The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-10
THE WEEK
In the United States AM TIE
( Old World.
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The Popular Chinese Minister ana Ills
Pretty Wife.
MIR. Cheng Tsao Ju, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentaiy Of China, is packing
his gripsack for tour across the equator,
writes Il Washington correspondent TO the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch The weather is becom-
ing too warm for this oriental gentleman, and
he proposes to sock cooler climate on tho
winter side of tho equatorial line, He is
accredited not only as minister to the United
States, but also to Spain and Peru. 1t is TO tho
aforementioned country that he starts in lew
Gays. Although appointed m mister TO Peru
some two years ago, az tbs time OF bls leaving
Tor the United States, he has never seen fit To
enter upon the active service OF that position.
The unsettled state oil politics, the doubt as TO
the head of the government, and the question
VI entire safety i'll that wal-dlstuibed country
have kept him from visiting there until now in
his official capacity, The departure Of
AIR. Ju will be regretted by not few
people in Washington. Considering his
inaoilty to converse, +. his popularity is
quite phenomenal, No well regu-
lated giver Of swell parties would think of CIV
ing large party. or dinner in the social
Season without inviting Mr. Ju, and it could
pc counted upon with tolerable certainty that
Mr.. Ju would accept, and that his siken gown
pig tail, would be prominent features of the
evening. few times during the season he
mas returned the social honors crowded upon
MN BY throwing open his home, the Chinese
legation, 10 people of the diplomatic and social
world by invitation. His residence was q yery
large and elegant one, handsomely furnished.
Rieh carpets and hanglngs, the products OF the
lar East, curious ornaments on mantels and
walls, rare products of the handiworlS of the
Ill
ed to make this curious Chinese home. Most
OF these have been stag parties, but on few
occasions the ladies have been invited. Mrs.
Ju has been invisible ON these occasions. The
nearest approach was that at one time her in
liant daughter, the first Chinese baby of rank
ever bora in this country, was brought down
stairs from the Nursery. 1t was
obviously dressed in silken gown,
very much after the ''NIother Hubbard" order,
white pattern stockings, which provokingly
hid its toes from the anxious feminine eX-
plorers, and other articles of baby attire quite
too numerous and curious To mention. 1t was
clearly q Chinese baby until the one touch of
nature which makes ''the whole world akin"
was reached, and when It raised its voice and
wept 1T was recognized as genuine piece Of
MANTLE humanity Mrs. Ju has never been
seen in society. She has made, during her
Stay here no more than two or three acquaint-
ances. The rules OF Chinese society are sup
posed to be such as to have prevented her
making miscellaneous acquaintances. She is
quite young, and seemed rather averse to
making acquaintance often when opportunity
offered. She is no more than perhaps 20
Years of age, while her husband the minister,
is 90. Neither of them speak any English
worth mentioning, the young wife having sue
ceeded rather better than the old husband is
catching some English. The minister himself
speaks scarcely word of English, his entire
vocabulary in our language not exceeding a
dozen words. He makes no attempt at con-
versation except through an interpreter, this
beng the case with his American secretary,
MI Bartlett In their home life the minister
and his vile continued largely in the habits of
their country. Their food, which was prepared
under the supervision OF Chinese cooks, was
largely Chinese in production and manner of
preparation. Ofcourse, the markets we've well
patronized by those who prepared their table,
and fowls and vegetables of American produc.
tion We're prominent among the articles pur-
chased here. Many Of the other articles of
food, however, came from their own country,
and were prepared according to the customs
there. The favorite chop-stick was discarded
by the minister and his wife after their arrival
here and the American knife and fork substi
tuted though with some Of the under members
oil the legation the fondness for the chop-stick
continues. Recently the legation has removed
10 less pretentious establishment on Massive.
near Fourteenth street. Mrs. Ju and her baby
Mi-which translated means Amercan--haye
leit Tor China in expectation of the departure
Oh tAe minister to South America.