The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-26
= The Japanese Girls.
From tho washington Republican.

X Kuroda passed through the United
states on his way from England TO 10.
pam. He subsequently returned 70 Amer.
ica, and, In his official. capacity as com.
missioner Of the island Of Yesso, con.
cieded arrangements which resulted ID
securing the services Gen. Horace Capron
lor the benefit Of Japan. During his
TWO Driet visits 10 this country, he became
70 deeply impressed with the happy con,
altion Of the American women that he
began 70 inquire into the cause Of such 0
STATE Of things, and was told thatit was
because the women Of the county were
educated, treated with the highest cohsid.
EeTatlon, and are regarded equal to men in
AZ tho higher quAhtiesl Of humanity
With his friend, MIR. Arinori Mori, lie
held several long discussions. on the sub,
lecb took the advanced ground that the
japanese oughtio intermarry with the
people Of the more enlightened foreign
nations, and 10 his zeal, went 90 far a
70 insist that Mr. MOgin should marry
an American lady without delay
To this tho youthful minister replied
ihat he considered himself true pa
triiotyrapd would like 10 oblige his
friend but. did not think Ii necessary
Tor him 70 go into tho marrying business
quite SO suddenly From that time, how.
ever, Mr., Kuroda thought and talked I'm,
Geasilgly about the importance OF educa.
ting the women Of his native land. What
was new with him, however, was an old
story with Mr.. MOFi, who, II little less
enthusiasticS was quite as deeply interest
81 aslthe commissioner. On his returnto
Japan he broached the idea 10 his gov.
ernment Of sending u number 0fyoung
girls to America TO be educated report,
cd the TACT thatjh was July Endorsed by
Mr.. Nor, and having obtained the CO.
operation Of TOmurni Iwakura, tho Junior
prime minister OF Japan, an arrangement
was made by which five Japanese girls
were permitted 70 accompany the grea,
embassy to Washington AS the Amerj.
can minister, Mr., Charles DeLong, was
about TO visit the United States on pri.
Vate business, he very naturally joined the
embassy as he YVES accompanied by his
vile, It was still more natural and appro.
PIRATE that he should take charge oil the
Japanese girls during their long Journey
from Yeddo 70 Washington; and that this
good lady treated them with the greatest
kindness and attention, and received their
gratitude in return, is a selEeVident pro
position. ri. att .is,..
The names oil this delegation of Japan
ESQ girls are as follows: Dlo Yoshimas,
aged III; Tel WoOyeda, aged To-; Stemat2
Yamagawa, aged l2; Shige Nagal, aged
10; and Unie Tsuda, aged Syears. They
represent in their persons five distinct
families, and while they are not immedi.
ately connected with tile imperial family
OF Japan, they do belongto that particu.
lar class which would IN this country be
called the aristocracy Of intellect and
wealth combined. How these particular
girls happened To be selected Is not i'm.
portant; and although their fathers OF
friends were abundanLly ableto send them
abroad, they have IN reality come to this
country as the wards OF the japanese
government They were consigned tC
| the care Of the Japanese Minister, Mr.
Mori, in Washington; and in view
OF very numerous applications that
were made by educational institutions
Throughout the. country 10 take
them in charge, and while debating what
was best to do with the girls, Mr.. Mori
resolved to keep them for d few months
under his immediate protection, and OBJ.
taincd comfortable and cheerful homes
for them in Georgetown, under the gene.
raj supervision Of Mr.. Charles Lanman
the warm personal friend Of Mr.. Mori,
and the American Secretary Of Il, the
Japanese legation. With regard to the
kind Of education which the government
OF Japan would have bestowed upon these
girls, that is question which will prob
ably be decided by Mr.. .Mori, and his per.
sonal views have been. freely expressed in
washington society. He would, in tic
first place, have them made fully acqaint.
cd withthe blessings Of 1ome life III the
United States; and, in the. second place,
he would have their minds July stored
with all those kinds Of Information which
will make them true ladies'.
They are oil eager 10 learn tho English
language, and have already become NC.
quainted with many common words and
their uses. The most Interesting feature
among them Is probably the fact that the
youngest was sent by her mother, who
voluntarily makes the, sacrifice OF her own
happiness Tor the benefit Of her child.
Her father is good English scholar, and
has already taught the little one many
words; and among her valuables, careful.
~ packed away by them for her, is an
illustrated cyclop;pdia, in two large Jap
anese volumes, ia which is written, /" My
dear Unie, from father; Yeddo, Decem-
Der !, 1871 ,nand a,good supply of letter
paper, pencils and Indian ink. They
Know the English alphabet, and are
apt at forming words therefrom. They
have brought with them handsome dress.
g, which are Of elegant materials and EN-.
broidered in gold and colored silks, most
yupon q fabric OF Canton Grape. y, The
youngest has brought from her home pic.
lures Of her fathers house, with the fami-
~ all on the porch or balcony in front; in
ono scene the house looks npon rice
field; in another, upon beautiful lake,
and another gives a glimpse OF river seen.
cry, with the banks lined with cherry
trees. The two older ones arc graceful,
sprightly and attractive, although moi
beautiful, and are very neat in their hab-
It's and persons. The two others are full
OF mischief and glee, making the house
ring with their merry laughter. They
are anxious 70 assume the American gar6,
and are impatient to have their watdrobes
completed at once. They do not use
paint or powder, aud have abandoned
their pomatums, hoping thereby to be
better enabled TO arrange their luxuriant
hair in the American bushy style. They
arc exceedingly polite and gentle In their
manners.
W; w. CoRcoRAN, Esq, OF Washing.