The sun., 1902-06-01

np'Ihp~r japan W our own 'N'''' ~ =" '''.
~ Chin"~r influence r"volu'ionis'd nor
~ former davs
IT.. ,on -ud,lcrlr -prang 'n rrrsiiy
higher le,ol oi civilization. Notably the
s,yl, of ,iwrIIuss va, altered. Arrhuet-,
turner's. til.- maker d"7ora''v" ar'is'- ana
scul,,orS m, gr,Icd i,um china and '"r"a,
msguihcct, Temple N"r hu.l'. "n'hr'nhs
image- - hg. artis,,c leautv, and adorned
With paI'ings aui carving witch Vould
10 WORTHY ohIe,ts 81 adinrat ton ia any
aye Of s".'hetlr d"N.l, pinrr' NJ ~" saih"
time. opulru' noble. ,"gan 2" ""ns'nc'
for 'hemselve~ manson, which sii""hN
showed several features dv.'.u'd I"r-
rnanrn,lv To distinguish Jnp'rcs~ dwellings
The prpcc,s..- - manufacturing rsI~r and
luk. 80 Weaving carpets With wool "r 'hr
hhir ~ animals. e cuuCo' ing dN"-, ~
prrpariEC vhe'stnu"s, - ''"raieu'i'H. ~
compiling a calendar and shphmlt,ug
on greatly improved lines. all 'he~" 'hins~
vrra learned from China and indus'riouslN
applied Commerce. fcit the eNpans.N" IN
frnc~. Men travelled ffom province -
provinc" selling good foreign Vessels 'r'-
gucutsd the T.pr,- collector Il c'i-t, ms ard
= superintendent ~ 'radr were appointed,
and an nfficially r,sugu,g"d sV~'"m ~
NflkI'N Nfll If'driIfN WIS IalNl''.s't
Nu les marked were the chan ges IN
costume Instead % dressing the hair
~ u 'o form loop hanging over each
ear. IA" iapane.e now tied b. IN g'"'E"
on nc top ~ ~" head THIS nnye fashion
wa, due 10 the uSr II hA'. a. insignia Of
ofNcal rank There were twelve varieties
OF hn' corr'-pu'd.ng to a. many grades
and each Wa- TIED IN with cord - distinct
l. e -, ..Ys moi
Indicates IN. - rank In China wgs had
hitherto i~eu largely u~"d IN Japan, hut
they ve'" now abandoned "xceT, on CO.
ca-un> - special ceremonial. when ih"v
We're fastened to tho hat
Tho abolition of hereditary Offices n~-es-
STATED thorough r-organlza'Ion = The
administrative system cap Brinkl"v
dIr,rt. At'sntiun to 'hc fact thar the 80
modelled form remained permanent. and
stil eN,siS 10 a recognizable d-g-eo For
managing ar,irs In the provinces. vhcr"
the great families had gradually become
au'ocra'ic, .pCal governors and district
h-admen wcra appointed. and A. the h"ad
- Ito central government vas PLACED
Department, 20 Grimes Immediately under
which was ,abirct Nth a Bureau 80
Cu.nci'pr~ 'wu -ecr-tari"s and eight Do
Iaf' rlFf's tnl N'N'f y sNN'f'll ~ ~ % -
vac. examination was inaugurat"d Youths
desirirs admn,s'rat,Ne post- had go enter
on., of tho educational institutions then
founded and subsequently 10 urd"rso
examination although this routin" might
- Departed from in The ca-e ~ men who's"
fathers had deserved Cou-pcuous,y well
- INC c,unirv Grrs' pans VA 'ik"n 'o
ef .r' a distinct classification Of the i--'pl".
