This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...incrustation, has belonged to his family ever since the reign of Taiko-Sama. Altogether, the appearance of this little gentleman is highly comic. He is also a perfect type of a bureaucrat of the first water. Very respectful towards his superiors, and of an exquisite politeness towards us, he is stiff with his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...incrustation, has belonged to his family ever since the reign of Taiko-Sama. Altogether, the appearance of this little gentleman is highly comic. He is also a perfect type of a bureaucrat of the first water. Very respectful towards his superiors, and of an exquisite politeness towards us, he is stiff with his subordinates, and sucks in with evident delight the profound salutations which he receives from the people. His second, more advanced than himself in the path of progress, wears his rough, stiff, and badly-brushed hair in the European fashion. His greatcoat and trousers fit abominably; the use of a shirt or a cravat is still unknown to him; his varnished boots are evidently a misery to him, for whenever he can he replaces them with the sandals of his country. He is a young man with a frank, open countenance, and if dressed like a Japanese, would be a good-looking fellow; but the costume of the "barbarians" makes him appear both awkward and vulgar. At seven o'clock precisely the Chi-fu-ji appears at the hotel. On his arrival there is a regular kow-tow. Everyone prostrates himself before him, and we hear the noise of all the foreheads knocking against the ground. This great man overwhelms us with civilities. Intimately connected with the authors of the reform movement, he has only occupied his present post for a short time; but he has already done great things for public education, and opened several schools for young girls. Until now, with rare exceptions among the upper classes, women were never taught to read or write. Like Iwakura and Kido, he affirmed that the transformation of Japan would be accomplished in three years. I admire this strength of conviction; it is a pledge of success, if success be possible. To go from our hotel, which is ...
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