The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-09-03

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miliar. Thus the doings of Yoshitsune.
the deeds OF the II Ronin. and the acts
Of the 100000 gods are favorite sub
jects. Besides these groups Of how-
er figures at Dangozaka there are as
tonishing productions In the way of
training single plants to curious and
absurd forms. This training Is done
by tying individual shoots or branches
to slender splints. A favorite form
for such training IL q fan; but rings.
bicycles. tram cars. sailing vessels
with extended sails) are not beyond
the range OF possibility.
The least significant of the three
forms of exhibit at Dangozaka is the
display Of blossoms. There are, how
ever. some things Of interest. Thus.
at present. there Is great plant COW
cred with sheet OF bloom which Is
composed. they say, OF more than
thousand individual flowers.
There are many such chrysanthe-
mum shows Just now In progress. One
which makes bid for higher class
Of patronage Is to be seen In the
great wrestling hail. This building. a
new one. is claimed to be the largest
audience hall In the whole Orient.
Just now It is given up to chrysanthe-
NUNS. There Is great show OF
blooming plants for sale as one APP
proaches. Within there are the usual
groups of figures. Most startling and
striking of all OF these Is very ef.
fective piece representing the famous
passage in the old mythology Of
Uzum dancing to please the gods.
The gods look sadly like Ainu gentry;
they have long and heavy boards quite
unlike, what might be expected Of true
Japanese. They are represented as
sitting In a semicircle on the ground.
The background Is magnificent mass
ing of green and blooming flowers.
broken at the middle by the opening
of the cave in which the sun goddess
has hidden herself. Several Of the
gods. supplied with characteristic
Japanese instruments, seem to be
playing the accompaniment to the
"woman-of- neutrality-suspicious." as
arms has seized the great stone at the
entrance to the cave of the sun god.
dess and is dragging It aside. reveal
ing the goddess herself against bril-
liant rising sun. After passing q
series of finely executed groups. most.
ly traditional, although one comic
piece is distinctly modern. we come
to final performance which Is curl
Gus and Enthusiastically Japanese. II
represents scenes in Yoshitsume's
life. In 1t there is a great vessel sup
posed to represent a Chinese pirate
junk composed of flowers. The hero
is seen In a canoe. The vessel re.
wolves in the apparent water to the
great Joy of the crowd of spectators
When 1t has completed its revolution
1t suddenly falls to pieces. while new
actors brilliantly illuminated with
numberless small electric lights OF
different colors come into the scene
At the same time the ceiling Of the
| space above the spectators disappears
| and one seems to be standing be
meath a trellis covered with pendant
clusters of wistaria. This whole cell
ing lowers over the head Of the crowd
in curious and striking way. simple
| but effective. At the wrestling hall {
very notable competition is taking
! place in chrysanthemums. The prize
| flowers have been carefully collaret
with white paper collars to separate
them from their surroundings and t.
give an opportunity for critical judg
ment upon the elements which have
made them the winners Of the prize:
offered.
Another chrysanthemum display II
on near Shiba park. Here the chrysan
themums in bloom are the attraction
There Ia also great display OF the
little dwarfed trees for which Japar
is famous. Here one may see ancien
pine trees a little more than foo
or two in height. some OF then
gnarled and twisted in the most fan
tastic fashions. initiating the wildes
freaks Of nature; little naples. thu
delicate foliage OF which Is turning
little plum trees, whose leafiess trunk
and branches tell that winter comes
Here, too, are stone gardens-bu
stone gardens are another story.
downright. 1910, by w. q. Chapman.)