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QUEER DOMESTIC RELATIONS
A Peculiar Greeting The Interchange
of Boys Divorce and Marriage
Customs The March
ol' Civilization.
Kingdom of the .AllUndo.
H'rIUfn/or Tlie Tier.
Distance is annihilated in these days
of Btoum iviul olccti'ieity. The events of
the morning tit one particular point of
this pliuict are read and commented
upon at the antipodes in the evening
paper. The. physical , intolloi'tunl and
moral progress or reaction of most na
tions is apparent and disseminated by
the omnipresent wire , and whnt was
considered a utopia , the idea of a
brotherhood of nations , scorns to grow
loss impolitic us the century nears its
close. It ib not so long ago since Japan
was a lorrn incognita ; a land inhnb-
itatod with strange pooplu , with another
civilization , with customs and manners
of which wo know nothing ; a country
BO walled in by the seclusion of centur
ies , that the imagination run riot
in its anxiety to draw the curtain and
reveal to the world a hidden phn * > o of
human existence. Commodore Perry
came and Japan reluctantly submitted
to resume intercour o with foreign
nations. Ports were opened to commerce -
morco and merchants entered in search
of lucre. Hut at timt time trade wns
considpred in Japan as one of the lower
avocations of life , and intercourse ) with
the higher and educated classes wns an
impossibility i Up to twenty years ago ,
absolutely nothing was known of the
political condition in the Island Em
pire. Then cumo the civil war. The
Shoo-goon ( Tycoon as ho is erroneously
called by foreigners ) was reduced to
submission , and the Tenth I Rama
mlkudo IP a term unknown in
the Japanese tongue resumed the
throne of his ancestors. The new
government inaugurated a now era.
Obstacles , in the way of free inter
course between the I-jin ( western men ,
the name applied to all foreigners ) ,
* were removed and wo worn allowed to
cast n glance behind the screen of so
cial and domestic lifo.
But this took time. Aside from the
fact that the older Japanese were not
disposed to follow young Japan in ac
knowledging the superiority of our civ
ilization , they shrunk from exposing to
the curious the details of their domes
tic , lifo. Iliad boon two years in Japan
and had become Intimately acquainted
with many families , whonCarnssu Murn
n huge , i. o. , a relation of the imperial
fu\niiy , died. Having been on visiting
tonns with the deceased , Mr. Go-jio ,
hia brother-in-law , was notilled of I my
Intention to attend the funeral. Sev
eral objections were raised but over
come. It must be ncknowedgcd that
curiosity to witness the obsequies of a
noble contributed not a little to the de
sire , and my astonishment and disap
pointment may bo imagined when ,
upon reaching the house cif mourning ,
I found n hearse and carriage in wait
ing. The gentlemen were in full dress
vrltb crape around the arm and hat.
All I saw was a coromong exactly like
IB our elrcotu , with the excep
tion that a Buddhist priest conducted
the religious rites in the cemetery.
Hearse and carriages bud been hired at
Yokohama , and for that time at least ,
the Japanese form remained a mystery.
We have been Hooded with literature
about Japan , and T regret toj siiy that
much of this writing is unreliable. How
can it , bo otherwise ? An Englishman
travels over this continent , and upon
his return rushes into print ; wo know
how ridiculous arc some of the state
ments made by these superficial ob
servers of our social and political lifo.
So it is in Japan. A writer , no matter
how close an observer he might be , can
only give his impressions , and many of
these are obtained through the eye of
nn interpreter. The best book on
Japan is GHills' "Empire of the Mi
kado , " but its author was totally unac
quainted with the native tongue , and
his descriptions of domestic lifo were
obtained from Japanese students who
naturally presented everything in a
roseate hue naturally , for to tell a lie
is no sin in Japan. One of the writer's
lirnt experiences demonstrates thut fact.
A young ollieinl told such a palpable
falsehood that I inquired of my inter
preter about the man's character. "Ol"
wns the reply , "lie is a fox. " Insisting
upon an explanation , f elicited the fact
that lying is considered ' 'smart. ' ' The
immorality of an untruth is utterly ig
nored. If a native doubts A statement
of a friend or acquaintance , ho will
ejaculate : "Us'o bakuri ! " that is only
a liol and both will laugh in the bost-
uatured manner.
A good liar seems to be at a premium
in Japan. Ho is called "a fox , ' wellof
the innumerable shrines devoted to the
several deities , those dedicated to Key-
nard outnumber all the rest together.
