INDEX.
Reading edition
Adoption, 103, 112, 187.
Agility of Japanese, 13.
Ai, love, 415.
Amado, sliding wooden shutters used to inclose a Japanese house at night, 23.
Amulets, 329.
Andon, a standing lamp inclosed in a paper case, 89.
Ané San, or Né San, elder sister (San the honorific), a title used by the younger children in a family in speaking to their eldest sister, 20.
Aoyama, 131.
Apprentices, 309, 310.
Art in common things, 237-239, 462, 463.
Artisans, 235-239, 270.
Babies, 1-17; bathing, 10; conditions of life, 6, 7; dress, 6, 15; food, 10, 11; imperial babies, 8, 9; learning to talk, 16; learning to walk, 13, 14; of lower classes, 7; of middle classes, 8; of nobility, 8; skin troubles, 11; teething, 12; tied to the back, 7, 8, 12.
Baby carriages, 424.
Baths, public, 10.
Beauty, Japanese standard of, 58; early loss of, 122.
Bé bé, a child's word for dress, 16.
Bed, the Empress's, 446.
Betrothal, 60.
Bettō, a groom or footman who cares for the horse in the stable and runs ahead of it on the road, 62, 71, 311, 316, 319.
Bible, circulation of, in Japan, 412-414.
Birth, 1.
Boys, amusements of, 362-370.
Breakfast, 89.
Brothels. See Jōroya.
Buddha's birthday, 365.
Buddhism, 168, 240; affected by Christianity, 417-421; introduction of, 143-145.
Buddhist funerals, 131, 132, 347.
Buddhist nuns, 155.
Buddhist priest, story of a, 418-421.
Building, 333-335.
Butsudan, the household shrine used by Buddhists, 323.
Castles, 151, 157, 169, 171, 173, 174, 185, 186, 192.
Chadai, literally "tea money," the fee given at an inn, 251-253.
Cherry blossoms, 28, 146, 166, 176, 177, 191, 295, 296.
Childhood. See Girlhood.
Children, intellectual characteristics of Japanese, 41; Japanese compared with American, 19.
Chinese characters, 40.
Chinese civilization introduced, 142.
Chinese code of morals, 103, 111.
Christian ideas, progress of, 402-421.
Christianity, 77, 81, 168, 206, 207.
Christians, Japanese, 404.
Chrysanthemum, 166, 296-298.
Civilization, new, 77.
Clubs, women's, 391.
Concubinage, 85, 111.
Confectionery, 146.
Confucius, 103, 168.
Constitution, promulgation of the, 114, 276.
Corea, conquest of, 139-143.
Country and city, 278, 279.
Court, after conquest of Corea, 143-146; amusements of, 145; costumes, 146; in early times, 138, 139; ladies, 145, 148, 152-154; life, 138-168; of daimiō, 171; of Shōgun, 170, 171; removal to Tōkyō, 156.
Courtship, 58.
Crown Prince's wedding, the, 434, 442-445, 449-453.
Crucifixion, 199, 234.
Daikoku, the money god, 332.
Dai jobu, "Safe," "All right," 320.
Daimiō, a member of the landed nobility under the feudal system, 169-195; his castles, 169; his courts, 17; his daughters, 175, 177, 180, 182-184, 191, 192-195; his journeys to Yedo, 171-173; his retainers, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177-179, 181, 183, 185, 186; his wife, 175, 177, 182, 192-195; seclusion of, 172-174.
Dancing, 38, 287, 288.
Dancing girls. See Géisha.
Dango Zaka, 296.
Dashi, a float used in festival processions, 275-278, 366-369.
Days, lucky and unlucky, 331.
Decency, Japanese standard of, 255-260.
Deformity, caused by position in sitting, 9.
Diet, changes in, 424.
Divorce, among lower classes, 66, 69, 73; among higher classes, 66, 68; effect of recent legislation on, 374, 439; new laws, 438, 439; right to children in case of, 67, 105, 439.
