92.

Emperors, after introduction of Chinese civilization, 143-145;
children of, 164;
daughters of, 155;
early retirement of, 134;
in early times, 138;
seclusion of, 143-145, 155, 156, 161, 169.

Empress, 88, 115, 140, 150-168.

Empress, Dowager, 152.

Engawa, the piazza that runs around a Japanese house, 23.

Etiquette, court, 153;
in daimi[=o]s' houses, 177-179;
in the home, 19, 20;
instruction in, 46, 47;
of leaving service, 316, 317;
towards servants, 304, 305.

Factory workers, women, 399 _note_.

Fairy tales, 32.

Family, organization of, 139, 439-442.

Fancy work, 95.

Father's relation to children, 100.

Feast of Flags, 363, 364;
of Lanterns, 358-362;
of the Dead, 358-362;
of Dolls, 28-31, 428-430.

Festivals, of flowers, 27, 99, 295-297;
of the New Year, 25, 349-358;
temple, 270-278, 364-370.

Feudal system, 169.

Feudal times, pictures of, 190-192;
stories of, 184-187.

Firemen, 335, 338, 339.

Flirtation, unknown to Japanese girls, 34.

Flower arrangement, 42.

Flower painting, 47, 432.

Flower shows, 270-272.

Fortune-telling, 281-285, 331-333, 470.

Fuji, 58, 242.

Fukuzawa, his book on the woman question, 387-391;
his will, 345.

Funeral customs, 131, 132, 339-349.

Furushiki, a square of cloth used for wrapping up a bundle, 354.

Games, battledore and shuttlecock, 31, 32;
at court, 145;
go, 136;
hyaku nin isshu, 26, 27;
shogi, 136.

Geisha, a professional dancing and singing girl, 286-289.

Geisha ya, an establishment where geishas may be hired, 286.

Geta, a wooden clog, 13, 14.

Ginza, 265.

Girlhood, 17-34.

Gohei, a piece of white paper folded and cut in a peculiar manner, one
of the sacred symbols of the Shint[=o] faith, 464.

Hakama, the kilt-pleated trousers that formed a part of the dress of
every Japanese gentleman, also the skirt worn by school-girls over the
kimono, 433, 456.

Haori, a coat of cotton, silk, or crepe, worn over the kimono, 8.

Hara-kiri, suicide by stabbing in the abdomen, 201, 202.

Haru, Prince, 113, 152, 442-444, 446-452.

Haru, Empress, 155-168.

Heimin, the class of farmers, artisans, and merchants, 203, 228, 229;
class characteristics of, 229-240, 464-468.

Hibachi, a brazier for burning charcoal, 30, 72, 136, 307.

Hideyoshi. _See_ Toyotomi.

Hinin, a class of paupers, 228.

Hiyei Zan, 243.

Holidays, 269.

Hotel-keepers, 280, 281.

Hotels, 247-250