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| Keywords: YokohamaFlowersBeauty.jpg Yokohama Japland Justly Famed for Flowers and Beauty sic Scanned from a period stereoptical view c 1900 No listing of publisher date nor assertion of any copyright Text on reverse YOKOHAMA JAPLAND JUSTLY FAMED FOR FLOWERS AND BEAUTY When a young Japanese has fixed his affections upon a maiden of suitible standing he declares his love by fastening a branch of a certain shrub to the house of her parents If the branch is taken in his suit is accepted At the time of the marriage the bridegroom sends costly presents to his bride which she immediately offers to her parents in acknowledgement of the kindness in infancy and of the pains bestowed upon her education The wedding takes place in the evening The bride is dressed in a long white silk kimono and white veil and she and her future husband sit facing each other on the floor Two tables are placed nearby; on the one is a kettle with two spouts containing sake rice brandy and a bottle of sake and cups; on the other is a miniature fir-tree signifying the strenght of the man; a plum-tree signifying the beauty of the bride; and lastly a stork standing on a tortoise representing long life and happiness Each guest drinks three cups of sake and the two-spouted kettle is put to the mouths of the new couple nine times alternately PD-US presumably published in USA PD-Japan-oldphoto Stereo cards of Yokohama | ||||