Dolls, Feast of, 28-31, 428-430; origin of, 428; present meaning of, 430.
Dress, baby, 6, 15; court, 145, 146; in daimiōs' houses, 187, 192; military, of samurai women, 188; of lower classes, 126-128; of pilgrims, 243; present tendencies, 457; showing age of wearer, 119.
Education, higher, a doubtful help, 79; effect on home life, 77; producing repugnance to marriage, 80.
Education of daimiō's daughter, 177-180.
Education of girls, 37-56; action and reaction in, 433, 434; difficulties in new system, 52-56; fault in Japanese system, 39; in old times, 37.
Embroidered robes, 95, 146, 188, 192, 456.
Emperor, 111, 114, 134, 151-153, 155-157, 161, 164-166, 292.
Emperors, after introduction of Chinese civilization, 143-145; children of, 164; daughters of, 155; early retirement of, 134; in early times, 138; seclusion of, 143-145, 155, 156, 161, 169.
Empress, 88, 115, 140, 150-168.
Empress, Dowager, 152.
Engawa, the piazza that runs around a Japanese house, 23.
Etiquette, court, 153; in daimiōs' houses, 177-179; in the home, 19, 20; instruction in, 46, 47; of leaving service, 316, 317; towards servants, 304, 305.
Fairy tales, 32.
Family, organization of, 139, 439-442.
Fancy work, 95.
Father's relation to children, 100.
Feast of Flags, 363, 364; of Lanterns, 358-362; of the Dead, 358-362; of Dolls, 28-31, 428-430.
Festivals, of flowers, 27, 99, 295-297; of the New Year, 25, 349-358; temple, 270-278, 364-370.
Feudal system, 169.
Feudal times, pictures of, 190-192; stories of, 184-187.
Firemen, 335, 338, 339.
Flirtation, unknown to Japanese girls, 34.
Flower arrangement, 42.
Flower painting, 47, 432.
Flower shows, 270-272.
Fortune-telling, 281-285, 331-333, 470.
Fuji, 58, 242.
Fukuzawa, his book on the woman question, 387-391; his will, 345.
Funeral customs, 131, 132, 339-349.
Furushiki, a square of cloth used for wrapping up a bundle, 354.
Games, battledore and shuttlecock, 31, 32; at court, 145; go, 136; hyaku nin isshu, 26, 27; shogi, 136.
Géisha, a professional dancing and singing girl, 286-289.
Géisha ya, an establishment where géishas may be hired, 286.
Géta, a wooden clog, 13, 14.
Ginza, 265.
Girlhood, 17-34.
Gohei, a piece of white paper folded and cut in a peculiar manner, one of the sacred symbols of the Shintō faith, 464.
Hakama, the kilt-pleated trousers that formed a part of the dress of every Japanese gentleman, also the skirt worn by school-girls over the kimono, 433, 456.
Haori, a coat of cotton, silk, or crêpe, worn over the kimono, 8.
Hara-kiri, suicide by stabbing in the abdomen, 201, 202.
Haru, Prince, 113, 152, 442-444, 446-452.
Haru, Empress, 155-168.
Héimin, the class of farmers, artisans, and merchants, 203, 228, 229; class characteristics of, 229-240, 464-468.
Hibachi, a brazier for burning charcoal, 30, 72, 136, 307.
Hidéyoshi. See Toyotomi.
Hinin, a class of paupers, 228.
Hiyéi Zan, 243.
Holidays, 269.
Hotel-keepers, 280, 281.
Hotels, 247-250.
Household duties, training for, 21.
Household worship, 328.
Hyaku nin isshu, "Poems of a Hundred Poets," the name of a game, 26.
Inkyo, a place of retirement, the home of a person who has retired from active life, 136.
Instruction, in etiquette, 46; in flower arranging, 42; in music, 41, 431; in painting, 47, 432; in reading and writing, 38; in tea ceremony, 44.
