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ON THE WAY |
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I start on my travels--A fair Theosophist--Life on an American liner--Arrival at New York--Delmonico’s---The Hotel Waldorf--Niagara Falls--Across the Lakes--The prairies--A quiet Sunday |
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IN THE ROCKIES |
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First sight of the Rockies--Stay at Banff--Indians and salmon--Arrival at Vancouver--The Empress of India--Chinese passengers--The missing day--A court-martial--First sight of Japan |
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EARLY DAYS IN JAPAN |
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A new friend--A Japanese dinner--Japanese temples--An earthquake--A fire in Yokohama |
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A JAPANESE HARROGATE |
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A trip to the Japanese Harrogate--A curious travelling companion--A Japanese inn--A mountain ride--At the sulphur springs--A sulphur bath--A night in a tea-house--Sad news |
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AN IMPERIAL GARDEN-PARTY |
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Silk dresses and frock-coats--A disappointed Colonel--The Royal procession--The chrysanthemums--I am presented--A Japanese play--Japanese royal sport--The Mikado and his subjects |
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JAPANESE LADIES |
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Their habits and ways--Home life--The Honourable Bath--Count Ito and his wife--Old Japan--Loyalty to husbands--A mixed marriage--Curious customs--Japanese sayings |
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JAPANESE CHILDREN |
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Boys and girls--Games--The Feast of Dolls--School life--The ‘Hina Matsuri’--The Feast of the Carp--The ‘Bon Matsuri,’ the festival for dead children |
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SERVANTS IN JAPAN |
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Their politeness--Frequency of their baths--Always ready for a nap--Mrs. Peter Potts |
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SOME FESTIVALS AND A FUNERAL |
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The Imperial Silver Wedding--Parade of the troops--The wedding feast--The Chinese ball in Tokio--A gay assembly--A Royal funeral--Strange customs |
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CHANG, MY CHOW |
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His first appearance--Adventures and mishaps--Companions in the Hospital--Chang goes to church--Facing the enemy |
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FURTHER ADVENTURES OF CHANG |
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The tale of a tub--Sayonara--Board-ship acquaintance--Queer company |
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PAUL AND VIRGINIA |
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Life on a tea-estate--My animal friends--Two brown bears--Brutus, the monkey--Always in mischief--The Brazilian macaw |