Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-18
HARVEST FESTIVAL
CELEBRATED BY The
EMPEROR OF JAPAN
KiOtO Sees Second Of Big Nation
al FeaSts Before Newly Crown
ed Emperor Of Japan; Foreign
Representatives Present.

realm, wearing rich and brilliant kim
onos, danced last night an ancient
dance of old Japan at a great state
feast held to celebrate the coronation
/ Of Emperor Yoshihito. The Emperor
himself was there and several thou
sand people were gathered about the
/ banquet board as his personal guests.
/ Prominent among the foreign guests,
/ who included the members Of the dip
lomatic corps, was George W. Guthrie,
the American Ambassador, and Mrs.
Guthrie
The pretty peeresses and their
/ dance formed but one of several feat
ures calculated to impress this histor-
/ ic feast upon the memories of the
/ guests. especially the foreign guests.
/ Their dance is known as the
/ "Gosechi." other dances we're the
| "Kume" and "Fuzoku," ancient must
cal themes played in the court from
the earliest ages on felicitous occa-
sions.
Tonights feast, which was also in
/ celebration of the Grand Harvest Fes
] NlNhl uflu NWu AANE uAOr was NAf'AA
in the Burakuden Hall. situated on
the ground Of the MILO palace The
participants included high officers,
civil and military. peers, members OF
the Diet. other dignitaries. as well as
l the members of the diplomatic corps
and their wives i'm full evening dress
{ the officers of the army and ayy APP
pearing i uniform. The guests We're
ushered to the hall through the FIVE
, gates leading thereto.
Burakuden Hail. newly erected for
. the court banQuets, occupies a special
] enclosure Of the Milo. or detached
palace. The building was really a
series of halls arranged to provide
for the reception of guests and tho
imperial family as well as for their
seating The main hail was a spa
cious rectangular building, with
door of tiles and with a veranda TO
the south approached by steps from
The garden. Around the interior Of
the hall ran a beautiful railing Of red
lacquer. IN the center. on an elevated
platform stood the throne Of the EN-
peror To the east and west were
seats FOR the Empress, who was MOI
present. and for the Crown Prince.
On the thrones were chairs ad red
0lacquerned tables for the service Of
The feasts.
Everything suggested ancient Jap
an. Behind tine throne hung a curtain
OF ancient tapestry with a landscape
painting. a goldleafed paper screen
inscribed with the characters Of
folklore song from the Yuld district
stood in the northeastern corner Of
the hall, another with a song of the
Suld district decorated the northwest
en corner and curtains of rich iisur
ed cloth were suspended on the walls
at intervals To the north was a small
annex hall or stage where the dances
were given and where court musicians
played the "kagura' music. Other
halls led i'm other directions. They
. were for the seating Of the guests, at
D.. of whom. however. could see the En-
peror during the feast. Each OF the
smaller rooms We're hung with cur
tains of rare embroidered damask and
/, decorated with green screens of BAN
boo bordered with silk braid.
When the guests we're placed, the
Do Emperor, previously announced by the
, master Of ceremonies, entered the hall
accompanied by his retinue. His ap-
p pearance was the signal for an out.
e. burst Of applause and great chorus
of "banzais" The sacred sword and
Jewel. emblems of sovereignty wer
placed on table beside the imperial
dais. whilst the members of the inn
perial family ranged themselves in
S rows to the right and left Of the
4 throne
Hundreds of walters wearing an es
pecially-designed uniform of long full
q dress coats, knee breeches of scarlet
velvet. white silk stockings and wool
len slippers fitted back and forth, civ
Pa ing the last touch TO the porcelain
IF which had been especially imported
from the United States and France
Gorgeous kimonos, representing th'
n most exquisite embroidery are worI
N by Japanese women throughout tho
d, halls. were splashes of color which
blended with the rich BACKGROUND o
~ tapestry Mlllt tue uAllilaul emu
Is scene where the Imperial family wal
seated under the blaze of light, form
ed a picture of fantastic beauty
Pr The Emperor himself opened th'
sr feast by addressing an edict yoicinl
his satisfaction and JOY at the grea
ceremonies Of coronation and his har
to piness in celebrating the historic oC
,y casion by partaking of the banque
given in honor of the great event III
III the representatives of the ioreigi
courts and governments the Empero
~. expressed his wish for the happines
and peace of their respective cour
III tries and the closer friendly relation
IS ship between their countries and jar
H. an. Also he expressed his thanks TO
the courtesy and kindness Of the so'
~ ereigus and rulers of friendly power
lin naming representatives 70 atten
a. the coronation ceremony and On
Grand Harvest Festival
Oh The Prime Minister Count Singer
ia obu Okuma. ON behalf of the Japanes
,,, subjects present, responded to the i'm