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Show arehltaelare la Japan. European architecture Is gradually gaining a foothold In Japan and must sooner or lator dominate, Just as European Eu-ropean styles of dress are soon to dominate In the big cities. In Toklo and other large centers of population all the new bualneaa houses are built on European plans. They are found to be mors practicable. The residences resi-dences are still of the Japanese style. Some of the larger and finer residences In the cities are built like American houses, but most stick to the old customs. cus-toms. The government does not own Its buildings, but rents them, and theae, without exception, are of European Eu-ropean design. The Europeans and Americans never atop at the Japaneae hotels, because they can not do without with-out chair. Our hotels have nothing but couches. Correspondence Washington Wash-ington Post. |