( a WAS TOO PUBLIC FOR HIM COLD Ml i? JV i s;v . 'imJTW' 'wffiLiM &eNKMrc se&a&&&tsM?l it f rural -rai if i -- k 11 v. jvii i. mn luiiii ;.' miiju MinoMfemtj ai -. T . r ; f r iv i n.i; i i v s 5 n. t i ' m w k i tjrftJii-M n; rw .i:urauiiriTV?niuK..H m n-i i r? z.- smm m ikii tjzjv l u. II Jv-WLlKs ,n tl10 highest Bcnso of TV fljOy'wR . fflEariU' f f5 jfTSiVffi-- $?G$ K5iv.JrK.I '' V? tjPfeS SW -vcnr" Preparation for 5 tfJv S comber. Tho Amerl m...v4fciM'tttCTOA A " feriwAKl.ft c .ir.1foFtW?XVJW 'Pfiv A rttk 'ltaT MLON m 1 . i. t cjwf ijvjaw-f' ir "warn, t i -MrvffWi iipti 7 .ir. i.kjRn tlii i jbi jr m "v v u i 11 i . v. J!k mld-Dcccmbcr, would tSt.il3mmJtSJliL Wlfnl -iT" 1d W ?3 -&P find orntv.ta nf Vinr CSt J-fiRBBsBai . ff! r'4SlVijWviroJ J TT iiX . I5fcj& 'I url.. ' r Ttnv1!'! Mrjv:AMVr&,iMB', nUT.::.Twrr.j r-'.tf' .w mi 1111m ,RV YEAR'S dny amonR t tin TntAtitinun 4a yrt only tho day that be gins a yonr, but It is. In tho highest senso of '. I'ntl fltnl ,!,. .1 l, year." Preparation for It begliiB oarly In Do comber. Tho Atncrl can Christmas shopper, If landed In Tokyo In mld'Dcccmbpr, would find orntvita nf Vinr DiotJiers nnd sisters In Bplrlt throng ing In shops decorated with the most nttractlvo symbolic ornamentations and displaying with great skill the things most rcqulslto for tho coming holiday time. At night, along tho thoroughfares, tho stranger would Bee multitudes crowded about strcot booths to purchaso tho wares exposed there, nil which nro significant of tho Now Year festival, and nothing else. Every where tho avenue and by-ways would bo Illuminated with rows of shining lanterns, bearing trade devices and family crests, nil suspended from tho low eaves of stores and houses. Never are tho streets of Japanese cities and towns so enlivened with gayly dressod crowds and busy traffickers as during Iho tlmo of our own alien, yet kindred, i-nristnias excitement. The specific preparations for tli Now Year begin about tho thirteenth of tho last month. Then, within every house In the empire, n general clean ing up takes place. A fresh, green branch of the bamboo tree, with its leaves and twigs to symbollzo good fortune, Is used as n duster In completing the thorough sweeping. At this time tho soft rlco mats of which tho floor ing In Japancso homes Is made aro renowod In order that tho callers at tho Now Year may bo received whero they can enjoy a spotless footing. At this tlmo, too, nil matrons and maids aro busy getting ready for wear on New Year's day kimonos that Bhall havo no trace In them of tho vanished past To old and young tho dally themo of thought and talk Is tho coming "New Year," full as much ns "Christmas" is to us. Outside tho houses symbolic decoration has full Bwny, and transforms the thoroughfares Into gayly colored and overgrocn avenues. Tho tree less Btrcets aro turned, for tho tlmo being, Into vIstaB of swaying bamboo and pine trues. Beforo each Iioubo entrance, according to the tenants' purses and taste, stands a kind of archway. Mb plno branches, supposedly male and femnle, on tho right and loft, nnd tho tall triple bamboo BhaftB (both trees symbolic of longevity that Ib of a hardiness that has borne tho storms and struggles of long life Into a rugged old ago) wel come tho vlBltor. Over head, spanning tho space between theso uprights of tho nrch, Ib a decorat ed rope always of rlco straw, having on It various pendants arranged In scries of seven, flvo and thrco (lucky numbers). Tho rope recalls ono of tho most revered and poetic traditions or tho Jap anese past. Tho sun goddess, tho ancestress of the Imperial house of tho emplro, was angered with her brother In tho ancient days, and In re venge hid herself In n cave. DarknosB then pre vailed In heaven and over the earth. The gods, In their perplexity, tried to Induce her to como out of her hiding place. But In vain did they appear, until, In a dance they hnd arranged, sho was Induced by a taunt that touched