Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . sentiment ofpersonal honour far beyond what any other race hasever reached. But they are proud, absolute, revenge-fid, profoundly suspicious, hesitating, and mistrust-ful, and, in the lower classes, openly and radicallyimmoral. Their organisation (until lately) waspurely military ; war was the only occupation (withthe exception of the priesthood) which was con-sidered worthy of a man ; agriculture was left toserfs ; while commerce was regarded as fighting-classes had the utmost contempt fortrade, and the entire people
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . sentiment ofpersonal honour far beyond what any other race hasever reached. But they are proud, absolute, revenge-fid, profoundly suspicious, hesitating, and mistrust-ful, and, in the lower classes, openly and radicallyimmoral. Their organisation (until lately) waspurely military ; war was the only occupation (withthe exception of the priesthood) which was con-sidered worthy of a man ; agriculture was left toserfs ; while commerce was regarded as fighting-classes had the utmost contempt fortrade, and the entire people were deficient in thecommercial aptitudes. The town costume of the 6^4 Japanese gentleman consists of a loose silk robeextending from the neck to the ankles, but gathereilin at the waist, round which is fastened a girdle ofbrocaded silk. Over this is worn a loose, wide-sleeved jacket or spencer, decorated with thewearers armorial device. A cylindrical cap madeof bamboo and silk, white stockings, and neat strawsandals, complete the attire. Trousers are only. The Japanese Ambassadors to Europe in 1862. (From a photograph by Vernon Heath.) 1, Take no Ouchi ShimoJzii K^no Kumi; 2, Matsudaira Iwamino Kami; 3, Kiogoku Notono Kami. worn by official persons on occasion of special cere-mony. A head entirely shaven is the distinctivemark of priests and the higher class of medicalpractitioners ; in othei-s, the hair is shaved off aboutthree inches in front, combed up from the back andsides, and glued into a tuft at the top of the head,where it is confined by pins of gold or hair of the women is more abundant, but other-wise theu- dress very much resembles that of themen. In the country, a short cotton gown is oftenthe only clothing, and the lower classes go almost ina state of nudity. The men are generally elaboi-ately tatooed over the greater part of their bodywith figures of men and women, bright-blue dragons,lions, tigers, &c. The women have a mania forpainting and
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