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JAPAN
y SINGEH
SINGER
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JAPAN.
HE Japanese are a progressive race, generally small
of stature, but strong and graceful. They are
patriotic and intelligent; even the lower classes
being less ignorant than corresponding classes in Europe.
The women, who enjoy much more freedom than their
Asiatic sisters, have held an important place in the field
of politics, of art and of letters. Gentleness of voice and
manner, implicit obedience and politeness, are essentially
characteristic of Japanese women.
A girl must, unless she be a nobleman's daughter,
know how to cut and make clothing, wash it, and attend
to all household duties. The picturesque, flowing dress,
which has so long been associated with the Japanese, is
fast disappearing in favor of the tight-fitting Paris
fashions; but the women of the middle and lower classes,
many of whom are engaged in manufactures, still cling
to the older and more comfortable style shown in the
illustration.
Singer agencies are to be found in the principal com-
mercial cities of Japan, and the use of Singer sewing-
machines is constantly increasing.
But One Standard of Quality
There are three distinct types of Singer sewing-machines for
family use, but there is only one standard of quality-
The Best.
There is a wide range of prices, depending on the style of
cabinet work and ornamentation, but whether the price
be the lowest or the highest, the working quality of the
machine is the same and has been fully tested before
leaving the factory.