her vanity to open tho door of her self-chosen dungeon. Ono of tho gods then drew her forth, and, to prevent her running back Into the cave, stretched a straw ropo across tho cntrnnco Tho porpotual shining of tho sun, secured thereby, remains memorial ized In tho gnrlarided barrlor hanging nbovo each Japancso portal at New Year's time. Among tho most noticeable nnd significant ob jects ornamenting theso doorway nrches Is n scar let lobster, embedded nmong some branches of a buBh whoso old leaves remain unshed until after tho young leaves havo budded. Tho lobster's crooked body tells of old ago bent with years, whilo tho bush branches around It show how parentB remain oven while children and chil dren's children may como Into being. In tho samo decoration fronda of fern nro placed, whoso pairs of leaves symbollzo wedded life. The or ange, wIiobo color brightens tho clustered sym bols, bears n nnmo which, as a pun, moans "gen erations," and tolls of family perpetuity. Sea weed Is there, too, as a memorial of good fortune, commemorntlng also tho prehistoric conquest of Korea by tho ISmpresB Jingo. Her troops woro In dnnger of defeat because their horses on tho Ko rean seashore woro starving from lack of food, flut, by inspiration, sho ordered seaweed to bo plucked from tho waters of tho beach and given to tho horses, who then wcro so Invigorated that I hoy carried tholr riders to glorious victory. Gohel whlto bands of pnper wavo over tho gar lands of tho doorway nrches symbolic of tho an cient offerings that havo won the favor of "the myriad gods." After busy weeks of preparation at last tho closing day of tho year comes. On Now Year's eve tho wholo country Ib astir and every placo that needs a light for uso or beauty Ib brightened. All through that night tho people stay out of bed to sec tho old year pass and to welcomo tho now. Merchants do not go to bed until tho dawn of Now Year's day. All tho business accounts of the closing year must bo settled that night, and In every senso of tho word tho year bo begun ftrcbh nmong thoso Japanese who aro guided by tho old social order. All things aro mado now. Bad luck, bad feelings, unsettled debts, nro all to bo dono nwny with and a now chaptor of life opened, filled with happy prospects. Tho com plete renewal of old-fashioned Jnpancso Ilfo at the New Year Is well Bhown In ono of tho names that tho day bears, San Gon, "Tho Threo Begin nings," thnt Is, of "year," of "month" and of "day." When the house hold awakens on Jnnu ary 1 every member of tho family seeks tho otherB to say "Omcdo to" (Congratulation). And then nn exchango of presents Ilko our Christmas giving be gins. Tho Now Year breakfast Is a feast of B.vmbolitm and of good wishes. Tho Now car'B wine, too. is passed around, with tho wish that everyone may drink along with tho cup a long, long Hfo. A boup containing a peculiar rlco paste, rnochl. is eaton by all. each ono wishing tho others ten thousand years of pleasure and pros perity. Then tho household prepare for n day of festivity. Tho busy broom and bamboo duster aro left Idlo all tho day, for fear that they might sweep out of tho house the divine freshness that has como Jnjto It. All tho shops remain closed from dawn until tho next dny. It Is tho day of tho homo and of Boclal happiness. There Is no "Christmas treo" as the center of tho Japaneso New Year celebration lnsldo tho house, but there Is tho Kagaml niochl or "mirror rlco cakes" that aro mado as conspicuous no tho "tree." Theso cakes represent tho round mirror, In which tho sight of nor face enticed tho sun goddess out of her cavo In the oldon tlmo. For eleven days theso cakes romaln decorated with frulta and flowers, elevated on whltewood trays. Then they form part of a family feasting. Throughout Japan tho Now Year's day Ib tho ono complete holiday of tho year. Soon after breakfast all the members of tho families, dressod In their newest clothes, take to tho gardons, park3 