been unfortunately spoilt by the rain, Io vain do I protest that Tam not a officer; the crowd does not believe me, and I am banzaid the echo and escape to my room with great relief, Apropos of the visit of the British Squadron, and s an illustration of the clove affinity between tragedy and comedy, I Kobe, during the ty of British blu ightaeeing on shore, the course of their wandering, t|with " Shinto funeral.
Prostesion te be one of the many entertain anived in their honour, the sailors walked alongside. the colin, shouting and singing joyously, and oven, it is said, plucked the sacred branches sakaki to adorn themselves. Fortunatoly—and this speaks volumes for the moderation and good sense of the Japancso—the interested parties recognised that the behaviour of the rided as insult, but merely due to ignorance of Japanese customs. Upon the nature of with profuse apologies, and the incident was happily closed. It was ud one which, but for If-rosteaint of the Tapaneso, might have had serious consequences.
Now Osaka 8 great busy hive of teeming humanity, a city of countless creeks and bridges, and narrow lanes thronged with hurrying foot-passengers. According to the Rev. W. E. Grits, narrow, and their place is taken by floors of small steamers which ply on the canals uncossingly and bear passongers from one part of the city to the oth In the day-time you shall see Osaka at work. Would you soo it at play? Than come with me to the Dotonbori for nightfall, and you pot, This is usually known to ere as Theatre Strost, and it is in trath a street of theatres and every kind of show. Story-tel are drawing grest crowds, and the count-lees small shops are doing " thriving business.
For to-morrow is a mates and we in th f women sre bukit oferige for it pilgrimage of the morrow, and the picturesque crowd is even vaster than usual. Hero in n chrysanthemum show lot us pay our two sen and 200 the flowers, Dangozaka again, but on caller and less elaborate scale. No theless, the show is very beautiful; the exquisite flowers are arranged as none but the Japanese can arrange them, are sot off to the best advantage by " wonderful system of lighting.
shade and combination of shades delicate whivos onto red; flaming orange dying to faintest yellow; rich warm and gorgeous purples. Now lot us loave the potted flowers and see ins, Hero are tableaux representing famous scenes Japanese history, terrible in their grim re une snd Henkel sad Yasubira are in the frst group, startling in the virile and lifelike attitudes, And hero is the classic story of the forty-seven renins, and Kuranosuke about to saver the head of Kotsuke no Tattorod and blooding are the forty-seven, or th ed, as is only to be their hard fight. And the craveo 10 Suke stands astly expect is sll so horribly realistic voluntarily you tam your head and await with affrighted oars the dull thud of the sword on the bare flesh, But, you will ask, what have these gruesome tableaux todo with a chrysan. themum show Only this. The heads of the gute are of wax or of some similar substance likewise the limbo, But the clothing is composed entirely of chrysanthemuns—not out flowers, but living plants, cuanivgly woven into place by moste: hands,
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