These shrines , placed as they are in the
midst of a copse , at but a short distance
from the roadside , form a peculiar fea
ture in the landscape , and add not a
little to that indescribable charm which
the traveler experiences during his so
journ in out of the way places. Tour
ists or residents seem to travel only in
the beaten tracks. Tokio , with the
temples at Shibu , Ouono , and A/akusa ,
is visited : perhaps the tiny waterfall at
Oji is seen. Odawarn , Mianoshitn ,
Lake Ilukono anil the sulphur baths of
Atumo are taken in and n hurried trip
to the Dai-Budzu ( the immense statue of
Buddha ) concludes the tour of Japan.
Now , a stranger cannot learn anything
about Japan on his trip. Ho comes in
contact with natives who have boon
spoiled by their intercourse with un
principled foreigners for , notwith
standing their obtusivonoss as regards
nfalschool , the natives are naturally
scrupulously honest is lleoced to a
considerable extuut and gees a
mongrel mixture of old and
now Japan. But go to old Fusi-
Yama , that grand mountain which in
spires the natives with a mystic awe ,
and whoso likeness is reproduced by
every landscape painter's brush ; then
strike up north if you wish to llnd na
tives with all the primeval vices and
virtues of their forefathers.
Their politeness is excessive , al
though , since it is an innate and not an
artificial quality , its expression is more
pleasing than otherwise. The deep
salaam , the flowery address , remind us
forcibly that wo are In the Orient , and
when wo meet a native who has ac
quired English by books Instead of by
actual intercourse , wo cannot help being :
struck by what might suem to us fulsom
adulation. The writer , while making A
tour through Japan , wns walking h'A
horse upon entering a village , when a
well-dressed native seized the bttdlo ,
apd , after making the usual bow , ac
costed him in laborious English witV
"A bowknot is easily to--un tie.n
This strange proceeding and ad-
dross may probably have produced an
idiotic stare , for the Japanese laughed
heartily , bowed again and wont his
way. The first thought which sug
gested itself was to hint to the govern
ment that civilized nations keep their
lunatics in an asylum. But homo time
afterward wo found an English gram
mar written for Japanese students by
Dr. Brown. The author had appended
a number of English-Japanese .sen
tences , the first of which was the extra
ordinary allocution by this btr.uigpr ,
who was evidently studying English
and anxious to give evidence of his
progress.
Social life is largely depending on
the homo relations of the people. Po
lygamy , that curse to all moral and in
tellectual progress , wns permitted in
Japan , although its practice was lim
ited. The ompcror hud , and has as far
as wo know , twelve by-wives , although
the first wife only has the title of em
press ; but all the children were legiti
mate. Monogamy is general among the
people , although the question of
legitimacy plays no role in Ja
pan. The fact is , the relations of
the homo lifo of this people are exceed
ingly strange. There is no courtship.
If a Japanese wants a wife for his son ,
he sends his chief attendant among the
different families of his own rank. A
suitable girl being found , this attendant
communicates with bis colleague of the
bride's family ; ho returns to give the
result of hit negotiations , presents are
inter-changed between the two families
and a day is unpointed when the bride
will cojnc to the house of her future
husband. There is some entertaining
on the part of both families , but no
other coromony. If the wife is not to
her husband's liking , ho may send her
homo to her parents , without going
through the divorce court , and outer
upon a now venture in the matrimonial
sea.
sea.But the queerest custom , and ono
that is not generally known is the in
terchange of boys. Mr. Kawukura has
a boy , and to sh'ow his appreciation of
his friends kindness , gives him this
child. The boy is formally adopted in
his now family , and assumes all the
right and title belonging to it Ho becomes -
comes totally alienated from his real
parents and is disowned by them.
Now , Mr. Iwaya , who has two sons ,
hears of Kuwukurn's generosity and , not
to bo outdone , sends him ono of his
boys. Kuwukuru accepts this present
with thanks and young Iwaya bears
that name no longer , but enters at once
as the heir to Knwakura's name and
property. This strange proceeding is
carried on among all classes. The
above named instance in which the
names are not changed , came under the
writer's observation. But another high
ollleial , Mr. Matsu Noo. once said that
ho did not think that his youngest son ,
a child of eight years , was of much ac-
count.hence , ho had given him to a
jinrikiska coolie !
The husband is absolutely master of
his household ; if ho is attached to his
wife and children , bo is exceedingly
careful not to show it. The lifo of a
lady is exceedingly monotonous and to
our ideas seems unbearable. The
dressing of the hair consumes" many
hours. the painting of tno
face , nock and lips take
ns many more. The household
duties are performed by the servants ;
there is no going into society ; the only
amusement , if it can be called by that
name , is an occasional excursion with
her huBba'nd to bomo place of resort ,
generally a temple of national reputa
tion. Among the lower classes , she is
the chief slave ; does all the work and ,
if she happens to live in the country ,
must help him in his Held labor.
