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un d erstood.
kad o s E mpire
and Rein s J a pan
,
G riis .
A M B
. . .
I . CH IL DH OO D
II . EDUCAT IO N
MAR RIAG E AN D DI voncE
IV .
V . OLD AG E
VI . COUR T LIFE
VI I . L IF E IN CA S TL E AN D Y A S HI KI
WO M EN
SAM UB AI
I X PEA S ANT WO M EN
.
X L IFE IN T H E CITIES
.
EPIL O G UE
JAPANESE GI RLS AND WOMEN .
CHA PTER I .
CH I L DH OO D .
dred eggs l
The baby especi a lly if it be
.
,
p rescrib e s .
c on necte d wi th this exce pt that t he ch ild s ,
-
ha m i or coat serves as a n ext ra coveri n g
, ,
p ublic as the
, Japanese babies do t hey ,
Among the lower classe s wh ere there ,
r
p po e r de vel o p m en t o f the l eg) ; b u t a m on g m e r cha nt ,
li te r a r y m en , a n d oth e rs of se denta ry b
ha its, it is m os t
milk is absen t from the bill of fare i n ,
1 Som et im e s , in th e ol d da y s , r ice wa te r w as g iv e n to
b a bies instea d of m i l k , b ut it was ne a rl y im p os si l e to b
b r ing up a ba b y on thi s a l one . Now both fr esh a nd
-
it soon learn s to ride its bearer wi th con
s id e ra bl e skill inste a d of being merely a
,
The Japan ese baby s rst lessons in walk
ing are taken under favorable circum
stances With feet com fortably shod i n the
.
b
soft ta i or mitte n like sock babie s ca n
,
-
,
sandal or cl og is tied to the baby s foot by
bits of string faste n ed around the a nk l e ,
g ta r a ordi n g
cases .
, ,
0 a nd follow e d by Sa n mea ni n g M is s
, ,
festivals , a nd
bri n gi ng with it m uch mirth
an d frolic comes the Feast Of the Ne w
,
articles .
in ji m ikis ha s
.
th a b m d m which is d r a wn b y a m a n.
ol d ,
an d for three d ays wit h all their ,
p r te of f .
thi s occa sion is a sweet whi te liquor , ,
1
Kota tsu , a cha rcoa l r e in a b ra z er i or a sm al l r e
l
p a ce i n th e oor , ove r whi ch a woo den fra m e is se t a n d
1
Kisses a re unk nown , a nd re g a r de d by cons er va t ive
EDUCATI O N .
of the b d from
t w o l a ng ua g e s , b ut th e Ja p a ne se orro we
cr a t u s h a s done m u h fo
r Ja p a n a nd t o m a s te this
c r , r
m on e
p po l e d
is p rin t e , b y t he s i e of the Chines e cha ra c d
te r , t h e d
re n er ing of it , i n th e l e tt e rs of th e fro m , or
Ja p a nese a l p ha b et.
A Ja p a ne se w om an is n ot e xp ect e d to d o m uch in th e
stu dy of Chines e . She w il l , of course , l e a rn a few of th e
m ost c om m on char a ct ers , s uch as a re us e d in l e tt e r-wr it
ing , a nd for the r e st sh e wil l re a d b y th e h el p of the
ka na .
ED UCA TI O N . 41
l
classes from the sa m um i upwards The
,
.
c ha p . viii on Sa m ur a i Wom en .
ED UCA TI ON . 43
a in te
p d , or som e p oe m or sentim e nt writte n .
ED UCA TI ON . 45
i t d during stay i T k A
'
q ua n e m y n o .
heard ,
an d from the time wh e n they
52 J APAN ES E GI RL S AN D WOM EN .
n o t like holi d ay s .
i ng i nto the k ee o
,
n ut -o f door air
- From .
m a m as AN D DI vonC E .
