Kimono

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Kimono, by John ParisThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: KimonoAuthor: John ParisRelease Date: June 5, 2004 [eBook #12527]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK KIMONO***E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Bill Hershey, and Project Gutenberg Distributed ProofreadersKIMONObyJOHN PARIS1922CONTENTSCHAPTERI AN ANGLO-JAPANESE MARRIAGEII HONEYMOONIII EASTWARDSIV NAGASAKIV CHONKINAVI ACROSS JAPANVII THE EMBASSYVIII THE HALF-CASTE GIRLIX ITO SANX THE YOSHIWARA WOMENXI A GEISHA DINNERXII FALLEN CHERRY-BLOSSOMSXIII THE FAMILY ALTARXIV THE DWARF TREESXV EURASIAXVI THE GREAT BUDDHAXVII THE RAINY SEASONXVIII AMONG THE NIKKO MOUNTAINSXIX YAÉ SMITHXX THE KIMONOXXI SAYONARA (GOOD-BYE)XXII FUJINAMI ASAKOXXIII THE REAL SHINTOXXIV THE AUTUMN FESTIVALXXV JAPANESE COURTSHIPXXVI ALONE IN TOKYOXXVII LADY BRANDAN _Utsutsu wo mo Utsutsu to sara ni Omowaneba, Yume wo mo yume to Nani ka omowamu? Since I am convinced That Reality is in no way Real, How am I to admit That dreams are dreams?_The verses and translation above are taken from A. Waley's "JAPANESE POETRY: THE UTA" (Clarendon Press), asare many of the classical poems placed at the head of the chapters.CHAPTER IAN ...