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ADMIRAL KAWAMURA’S ENTERTAINMENT. 
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the trouble to ornament the room or the table to any consider¬ 
able extent with the beautiful native bronzes or porcelain, of 
which there is such abundance in the country. The summer 
palace was surrounded by a garden which the Japanese consider 
something very extraordinary, and also on a very large scale. 
We should call it a small, well and originally kept miniature 
park, with carefully dressed turf, wonderful dwarf trees, miniature 
stone bridges, small ponds and waterfalls. The entertainment was 
very pleasant, and all, from our intelligent bost to the Premier, 
Daiyo-daiyin, and the Imperial Prince, Sanyo Sanitomi, 
showed us much friendliness. The latter looked a sickly young 
man, some years past twenty. He was, however, much older, 
and had taken a leading part in the most important political 
transactions since the opening of the ports. Our host. Admiral 
Kawamura, had more the appearance of a man of science than 
of a warrior. The modest exterior, however, concealed a great 
and noble man. For Kawamura, as commander of the Mikado’s 
troops, had with special distinction brought about the suppression 
of the revolt under the brave Saigo Kichinosuke, who had at the 
restoration of the power of the Mikado been its heart and sword, 
but soon after fell before the government he himself contributed 
to create, and is now, a couple of years after, admired and sung 
by former friends and by former enemies as a national hero. All 
the Japanese present at the dSjellner were clad in European 
dress—in black dress coat and white tie. Even the interpreters 
and attendants wore the European dress. The people, the lower 
officials, and the servants in private houses are still clothed in 
the Japanese dress, but do not wear a sword, which is now 
prohibited. Many of the people have even exchanged the old 
troublesome Japanese dressing of the hair for the convenient 
European style. 
In the course of conversation after the d4jeilneT the ministers 
offered to do all they could to make our stay in the country 
agreeable and instructive. Distinguished foreigners are always 
