed by his father, vi
les selects the bride. But human hear
.es are the same everywhere, and the
u ere some genuine love matches, ev
ne Ia Japan
nd There Is no furniture in a Japa
nd csc house. only cushions. A table
ne meals Is so small that It looks II
he g tray. The difference between
ct house Of a poor man and theresiden
be- Of n millionaire consists in the timh