Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1948, Tokyo, T�ky� The recent change in the yen rate has Given much impetus to occupation purchasing on the japanese Market. Curio shops and the Japa Nese department stores Are attracting More and More occupation shoppers As further ways and Means Are Dis covered for adapting japanese articles to Western style living. Much inventiveness has been Dis played along this line Straw coolie hats inverted under Central Chande Liers to achieve indirect lighting Long handled Bamboo Tea ceremony dip pers for serving punch or egg nog turning a japanese Kimono upside Down so that the skirt decoration will make the Blouse part of a new look dress keeping the mainstay of a Buffet supper hot in a japanese Rice Steamer and even using the lowly Honey bucket As an ice Container. There has been a special run on japanese porcelains particularly the Large sized round platters which the japanese Call sushi Zara As they Are customarily used for of sushi the native Rice Ball delicacy. These Large platters in decorative Imari or Okutani designs Are used for hours d oeuvres cold meats Spaghetti or tossed salads. Ginal present for a wedding anniversary or Bon voyage gift for those Japon philes who profess to like japanese Tea. The a habits sometimes Oblong shaped is also sold in the Tea Cere Mony Section of any japanese department store and one ingenious occupation party goer has made herself a charming evening purse from one of these attaching a round Flat piece of chinese Jade to the drawstring for further trimming. Various other implements connected with the Tea ceremony ritual open up a fruitful Field of suggestion in yen purchasing. There Are the round Bamboo Mats Dobin Shiki Tea pot holders which serve As excellent table Mats for the morning Coffee pot or a hot casserole luncheon dish. The Small Bamboo whisk used to Bland the Green ceremonial Tea powder with hot water is called a Chasen and makes a Good conversation piece As a swizzle stick for mixing High balls. The Tea ceremony bowls themselves Are a fascinating subject to the col Lector of japanese Art objects and in addition make pleasing containers for Small Flowers like pansies or can be pictured on this Page Are some of the various ways in which easily obtainable japanese items of every Day living May be converted to use in Western style living quarters. These Are Only suggestions perhaps you Llave improvised other uses of the same objects. A or it they also Supply the perfect answer for a wedding cake receptacle. In addition to their practical uses the sushi Zara make colourful Interior decorating motifs on a Mantle or Side Board supported by upright wooden stands. Smaller types of dishes designed for individual Servings of japanese food can be used effectively in setting Western style tables. Among these Are the Washimi or raw fish dishes which always come in sets a tiny receptacle for the soy sauce Matching the larger dish for the fish slices. The latter Are frequently fashioned in Oval or Oblong shapes in a convenient size for Side dishes and the sauce dish can carry out the table color scheme disguised As an Ash tray. In China marts Are also to be found a wide variety of covered Rice bowls known As Chawan which can be used for so up Jam or pickles and japanese Tea cups in Many shapes and sizes for which a number of interesting Pur poses can be found. For instance a pair of Tea cups blending in with one s other table dishes make attractive containers for cigarettes. Other hostesses have discovered japanese Tea cups of just the right size for serving cocktails and if they look diligently enough Are Able to match these up with Sake cups Large enough to hold a generous serving of Brandy or liquor. Japanese Tea cups Are often sold in pairs known As Menoto meaning married couple and in these sets the cup for the wife is always used for passing salted nuts and olives at cocktail parties. Japanese Florist shops Are a Joy to the party minded hostess with their wealth of artistic containers and picturesque ideas for Centrepieces. The Long Long Type of Bamboo Container is particularly successful for a seated dinner party As it consumes the mini mum of space and is adaptable to Low arrangements which Are not frustrating to Cross table conversation. The kenyan or Metal Flower holders so useful in All types of arrangements Are always sold in Florist shops and Are also obtainable in the Plant and Garden implement sections of depart ment stores. Japanese Garden shears often sold with attractive handle sheaths Are extremely reasonable at the new yen rate and make Welcome gifts for stateside friends with the gardening Bug. Small hand sprays the kind used to put the Dew drops on japanese Flower arrangements Are wonderfully useful in taking care of window boxes and Winter House Bamboo plaques available in Flower shops and Garden departments As Mats for shallow Flower bowls make novel trays for picnic foods such As stacked steaks or hamburgers to be cooked in an outdoor Grill. In the line of outdoor Barbecue parties numerous japanese articles May be utilized which come in tiers and in which potato salad pickles Sand Wiches or other picnic items May be conveniently stored until ready for serving. The Bamboo Forks an to buy there m neat looking containers called he Abiquiu a sort of few a a brocade Fork knives used for japanese cakes and beat paste concoctions Are also Excel Lent implements for the outdoor Buffet. 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