and streets for characteristic pleasurlngs. Uni versal visiting Is a social lnw calling on friends nnd relatives In person or by card. Unlvorsal gift making Is Indulged In, messengers being sont bearing presents all around the household nnd friendly circles. Distinctive and cxcluslvo gameB also belong to tho New Year tlmo. Battlo doro and shuttlecock Is probably chief among them. In certain parts of Tokyo, for oxamplo, streets aro almost Impassablo because of tho hosts of tho players of this game. As far as ono can see, tho sceno Is ono of bewildering color from tho stir of tho dresses of tho girls, who ure as active In their sport ns so many of our tennis players. Gayly ornamented battledoros flash ov erywheio, and the air Is full of the bright, flutter ing toys that aro struck from one to another playor. Pcnnlty for defeat usually meanB gro tesquo markings of the face with strokes of char coal Ink. Ono may spo thousands of children merry under tho comical markings Imposed upon their foreheads and chocks. Klto flying Is nnother peculiar New Year pas time. And klto flying in Japan Is a sight well worth going far to see. Tho Variety of Bhapo, tho gorgeousncHB of cojorlng, tho extraordinary Blzo of many of theso toys, Ib something pecullnr to tho Japancso. Then tho aklll shown In maneu vering the kites Is marvelous. They hum as thby sway in tho January breezo with a sort of organ plpo volume of sound, and. at times, they swoop down upon antagonist fliers, llko hawks, and, with their gluss-diist-covcrod cords cut their ene mies freo, thus making them tho property of tholr own masters. There Is hardly a moro fas cinating spoctaclo than ono of theso friendly bat ties In tho nlr of Japaneso kites, under tho guid ance of tho skilled men who mnnngo them. Another distinctive entertainment for tho Now Year celebration is furnished by groups of mnsked performers who go about tho BtrcetB led by a curious anlmal-llko creature, whose grotosquo lion-head excites much mock terror among chil dren. Tho antics of theso motley crowds nro supposod to oxorclso ovll spirits from tho Japan cso homes, as well as to add gayoty to tho do IngB of tho dny. Many other unlquo ceromonleB tako place on tho first day; too many for nn at tempt to describe thorn bore. But we may not pass1 by tho old card parties of the Now Year evenings; tho matchlngs of tho beginnings and ends of tho "hundred songs of n hundred singers." From ono January to another this gamo Is not Indulged In; but at tho opening of tho year It Is tho chief Bport kopt for tho even ings, wholo families becoming absorbed In It. It is a contest of mamory and of quickness at dis covering In enrds laid out beforo a group of play ers tho end of a poem whoso opening lines havo been road by a leader. It Is astonishing to seo tho mental skill that many of tho players hnvo ucqulrod. Ono moro exciting Now Year gamo deserves mention, the fortune lotteries. In theso homo lotteries ono takes hold of tho end of a rope and casts the cithrr vnd over n t-orocn. Illi' len plnyers attach Homo gift to l ho freo ond of tho rope, whereby often tho best of fun coiiicB. because of tho prizes diuwn. But this great day of begin nings for Japan, with Its idling nnd many pleas ures, at last comeB to a close. On tho second day of the year tho duty of work Is celebrated. In tho homo the children strive to show to tholr parentB the best they can do In penmanship or In momory of thlngB to bo learned. Girls try tholr first orna montal needlework or plcco of music; merchants open their shops with n show of receiving their first goodB for tho year. On the Btrcot many pro ceBslonB of coolies nro seen bearing bcnutlfuliy or namented Bpeclmcns of the trades of their mastors. Heavily loaded wagons, brilliantly decorated with lanterns, flags nnd advertisements, drawn by oxen covered with many colored cloths, pass from dis trict to district, accompanied by singing nnd dnnc Ing workmen. Toward