The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1872-03-27
The japanese in washtnston

The ambassadors have elegant sp.r.m.n,.
at the Arlington. Tho Eve chief .f IN.
embassy are provided for az becomes their
notions. They have suites of Apartments.
in the johnson House, adjoining the hotel.
They eat in their bedrooms, although pri-
vate dining rooms ara attached to their
saites of apartments. The commissioner
have rooms opposite io one of ,bs Morgan
houses. Except the Ave chiefs. all belong.
! ing to the embassy prefer to eat in public.
They wish as soon as possible to learn
! American manners and customs. They
imagine that when they can successfallY
initiate Americans they will be prepared to
meet anybody. no matter of what rank, in
the civilized community. We thank them
for the deusion, and pray they may not be
mised.
The japanese, finding themselves much
fatlgued by the journey. have preferred re-
naming quietly at their rooms for two or
three days. They will net be presented to
the President until Monday at noon. and.
OF course, prior to their official presents
ton will accept no hospitaiites They
have had some little difficulty in getting
settled in their quarters in the Arlington.
There were SO many of them that things
were rather mixed last night. Some of the
men OF rank slept on the floor. while some
OF the servants were given choice rooms.
AT breakfast this morning, to the great dis.
gust of one Of the princes, be found himself
breaktasting between two or the servants.
The latter were also much aggrieved by his
eontretemps. 1t will take dag or two to
get things straight. There were not les.
that three hundred pieces of bagsaS. be-
longing to one hundred members of the
party. and naturally the asserting of il con,
sumes tin.s. Ths embassy will probablv
reme'n ~ Washington two OF tareow-rxs-
After the official prssentationjat the Whit
House, they will visit Congress. the Sun
RENE Court, aod the various department,
They will also be taken to Mount Vernon
and to annapolis to see the Naval School
On their way to New York they will atom
In Philadelphia. and visit the Navy Yard
there, and after visiting New York thew
will visit the Brooklyn Navy Yard and
West Point. Next week . crrd of recep-
ton will be given the embassy by the Gov
ernment at Masonic Temple This will ha
a very handsome affair, and most probable
will come off on Tuesday evening. The de-
coration will be elaborate and UNIQUE. II
is rumored also that q reception will be
given the Japenese at the White House in
the course fthe next week or two. This
will also be a card reception, and no unin-
rited guests will be admitted.
There are FIVE persons belonging to this
embassy who have been in this country be-
fore. Governors Ito and Foukontsi vers
here year ago. japanese Tommy" was
here thirteen years ago, and the excitement
n regard to him and the attention paid him
are very generally remembered. He 10 now
second secretary of the embassy and bis
lame appears on the official list as Kidiro
Nagamo. Tommy was only his American
'oubriquet. He was a sociable young per.
ION. and used to wander around alone and
ak to every one. which explains the ia
niliar manner in which he was addressed
md spoken of.
MIR. Mori, Japenese Charge d'Affaires
ne secretaries of the Japenese Legation,
md many natives of Japan now study wing in
he United States who had Assembled Ter.
o meet the embassy, were here to greet
heir countrymen. Curiosity has been ex.
ited chiefly about the female children. who
ave been styled 'princessess." These
urls are not of noble birth; at least, SC /
m told by those who ought to know. They
'elong to the middle classes. and are sent
ere to be educated as teachers. and when
heir education is completed they are sx-
'ected to return to Japan and instruct
thor Japenese girls. 1t has been decided
n JaPan to introduce the English language
efs, -&&seasssslr IS shs lsnsasge # oiyllieas
# dress. their own national costume beire
steemed by them a relic of barbarism.
The girls were taken at ence to private
ouses in Georgetown. and will be strictly
;uarded from public observation. that is to