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16 Wrote to Mrs Brush Mrs Mc'Fie Simpson Smith, Beddows, Aunt Alice. it rained hard all day so I did not go out at all but mended my clothes Mrs Chill showed me her embroidery she had just bought. I send Christmas cards to Mrs. McFie, Aunt Ellie, Mrs. Mills ---- Lady Johnson, Mrs. McBelle and Annie Mrs Mc---, Eliza Askew, ----------- George bought a very good cabinet with a good deal of ivory carving on the doors. In fact he bought far more than I expected he would. He got the thing packed and bought a very pretty gold fish bowl of imary ware. Old, which is really valuable. We leave tomorrow morning at 10 for [Osaka?]. A large manufacturing town. Very crowded and a port from which much is exported. It rained all morning but we got to the castle and were rewarded by the very fine view. The castle is now a ruin having been destroyed by fire & its grounds are used as a barracks.

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17 This wonderful building was begun 1583 and in 2 years the work was accomplished, labourers being brought from all parts of Japan except the domain of ------- It was built of free stone and in some parts of the stones measure 40 feet in length, 10 feet in height and several feet in thickness. The wall and moats are all of granite paved throughout, and from the Tenshu on a clear day you can see the distant mountains of Hieizan N.E. Koyasan and s. to Kongo-san one of the Yamato Mts. to the south east. Also the famous well Golden Water which supplied the Garrison in time of siege. A heavy show[er] came on and we went from there to a flower show where we saw beautiful chrysan themums the finest yet. We left at 12 pm for Kobe. At the Barracks we saw the cavalry horses being groomed which was done by lightly dusting them off with a whisp of straw.

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At Osaka we stayed at a large hotel Metropole. The stairs had 36 steps to the rooms and a dining room that would do for a banquet of 200 persons. The food was poor & the windows overlooked the river At Kobe about 1 1/2 by rail we found our selves in a pretty town a better Hotel than any other except the Grand at Yokahama. This hotel called the Oriental kept by a French man. George presented his letter to 18 Mr. Hellyer, who called upon us in the afternoon & said his wife was ill, but his carriage would meet us next day at 10 & show us the sights of Kobe. He also asked us to lunch on Sunday with him his mother in law and sister are staying at his home. Mr. Hellyer reminded me of poor Frank Manson[?] when I first knew him. The drive was very charming and we saw some pretty views. I do not like the Japanese dress. And certainly the absence of stockings that prevails is not attractive.

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The jinrickicha men here seem a much rougher class & I did not care for them. At Kioto they were more than civil & we took the same men all the time so they did not repeat the Temples, knowing what we had seen. We got to Kobe before any of the rest of our party and have written a great many letters doing all our Christmas cards & mailed from here so that they may go by the Empress of India on the 1 of Dec. from Kobe. We bought very little here and did not feel very cheerful about a little Japanese tea set which I wished very much to get. In China I hope to get some good silks & crepe for dresses, also blue china for the drawing room & Ivory. We saw at Kobe quite different class of goods here the people are not nearly so civil as at Kyoto or so anxious to show you their wares. We had a nice walk and saw the upper town very well. -

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Mrs. H Crough Mrs Gurh book Mother M Crough H W Marshall WJ Clark M Palms M Hall H Buckly Mrs. hinn Mrs Malbee & Lource Pol Gilhrim Murphy L Montgomery Mary Rard - Mrs Beddome 22 Mildred November Alice R Gore Sanders Anne McGelk L McDoungh M. Teaman Frank Hutchins Mrs Becker Miss Belton Lorne Becker - Miss Lephenson. Miss Nelson & Miss Wedwk Mrs T Mcheltz Led 2 books. Put in wooden Scarland & free Also 2 frames Some counting fame card lot ronald the Roses took me over to their rooms In the Anest of the Oriental Hotel and showed me their Embrodries & dressing Gowns. Very smart affairs but Altho I admired them I did not 22 want them for my house. We get on board the Empress of Japan tomorow at 3 p.m. I left out Sunday & Monday in writing did not feel quite well 20 In the morning so staid in bed late. The Carrige came for us at

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