Queues—Hair-cutting—Moustaches and beards—Shaving—Women’s
coiffure—Children’s hair—“Inverted maidenhair”—_Shimada_—“Rounded
chignon”—Other forms—The lightest coiffure—Bars—Combs—Ornaments
round the chignon—Hair-pins—The hair-dresser—The kind of hair
esteemed—Lots of complexion—Girls painted—Women’s paint—Blackening
of teeth—Shaving of eyebrows—Washing the face—Looking-glasses.
—_Page 107._
CHAPTER X.
Outdoor Gear.
Boots and shoes _versus_ clogs and sandals—Inconvenience of
foreign footgear—Shoes and boots at private houses—Clogs and
sandals able to hold their own—How clogs are made—Plain clogs—Matted
clogs—Sandals—Straw sandals—Headgear—Woman’s hood—Overcoats and
overdresses—Common umbrellas—Better descriptions of
umbrellas—Lanterns—Better kinds of lanterns.
—_Page 122._
CHAPTER XI.
Daily Life.
Busy life at home—Discomforts of early morning—Ablutions—Off to
school and office—Smoking—Giving orders—Morning
work—Washing—Needlework—The work-box—Japanese way of
sewing—Ironing—Remaking clothes—Home duties—Bath—Evening—Early
hours.
—_Page 136._
CHAPTER XII.
Servants.
The servant question—Holidays—Hours of rest—Incessant work—Servants
trusted—Relations with their mistresses—Decrease of mutual
confidence—Life in the kitchen—Servants’ character—Whence they are
recruited—Register-offices—The cook—The housemaid—The lady’s
maid—Other female servants—The jinrikisha-man—The student house-boy.
—_Page 150._
CHAPTER XIII.
Manners.
Decline of etiquette—Politeness and
self-restraint—“Swear-words”—Honorifics—Squatting—Kissing—Calls
made and received—Rules for behaviour in company—Inconsiderate
visitors—Woman’s reserve before strangers—Hospitality—Reticence
on family matters.
—_Page 164._
CHAPTER XIV.
Marriage.
Girls and marriage—Young men—The marriage
ceremony—Match-making—Betrothal—The bride’s property—Wedding
decorations—The nuptials—Wedding supper—Congratulations—Post-nuptial
parties—Japanese style of engagement—The advantages of the
go-between system—The go-between as the woman’s deputy—The
go-between as mediator—Marriage a civil contract in Japan—No
honeymoon—The Japanese attitude towards marriage.
—_Page 176._
CHAPTER XV.
Family Relations.
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