TheceremonydidnotcorrespondwiththeruleslaiddownformarriagesinthebooksofetiquettethatIhaveseen，butthisisaccountedforbythefactthattheywereforpersonsofthesamuraiclass，whilethisbrideandbridegroom，thoughthechildrenofwell-to-domerchants，belongtotheheimin。
Inthiscasethetrousseauandfurniturewereconveyedtothebridegroom’shouseintheearlymorning，andIwasallowedtogotoseethem。Therewereseveralgirdlesofsilkembroideredwithgold，severalpiecesofbrocadedsilkforkimonos，severalpiecesofsilkcrepe，alargenumberofmade-upgarments，apieceofwhitesilk，sixbarrelsofwineorsake，andsevensortsofcondiments。
JewelleryisnotwornbywomeninJapan。
Thefurnitureconsistedoftwowoodenpillows，finelylacquered，oneofthemcontainingadrawerforornamentalhairpins，somecottonfutons，twoveryhandsomesilkones，afewsilkcushions，alacquerworkbox，aspinning-wheel，alacquerricebucketandladle，twoornamentalironkettles，variouskitchenutensils，threebronzehibachi，twotabako-bons，somelacquertrays，andzens，chinakettles，teapots，andcups，somelacquerricebowls，twocopperbasins，afewtowels，somebambooswitches，andaninlaidlacqueretagere。Asthethingsareallveryhandsometheparentsmustbewelloff。Thesakeissentinaccordancewithrigidetiquette。
Thebridegroomistwenty-two，thebrideseventeen，andverycomely，sofarasIcouldseethroughthepaintwithwhichshewasprofuselydisfigured。Towardseveningshewascarriedinanorimon，accompaniedbyherparentsandfriends，tothebridegroom’shouse，eachmemberoftheprocessioncarryingaChineselantern。Whenthehouse-masterandIarrivedtheweddingpartywasassembledinalargeroom，theparentsandfriendsofthebridegroombeingseatedononeside，andthoseofthebrideontheother。Twoyounggirls，verybeautifullydressed，broughtinthebride，averypleasing-lookingcreaturedressedentirelyinwhitesilk，withaveilofwhitesilkcoveringherfromheadtofoot。