1
The Ja p a nese st a n a rd d of fe m al e bea uty differs in
m a ny res p e cts fr om our own , so tha t it is a l m ost im p os
si bl e for a fore ig ner vis itin g Ja p a n to com p reh e n d th e
na r ow ; th e fore h e a d hi g h a nd na rr ow i n t he m iddl e b ut
r ,
wh o ha ve th e m i s fortun e to ha ve a ny wa ve or rip p l e
c u ve outw a d b eg inni ng
r r u h l ow e r d ow n th a n up on m c
t h e Ca u as ia n fa ce ; a nd th e e ye sock t S h ul d n ot b e out
c - e o
l i n e d a t a ll e ith e b y th b ow th ch e k o b y the
, r e r , e e , r
n seo I t is th is a tne ss of th e fa ce b ut th e e ye s t h a t
. a o
g ives t h e il dn ess of e x p re ss i n t
m l l y oung p e p l e of o o a o
M ng l ia n typ th t i s n ti a bl e
o o e t a it al w y s in
a s o o ce a r a
d ress .
d
thing b ut t he wil e st frig h t in their p re se nce . Fore ig n
60 J APAN ES E GI RL S AN D WOMEN .
m erits S hould t h e yo un g fo l ks nd n o
.
er s wh o h a ve l ive d a g r ea t d e a l a m ong th e Ja p a n e se n d
t h e ir s ta n d d ar s un cons cio us l y ch a ng i ng , a nd se e , t o t h e ir
own s ur
p r ise , t h a t t h e ir c ou n t r y w om e n l ook unga inl y ,
e r ce , a g g re ssiv e , a n d aw k wa r d a m ong th e sm a l l , m il d ,
1
Th e p rese n t f r om t h e g r oo m i s u s ua l l y a p i e ce of
ha n ds om e sil k , us e d
for th e obi or gi r l e Th is ta k es th e d .
n eces sa ry .
aecti on ,
66 J APAN ES E GI RL S AN D WOMEN .
"
wi fe .
1
As ea rl y a s 1 870 an e dict was pu blish e d b y which
o cia l n otice a n d a p p r o ba ti on were m a de ne ce ssa r y p re
b d
we r e a olish e , a nd tw o yea rs l a te r th e r ig ht of s ui ng f or
a di vorce was conce de d to th e wif e Rein s Jap a n, p
.
M AR RI A GE AN D DI VORC E . 67
ri ng e .
MARRI A GE AN D DI VORCE . 75
truer to li fe .
76 JA PAN ES E G I RLS AN D WOMEN .
late yea rs .
p g
re n a te d with practi cal Christ ianity the ,
women in Japan .
vi carious s ue ri n g is m isunderstood a nd
'
W I FE AN D M OTH ER .
Iife
. It is not the id ea of the strong m an
consi dering the weak woman savin g her ,
to her maste r .
Im don
which has burned al l n ight a nd
. , ,
2
her night s rest Next she goe s to a ro use
.
,
whether sandal clog or shoe is at the,
ven ge.
on e ,
and by no means the least Of her
duties is to receive duly acknowledge an d
, , ,
time to do so .
1
Sa ka ki , the Cl eyera Jap onica , a sacre d pl a nt e m
bl em a ti c of p urity, a nd m uch use d a t fun e ra ls a nd in
the d eco ra ti on of g ra ves .
1 00 J APAN ES E GI R LS AN D WOMEN .
o f con veniences a nd a
pp l ia nce s f o r nu rsi ng the si ck i n
y os hi i that
,
is to say some man ,(usually a
youn ger son ) who i s will ing a nd able to
give up his family name an d by marry , ,
as we go cityward .
future heirs .
i
stumbl ng block in the path of her progress
-
p r ices .
1 2 0 JAPAN ES E GI RLS AN D WOMEN .
, ,
h a nd s we re too fu l l o f work
. Many the .
t a in the gr e a te st ho n or a nd ha p pine s s W e .
1
ble worker The go ia kyo of J a pa n is glad
.
s uite of f or h th e ti tl e
, a nd
room s eet a pa rt sn c a e rson
p
i tsel f is m a de up of this w or d with the Chi nese h onor ic
go a nd the t itl e S a m e, the sa m e a s S a n, ul e d in ad dress
ing al l p erl onl oxoep t inf er iors .
