Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13
comic opera, but her taste turns natu.
rally to the classic.

| rally to the classic.
She has deft, nimble fingers and cal
tie knot quicker than you can think
She has also an accomplishment tina
will be all the rage next winter It sht
will only consent to teach it to the SO
ciety girls. This is the ceremony O
offering cup of tea at court entertain
ments. It is done by wiping the cup
in certain way, preparing and pour
ing the tea, then holding the cup witt
both hands, also after prescribed fash
ion, and approaching the person with
slow, gliding movement. It is all e
pretty and graceful and novel and 81
like a scene in play that if the society
girls see it done they will rave over Il
and then calm down and try it them
selves.
Nine. Mutsu is fond of flowers and
loves to surround herself with them, al
ways selecting the sweetest smelling
She has them everywhere-in her room
in the drawing-room and always on the
dinner table. She has made rapid pro-
gress with English and can quite easily
carry on a short conversation on ordin.
airy everyday society topics. She has a
chirpy, bird-like way of speaking, and
conveys her meaning quite as much by
her expressive face as by her words. Her
gestures are extremely graceful and hel
conversation is animated when with her
friends. She is fond of talking of dress,
society doings and other ladies' chat in
English, and in her native tongue is an
animated and brilliant conversationalist
in handling more weighty subjects. Our
English proper names and idioms puz-
zle her and are the only things in our
language that tax her memory very
much.
This is how this charming little lady
from the Orient spends her day gener-
ally: She has her coffee and roll in bed,
French fashion; gets up about 10 OF II,
practices talking English, has late
breakfast or luncheon, studies a great
deal, sometimes for six or seven honrs
If she doesn't go out; makes and receives
calls, practices on the koto, writes let
tiers to her friends in Japan, working for
hours at the long columns of puzzling
Japanese characters, and, most delight
full of all to her, chats to Mr.. Mutsu.
Then comes in the evening an elaborate
dinner of six or seven courses, and later
some amusement at home OF away from
it. Neither the Minister nor Nine.
Mutsu drink wine, but always have it
for company. With every box from
home comes japanese food, but Amer
lean cooking pleases them very well, es-
pecially our roast beef and potatoes.
They have bright daughter of about
fourteen or fifteen named Saga (pro-
nounced Si-yah), who goes to sShool.
She is taller than her mother, trife
darker, and has the rosiest of rosy
cheeks. She speaks English very well,
is quick at repartee and full of life and
fun. In speaking she is very dramatic,
acting what she tells, and talking with
eyes and hands and tongue. She has a
big mastiff for pet that is over three
feet high and weighs 1873 pounds.
Both the Minister and Nine. Mutsu
as wellas Saya are fond of fun, are witty
and Observant, and have keen sense of
humor. They learn our ways quickly,
almost unconsciously, and have keen,
minds, and their politeness is
part OF their lives, not merely veneer
ing as that of ours so often is. The
Legation is furnished in the American
but there are many beautiful
japanese screens, cabinets, embroider-
les, japanese ware and pictures. In the
drawingroom the position of honor is
given to large painting of Fuiijama,
the highest mountain in Japan. Two
of the eight servants that wait on the
Minister and his wife are japanese.
They have given two large entertain
ments since they have been here, one an
evening c-eertainment celebrating the
PRONUNCIATION of their constitution, and
the other a large afternoon tea, for
invitations to which our society people
resorted to every stratagem.-[New York
World.