executeddolls。Shemetthemwithveryformalbutgracefulbows。
Whentheywereallassembled，sheandherverygracefulmother，squattingbeforeeach，presentedteaandsweetmeatsonlacquertrays，andthentheyplayedatveryquietandpolitegamestilldusk。TheyaddressedeachotherbytheirnameswiththehonorificprefixO，onlyusedinthecaseofwomen，andtherespectfulaffixSan；thusHarubecomesO-Haru-San，whichisequivalentto“Miss。“
AmistressofahouseisaddressedasO-Kami-San，andO-Kusuma——
somethinglike“mylady“——isusedtomarriedladies。Womenhavenosurnames；thusyoudonotspeakofMrs。Saguchi，butofthewifeofSaguchiSan；andyouwouldaddressherasO-Kusuma。Amongthechildren’snameswereHaru，Spring；Yuki，Snow；Hana，Blossom；
Kiku，Chrysanthemum；Gin，Silver。