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;
amusements of, 145;
costumes, 146;
in early times, 138, 139;
ladies, 145, 148, 152-154;
life, 138-168;
of daimi[=o], 171;
of Sh[=o]gun, 170, 171;
removal to T[=o]ky[=o], 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.

Daimi[=o], 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_ Geisha.

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;
among higher classes, 66, 68;
effect of recent legislation on, 374, 439;
new laws, 438, 439;
right to children in case of, 67, 105, 439.

Dolls, Feast of, 28-31, 428-430;
origin of, 428;
present meaning of, 430.

Dress, baby, 6, 15;
court, 145, 146;
in daimi[=o]s' 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 daimi[=o]'s daughter, 177-180.

Education of girls, 37-56;
action and reaction in, 433, 434;
difficulties in new system, 52-56;
fault in Japanese system, 39;
in old times, 37.

Embroidered robes, 95, 146, 188, 192, 456.

Emperor, 111, 114, 134, 151-153, 155-157, 161, 164-166, 2