The Cairo bulletin., 1911-10-23
CUPID HAS
SlNECURE
IN JAPAN

make their home In indiana avenue,
Chicago, ILL.,. u. 8. A. The ensuing
chapter Of the little romance that
skipped across half the world, and the
story Of how this well-born little jap
anese girl gladly travelled 1t to remain
beside her liege lord. reads like one
OF the tales of Onoto Watana
Bound by all the ties Of family and
home, love OF parents and friends to
the land Of her birth and her dearest
associations, and not even knowing
well the. English Tor American)
tongue. she has done much to back up
the declaration they both made re-
Gently, that they were really soul.
mates"
Match Arranged by Families.
"Soul-mates!" That's what they
say they are, to Americanize the Jap
anese phrase. Their tailor-made ro-
nance suits them fine, They always
expected to wed some fine day. even
as children. That's the way they do
II In Nippon. Misoa had nothing 10
say about the match. and neither did
Mr. Yamasaki. Their families ar
ranged the whole affair. and the fami-
lies surely ought to know. Negotia-
tons began long before either ever
had felt the thrills OF love-
Now. II the average American girl
was given in marriage after this fash.
ion. what loud cry would 60 up! In
her headstrong independence she
would stalk out of the house and run
off with the man she really wanted.
and this man would. nine times out
of ten. not be the man her parents Sc
lected, which may argue for the Amer
lean girls fine independence but not
for her sentiment
Not SO the Yamasaki family.
Misoa smiled and blushed and &C
cepted the man of her parents choice
This was learned upon visit to the
Japanese consul In Chicago aud his
bride.
Mr.. Yapasaki fs man of middle
height, with strong. dignifed face 81
q decidedly oriental type. His eyes
are shrewd. kindly. clever. and have
a friendly twinkle In the corner o.
them. His English is excellent Wher
asked for little talk with Mrs. Yama
saki about the girls In Japan, he ex
planned that Mrs. Yamasaki didn'
know English, but he offered to &C
as interpreter
Charming Type Of Womanhood.
So he went upstairs to get Mrs
Yamasaki. II was almost half an hou
before he returned And Mrs. Yama
saki was with him She is charming
She is small, fragile. slender. as daint!
and as exquisite as bit OF Sevre
china. Her skin is soft, warm olive
with an under color of faint pink a
! the cheeks. Her hair was dressed II
a smooth, round pompadour. fastened
with tortoise shell pins Her eyes ar,
dark almond, with wistful look ii
them, look Of longing and infinite un
derstanding. Her hands are the mos
wonderful Of all. slender, brown, will
tapering fingers. She wore Mmont
OF dull blue shade. decorated II
white flowers and with wide white
and blue sash, and on her feet wer,
tiny white "Zoree" slippers with {
separate compartment for the grea
toe.
Mrs. Yamasaki shook hands, made {
quaint little bow, and smiled. Their,
is nothing foreign about tho smile. i
is friendly. up to date smile tina
welcomes you and accepts you as /
friend. She seated herself In biz
armchair OF dull green.
"fn Japan the girls are not giver
the same education as the boys. ar,
they?" was asked Mr.. Yamasak
spoke to Mrs. Yamasaki. she spoke o
him. Her voice Is husky. low, anC
very sweet. It has an Ethel Barry
more thrill to 1t. but It has a quicl
little sound that even Ethel could no
initiate
Mr.. Yamasaki smiled at his wife,
answer and translated:
To-day the education OF the Japa
nese girl is far superior to that of tn,
past centuries. Formerly the girl wa
given very little II any education. Blu
today the Japanese girl is educate,
much In accordance with the wester,
methods. There are schools and col
leges In all OF the large cities. Blu
the girls are educated differently from
the boys, The boys are educated 1,
take their place In the world, to max,
a living. to look out for themselves
The girls are educated to make homes
to be comfort to their husbands.
Happy Home Lie Their Ambition.
"And the girls. are they ambitiousY
mo! japanese e<rls prefer hom,
hfe. II they are happy with their pa
rents or their husbands they are con
tent" M re I'D
And Mr.. Yamasaki looked az Mrs
Yamasah, and they both smiled
Wouldn't American women be a tria,
happier II they forgot careers" ant
devoted themselves to making homes
And marriage and divorce?"
Sometimes In Japan the men cour
the girls In approved western fashion
but usually the entire affair is ar
ranged by the parents OF the youn,
people. And although divorce Is muci
easier to obtain. for II can be- obtain
ed on many grounds, It Is not abused
Divorce ia getting less frequent eacl
year and rlfa In nnf ..r,,A ... a.,