O LD AG E
. 137
an d disgrac e shall be m ine What won .
form l
.
h m dm m wm m e l m g civ wm d m e
d
tim e of th e Em p e ror I c hijii (a o ut 1000 A b The court .
p e ro r a nd Em p ress a re se l ec te d f th da ughters f
rom e o
The -
you A . D . 1890 is the twe nty -thir d year of hi eiji , a nd
15 0 A A
J P N ES E G IR LS AN D WOMEN .
parents .
lux uries .
ti nting i n re g a r d to t r e a ti e s . Th e Sh og un h el d th e d a im i os
i n for ce d su bj e ction , a su bj e c ti on th a t w as sh a k e n in
1 8 62 , a nd b l a st in th e y e a r 1 8 68 , wh e n , b y th e
ro k e n a t
a ttend n ts a nd th e ch il d wi th i ts e ti n ue l iv es i n th e e s
a , r
h is j udg nt a n d
m e xp e ie nce i n th e p h ysica l a nd m e ntal
e r
trees .
LI FE I N CAS T L E AN D Y AS H I KI 1 .
a l so t o th e b a k s occ up ie d b y h is re ta ine
a rr c both i n rs ,
city a n d unt y
co I n th e city th e ba rr ack s of the s m u a i
r . a r
l t owns the d a im i s
w as th e d a im i6
s y a shi ci . I n th e ca s tl e
roun d d by
e a t wh il
a m o th e y hilci s f th sa m u i we re
, e as o e ra
p l a c e d w ith ut t h
o e m a t T h y i n tu n w e
o s e
.
p a a te d e r re r
f m th e b usi ss p a rt f t h e vill a g e
ro ne e tim s by a
o so m e
se cond o thi d m oa t
r rBy li f in ca s tl e a nd y hiki we
. e as
by these very sa me m en .
pictures he said
,
wh ich I have seen the
, ,
yash i ki .
I n on
y , ,
of D ecember a nd ,
nothin g would do but
that her wishes m ust be carried out Her .
L I FE I N C A S TLE AN D Y A sm m . 1 77
noble s daughter
.
m a in e d i n the pa l ac e a ll their da ys l ea d in
, g
l ives of de voti on to t heir m istress ; the
com fort a n d ea se of w h ich hard ly com pen
e rty
. They had been folded away for twenty
y ears amon g the embroidered robes to ,
quaintance Why have you given up t he
,
child w
- i fe with both arms b uried i n the
'
SAM URAI W OM EN .
cia l b us i n e s s
. At th e ti me of the fal l of
feudal i s m t h ere were amon g the thirty
, ,
loya l ty loyalty to his lord and master and
, ,
l
read the tale of The Loyal Bo nin a
soon have to give up At these word s
.
l
The sa m ura i a l wa ys wom t wo swor ds , a long one for
g hting on l y, a u d a short one for d e fense whe n p om ihl e ,
for ha m kin
b ut, aa s l a st resort , -
The sword is the em
.
'
a gi ft or a token of gratitude a su m ,
ta i ne r .
wear the sword ? we asked So that I
.
dai mi o s wi fe
a thing so uncom mon that
,
who are makin g a dis mal n ois e , a p re
now m a de kn o wn a nd t he d a im ib who ad
, ,
The Loyal Rani ns re ferred to in the be
,
girls sch ools both govern ment and pr i
,
PEASANT W OM EN .
TH E
great he rmin class incl ud es n ot
on l y the peasants of Japan but al s o th e ,
and Ma in 1
outc as t s who lived by beg
,
g ing slaughtering
,
an imals caring for dea d ,
r ia g e w it h a ny of th e h ig h e r cl as se s , h a ve re ce ntl y be en
a b ol is he d . Th e re is no w no ra n k di sti nction of a ny
p oeit ion of a g ro om t o b e tb e ae t ua l r ul er o f Ja pa n d n r
ing the Middl e Age s . H e it w a s who in 1 587 im ue d a
g : ul ,
n ot
. Wh at I pray for is that the co un try ,
patheti c story told in Mitford s Tales of
,
anese the li fe is more tha n me at it is
, ,
-
,
close .
ma de .
