Evening star., 1929-06-29

have cut the percentage Of sickness
among the employees from 10 to ST.
So the workers were back at their
tasks when we went through the great
factory, clay mixers, molders, trimmers,
kiln men. sorters, inspectors, decorators,
packers. 1t was wonderful process
sion OF processes, and beautiful line
Of goods we saw in the making. Skill
order, speed-these are the three fac
tors in the work. which moves as do
the calisthenics in the yard. I shall
not undertake to describe how the wares
are made. That Is a matter for the
encyclopedia. But it may be inter-
esting to mention the rapidity with
which the materials pass through all
groups of hands, the expertness which
is shown in every part Of the work,
from the man who slaps a big PAN
cake of prepared clay down on form
to make the beginning of plate, with
the precision of a star base ball pitcher
gifted with perfect control" to the
man who paints the designs on the
wares.
Goods for All World.
These goods go all over the world.
especially to all parts of the United
States. Out in the yard we saw great
numbers Of boxes marked for firms in
hundred cities of our country, includ-
ing some for Washington.
Our next item on the list was lunch
con at the Honganji Buddhist Temple.
seemingly strange place for feast.
We drove away from the ceramics
works, after having been told that
beautiful souvenir would be sent to us
at the Hotel Imperial in Tokio-which
has become our receiving reservoir for
our collection-and we're led into a
yard where showed shrinelike small
structure. Was this the Buddhist Tenn
pie? No, 1t was the headquarters and
shop of the renowned Ando, maker Of
cloissone. In a shedlike workroom, look
ing out on delightful garden, sat half
a dozen workmen, putting wires in place
on vases, filling in the spaces with
enamel, painting, firing. We stood
| entranced in observation of this re-
markable skill and artistry. Then we
went upstairs to the second story OF
| the Shrine" and there found a veri-
table museum of beautiful things, by
which we were all sorely tempted.
The real Buddhist Temple proved to
| be vast structure set In veritable
park 1t was crowded with worshipers,
and the great space before it swarmed
with people, especially children. We
put cloth covers over our shoes and
went through the immense place, which
is about $50 years old, and so finally
emerged into the rear Of the park Sc
| cluded from the crowd and as quiet as
II far in the country. although the
tides of the million -peopled Kegoya flow
| swiftly only a few yards away.
On the top of small hill Is tiny
| tcahouse, a place famous for the per-
formance of the traditional tea cere-
rliony of Japan. Preparations we're
made for this ceremony, but there was
| not the time, and so the photogra pher
for one of the local newspapers asked
| William Phillip Simns and me to pose
for one scene OF the ritual, which we
did, with the result that this highly
interesting picture appeared in print
last evening. with text that Is un-
doubtedly very interesting, though un-
known 10 US.
i The luncheon was served In the
bright sunlight, at small tables on the
bank OF charming little lake set with
stone lanterns and other forms Of OUT
door japanese ast. TlNre was no cere-