It seems a boneless task to undertake
tht amelioration of thin condition.
While the Japanese are making won
derful progress in all that affects ma
terial life ; while railroads and tele
graph lines are being built and oper
ated ; while Tokio has electric lights ,
street cars , brick buildings and almost
every improvement , we owe to this century -
tury ; Avhile the nation is making prepar
ations to advance a stop further by
changing from an autocratic into a con
stitutional government ; the relations of
the home- circle remain the same , and
will prove a serious obstacle in scaling
the height of civilization reached by
the Caucasian race.
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JIOXHV FOR THE IiADIBS.
A very stylish jacket of gray princess
cloth is trimmed with ereeenls of rich pas-
semontonu.
Many basques are trimmed with full fronts
of silk , iu some lighter shade th.ui the colur
ot the cloth worn.
A very pretty jacket of marine blue cloth.
lined with plaid silk , Is trimmed nil oiound
with a narrow gold passementerie.
Stuffs with printed borders are again
much used for fjirls' summer frocks , and the
full round skirts have the border us 11 hem.
A walking jacket of navy blue and white
striped hair cord is edged with navy blue
braid. It has a waistcoat of white fancy
cloth.
Fans with sticks of tigers-eye , studded
with carbuncle , and ivory combs with tops
of amber balls urn among the latest lures for
the shekels of lair women.
Very small mantels with lace hoods are
worn with thin toilets by youut ? women at
garden parties anil so on , but otherwise
vraps uro conllned to the more than middle-
aged.
aged.Fringes
Fringes of twisted silk are again in fashion ,
as well as guipure lace of heavy pattern , and
"chlccory" niching pinked out In petal
shapes , while jet , wo nro told , has a now
Icaso of life , though only in the ttrst quali
ties.
ties.Tho
The very last sweet thing in bonnets is tortoise -
toiso shell , which is wrought into u comb
and coronet that tangle about In a lot of luce ,
tulle , ( lowers mid things , and are supposed
to make a sufHelent head covering , though
the effected is utartllngly harehoa'led.
The tight-lilting jacket , molding the bust
like it cuirass , is most in favor. H docs not
absolutely exclude the jacket with loose
fronts , so much the fashion last year , but as
it is more coquettish and youthful-looking , it
soon will.
In stockings black is always worn , but
many of the best dressers now favor the
cream and ecru bnlbriggatis , and for wear
with the tan shoes HO often scon It in Impera
tive to huvo stockings ot qulto the same
shade. For evening toilet the stocking ex-
uctly matches the gown.
For traveling there are dust cloaks of gray
glace silk that are the uemo of elegant quietness -
ness , while for the carriage uro shown
sweeping garments of bright red Uengalluo
trimmed with Hots of black lace , or else
green , bcdizanod with yards of white ribbon ,
A crepa effect can bo given to nun's veiling
by dampening slightly , drawing through the
hands and allowing It to dry , ami when madu
over moire of its own shade , with small vest ,
collars , culTs and pauol of white , it is among
the most stylish of summer Bluffs , especially
for young wearers.
Skirts are cut short enough In front to dis
play the gorgeous footwear now In vogue ,
among which low shoes of line white linen
duck with Bcallopod tip * and facings of glos
siest patent leather or dark red Hussia
leather , ara easily long favorites , though
slippers und low shoes of bronze and black
kid or of the gown KttilT , wuh big , dull silver
buckles , nro the correct thing for full-dross
occasions ,
Miss .loy Lindsay , of Tennessee in the
reigning belle of Narragausett Pier. She is
a pure brunette with black hair in coils
around a perfectly shaped head , black oycs ,
lips full and like the red , red row , und a
skin of clear olivu , with just u suspicion of
color. Her costume Is all blua when ready
for her bath , the sleovelnss waist snowing
her round , white , plump arms. She in
about live feet high , weighs 125 pounds , und
Is declared on all Hides to bo the handsomest
girl tu the pier this season.
Thompson Is said to bo coming back
next season , bringing with her , among her
traiu of dizzy burlcsquer3 , Violet Camoion.
THE WIZARD OF WALL STREET
Methods and Moans Whtc.i Have
Won Him Greatness.
EARLY BUSINESS SPECULATIONS.
fllcthoils of Obtaining Control of Other
1'cople's Property Reduced tea
a Kino Art How He Got the
"Western Union.
.lay Gould.
