On the other hand, the common people kept the traditional habit and customs handed down from the Edo period because Western clothes were still too expensive for them and because they highly valued or cared for the traditional sense of beauty.
庶民は、洋服がまだ高価だったことや、伝統への美意識やこだわりなどから江戸時代以来の生活の様式を保持し続けた。