Telegram-herald., 1889-10-14
THE DOINGS OF WOMEN FOLK
Who Hail From the Land OF the MIkado
and Other Reg ons.

The Countess Oyana. wife of the Jap
anese Minister of War, is one Of the few
ladies of the court circle at Toxic who
receive at their own homes in the
native costume which European fash
ions are so fast driving out Of the land
OF the Mikado. The countess prefers
the comfortable ana picturesque Japan
ese dress 10 the foreign costumes which
the court has adopted and this in spite
OF the fact that she Is one Of the first
Japanese women educated in America,
having graduated at Nassar in 1882, the
only woman Of her race who has re-
received the baccalaureate degree.
Stematz Yamakawa, as she was known
befor her marriage, spent about ten
years in this country. coming with the
japanese embassy Of 1872 and returning
SO thoroughly Americanized that she
had almost forgotten her own language.
She is remembered by her college
mates as an extremely attractive girl,
pretty even 70 American eyes. tall, grace
full and well formed. The return to her
native country was to her something OF
an ordeal. She came here girl Of
twelve. adopted the Christian religion
and the customs and habits OF thought Of
Western civilation and went back mar
riageable woman of twenty-five with the
knowledge that her pasents would imme-
diately find husband for her. very pos
sibly one not at all in sympathy with
her ideas. Fortunately the chosen
spouse Wa Count Iwao Oyana, who was
himself educated in France, and as
whose vie she has taken immediate
rank in social and pbilanthropic circles
in Toxic. mum Der of Japanese women
have since come TO this country as stu
dents. and several are here now Miss
Shige Nagai entered the VhSssr school
of Music in 1878 and made love match
with Lieut. U.iu OF the Japanese navy.
who was educated by his governm ent st
our Naval Academy at Annapolis, and
first met mis- piquant country woman at
Vasssr fete, 70 which a number Of An
n2polis youth were invited. The we'd
ding was agreed upon before either re-
turned home. one Of the festivities at
tendant on the marriage in Toxic wss
the amsteu- presentation Of the "Mer-
chant Of Venice" before the court and
Mikado. Mise Tine Tsuds studied at
the Archer Institute In Washington
and is now teaching in Toxic in the
Peeresses' School for japanese Noble
women.
Mas Kin katO who returned TO japan
this summer, spent some time as .
special student al Wellesly. Miss Mana
kuroda who ia now in New York. is
making a special study Of kin6ergsrten
methods. One or two Japanese girls
have taken courses al the New Haven
and other training schools Tor nurses.
and one Of most industrious student IN
the classes a. the Art Students League
at the present is = bright and interest
- ~. - Ia-sr-se. vgnep
have graduated from our normal schools
for teachers and one st least has oons
well 81 q nedical school.
The pretty sn5 artistic costumes wor n
hy ladies 81 tbe early sutunn entertsi n
ments owe much ~ their brilliancY ard
pioturesqu squeness 20 the revival In pop
ulsrity of the eToEisltely painted fans
which our grandunothsrs fsncied "a e &
ting comp liT8ents 20 their simple. es-
thetic. loosely flowing gowns OF these
none sre more disastrous and bsNiicsr-
ing ia eject vher nssd as tov ~
white and dimplea fnEsrs h. shade
bright sTss than Marie Antoinetts
fans % primrose O. plush pink silk vith
romantic bnt iu possible msi6sns r as
querading With ~ gslly unreal &c aires,
4 VERY dainty design "a ~ Al artist
famous over half the world TIE fsn Is
- Black silk the picture "a uight With
stars burning clear To the left tvo
female fzsrss are falling throuFh spscs
fklero's fsrnees twin stars n the dis
.frre similar hFurss SO siuly rsPest4d
trt All fhe seFfaoe a. stsr sc~u. A
arnnlia skite TsgEa fan aaslms sors