Tlonry Clews , in Now York Commer
cial Advertiser : If Feunimore Cooper ,
Sir Walter Scott , Charles Dickens or
Dumas , in the height of popularity of
any of those great writers of llction , had
evolved from his inner consciousness a
Jay Gould as the hero of a novel , its
readers would have found serious fault
with the author for attempting to trans
cend the rational probability allowed to
the latitude of fiction. Few novel read
ers , in fact , would have patiently sub
mitted to such a htrain on their credu
lity prior to the era in the financial de
velopment in this country which pro
duced some of the leading characters
which Wall street has brought to the
front , as stern realities of every day
lifo , since my advent in the arena of
speculation.
Among these Jay Gould is conspicu
ous , and of all the self-mauo men of
Wall street ho had probably the most
dilllculty in making the lirst thousand
dollars of the amazing pile which ho
now controls.
Jay Gould was born at Stratton Falls ,
Delaware county , Now York , about the
year 188i. ( Ho was the son of John B.
Gould , a farmer , who kept a grocery
store. At the ago of hixtcon young
Gould became a clerk in a variety store
belonging to Squire Buriiham , about
two miles from the Falls. Hero , in his
leisure hours ho assiduously improved
the little learning he had received at
the village school , by applying himself
to the study of bookkeeping in the oven-
ings.
It was when ho wns at this store , ac
cording to the most reliable accounts ,
that ho manifested his natural aptitude
for m-'king sharp and profitable bar
gains. His employer , the squire , had
his eye on a piece of land in Albany ,
which he expected to obtain cheap and
bo make a profit. IIo whispered his in
tention to some friend in the store , and
his young assistant overheard him.
When ho wont to put his design of pur
chasing the land in execution ho found
that young Gould had been there before
him , and had hceured the title.
This natural inclination to buyout
every concern with which ho has boon
connected has boon the ruling passion
of his lifo , and still tenaciously adheres
to him. Prior to his negotiations with
tlio firm of surveyors , ho had invented
amouso trap in his intervals of loibtiro
in the store , and with the proceeds of
this and the bargain in the land , out of
which ho had outwitted his employer ,
ho was enabled to make himself master
of the situation with the surveyors.
Shortly after this a man named Loup ,
who owned a tannery in Pennsylvania ,
who was looking out for a partner with
a little money , and who was alt-o a good
"drummer. ' Mr. Gould made nn ar
rangement with him , became a member
of the firm , cut olT the middle men ,
came to Now York and obtained cus
tomers diruet from the wholesale
leather men , and in three years bought
out lib partner and ran biulnoss hint
self. Loup , the fro/cn-o l purtnai' , took
his business reverses so much to heart
that ho committed suicide.
On his visits to Now York Mr. Gould
was attracted by the greater advan
tages which the Empire City afforded
for extending his business , and came
hero to reside . He had ingratiated
himself in the favorable esteem of ono
of the leather merchants with whom he
had done business. The merchant took
him to his house to board and Mr. Gould
foil in love with his handsome daughter.
It was a mutual affair of the heart , like
that of his son George and Mis-s Edith
Kinirdon , and a speedy marriage was
the ro ult. The results of the happy
union scorn to have been all that could
1)0 desired , and the domestic felicity of
Mr. and Mrs. Gould , so far as the public
liavo been able to ascertain , has never
suffered the slightest jar or interrup
tion.
tion.On bin entrance to Wall street ho be
gan business alone. Afterward he
formed a partnership with Tlonry N.
Smith and Martin , the firm taking
the name of Smith , Gould & Martin.
Martin is now in a lunatic asylum , and
Henry N. Smith , who was the chief
cause'of the failure of William Heath &
Co. for $1.000,000 , is now a poor pen
sioner on the bounty of his wife. But
Mr. Gould still towers aloft , in the
full enjoyment and the continued progress -
gross of his speculative prosperity , with
out being dismayed by any competitor ,
however powerful , and overcoming all
obstacles , no matter how gigantic.
The modus opcrnndi of Mr. Gould , in
the purchase and tale of railroads , has
been to buy up two or more bad roads
put them 'together , give the united
roads a now name , call it a good , pros
perous Hue , with immense prospects in
the immediate future , get a great num
ber of people to believe all this , then
make large issues of bonds and toll thorn
at a good price , for the purpo-o of fur
ther improving and enhancing tbn
value of the property. Aftorthupo pre
liminaries had boon gone through , if
profitable purchasem came along , they
could have the reid : at a price that
would amply compensate Mr. Gould for
all his labor and acute management. If
those purchasers- should bo unable to
run the load profitably and were
obliged to go into liquidation after a
year or two , as frequently happens , then
'Mr , Gould or his agents would vury
likely bo found on hand at the sale to
take bad ; the road at a greatly reduced
price. Mr. Gould would then got n
fresh opportunity of showing the supe
riority of his managoment. Ho would
be nb'lo to demonstrate that the road
hud loft his possession in excellent and
progressive condition , but through
loose management had been rundown.
