“SAYONARA!” (GOOD-BYE).  The Japanese are polite to the last degree.  In greeting or bidding Sayonara i.e. Good-bye, they generally bow their head till it reaches the mat, but in the street they simply make a low bow with their hands on their laps.  So much importance is attached to politeness, that lessons in etiquette are in the curriculums of common schools.  especially for girls.		LETTER WRITING.  With a scroll of paper in one hand and a writing brush in the other, the young lady is engrossed in writing a letter.  The Japanese do not always sit at desk when they write; it is considered a proof of expert penman to be able to write off in the posture this lady assumes.  The little square frame, covered with paper, in front of her is the old fashioned Japanese “andon” whose dim light is proverbial.  At present, however, the kerosine oil lamp is universally used.
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