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TheceremonydidnotcorrespondwiththeruleslaiddownformarriagesinthebooksofetiquettethatIhaveseen，butthisisaccountedforbythefactthattheywereforpersonsofthesamuraiclass，whilethisbrideandbridegroom，thoughthechildrenofwell-to-domerchants，belongtotheheimin。
Inthiscasethetrousseauandfurniturewereconveyedtothebridegroom’shouseintheearlymorning，andIwasallowedtogotoseethem。Therewereseveralgirdlesofsilkembroideredwithgold，severalpiecesofbrocadedsilkforkimonos，severalpiecesofsilkcrepe，alargenumberofmade-upgarments，apieceofwhitesilk，sixbarrelsofwineorsake，andsevensortsofcondiments。
JewelleryisnotwornbywomeninJapan。
Thefurnitureconsistedoftwowoodenpillows，finelylacquered，oneofthemcontainingadrawerforornamentalhairpins，somecottonfutons，twoveryhandsomesilkones，afewsilkcushions，alacquerworkbox，aspinning-wheel，alacquerricebucketandladle，twoornamentalironkettles，variouskitchenutensils，threebronzehibachi，twotabako-bons，somelacquertrays，andzens，chinakettles，teapots，andcups，somelacquerricebowls，twocopperbasins，afewtowels，somebambooswitches，andaninlaidlacqueretagere。Asthethingsareallveryhandsometheparentsmustbewelloff。Thesakeissentinaccordancewithrigidetiquette。
Thebridegroomistwenty-two，thebrideseventeen，andverycomely，sofarasIcouldseethroughthepaintwithwhichshewasprofuselydisfigured。Towardseveningshewascarriedinanorimon，accompaniedbyherparentsandfriends，tothebridegroom’shouse，eachmemberoftheprocessioncarryingaChineselantern。Whenthehouse-masterandIarrivedtheweddingpartywasassembledinalargeroom，theparentsandfriendsofthebridegroombeingseatedononeside，andthoseofthebrideontheother。Twoyounggirls，verybeautifullydressed，broughtinthebride，averypleasing-lookingcreaturedressedentirelyinwhitesilk，withaveilofwhitesilkcoveringherfromheadtofoot。
Thebridegroom，whowasalreadyseatedinthemiddleoftheroomnearitsupperpart，didnotrisetoreceiveher，andkepthiseyesfixedontheground，andshesatoppositetohim，butneverlookedup。Alowtablewasplacedinfront，onwhichtherewasatwo-
spoutedkettlefullofsake，somesakebottles，andsomecups，andonanotherthereweresomesmallfiguresrepresentingafir-tree，aplum-treeinblossom，andastorkstandingonatortoise，thelastrepresentinglengthofdays，andtheformerthebeautyofwomenandthestrengthofmen。Shortlyazen，loadedwitheatables，wasplacedbeforeeachperson，andthefeastbegan，accompaniedbythenoiseswhichsignifygastronomicgratification。
Afterthis，whichwasonlyapreliminary，thetwogirlswhobroughtinthebridehandedroundatraywiththreecupscontainingsake，whicheachpersonwasexpectedtodraintillhecametothegodofluckatthebottom。
Thebrideandbridegroomthenretired，butshortlyreappearedinotherdressesofceremony，butthebridestillworeherwhitesilkveil，whichonedaywillbehershroud。Anoldgoldlacquertraywasproduced，withthreesakecups，whichwerefilledbythetwobridesmaids，andplacedbeforetheparents-in-lawandthebride。
Thefather-in-lawdrankthreecups，andhandedthecuptothebride，who，afterdrinkingtwocups，receivedfromherfather-in-
lawapresentinabox，drankthethirdcup，andthenreturnedthecuptothefather-in-law，whoagaindrankthreecups。Riceandfishwerenextbroughtin，afterwhichthebridegroom’smothertookthesecondcup，andfilledandemptieditthreetimes，afterwhichshepassedittothebride，whodranktwocups，receivedapresentfromhermother-in-lawinalacquerbox，drankathirdcup，andgavethecuptotheelderlady，whoagaindrankthreecups。Soupw