Inu, a dog, 250.
Isé, 231.
Iwafuji, 210-213.
Iwakura, Prince, 157.
Iya, a child's word, denoting dislike or negation, 16.
Iyémitsŭ, 171, 172.
Iyéyasŭ, 169.
Japan-China war, 458-462.
Japanese language, 16, 40, 179.
Japanese literature, 147-150.
Jimmu Tenno, 138.
Jin, benevolence, 415.
Jingo Kōgō, 139-143, 147.
Jinrikisha, a light carriage drawn by one or more men, and which will hold one or two persons, 26, 70, 92, 268, 272, 320, 321.
Jinrikisha man, 26, 62, 69, 92, 108, 270, 279, 299, 316, 319-324, 473.
Jishi, mercy, 415.
Jōrō, a prostitute, 289-292, 406-411.
Jōroya, a house of prostitution, 290-292, 406-411.
Kaibara's "Great Learning of Women," 387, 389, 391.
Kakémono, a hanging scroll, 44, 147, 238.
Kaméido, 296.
Kami-dana, "god-shelf," the household shrine used by Shintō worshippers, 328.
Katsuobushi, a kind of dried fish, 5.
Kimono, a long gown with wide sleeves and open in front, worn by Japanese of all classes, 7, 94, 188, 192, 287.
Kisses, 36.
Knees, flexibility of, 9.
Kotatsu, a charcoal fire in a brazier or small fireplace in the floor, over which a wooden frame is set, and the whole covered by a quilt, 33.
Koto, a musical instrument, 42.
Kugé, the court nobility, 155, 170.
Kura, a fire-proof storehouse, 147, 171, 173.
Kuruma, a wheeled vehicle of any kind, used as synonymous with jinrikisha.
Kurumaya, one who pulls a kuruma. See Jinrikisha man.
Kurushima, 203.
Kyōtō, 156, 171, 240, 241.
Ladies, court, 145, 148, 152-154; of daimiōs' families, 175-180, 182-184.
Loyalty, 33, 75, 197, 206-208, 217, 302-304.
Mam ma, a baby's word for rice or food, 16.
Mamushi, a poisonous snake, 467, 468.
Manners of children, 18.
Manzai, exorcists who drive devils out of the houses at New Year's time, 357.
Marriage, 57-83; ceremony, 61, 63, 435, 436; feast, 63; festivities after, 63, 64, 437; guests, 63; presents, 62, 435; registration, 65; to yōshi, 104; trousseau, 61, 436.
Marumagé, a style of arranging the hair of married ladies, 119.
Matsuri, a festival, usually in honor of some god, 274-278, 366-370.
Matsuri, Shobu, feast of flags, 363, 364.
Méiji (Enlightened Rule), the name of the era that began with the accession of the present Emperor in 1868, 149.
Mékaké, a concubine, 111-114.
Men, old, dependence of, 133; amusements of, 136.
Merchants, 262-269, 469.
Military service of women, 188-190, 208, 223.
Missionary schools, 56.
Miya mairi, the presentation of the child at the temple when it is a month old. The term is also used to describe the visits to the temple at the ages of three, five, and seven, 3-6, 425-427.
Mochi, a kind of rice dumpling, 4, 24, 25, 65, 352, 353.
Momotaro, 33.
Mon, a family crest, 366.
Montsuki, a kimono bearing the crest of the wearer, 457.
Morality, standards of, 76.
Mother, her relation to her children, 99-102.
Mother-in-law, 84, 87; O Kiku's, 74.
Moving, 335-337.
Mukōjima, 191, 295.
Music, 41, 42, 430-432.
Names, 3, 423.
Nara, 247.
Né San. See Ané San.
New Year, preparation for, 349-356; festival of, 25-27, 356-358.
Nikkō, 231, 245.
No, a pantomimic dance, 292, 293.
