The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
lLArt# Demands Long and Arduo,isl
58f Study, and is Compile 55sH
Fascinating.
DAYsWlTHsTEAC HER 1. AND PU ] q!
AInstructionS Not Confined to Girls
33 ~ and Women but Also In sS
cludes Men. III

M ~ M U RAsAkt iAYAMl,
4 Correspondent for5 London Graphic,
S u y 3ysthr der. e "a. VII e to IA M 81 IN

meslo training OF u Japanese girl. which
Includes all the dutios which Will later
come upon her as 4 d vito Z and mother
4 III q household Of her own siie re-
Spelves instruction In tho ordinary writ
ten Language. az in rs Chinese literature
and .5s In the skilful II irnproy sing 81
svorses and stanzns which, together Wit h
tho studies Of music, making and serving
\ OF the ceremonial tea the ctiquette 81
arranging flowers correctly, and In many
cases Lessons III pai, iting. all help to rem
der the I days OF tie little daughters Of
Nippon busy ones. VI s lt Ssssi,
lSs "A pursuit t. that IL nothing short Of
fascinating IS that NJ of II floral IN ran 80 \!
q mcnts,s Tor here IN II Jnpgn y is Il an
art demanding long ma arduous Study:
Sencc to traditional rules handed down
from generation TO general ion. # T he art;
II Is not one confined, however, sol Ell y 20
L girls and ladies, for cultured n men who
have the time for artistic pursuits de-
Efvota many hours In the arranging OF and
the observance OF the. elnbornt g code 81
etiquette tina t governs the Hama Ike (floral
3art) TN This especial branch OF the girls
education Ii usually conducted thin
her own home al Though a few pro fessors
{ hold classes at their houses. The more
frequent way, hoWeyer, Is ~ or the teach
Gers to at tend on tho pupil; tho lesson IS
given THOU 4 any restriction M to time,
and hospitality REQUIRES that the ginstr,lo 81
tress must have a meal al ter tn @ lessOn,R
when no or she and the pupil then sip
tca and eat sweet nreats and 10 dmire8 and
crtticize& their 10 bors.& The teacher, Hlen
she comes to the house. brings her own
5flowera3 for the lessor ia few rarclsBus
branches OF gnarled old pine trees peony}
iris or whatever Is for III oming accord
ing to rhese are laid on 9
highly polished flower tray on VII cfl are
\ ii pair OF enormous handle h scissors. Il q
short hand led knit 4of the shar pness o. a.
razor, a small sAw, "a THY brass tube
with perfora ted end used for diffusinB g
spray OF water 80 fine that It resembles
4 mist on q IA completed iran 81 Inent o.
flowers and a small square OF white cloth IA
to- dry one fingers on ;8nex t4 to his ira "
stands q vessel usually OF teapot slaapa,f
4 fill OF water, and several forked y t,yigs
and small pieces OF wood with Sits In
/, them wide ehoug h 10 hold stems and
branches ffcctually 81 In posi- ton. III g bits
$of II wood Il are called AZ. \ kubari,.'' and are
placed across tho neck OF the flower uteH-t
isil Just below the surface OF the va ter
Ind must not be visible. AS to the vessels
used, hey are OF such q diyersity s Of
shapes and materials that an art cle might
be written solely descriptive OF Sthem.$
tTiose in most fre1uent use are vases q
porcelain and earthenware, low " ub- like
vessels. and also Vi boat-ahap ped 81 ones o.
bronze, hanging baake Is OF lsll and sham-s
boo vases composed OF cylinderHy Of thick
bamboo n foot In height and five inches
'tn8diamctcr. the bottoms rendered water
tightly a natural knot. II Fayorlte vessels
Sor5 floral arrangements are the DON or
CRESCENT shaped bronze ones, on " hich
are portrayed a flock OF lying geese or
a n cuckoo, lightly perched on Il q willow
branch and tho hanging buckets N ! mi
'tation OF those seen on all rustic wells
The Arrangement.
n n after the prcll mary bowling and salu-
ftatlons between teacher; and pupil. the
former, choosing her vase, proceed TO
arrange the flowers according to the rules
relative to the particular nj Qoms. Take
,ior example a study In chrysan thenums,
only an odd number OF bran ches ma be
en- ploy ca I, and q In ctrysanthemumGA studies
seven Is the fayOrlte number. y oR II Is
not to be supposed that flowers Will their
stems growing naturally In the curves
and twists necessary In the art q llama
ike are to be found (. n o. 50 Z to- obtain
this result they3are3 heated over g bra zier,
,skilfullyE but gently mar ipulnted w "
fingers; slight abrnsions. are also made
into which a splinter Of bamboo IS #ad-
busted Z Sometimes one stalk WIZ nave as
many MS six Of these tiny w dyes II which
are mperceptlblo5. unless me lalk y
closely examined. Much gentle but firm
pressure liz required when gers alone
nrej employed to bend the stalks, and It
is here that the novice finds the flrst
difficulty to overcome. D for the q lllAltesl
3roilghness or haste In handling and snaP
goes the stalk In half. or the head OF tho
blossom falls off. Again and again this
fr,t hn ofrt,,,
AT last, however patience s5 and i peIsaee-'
SSerance has its reward. ~ and then when
the arrangement Is completed n Is oplnc
oIlSa miniature table In the tokonona (tlis
raised salcoye built in all Japanese roorns
and reserved for objects OF nrt) to be ad-
mired by al sis KS. a MI
55J Branches OF pine. cedar. map !. fir, the
Towering plum and bamboo are used and
nre classed as flowers. Certain rules
must be adhered to In the manner and
time OF gathering all flowers used In this
lart;$nlso for their preservation "A liquor
com posed of cloves boiled in green tea
prolongs the Vitality8oi some; for theirs
the immersion OF me end !of .thelr Stalks
In boiling water or soaring them on red
hot irons or charcoal Is fficieHt; then
some flowers must have their out stalks
steeped for a time III sake thebnatlye
4intoxcnnt liquor These and rious
other methods certainly do prolong the
vitality of cut rlOWGrs ana @pTttHcIcs,8 tA'l
sorts Of superstltions and sent ments come
into t play in connection with / flowers and
trees in Japan. Pine and fit trees are
evergreen enblems Of long life, and hence
are considered very lucky and used / foy
felicitous ocessons For g lover 2 aena
his once loved n sprig OF autumn maple
shows that his love has changed, q pay
mon words here comes ~. for ''lro'
1neans botl, love and color, and the chang t,a
Ing OF the r1aple's color IN the fall ~,
vites THIS idea The daldai OF orange
flower the emblem q , tsas
in the new year decorations that hang
over the Intel q every Japanese 70, h9 'phs
for the first two weeks In January, lhe
red camella Is considered unlucky, Tor
The blossoms fall off whole In 9 manner
that Is supposed to remind people o. ae g
$eaptated heads. The beau ifnl scar
5Amarylls. found wild in quantities ~ ths
fields. are also looked upon With small
Iayor and tahooed for NIL d ecorat I've pgr-
poses within doors, as a death IN the fam-
lily H. looked upon as a natural conser
lnence. Tho lotus Is considered the kng
rf TrI f2or,