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Still, these latter persons, if they wish to go through the ceremony in its entirety, may do so without impropriety. Gentlemen of the Samurai or military class cut off the whole of the forelock. STILL THESE LATTER PERSONS IF THEY WISH TO GO THROUGH THE CEREMONY IN ITS ENTIRETY MAY DO SO WITHOUT IMPROPRIETY GENTLEMEN OF THE SAMURAI OR MILITARY CLASS CUT OFF THE WHOLE OF THE FORELOCK
s there used to be a previous ceremony of cutting the hair off the forehead in a straight line, so as to make two angles: up to this time the youth wore long sleeves like a woman, and from that day he wore short sleeves. This was called the "half cutting." The poorer classes have a habit of shortening the sleeves before this period; but that is contrary to all rule, and is an evil custom. A common tray is produced, on which is placed an earthenware wine-cup. The sponsor drinks thrice, and hands the cup to the young man, who, having also drunk thrice, gives back the cup to the sponsor, who again drinks thrice, and then proceeds to tie up the young man's hair. There are three ways of tying the hair, and there is also a particular fashion of letting the forelock grow long; and when this is the case, the forelock is only clipped. (This is especially the fashion among the nobles of the Mikado's court.) This applies only to persons who wear the court cap, and not to gentlemen of lower grade. PONSOR ON THIS DAY IN OLD DAYS THERE USED TO BE A PREVIOUS CEREMONY OF CUTTING THE HAIR OFF THE FOREHEAD IN A STRAIGHT LINE SO AS TO MAKE TWO ANGLES UP TO THIS TIME THE YOUTH WORE LONG SLEEVES LIKE A WOMAN AND FROM THAT DAY HE WORE SHORT SLEEVES THIS WAS CALLED THE HALF CUTTING THE POORER CLASSES HAVE A HABIT OF SHORTENING THE SLEECE BEFORE THIS PERIOD BUT THAT IS CONTRARY TO ALL RULE AND IS AN EVIL CUSTOM A COMMON TRAY IS PRODUCED ON WHICH IS PLACED AN EARTHENWARE WINE CUP THE SPONSOR DRINKS THRICE AND HANDS THE CUP TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO HAVING ALSO DRUNK THRICE GIVES THE CUP BACK TO THE SPONSOR WHO AGAIN DRINKS THRICE AND THEN PROCEEDS TO TIE UP THE YOUNG MAN'S HAIR THERE ARE THREE WAYS OF TYING THE HAIR AND THERE IS ALSO A PARTICULAR FASHION OF LETTING THE FORELOCK GROW LONG AND WHEN THIS IS THE CASE THE FORELOCK IS ONLY CLIPPED THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE FASHION AMONG THE NOBLES OF THE MIKADO'S COURT THIS APPLIES ONLY TO PERSONS WHO WEAR THE COURT CAP AND NOT TO GENTLEMEN OF LOWER GRADE
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