tho evening of tho pocond day Btrcot peddlers, crying "Treasure ships for salo!" go about among tho crowds. Thoy sell rough draw ings of tho "Seven Gods of Happiness," nfloat In a boat. Multitudes buy these caricatures of on ancient snered group, much as wo might buy a pictured Santa Claus. That night tho "trensuro ship" must llo under ono's pillow. Tho dreams that come then mean much for the rest of tho opening year. On tho third day of tho Now Year tho firemen of the towns havo tholr annual parndo nnd give public exhibitions of acrobatic skill In many places. Theso exhibitions nro no mean shows. Somo of tho performers display an agtlo ability In climbing, balancing and leaping that Ib of an extraordinarily high order. Indeed, nil tho dnyB of the first fortnight of tho now yenr aro red lettor days, until tho fifteenth dny comes, when seemingly a moBt comical end ing of the wholo fcBtal season tnkcB place. Tho pooplo after that settle down to tho commonplaco ordor of regular dally labor. Tho Japaneso peoplo at tho present tlmo do not tako this closing event moro seriously to heurt than wo of this land now rognrd tho rldo of Tain O'Shantor; but, theoreti cally, tho inhabitants of tho Infernal reglonB dur ing the first fortnight of tho now year havo aB merry n good time as tho peoplo of this world. On the fifteenth day, however, tho Instruments of tor ture In hell begin to work again. On this day It lo that tho temples consecrated to Rmmn O, tho king of Hades, aro crammed with dovotocB and gather largo sumB of offerings from fearful sin ners. It Is a wonderful sight, n templo of Emma O in mld-Janunry, lu ono of tho grcnt cltios. A Ro man carnival could not bo moro Jostling, Jolly or absurdly funny. Japnnese fun making Is nt Us freest there, and all that Is done Booms to bo for given tho worshipers, if tholr contributions to tho treasure boxes of hla majesty, tho regent of tho inforno, nre generous. With tho festival of thin god the now yenr on earth and under tho earth haB for tho Japaneso pnssed away as a feast, and lifo's duller, fairly begun ngnln. Of eourso the Japaneso New Year Is today fast losing somo of Its oid-tlmo characteristic fascina tions, but enough of Its unlquo qunlntncss and charm romaln to glvo It dlBtlnctlvenesn among tho festivals of tho nations, nnd to keop it an object for foreign tourists to enjoy. To the New Year Oh rhlld Now Year, on whom tho mantle falls Of tho departing yenr, who leaves to theo, Tho labors, tasks, tho duties nnd tho calls Which aro tho heirlooms of tho pnst, to bo A precious trust tho hcrltugo of tlmo, How will thou faco tho futuro all alone? How front tho foes of sin, nnd vice, and crime, Which muster round with force and might un known? Tako courage, child of tlmo, bo not dismayed, Equip thyself with fulth and hope and lovo, And seek for Btrei.sth nnd wisdom from above; With thece to help theo, never bo nfrnid. (Jo forth with gladness on thine tintrod way, And strength will tome to theo from day to day, E. D. NALDER. . To the New Year and the Old Friends Tho moon wanes pnlo In tho sky, And tho BtnrB nil blink for morn; Tho old year Is to dlo, And tho now year to bo born, Wo havo passed through tho vnlo of tenrs, Wo havo trod tho Journey long, Wo havo shnrcd our hopes nnd fenra, Wo havo Bharcd our grlof and song; And wo'vo Bhnred thorn all with our old friend 3, Our true friends, our fow friends, And we'll drnln anew to our old frlcndh, Tho friends that nro always true. Honry ChrlBtopber Christie, in Smart Sot Mild Mannered Little Man Has Very Embarrassing Experience. on Street. Ho was a mild mannered llttlo man, nhort, with gray hnlr and spectacles. It was noon on Washington Btrout, and as usual tho crowds were- shov ing and pushing to get somewhere Tho llttlo tnnn wna trying to worm IiIh way through tho crowds. A welldrcssud woman accompanied by n small boy was mixed up In tho crowd. 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