DRAGONS
AND
CHERRY-BLOSSOMS
[Illustration:
DRAGONS
AND
CHERRY
BLOSSOMS
By
Mrs. Robert
C. Morris
New York
Dodd, Mead
& Company
1896
]
_Copyright, 1896_,
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY.
_All rights reserved._
University Press:
JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
TO
MY HUSBAND.
[Illustration: Clad in native costume.]
Many have been before me, and the theme of this volume can hardly be
called new, for Japan has been viewed from every side and through all
kinds of eyes. This, however, has not deterred me from jotting down
a few observations and experiences of my own, hoping that in them my
readers may feel some rays of the Orient sunshine and beauty.
I desire to thank Mr. Burton J. Hendrick for the kind and sympathetic
aid given upon the manuscript.
CONTENTS.