ABSTRACT
Inlower-classhousesthewomenareexhibitedafter nightfall,whenthelampsarelighted,inthelongnarrow cagesofthebrothels,wheretheysitwithpowderedfacesand rougedlipslookingforalltheworldlikesomanymotionless waxfigures,andare,toallintentsandpurposes,.setoutfor salelikeordinaryarticlesofmerchandise.Undertheseconditions,awould-beguesthastheopportunityofmakinghis selectionveryeasily,forhehasonlytoindicatethewoman hefanciestoobtainhercompanyimmediately.Inthefirst andsecond-classhouses,however,thereisnosuchthingasa
l~a1·i-mise(a"dressedshop-front")andpersonswhointendto visitthemmustbeintroducedbyakikiteJa.ya:theseleetion oftheparticulargirltobeengagedisusuallylefttothediscretionofthemistressofthetea-house,whoofcoursedoesher besttopleaseherpatronsbychoosingforthemwomenlikely toprovesatisfactory.