.
,
sex .
24 8 JA PAN ES E G I R LS AN D WOMEN .
Ci a d a i ig li te r a ll y, m one y for tea, a nd is eqniva p
speech as ,
You have done a great deal
,
a nd ,
under the slight shel ter wh ere the
bathers were i n the habit of d e positi n g
their sandals an d towels I spied the well ,
p e nd e n ce A mon g this
. class a l l through ,
g o by shows
, how m uch she has given u p ,
s iste r
.
CHA PTE R X .
u r n I N T H E CI T I ES .
.
,
266 A A
J P N ES E GI RL S AN D W OM EN .
si l k in Tokya will
of voices ,
the cl utte r ing of aerobam the ,
, ,
t rns all alike in design and color are
e .
a n e ve ni ng of p l ea s ure b ut al s o o n the re t ur n fr om a ou r j
ne y or pl ea s ure tr ip of a n y k in d
As a rul e , the l onger.
m o ts ur i procession o r to da n ce upon th e
,
in their tea .
q ue tte ,
music pai
,
nting and ower
, ar
rangement many wo men of the Old sch ool
,
A nn a a nd hi s fa m ily we re a bout to
m o ve om
'
t he ir resid e n ce to a not he r pa r t
of the city . The y se n t to know if thc
fa tes were p ro pitious to the cha uge for a ll
of m oney ,
and of that com mod ity she had
very little be in g m ainly dependent upon
,
g e is hns t o
,
o, who at m a ts ur i ar e hired to
288 J APA N ES E G I RLS AN D wow .
, , ,
by t he m e m m a k e rs whose ushed fa ce s ,
a nd wo ve n i n a s at t he r st gl a nce t hey ,
LI FE I N THE CI TI ES . 297
seem to be ,
so closely a re the leaves and
h um ility or an a ecta ti on of it
, .
h o se
u b e she princ e ss or peasant is
hersel f the head se rvant and only gives u p ,
a im,
or the part o f the ho use where the
p a t i e nt
,
h a rd -working an d humble -minded
, ,
i ly
. Just whe n s he has a s harp reproo f
rem l v a m es s e ng e r or l e tter w ill a rrive
. ,
with s o m e g o od e x c u se co uc h e d in m o s t
,
li t a nd h um bl e t er m s S ome t ime s it
p o o .
se r vi le cl a ss a nd,
as they are also th e
,
i v n to a m e re servant ; a nd th rough
g e
'
so
d i sheartening .
her m oth er s
h ea r t yearned for her l ittl e
3 30 HVDEX .
W
. .
. .
0 ak a , 296 .
2 55 2 30 . 27
Feud a l syatem , 169 .
Divorce , am ong l owe r cl a sses, 66, 192 ; st ories of, 184 -187
g g
.
69, 73 ; a on h i he r cl au se,
m
66, 68 ; ri h t of, gr ante d t o g
w om en , 66 ; ri h t t o ch ild ren g
in case of, 67 , 105
f
.
146 ; i rl s , 15 ; h i
53
Fuji ,
h ouse s, 187 , 192 ; m il itary , of Fi m eral n r vice .
osi,
Ed uca tion gi l of r s , 37 -56 ; d im
Geish a ,
ul ti
c i ce w n ne sy ste m , 52 56
f ul t i J p
a n a a none syst em 39
i n ol d ti p 37 m es
,
wh ere gei h s as m ay be hire d ,
Ed u ti high bf
.
ca on , e r, d ou t ul
3
h l p 7 9 ; ff t
e e ec on h om e l i e , f G ta , ood an cl og 13, 14
77 p du i g
, .
ro c n repugna nce t o
m a rria ge , 80
Ed ucation of da im i b s d a u h ter,
g Haor i , a coat of cotton, sk , or
177 180 -
p worn ovem
'
the kim ono,
gr
a e,
b
.
m ag
m n,
ng
e
c hil d ren of, 1 64 ; d a u h te rs g ti
ar sans, a m erc
,
13 4 ; i n ear l t im e s , 138 se
H im in , cl ass characteristics of,
e l us ion of, 43 -145 , 155 , 1 56 ,
Hi b hi b i f bu ing
ac a raz er or rn
Em p
,
re ss , 140 , 150- 168 c h l 30 7 2 136 307
a rcoa
Em p Hid ey hi S T y t i
.
