Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
TOKYO IS BIGGEST
VILLAGE IN WORLD
Mikado's Capital City Also Is
Full Of Amazing In
congruities.
EAR OIL WHEN Dor N
Women Combine Various ColorS
for Gowns With Exquisite
Taste.
EAR OLD WHEN BORN
-, JOSEPH TIuMoNs.

-, JOSEPH TIMMoNs.
TOKYO. Nov. 23.--IncouEc Jiitics
iaStcn the attention OF tn" newcomer
TO Japan InconEruitics in dress. in
every turn. Through them ne learns
INA; Japan, famed throughout the
Western world Tor having adopted
Western civilization in nifty years. has
~ fact attained but a veneer Df that
CIVILIZATION and that underneath there
- the old Japan Stiil.
In Tokyo and Yokohama. JaDancsc
professional, and business men mostly
Wear our clothing some Of them ana
an OF the lhbortnE classes wear the
JaDancs" garments. while very few
own beautiful Hrcss-pinin kimonos
vita the Gorgeous obi" Or sash
t w%MnH tightly abou, tho waist ana
'HidcH mt" hump like knapsack
or IN" back. the native sandals. and
W. IN" hair clahoratelv and stniy
J!nt nearly all the men who 70 a bout
In kinomos ana sandals cover the head
via our style or hat.
And the men who have taken, to
European dress are not neat and dan
hincd prototypes OF the brothers res
dent In America or Paris or London.
On Tie contrary. most Of them look
Neasiy al Of iihhssm have tho old Hti'aa;
eaters shoes win elastic at the
SIDE 1t Is not an uncommon thing
In Tokyo 10 see a native with rat.s
sar,e.s on the outside OF his ;rouser
legs
wom~n'S Gnrb beautiful.
Japancse Women are. wise TO stick
and colorful in st. and combine colors
with exquisite taste. IN tho clothing
~ our women they are clumsy and
values to Thorn entirely. girls schools
have tendency TO adopt European
dress as a uniform.
The twenty miles or so between
a L.. m ~ rnlg 10
an excellent electric line, elevated for
considerable part OF the way. 1t
second class and third c!ass--thc first
has been discontinued In the best
cars the seats arc low and broad
ono on either side and running the fun
length OF the car.
Mos, Of the women and children
slip their feet out Of tho sandals, step
up on the seats and sit dow! 81 the
fSs'' face IT.. to The the windows win y OF
likewise. They are much more COM
Portable that way.
The say me Jananese are 80 shot
OF years they have spcn, so much
| time sitting with their legs doubled
under them. The younger generation
count Of the modern school influence.
Seats and desks are used in the
schools and besides tho school ath-
letics are encouraging the use OF legs
In consequence each year when ply
steal examinations arc made 4 young
man who has reached the age OF
. twcnty-that is 10 say. our age Of
| ninctccn-ln selcatinE those At for
! military service, the average height
is found to be slightly greater than
that OF the class before.
Yrnr Old When Born.
The reason why the japanese youth
| IS twenty when in our country he
would be but nineteen is that he is
4 Il Il 10 .,,,,, l..
* born Mo-e than that, if horn
very late in the year. say December ~.
= he Is one year old for few days. ana
then on and after January /, he is
Two years old.
from destructive fires tina; sweep over
wooden buildings. These conraEra-
TONS 20 Ike prairie fires OF late
modern fire lighting apparatus has
BEEN bouahi BY ,, some &c, cite ;:., s. :,
Japan, have been operating for three
weeks on the single block OF street
. IL from, Of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo.
" n lie large crowds have watched them.
Few Asphalt Pavements.
In one now section OF the city there
arc "A few asphalt streets, but not
roads are stu the streets of Tokyo.
. a city OF 100000. which may soon
he increased to 100000 by taking in
surrounding cities and making a
. village in the world Yet good mill
tary roads radatc TO every part OF
! the main island and are excellent for
motoring.
There arc more than 1000 auto
mobiles in Tokyo and gasoline is
dollar gallon. Their drivers go
rccklessiy, honkinG the most raucous
horns have ever heard They arc
largely owned by the Narikin. those
unpopular persons who made biz
money in shipping or the manufac-
ture OF munitions during the war.
There arc very few motor trucks in
Japan. Not many horses are used
in freighting, and then always a
single horse hauls light wagon.
Practically speaking, all trucking in
Japan is done by man power. One or
two men pull like mules at n cart
piled high with heavy stuff. All
stun is hauled to and from the mar
row gauge railroads in that manner.
Yokohama. the port for Tokyo, is
twenty miles from this great center
OF popula ton. Nearly all goods COM
ing in or going out OF Yokohama are
hauled between Tokyo and the port
by this man power system.
English is spoken by great many
Japanese-that is. a grca; many Of
them speak Al very few words Of II.
English is much affected as sign
OF class n shop attainS a position OF
cxcluSlvcncss by the simple cXpcdi-
lent OF putting up an English sign.
One such in Tokyo reads. shoes
Mend" Another more elaborate, with
much class to il. is this: Tailor and
Several Kind Of Drcssmakcr \ shop"