| Show 1 r i i b 1 d dI Dance vance c Celebrated t I f. f t 1 1 t 1 1 1 Y s Views the Ceremony X KIOTO TO Nov Nov 1 11 ying Follo 1 Following the gran grind grand coronation l i n cere ceremOny ceremony ire of the nce m mony ny at the he antique ceremony hall in t the the- e- e presence of was wa celebrated today at the the whole court r In the earl early hours the hall hail wherein reposes the imperial rial san sanctuary was was' decorated decorated- appropriately At Al the appointed timo timothe timothe timothe the dignitaries of ot st state te high military mill mili tar tary and ant naval officers and titled p personages and their wives Wed bled at the waiting hall hell in the compound compound com corn pound of ot the imperial palace They wore wor th the same dress as on the ceremony cere cere- mony of of the the previous da day Royal Family Arrives Not t l long ng aft after r the th crown prince tl and princesses s of the and other members of ot the im irn- irn penal Pedal family entered the I Ia a hall hail adjacent to the A short interval and then the emperor Slowly made his way from the inner pa part t-of t of the palace attended by his retinue His majesty donned his outer oute robes and washed his hands usual when before as as' as is is- worshiping iping I Ilire the lire deity or holy presence He then I took the bamboo brush and the hinoki hinoki hi hi- n noki ki fan tan which were vere offered by the I In chamberlains The members o of ot the suite also changed their dress During this time the senior coronation coronation coro coro- 1 of ot I nation officials entered the place ceremony and took their posts Meanwhile those who who- had assembled in the waiting hall ball were ushered to the ball hall under the guidance of coro coto coronation cofo- cofo nation officials and took the seats assigned to them The doors of ot the imperial sanctuary sanctuary sanc sane were thrown open by the officiating of of- officials to the strains orthe of or the music Next the officials off off- dais presented the sacred rice and other offerings to the sanctuary these being placed on the altar The soft strains of ot the music were heard continually Then the chief attired in full full- fullre religious religious re reo re- re costume proceeded before the sanctuary and read a Shinto grayer Drayer Emperor Enters Presently the trIe imperial train entered entered en en- the hall hail the emperor being preceded by the grand master or ot ceremonies and the household min mm- ister lster After Arter the emperor came two chamberlains one holding the sacred sword and the other the imperial privy seal They were followed by tIle tUe lord chamberlain other chamberlains chain cham- the chief aide de camp and aides ades de camp Behind the imperial retinue walked the crown prince princes of ot the blood bood and other members mem meni- hers bers ers of the imperial family and the lord keeper of the privy seal the chief of the coronation committee bringing up the rear When the emperor had had- taken his hiss seat s at on the imperial throne the chamberlains ins who held beld the sacred sword kind and the imperial seal placed them on the tables nearby The Thes s edene ene was one of great beauty an with the dominating note sol sol- sol sol- I C Ceremony ren ony Begins J The ceremony proper was then b begun gun It was concluded in a short space of time lime The emperor rose from his seat and while court rit nt- nt u were ringing the sacred bells made a respectful bow to the sane sane- thary The same formalities were observed by hy the the crown prince princes and princesses of the blood and otTI r members of the imperial family The court musicians then re re- re- re sU noll t 11 music and the emperor and members o of the imperial impe nat rial house retired in the same order observed at their entry At the tho close of the ceremony all participants participants pants either offered worship or sho showed sho d their respect before the sanctuary The offerings placed on the altar were removed and taken away by the officials to the strains oJ or the and the door of the s y was closed I The l Lagura music is an important S Shinto Siinto into air of very old origin having haying hav hay ing been handed down from the I dimmest ages When the great imperial ancestress ancestress an an- concealed herself in a cave being angry with the tho lawless conduct conduct con con- duct of ot her brother Susano Mikoto her subjects contrived a means to soothe the wrath of their mistress After consulting they hit upon a aplan aplan aplan plan to play music A goddess attending attending at at- t tending ding the sun goddess named Amano put on a w wig ig made madeo o of the bark of ot the Judas tree and girding up the sleeves of her dress with a cord made of ot vine danced before the cave wherein the sun goddess goddess god god- dess was resting There was an ac ac- ac- ac act t of song and a with wilh bells attached I Gods Build Bonfire The gods and goddesses made a al l huge luge uge bonfire as it was pitch dark outside the cave and made merry at the dance of the tIle goddess Amano Amano- The sun goddess whose feminine curiosity was aroused by the swelling music and dancing opened the door of the cave to look upon the scene So pleased was I she at the merry entertainment that l liar liar- r. r wrath was dispelled and she c came me out of her concealment Her I subjects gods and goddesses were overjoyed at the t e reappearance of I their sun goddess goddes and sang a song of ot welcome This was the origin of ot the dance In the reign of the first emperor the ka ka- kai i gura gui dan dance e was established as an i importance function at the court ceremonials In th the reign of ot Emperor Selwa A A. D D. the dance was used for the first time in the celebration celebration cele cele- bration of the or or grand thanksgiving festival as a part of ot the accession ceremony The present present pres pres- ent airs used In iii the tIle music were selected from among ancient songs b by Emperor Ichijo and number number num num- ber her thirty eight The principal instruments in used in Inthe the music are harps and flutes In playing the ka- ka gura music the rn musicians take their scats seats in two groups one facing the theother other I Daughter of or Peru ru Is a a Capital Capital Capital Cap Cap- ital D Debutante She Shep the niece of ot the minister from Peru ru and S Senora nora lezet and and is ia spending the winter at the Peruvian legation in Washington She will willbe willbe willbe be resented presented at a large afternoon tea teaI I a In December |
