New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-01
CUSTOMS IN JAPAN.
An Exhibit of Special Interest at Educa-
tional Museum.

II ono desires 20 think OF the japanese people
OF heroic temper filled with lofty passion for pa
tlouc self-immolation and conceiving and executing
prodiglous military stunts" the wisest part is 30
coniine ones attention 10 the daily papers and not
visit the exhibition Illustrative Of Japan which
opened yesterday in the Educational Museum Of
Teachers College II is impossible 20 associate war
or TuInors Of war with the chubby. gentle dreamy
little persons who have worn the parti-coored
Taiment or drunk tea from the toy sak cups or
passed the beautiful examination papers or eaten
the seaweed that are here displayed
Inc series Of religious pictures port-ayiug scenes
OF temples priests. famous shrinos pilgrims. dew
o-ees. etc. and the series views Of china. pro-
vision. drygoods and other shops and OF c0Opers.
basket makers and other artisans at work deepen
THIS impression Of national sweetness gayety.
SelsuouS sensluveness and imperishahle youth.
The japanese are so incorrisibly amiable,
There is. 10 be sure. a series Of pictures from
the ChinO-Japauesc War-soma Of +hou1 photo
graphs in black and white. others colored wood
cuts-that should qualify this sense Of funda-
mental childtshness in the japanese. They Of
battles. batueshDs. forts and armament There
IL. too. curious suit Of lacquered armor metal
OF the kind worn fifty wears ago. and two
valuable swords. the property Of Professor
Bashford Dean. Of Columbia. that once be-
longed 10 some Japanese nobIeraan. one is
long, the other short. the theory Of carrying or
having the two at once being that the former
to protect the honor Of Japan. the hitter to pro-
tect the honor Of the owner a kakemonO or
hanging scroll is adorned with the portrait Of
Hideoshi. the Napoleon of Japan. who about 1880
invaded Corea-
Educational interests are naturally enough soine-
what prominent in the exhibition. Beginning with
a case Of tops. whistles. bottles building and pict-
ure blocks. one passes to the writing outfit for
school or business, consisting OF ohlong. fiat tin
box containing cake Of sepa for ink brushes
for pens. metal dish for the water 10 mosten
the ink. and combination ruler and peuknire
From the educational exhibit Of Japan at the
Chicago Exposition there Is a lot of sample ex-
animation papers which works of art with
their exquisite characters though necessarily un-
iutelligibe To English eyes
some very interesting exhibits are Inade from
a trade school in the way of artificial flowers IN
paper and sllk-roscs cherry blossoms and chrys-
and sheets OF textile eked with bat
wonderfully natural and artistic. This flower work
Illustrates the curriculum OF three years. The
course In lacquer painting is shown by means Of a
series Of panels covering three years. series OF
fukusas shows some fine embroidery IN gold and
and is a square Of some rich material. often eabo-
81 these LQAusas are lent by Professor II NJ lleh-
ards, Il Barnard College The NTH. which Is the
satin. embroidered with the picture Of junk
laden With gifts for the temple IN gold and silver
0TS 'a 'Ci , - ~ ilI 70 the wood
cuts representative Of their own sex. in various
labelled .oId fashioned ladies the other new
fashioned ladies': but there is no difference 20 the
casual Occidental eve between them, except that
the fashioned japanese woman seems a trlhe
less eXoticaly riotous TO her dress. one no.
tees that FOR the most part the upper class women
are engaged in doing nothing. Il teinB only the
lower classes who employ themselves in productive
labor. and that whether they are mistress or nl1id
thew have the call TAT and feature kind %
face that George Eliot. mentioned as characteristic
OF the English peasant
more absurd than the fac-sim'les Of american
women which an the fashion papers. The jap
arar, lady q seems. may without loss or Dig
rltv contemplate fan or sunrise. write or read
guests u IS "a maid servant who lu on" or the
prints hangs No the little article Of lingerie on
f-a. Of autumn leaves. against nrlds white with
snow on the hither side of flaming sunset. Her
lir1oro f. black but around the neck IS n frleze OF
white roses with foliage beneath that IS "a broad
hand of brown and white checks. and the robe
e-Fs In broad dado Of wistnria blossoms on a
rale green background. the intermediate space re
tween the checks and the wistaria beng powdered
with large bright coiored plaques
The exhibit Will remain open dallF' eNcei,, SUI,
from 80 o'clock. through next week, diL
IS in charge OF benjamin r Andrews. supervisor OF
To-