Norimono, a palanquin, 30.
Noshi, a bit of dried fish, usually folded in colored paper, given with a present for good luck, 2.
Nurses, trained, 398.
Nursing the sick, 101.
O, an honorific used before many nouns, and before most names of women, 20.
O Bā San, grandmother, 124.
O Bă San, aunt, 124.
Obi, a girdle or sash, 60, 435.
O Bon, the feast of the dead, 358-362.
Occupations, of the blind, 42; of the court, 143-150; of the daimiōs' ladies, 175-180; of the Empress, 156-160; of old people, 120-122, 124-128, 136; of samurai women, 223, 224; of servants, 299, 304, 306, 308-315, 318; of women, 85-103, 108-110, 242-256, 279-292, 306, 307, 310-318, 397-402; of young girls, 21-34, 38-47.
O Haru, 211-213.
Oishi, 198, 214.
Oji, 296.
O Jō Sama, young lady, 20.
O kaeri, "Honorable return," a greeting shouted by the attendant upon the master's or mistress's return to the house, 100, 315.
O Kaio, 324-326.
O Kiku's marriage and divorce, 73, 74.
Okuma, Count, 203; his speech on education, 382.
Old age, privileges of, 120, 122, 123; provision for, 134.
Old men, 133, 136.
O miyagé, a present given on returning from a journey or pleasure excursion, 274.
Oni, a devil or goblin, 33, 466.
Onoyé, 210, 213.
Palace, new, 151-153.
Parents, duties to, 134; respect for, 133; disadvantages in Japanese system, 445.
Parents-in-law, 84, 87.
Peasant women, 108, 240-261.
Peasantry, 228-240.
Philanthropic efforts, 415-417, 418-421.
Physical culture in schools, 433, 453-456.
Physicians' fees, 204.
Pilgrims, 241, 242.
Pillow, 89.
Pleasure excursions, 99.
"Poems of a hundred poets," 26.
Poetry, 26, 148-150.
Presents, 96; after a wedding, 65; at betrothal, 60, 435; at miya mairi, 4; at New Year's, 353-355; at O Bon, 358; at weddings, 62; how wrapped, 2; in honor of a birth, 1; of eggs, 2, 5; of money, 204, 205; on returning from a journey, 274; to servants, 311, 315.
Prisoners' Home in Tōkyō, 413.
Prostitutes. See Jōrō.
Prostitution, houses of. See Jōroya.
Purity of Japanese women, 216-219.
Reading of women, 385-387.
Red Cross Society, 398, 416.
Religion of peasantry, 464-466.
Retirement from business, 133.
Retirement of Emperors, 134.
Revenge, 198, 210-214.
Revolution of 1868, 76, 221.
Rice, red bean, 3, 5, 65.
Rin, one tenth of a sen, or about one half mill, 240.
Rōnin, a samurai who had lost his master and owed no allegiance to any daimiō, 198, 213.
Sada, Princess, 449-453.
Sakaki, the Cleyera Japonica, 98.
Saké, wine made from rice, 22, 63, 136, 296; white, 29.
Salvation Army's attack on jōroya, 408-411.
Sama, or San, an honorific placed after names, equivalent to Mr., Mrs., or Miss, 20, 73, 124, 136, 232, 283, 284, 304.
Samisen, a musical instrument, 42, 127, 277, 286.
Samurai, the military class, 42, 75, 76, 105, 169, 174, 175, 180, 196-227, 232, 263, 302, 303, 307, 319; character of, 197-207.
Samurai girls in school, 226.
Samurai women, character of, 207-223, 458-460; present work, 223-327.
Satsuma rebellion, 222.
School system, 50, 378-381; object of, 379; statistics of, 380.
School, Girls', for Higher English, 383-385; Mr. Naruse's Female University, 381-383.
Schools, missionary, 56.
Self-possession of Japanese girls, 47.
Self-sacrifice, 214-219.
