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Show JAPAN IS MODERN, YET IT CLINGS TO THAT OF ANCIENTS; i Wooden clogs and straw sandali will remain the most common foot,' gear for Japanese wearing the trj.; ditlonal garb, but when the natbv sandals and western style shoei march side by side In the downtown -streets of Toklo, It is only another Indication of the amazing way which Japan has adopted modem' methods while it continues In la old, revered customs. .. Not only In footwear but throng out the dally life of the people doei this discrepancy show Itself. Even the dolls have been modernized, along with the modern woman's frequent fre-quent adoption of western hair dress and western sports. Yet while the female athletes are trnlning Ij sports the majority of the women ! are still under the sway of the traditional tra-ditional etiquette. The Intricate rulei of Japanese etiquette must be care-fully care-fully learned, and pupils begin at i an early age to acquire the proper way of bowing, of walking, of greeting greet-ing friends. And while rivers are being har-nessed har-nessed under western methods to provide hydroelectric power, the art of flower arranging Is assiduously v cultivated, as It has been for centuries. cen-turies. Broadcasting has become a! new feature in Japanese life, bat side by side with it continues the tradition of the old style theater, : which presents plays based on ancient an-cient tradition. Modern Japan goes ski Jumplnj and mountain climbing in the ap-. proved European fashion, while ancient an-cient Jnpan holds a tea cereimwj; k Yet Japan, whether it follows the ; ancient or modern tradition, has I : common meeting ground In its ap-1 preclatlon of beauty. Not only dur- j , Ing cherry blossom time but through-j out the year the people take a keen : delight In, the arrangement of their! gardens, In cherished vistas of ; Mount FIJI, and in frequent ei-I curslons to the country to enjoy the ' shrines. : |
