Show I I The Japanese e Girl i Her Da Daily Life I Amusements Work k and a Ambitions s. s I BY MOCK JOYA Copyright 1012 by m teas w Co The New hew York rork World PROGRESS OF JAPANESE WOMAN I I I Japanese women h have havo ve been lon long T THE I pictured as ns meek meole loving homo A doll lIko creatures and tho the of ot foreign countries never thought them capable of doing other othor work worl than domestic duties But nut the tho last forty years of modern education have havo wOI worked od wonders with the tho Japanese women and fa few people of other c countries realize that Japanese women o of or f today are aro justas just justas justa a as pro progressive and act active vo as aa the tIe women o of any oth other othor r civilized lands It might he bo a 0 surprise to learn loarn that there are several women reporters on tho the Japanese newspapers and that women doctors are aro now In no way novelties novelties nov nov- in Japan Teaching and nursing are tho the favorite occupations of or th the women Telephone operators office clerks and the sales Hales forces of or large largo stores aro uro mostly women in government of offices Ices man many women aro are employed and all 11 these women are arC appointed ap appointed appointed ap- ap pointed h b by a 11 civil service r to that of this country Tho The Japanese women havo have always loved Javed knowledge and literary works and the they hold held n n. high position In tho thu Intellectual l Ute life of ol old Japan Rut nut tho the thelong long lanK period of oC war caused women to loso lose their hold on the tho nations nation's Intel Intel- Intellectual life The Tho militarism which placed warriors In the tho highest hest estimation estimation estima estima- tion was disastrous to the women who receiving no encouragement or appreciation elation gave up UV their intellectual 1 pur- pur ur ursus sus suits told oft 0 of the tho J Ja Jap Jp D p. p anese women lIS is not tho the result o of laws nor teaching although many fot foreigners foreign foreign- ers bell believe vc that the tho Japanese women are not protected by lun law f and ond that the teaching of or Buddha and Confucius made mado them inferior to tho the male malc Tho Thu sub sub- of tho the Japanese women Is entirely a n matter of or long custom So Sotar Sotar tar far as tho the laws are arc concerned women aro are just Juet as well welI protected In Japan asIn as asin in any other country But Jut tho Japanese Japa Japa- neso nese women did not tako toko anta ad advantage e of their legal rights They They can bo ho free treo and Independent as ns tho r in America or Europe but hut thc they aro not accustomed to use usa their legal rights to the full extent Japan enjoys tho distinction of being the tho only country In Asia which Chas has a womans woman's university Tho The Womans Woman's s uni uni- university university of Toldo Is now eleven cloven years old old and has over or ISOO 1900 students Besides Be De- sides the higher branches of study tho the university trains young oung women inmany In Inmany Inman man many subjects which fi fit fit them to startOn start starton on careers of their own t Tho activity and progress of tho the Japanese Jap Jap- anese women of the higher class clasa who kept themselves In their exclusive clo for tor many centuries Is shown b by their Interest In the tho Red Cross society Tho rho Japanese Red Cross Cross society has the largest number of oC members mems In tho the cn- cn tire Ure world The Tho ho membership almost reaches the tho two million mark Tho The empress herself i its Iii greatly Interested in inthe tho the work worle of or the society and not only IB la her donation ono one of or the largest but she sho always alwa's presides over o tho annual meeting In Forty five years ears a ago o othe the Japanese empress never met nor spoke with tho the ordinary public The fhe ladles ladies of or roa royal families and the tho wives Pes and Ilau daughters lab of or noblemen uro are active members of or the society At tho the time of or tho recent war with Russia man many of or those ladles volunteered as as ns nurses at hospitals for tOl the wounded an ansick and sick Hick soldiers soldier |