EPILOGUE. Transcriber's Note: INDEX. 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] . 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] ; 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] ; 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] ;[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] ; Dolls, Feast of, [28-31] , [428-430] ; 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] ; 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] ; Empress, [88] , [115] , [140] , [150-168] . Empress, Dowager, [152] . Engawa, the piazza that runs around a Japanese house, [23] . Etiquette, court, [153] ; Factory workers, women, [399 note ] . Fairy tales, [32] . Family, organization of, [139] , [439-442] . Fancy work, [95] . Father's relation to children, [100] . Feast of Flags, [363] , [364] ; Festivals, of flowers, [27] , [99] , [295-297] ; Feudal system, [169] . Feudal times, pictures of, [190-192] ; 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] ; Funeral customs, [131] , [132] , [339-349] . Furushiki, a square of cloth used for wrapping up a bundle, [354] . Games, battledore and shuttlecock, [31] , [32] ; [286-289] .Géisha ya, an establishment where géishas may be hired, [286] . Géta, a wooden clog, [13] , [14] . Ginza, [265] . [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] ; 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] . [46] ;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] . [26] , [70] , [92] , [268] , [272] , [320] , [321] .[26] , [62] , [69] , [92] , [108] , [270] , [279] , [299] , [316] , [319-324] , [473] .Jishi, mercy, [415] . [289-292] , [406-411] .[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] . Kana, Japanese phonetic characters, [40 note ] , [430] . 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] . [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] ; 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] . [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] ; 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] ; 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] ; 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] . [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] ; 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] ; 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] ; Samurai girls in school, [226] . Samurai women, character of, [207-223] , [458-460] ; Satsuma rebellion, [222] . School system, [50] , [378-381] ; School, Girls', for Higher English, [383-385] ; 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] ; 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] ; 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] ; Tea-gardens, [247] . Tea-houses, [250-255] . Teachers, pay of, [204] ; 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] . [49] , [69-71] , [108] , [115] .Tōkyō Mail, [231] . Tombs, [98] . [232] .Training-schools for nurses, [158] , [398] . Trousseau, [61] , [436] . Tsuda, Miss Umé, [viii] , [458] . 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] ; Written language, proposed reforms in, [430] . Yamato Daké, [215] . Yasaku, [324] ; 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] . 