. The mikado's empire. vacy. In thecut, the words sasame goto (whispering) signify that something confi-dential is being told. Whether the pair are lovers is not certain, thoughthe expression on the face of the man is that of a love-lorn swain ; andthe young lady, whose coiffure betokens that she is in the matrimo- * He studied at Princeton, Troy, and Columbia School of Mines, in New York,and is now an officer in the Department of Education. t He studied at Albany and Hoboken, and is now in the Imperial Govern-ments service. 524 THE MIKADOS EMPIRE. nial market, seems to be paying very close at
. The mikado's empire. vacy. In thecut, the words sasame goto (whispering) signify that something confi-dential is being told. Whether the pair are lovers is not certain, thoughthe expression on the face of the man is that of a love-lorn swain ; andthe young lady, whose coiffure betokens that she is in the matrimo- * He studied at Princeton, Troy, and Columbia School of Mines, in New York,and is now an officer in the Department of Education. t He studied at Albany and Hoboken, and is now in the Imperial Govern-ments service. 524 THE MIKADOS EMPIRE. nial market, seems to be paying very close attention, as her fa<ie, andhands drawn within her sleeve and to her neck, indicate. July 5th.—At a religious service in the hall of the castle, a bandof sacred Shinto musicians played the national hymn, many centuriesold, the strangest and most weird system of sounds I ever Shinto priests, in white robes, offered up the fruits of the sea-son, and solemnly read prayers written for the occasion. Over one. Whispering behind the Screen. tbousand officials, in swords and ceremonial robes of hempen and silkcloth ikami-shimo), were present. Their salutations to each other,after the exercises, were fearful to behold. Much breath was sucked,exalted honorifics indulged in, congratulations spoken, and excrucia-ting politeness manifested. To all these private or official entertainments I receive very polite-ly worded written invitations. On the day set apart in honor of Jim-mu Tenno, all the officials, according to rank, assembled, in robes ofceremony, in the han-cho, and each, as his name was called, advancedto a stone lavatory, washed his hands, and offered a prayer to the godsfor the prosperity of the empire. I was especially invited to attend,and given a seat of honor. Later, in answer to questions about greatmen, I took occasion to explain that the reverence of the Americanpeople for Washington was for his pure and high moral character asa man, and not as a military h
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