e pattern; dwarf trees forming a grove, and
shading the model of a Shinto temple; imitations in baked clay of
stone lanterns,--perhaps even the appearance of a hamlet of thatched
cottages. If the _toko-niwa_ be not too small, you may see real fish
swimming in the pond, or a pet tortoise crawling among the rockwork.
Sometimes the miniature garden represents H[=o]rai, and the palace of
the Dragon-King.

Two new varieties have come into fashion. One is a model of Port
Arthur, showing the harbor and the forts; and with the materials for
the display there is sold a little map, showing how to place certain
tiny battle-ships, representing the imprisoned and the investing
fleets. The other _toko-niwa_ represents a Korean or Chinese
landscape, with hill ranges and rivers and woods; and the appearance
of a battle is created by masses of toy soldiers--cavalry, infantry,
and artillery--in all positions of attack and defense. Minute forts of
baked clay, bristling with cannon about the size of small pins, occupy
elevated positions. When properly arranged the effect is panoramic.
The soldiers in the foreground are about an inch long; those a little
farther away about half as long; and those upon the hills are no
larger than flies.

But the most remarkable novelty of this sort yet produced is a kind
of _toko-niwa_ recently on display at a famous shop in Ginza. A label
bearing the inscription, _Ka[:i]-t['e][:i] no Ikken_ (View of the
Ocean-Bed) sufficiently explained the design. The _su[:i]bon_, or
"water-tray," containing the display was half filled with rocks
and sand so as to resemble a sea-bottom; and little fishes appeared
swarming in the fore-ground. A little farther back, upon an elevation,
stood Otohim['e], the Dragon-King's daughter, surrounded by her maiden
attendants, and gazing, with just the shadow of a smile, at two men in
naval uniform who were shaking hands,--dead heroes of the war: Admiral
Makaroff and Commander Hiros['e]!... These had esteemed each other
in life; and it was a happy thought thus to represent their friendly
meeting in the world of Spirits.

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Though his name is perhaps unfamiliar to English readers, Commander
Takeo Hiros['e] has become, deservedly, one of Japan's national
heroes. On the 27th of March, during the second attempt made to block
the entrance to Port Arthur, he was killed while endeavoring to help
a comrade,--a comrade who had formerly saved him fro