Evening star., 1928-11-10

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the Emperor's either hand were rich
black lacquered stands, on one of
which rested the sacred sword, on the
other the sacred jewel.
The Emperor arose, holding his baton
of office before him. The Empress also
ceremonial fan Of cedar wood. All pres
ent made obeisance to their majesties
The Emperor, still standing. read his
imperial rescript, announcing his acceS-
Sion
%The rescript Is as follows:
"Our heavenly and imperial ancestors,
in accordance with the heavenly truths,
created an empire based on founda-
tions immutablc for all ages and left
behind them throne destined for all
eternity to be occupied by their lineal
descendants. BY the grace Of the
spirits of our ancestors this great heri-
tage has developed on us. We hereby
perform the ceremony of enthronement
with the sacred symbols.
''In building up the empire and reign
ing over the people our ancestors looked
upon the state as their household and
the people as their children This
tradition has been followed from era
to era, so that the virtues. benevolence
and magnaminity shown by their SOW
ereignss have deeply influenced the peo-
pie. who, in turn, are united In rever-
ence and loyalty t othe throne.
This spiritual union between sover-
efgn and people is the essence and
power Of our nationality and should
remain unchanged as heaven and earth.
Our imperial grandfather, wisely chooS-
ing between the old and tha new. &C.
cided to enter upon the great work Of
imperial restoration, and. giving due
regard to conditions both at home and
abroad. adopted far-sighted System of
constitutional government. and by vir-
tue OF civil as we'll as military achieve
msnts completed task seldom paral-
leled In history.
Asks Aid Of Spirits.
"Our imperial father. who followed
In the footsteps of his great predecessor.
built upon and added lustsr to tAis
glorious bequest. Being called to the
throne at this junct1re We are only TOO
sensible of our own failings: therefore
our ardent desire that We may have the
protection of the spirits Of our ancestors
and the support of our beloved millions.
and thus be enabled to discharge our
sacred duties in manner not unworthy
Of the great past
1T Is our resolve to endeavor to pro-
mote and cultivate friendly relations
with all nations. and thus contribute
to the maintenance of world peace and
the advancement of the welfare OF hu-
manity. We call upon you, our beloved
subjects. to be Of one mind and. sinking
selfish aims for public service, work
With one accord. helping us to attain
these our aspirations in order that we
may in some measure add to the illus
trious traditions to which we have sue
ceeded and that We may with good con-
science face the heavenly spirits of our
ancestors"
Hirohito's slender figure was volumi-
nouSly swathed In his robes of an
cient ceremony, of brilliant orange. the
color of the rising sun. Empress Negako
was clad in the "karaginu" and ''itsut-
Suginu," which have constituted the
female ceremonial costume from the
Middle Ages. Karaginu is a compare
lively short tunic with shorter sleeves
than the modern kimono. The itsut-
Suginu Is five-fold kimono with each
of its five folds visible at the sleeves
and hem of the skirt. The costume
was of the finest silk damask, with
something like train, called q mo
The prlncesSeS OF the royal blood were
dressed much like her majesty.
Great variety was presented I'm the
costumes of the higher officials taking
part. Military and civilian Officials
were distinguishable by the differing
shapes of their headdresSes of s.ii
black silk The civilians had a streamcv
of silk gauze floating from the bac'
while the military men wore two coci
ades The colors of the robes di-
tirSuished the ranks. black 1denotin,
the highest, scarlet the middle an.
light blue the lov,s1t
The sun struggled through the CLOUDS
and shoue during the S,lunkyo-Den
ceremony A rainho- o,'y''srclled the
mountains. and this ~--s ;415!+e-cd o
good omen for the reign Of z1irohito.