More details about DKG expanding into Kochi, Japan

These are the kimonos we wore for the ceremonies.

   














       While being fitted for kimonos for the installation, founding ceremonies and closing dinner celebration, Dr. Beverly Helms, international president, and I were able to try on some other lovely kimono designs. The red and green silk kimonos are decorated with embroidery and applique. The very long sleeves are intended for a young woman to impress her young man.
      The gown begins as a very long wrap and is tucked, pulled and wrapped into place by the trained dressers. My green gown started out as long as Beverly's red one. If you look where my  waist should be, you will see the cord holding much of the kimono in place. An obi will be added to the ensemble and hide everything. We even had proper white socks with the seamed toe for our thongs that were always left at the door.


      After the initiation ceremony, we joined a tour planned by the Hawaiian members. One of the stops between Kochi and Osaka was a puppet theater.  Beverly and I are posing with the main puppets from the show we saw. The daughter puppet on the left is 100 years old. The mother puppet is much younger. It takes three puppeteers to operate each puppet.