The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Written for the Sunday Times. Dispatch.

and Condiments wished down With hot
sake. Az we struggled with cllopstcks,
ID japanese family nearby wero strug.
CLING to cut u foroign dinner. wi til knives s
and forks, and we could not Keep from
@lnughing at each other Tho native food
was Attractive looking but not sntlsfy'..si
Ing. l liked tho currics very much, az
well as tho lily roots and bamLpo sprouts
Jnpanes Y daintIes. sSSst # IL ,,4
8 For the most part, dc decided that dis.
crction was tho bet tor part OF g5valor.
and stayed In foreign hotels where we i
could have a bed to sleep on. instead OF
lying on the floor on a quilt and where
%wo could get the Conventional beefstead8
and mutton chops as we'll ns quantities
Of game and other good things.
\ On November 10th, VIC were Invited to v
the Imperial garden party, where we i
met the e1ite 8of Tokyo. B and saw the 4
most wonderful chrysarthemnms. One I.
plant had 800 blossoms, and another had
flowers OF twelve different colors bloom.
Ing on t. The separate flowers, however,
were not$ns large and nne ns those pro- y
ducctl by our horsts. Il NJ SsfS5 &
a3 We also visited the palaces, villas and II
gardens, the hall OF ul-Jitsu. tho Red
Gross Hospital, whefc we carried flow
#ers to the wounded soldiers, the schools
where education Is conducted upon tho
most advanced lines, Tsukigi. the foreign &
mission settlement, private museums,
parks. and nil tho parts that go to make
up a capital city. u s
Temples in the Mountains.
from Tokyo We made excursions 10
$Nikko, In the mountains, where ther
are u he finest temples, and tho autumn
foliage Especially Of the maple; which 4
4 is OF the most glowing crlrnson), brings
visitors from all over the world. We also
went to Mtynmoshita and "A tami, on the
coast, where we drove Ia round the sen ~,
walls, through orange groves and cam.
phor forests, and then to lac, In the
depths OF the provinces, where foreigners
arc almost unknowI1, and we were re-, 4
garlcd as strange animals Ivy the Abo-S
Z regimes, who turned out by the hundred
3 to gaze at us. Here we saw something
4 OF the old peasant lie, and their patient
+ toll ia tho field which makes j apan like Y
"a landscape garden. Every inch OF land 4
4 isfutllized, and even tho forests are ralsed y
and swept BY tho faggot gatherers. Tho
poverty In these overcrowded districts
lis embarrassing, but never suuali d. The u
speople are too sclf-respecting ever to 4
let 90. \ and beggars arc o rarity Rice
q Is the UNIVERSAL crop. but luxury to the 3
fpeasnnts who eat the II coarse n cereals
Also tea Is grown. cane. bamboo, mul "A
berries and garden products. On our cx- \
Scursons we carried q small army OF 4
coolies with Sedan chairs NJ and rlck.8
8shaws and our lunch basket, and our
8happIest memories are OF he many days
we spent far away from civilization In
the beautiful country discrtcs OF Japan.
Home Life Charming
Home life In Japan Is pa triarchal and
very charming. Baby-san y Is the most
Important member OF tho household. and !
VI In uI,o IN ~
are large. and u child OF three nurses the y
next youngest tied on its back Tho
children are good and look very gay in 4
L their lowered kimonos. Grown people
wear only subducd colors, such as old h
blue, grey and lavender. They wear kl- +
Sn,onos and light sandals, and no hats
The hair Is dressed deliberately. Their
cardinal virtues are industry, cleanliness (,
and politeness. Always smiling and
polite, the Japanese have been accused
OF insncerity because they cannot tell
unpleasant truths. For example, VIC were
often disappointed because the merchants
OF whom we iad ordered things could !
not bear to hurt our feeling by telling Y
Eus they would not be ready. Still. Il
was refreshing to have shopkcepers, SER 4
wants and coolies falling on their faces
before US With inarticulate sounds OF
reverence for our ladyshps 5
Bathing Is a national passion, INDUCED
In by high. and low alike, and second J
only TO ten drinking. In the oldeni times
tubs stood In the open street where every 4
Epasser- BY might battle. but foreigners.
with their artificial standards. put an \
end to this. 1t Is expected OF travellers to d
conform TO the bathing and tea habit,
but we positively refused to battle moro T
than once. or to drink ten more than 80
times "a day. A;VEI1 4lA1l.
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