Ho would then sot about the work of
reorganization again and go through
the same role substantially , with slight
variation * ) , as before , realizing a hand
some profit on each eiiccc-ssive reorgan
ization.
ItwuBusthomunagingiwworof tbo la-ie
railroad that Mr. doul I laid the broad
foundation of his fortune. The money
and intluoiice which lie gained in con
nection with the Erie corporation en
abled him to extend Lit operations in
the acquisition of railroad property un
til , through Union Paoillo and its vari
ous connections , Walmsh and a number
of southwestern roads , it seoimid iiroba-
ble at ono time thatho was in a fair way
of grasping the entire control of the
transcontinental business in railroad
matters. And this was prior to the time
when bo obtained his present hold on
tolugraph facilities.
The methods of acquiring the control
and the possession of other people's
property have been raircd to the dignity
of line art by Mr. Gould. This art has
been prosecuted , too , through "legiti
mate means. lie has had the law at
his buvit every timeand been supported
ill his marvellous acquisitions by
highest court authority.
The manner in which ho managed to
got Western Union into his hands affords
a very striking illustration of his meth
ods and the great secret of his success .
When lirst laying his schemes to ob
tain the control of the telegraph prop
erty ho got up a construction company
to build a telegraph lino. This was a
company of exceedingly modest proton-
sions. It had a capital of only $ oOUO ,
It built the lines of the 'Western
Union Telegraph Company , with whicQ
Mr. Gould paralleled most of the impor
tant lines of the Western Union , and
cut the rates until the older and larger
corporation found that its profits worq
being reduced toward the vanishing
point. Then it was glad to make tornig
with its competitor ; a union of interests
was the result , and Mr. Gould obtained
control of the united concern.
"Impossible1 " said Norvin Green , In.
high dudgeon , when the insidious iiii
tentions of Mr , Gould were broached to
him a few months before the settlement
took place. "It would bankrupt Goulq
and nil his connections to parallel our
lines , and to talk of harmony bi twucn
biin and us is the wildest kind of specu *
lation. " The genial doctor was then.
master of the situation in Western ,
Union , or imagined himself so at tha.t
time , and regarded with contempt lhj )
oilorts of Gould and his colleagues tq
bring the Company to terms. In a few
months afterward the doctor tuiuelw
submitted to play second fiddle to ilia
little man whom he had formerly desS
pised. |
The arrangement in reference to tho' '
cable companies followed the capture oil
Western Union. The struggle is stillj
pending for the entire monopoly in the ]
cable business , and it now seems only a
question of time when the Hennott ?
Mackay party will have to succumb :
leaving Gould in the supreme control of
the news of the world. If this slu uld ,
huppun bo uonlil become an inuiiuiiso
power for either good or evil both in '
spocultition and politics. In fact , it
would bo too great a monopoly to bo en
trusted to the will of ono man. AN
though it might bo judiciously managed
us the cup of his amoition would then !
be surely full , yet tbo experiment \\ould
bo extremely hazardous. _
The controlling interest in the olovai >
ted railroads of this city , recently
achieved by Mr. Gould thiough hiHlm-j-
iness and speculative relations' \\ltb Mr.1
Cyrus W. Field , are of too recent datcj ,
to require liny special notice or eonimot ]
hero. Sul'icp it to say , that I fear mv ' ]
friend Mr. Field has not come out n't ]
the big end of the horn. although every"
thing has no doubt been in conformity
with the most approved business prin/tj
clples , and in strict adherence to the
most honorable methods of dealing 1&
railroad securities. It Is significant
however , that Mr. Field has preserved
a prudent reticence on the subject.
A Niuiiiiinr Idyl.
For the Hi r.
Wo sat bcsldo the summer sea ,
her presence did completely fill me ;
Her little boot touched me , ah mul
How it did thrill mo.
Hut her father came , the old
His coming I can ne'er forgot ;
For he , too , touched mo with his bOtH -
H thrills , mo yet.
Dr. Portugalolf , of Uutjsia , claims Uiat
drunkenness may bo cured by auhcrlu-
ncnus injections of strychnine , in the
proportion of ono gnr.n to UOU drops of
water , five drop * to bo injected every
twenty-four hours for oiglit or ton
consecutive days. The pitient will llnd ,
according to Dr. PortujfiiloT , that "the
first attempt to resume drinking will
produce such painful and nausea ing
sensations that he will turn away from
the liquor in disgust. "