tho gen'ra, divisions adopted hong -d'-
vine . de-c.ud"i dlr,flv from the
deure. -.mt-ris.- and -aIi"n. dis'inc-
ton. which ar" fully explained IN a chapter
ot thu wurk 4 still broader division Nas
that of'npt.l-- and -ignuhl- IN" constant
tendency was 10 sCc"ntuat" 'h"-" ds'lt"-
t.nn.. though - sometimes happened that
mon r..dIc,.d &" state ~ Indulgence. -olt
'h.pr family nam"-. and d"-c"nd"i =" 'h'
Ius,tiun nf servants lande- he inter-
c,r'I'sr l-'' Ss"n Iatr."ihn aud nl"h"iAn
lovers wss as, not iuiregusn' but "a" isw
took car, that IN" offspring If such unions
should Seldom obtain admission TO tho
higher rank. our author note- tho curious
fact that the Japane~. legislators Of N"
time never conceived tho possibility of a
pat riclan lady's forming hn'son Uth
pl.l-lan man 'h.v provided for 'he con-
tirgcrrv ~ male pa'ricIan sp"~umhlnr 20
the charms ui a pl"h',an rosuiv. hu' thev
made up pIl"wanc" for auv such weakness
on the part of a woman nohly born
Concerning tho terms n"bi" and
ignohlc ". are cautioned against sup-
yo-ing 'ha, The ioru"- originally included
only such person. a. would he called gentle
mon and ladi-S IN turupe and America.
In addition io NJ social and WIii'srv el"-
mart- ~ SprI-ty. IA" ryO-nW uohle-I
cnmpr-e,i many hrrad-Ntnners, who, under
IN" rnorn cNClusly" system &c subsequent
era- w"rr ro"gai"i 'u over ~.'lsl status.
The mo-, opmp mpr"h"u-lv" designation i that
oniv ihu-" pledged - -nm" form - 10Y
yirud. stood IA the ranks e ~" scr-wIn
uguphlH,. all oth.r~ l"irg ryo-mIH Ih"rc
we're i've CLASSES "f ssr-H'r, ~" lowest
l-irg privai" servants, and -" gh"s' g,
pul.ho employees n" distinction "f mill
tarv man tsd,nvrdn. and -cummon"r %
or -c,yluan h'i-n,Hi did u"' "N.-' a. ~"
b 'I'nc now uud.r consideration. Her" i'll
d,~,i = ut-rr' shlH aHuih'r r">"'r blanc"
t-.,w.-,n the restoration brought ainu'
| IN the seventh century. and 'ha' which W"
/ have, witnessed "a th. ntnotc.u'h. for. ut
~ the modern government -vu,iolzcd
] tho fail - f"udsll-In ard 'h" transfer ~
] adm INST r1'Nr ~ N'F 70 'if SHNftflEtt "
/ aIrlshtug a." sdmurdis pr'vil"c" uf wear
1 ing'vo -vprd- and 'hrs, ~ -r",.t. abolish
ing no sdmard hum-..I', -", Nu'u 'n" ToivVG
cuy.rum-u' pu' an end 2" 'N" ~N-'"u ~
4 hereditary Offices In \ u 0i5. Ir ',,I'~.'"u
all the imt icm.r'- u' war from hear "vuers
/ and stored the great s--"mn.se" NJ ~word-
] luw- amt arrows i' magazine To" t".y'r
Of arm thus ln-' whatever pr"~t q" had
rrr,iuu-lv attached tu 'ha' distinction.
such a SAT" - traIr-, u'"rr"r. 'pul' not
H. permanent ~ q country when" ~" r"r-
trul ~ 'he indigenous inhabitants ~tIli COW
unucd to demand cons'ar' "Nubit'uns -
flrc. Bfnra fpr'v v"ar~ had "lasi~d
.I.lcr Fmrerur ,T'rn'ru' orgaut2ei q
definite mlltarv establishment, ami Iuau-
rurarrd a course - 'talnng IN war
Ih. eNerci-..s. shortly ai'-rvard an
eurprr-- tl'ui INTRODUCED cous-ripuuu
V.thiu = century after IN" irtru!u,tiuu
- g,u-rilI Iou. military dufr- had t'-N fn"
hor,.d arv. aud Japau"-" ..ci"'N had a.
suued tho ~'rlrtuT" vh.,l continued y t'u-
OF radical chang" ur'ii no '"'ol'ian ~
r,S~n' 'imcs