Sen, one hundredth part of a yen, value about five mills, 240, 273, 298.
Servants, characteristics of, 209-302; duties of, 302-315; in employ of foreigners, 299-302; number employed, 310, 311; position of, 302-310; wages, 311.
Sewing, 23, 94.
Shirōzaké, a sweet white saké used at the feast of dolls, 427.
Shogi, Japanese chess, 136.
Shōgun, or Tycoon, the Viceroy or so-called temporal ruler of Japan under the feudal system, 155, 169, 171, 173, 176, 185, 186, 191, 194, 197, 208, 224, 231-234, 292; daughter of, 176, 194.
Shōgunate, 155, 190, 192, 221, 222.
Shoji, sliding windows covered with white paper, 23, 71.
Shopping, 264-268.
Sho-séi, a student, 308.
Silk mosaic, 95, 192.
Silkworms, 95, 246.
Soba, a kind of macaroni made of buckwheat, 336.
Soroban, an abacus, 266-268.
Sumida River, 173, 295.
Tabi, a mitten-like sock, 13.
Ta ta, a baby's word for sock or tabi, 16.
Taiko Sama. See Toyotomi.
Tea, 91, 92; ceremonial, 44, 136, 176, 432.
Tea-gardens, 247.
Tea-houses, 250-255.
Teachers, pay of, 204; women as, 398.
Teaching. See Instruction.
Teeth, blackened after marriage, 63.
Temple, 4, 120, 129, 240.
Tengu, a monster in Japanese folklore, 466, 468.
Theatre, 33, 99, 292-294.
Titles used in families, 20.
Toes, prehensile, 15.
Toilet apparatus, 30.
Tōkaidō, 241.
Tokonoma, the raised alcove in a Japanese room, 44.
Tokugawa, 29, 151, 155, 231.
Tōkyō, 49, 69-71, 108, 115.
Tōkyō Mail, 231.
Tombs, 98.
Toyotomi Hidéyoshi, 232.
Training-schools for nurses, 158, 398.
Trousseau, 61, 436.
Tsuda, Miss Umé, viii, 458.
Utsunomiya, 70, 71.
Uyéno Park, 296.
Virtue, Japanese and Western ideas of, 215-219.
Visits, after marriage, 63; in honor of a birth, 1, 2; New Year's, 25; to a house of mourning, 340; to parents, 98; to tombs, 98, 359.
Voice in singing, 430-432.
Wakamatsu, 208, 222, 457.
Wedding. See Marriage.
Widows, childless, 123.
Wife, childless, 102; duties of, 85-99; in great houses, 92; relation to husband, 84; relation to parents-in-law, 84; social relations, 91.
Woman question, new feeling about, 371-373.
Women, general reading of, 386; in the city, 279-298; new openings for, 397-402; occupations of, 85-103, 108-110, 242-256, 279-292, 306, 307, 310-318, 397-402; position of, 17-22, 35, 36, 57, 65-68, 76-88, 90, 91, 93, 99-118, 120-124, 132, 133, 139, 143, 145, 146, 148, 168, 189, 190, 208, 216-219, 223-227, 242-247, 260, 261, 279, 292, 298, 306, 318, 371-378, 438-440; property rights of, 374-378; publications for, 385-391; purity of, 216-219; the new woman in old surroundings, 392-397.
Women, old, appearance of, 119; examples of, 124, 126-129, 467-469; in Japanese pictures, 132.
Written language, proposed reforms in, 430.
Yamato Daké, 215.
Yasaku, 324; marriage and divorce of, 69-73.
Yasé, 243, 244.
Yashiki, a daimiō's mansion and grounds, 169, 171, 173, 311, 313.
Yedo. See Tōkyō.
Yōshi, an adopted son, 104.
Yoshiwara, a district in Tōkyō given over to disreputable houses, 409.
Zodiac, Chinese signs of the, 331.
Zori, a straw sandal, 13.