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27) Rained all night quietly & continued all day but very gently.  In the afternoon I went to M. [[Asano's?]] tea party at Tokyo with Mrs. Wietz & the [[Startons?]].  The house was very interesting in its decorative features which were all Japanese.  The color harmony of the rooms was perfect.  The ceilings were distinct in design in each room & made of silk tapestry.  [[One?]] ceiling was all butterflies, another was fans, another birds of paradise, etc.  One of the stairway panelling was cherry blossom tapestry.  The color [[effects?]] were all light, chiefly yellow. There were no reds, greens or blues except very pale & small in quantity. [[The wood?]] was all [[?]] unoiled light mahogany.