Letters From Japan a Record of Modern Life in the Island Empire volume 2
Letters From Japan a Record of Modern Life in the Island Empire volume 2
Hugh Fraser
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The members of the Lower House were almost all in plain evening dress, and it was maliciously remarked that they looked fluttered and delighted ; while the Peers, conspicuous in their gorgeous military PORTRAIT AND AUTOGRAPH OF H. I. H. PRINCE AR1SCGAWA TARUHITO LETTERS FROM JAPAN 133 and official uniforms, preserved the impassive dignity and calm which mark the Japanese aristocrat. When the marshals entered preceding the Emperor, the House rose and stood in breathless silence, and then bowed l...ike one man almost to the ground as he took his seat. The first sound heard was the Emperor's voice, when, standing before the throne, he made his first speech to his first Parliament. It was one of those incidents which strike the hour, clear for all men to hear, in the course of a country's history ; and no one then present will forget the solemn moment. Here is the speech : " We announce to the members of the House of Peers and to those of the House of Representatives : That all institutions relating to internal administration, established during the period of twenty years since Our accession to the Throne, have been brought to a state approaching completeness and regular arrangement.
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