, , , , .
re ss d owa ge r , 152 os ee o o om
p Hi i f p up
. . .
w e, th e i az z a tha t l
n n , a c a ss o 228 a ers,
Jp
.
h ouses , 177 - 1 79 ; in t h e h om e , o e s, -
HtlR p
.
a n n f s oe m s o a
y hu d d p t
,
Fa ir ta l es , 32 n re th f oe s, e nam e o a
g g
.
2
g th k bi th
21 $
.
m one y , 4, 5 on re turn i n .
0 BKSa n a unt , 124 Prost ituti on, hous es of, 1 14, 214,
g
.
Obi , a i rd le or sa sh , 60
p b
.
of old p eo l e , 1 36 , 1 20 - 122
, Re ti re m e nt of em erors, 13 4 .
S oung l ad y , 20 Sa Cl ey e r a
gs
0 J '
i ki ,
x th e
o a m a a p om ca ,
o a p ri , k n ora b l e r e t ur n , a
g re e ting s h oute d t h e a t te n
by Sa k e, w ine m ad e f rom rice , 22,
d a nt , upo n t h e m a st e r s or w hite , 29
p
.
326 Mr , Mr s , or Miss ,
k
. . .
0 Ki u s m a rr iag e a nd d ivorce ,
7 3 , 74 Sa m is e n , a m us ica l instr um en t ,
p
.
a r e nt s d ut ie s to , 134 ; re s e ct Sa ts um a re e on , th e , 222
y
.
P l w , 84 , 87
a re n t s - - a
Sc h ool , t h e
,
.
Pe a s a n t w om e n , 10 8 , 240 26 1 .
l
e us zm try , 2 23 -240 c h oe l e, m is s iona l
p gp gi l
.
,
Ph y s io ia n s fee s , 20 4
e l f- osse ss ion of a a nese r s,
i i
.
P l g r m s , 24 1, 2 4 2 47
Se l f-sac r i ce , 2 14
. .
Pil l o w , 8 9 2 19
p
. .
ry , 2 6, 14 8 - 150 . 27 3 , 2 98 .
HVDEX 3 33
n um b
e r em p
l oy ed , 3 10 , 3 11 ; Utsun om i ya , 70 , 71
g Uy en o Pa r , 296 k
.
8 awm g , 23 , 94 . Virtue , J p nd W t n
a a nese a es er
Shin to, id eas o , f 215 2 19
Jp ft i g
.
Sh 5g un , th e coon , th e Vice h on or o a r f e
p 25 ; t p
, ,
r oy , or se -ca l l ed te m ora l r ul er Y ea r s , o a r en s, t 98 ; t o
of Jp
a a n und e r t h e e ud al sy s f b
t om s of a nce stors , 98 .
te m , 155 , 1 69 ,
191 , 1 94, 224 , Wa ka m a ts u, 208 , 222
W ed ding Se e Marria ge
.
17 6 1 94 W id ows , ch il dl e ss , 123
f
. .
k
.
each e r s p a y , 204
122 , 124 , 1 26 ; e xam l e s of,
T Jp
.
63
T p
.
em le, 4, Y a m a to Dak , 2 15
g
.
oil e t a a ra t us , 30 .
T5 k a i d 5 , 24 1 un d s , 169 , 1 7 1 , 1 73 , 3 1 1 ,
Tk g
.
o on om a , t h e r ai se d al cove in
aJp a a n ese r oom , 44 Y ed o Se e T5h y 5
Tk p
. . .
T5h y 5 M a il , 23 1
b
.
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writte n for it by the Author . 1 6m 0 ,
1 om o , 5 .
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