The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-06-28
AN ATTRACTIVE COUPLE.
Description Of Mr.. Mutsu, the japanese
Minister, and His Wife.

Description Of Mr.. Mutsu, the japanese
Minister, and His wife.
The present Minister, Mr.. Mutsu, is
n typical japanese. 1.-the, slender.
active, alert. polished gentleman
ans a deep thinker. He Is swartby.
and his eyes are "a black rs night. He
learned 20 speak English in Japan, and
while he doesn't spe TX IL hucntly, he
expresses himself very well and under
stands readily. He Is devoted hus-
band and very proud OF his pretty
wife, who has but 10 look As II she de-
sired any thing to get 1t. lie il in
favor Of the highest position for
women. and advocates their advance
mcnt and freedom. Mr.. Mutsu was
appointed by the Emperor Governor
Of Yokohama, and several years after
wards political complications arose
and he was thrown into prison, where
hc was confined for four yeas and a
half After the political upheayal he
was released. honOrs were conferred
upon him and on the recall OF Minister
Kuki the Emperor made him his Min
lister TO the United States. During his
Incarceration the cholera broke out in
the prison and his wife greatly feared
that he would be n victim 10 IL. She
then had 20 care for his two little boys
by former marriage ana her own in
FAINT daughter. She Was then quite
young herself, and had little more exc
pcricncc Of life than child. For the
distress she endured then he Is trying
TO make up now by his tender care
and his admiration for her courage
and self-reliance Is unbounded.
Nine. Mutsu. although she Is the
mother OF "A daughter taller than her.
SELF and has not the slightest objec-
tion TO telling her age up TO the latest
date. Is very young and girlish look
ing; far more youthful. in fact, than
many belle who has been out II
season or two. She Is by far
the pretticst japanese lady ever
s<en in Washington. She is pc
titc. with n pretty, graceful figure,
md the tiniest hands and feet imagin-
able. Her skin is OF that smooth. sat
my texture resulting from the hot
baths so universal in Japan, and Is n
clear olive In hue; her checks are like
the damask rose and ner eyes large
and dark and sparkling with intelli-
gcnce. Her eyebrows are straight and
delicately pencilcd, and her abundant
coal black hair is rolled back from her
forehead and coilcd on top OF her
head. Her teeth are white and even
and her lips are full and ripc-red. Her
expression Is very quiet, but when she
smiles her whole face lights up and
becomes radiant. Unlike most Jap
ancse her face Is n perfect oval, and in
the American dress, which she has
adopted. one has TO look "A second time
10 assure Smself that she belongs to
| another race. As ono OF the ladies in
waiting 20 the Empress. she became
accustomed TO foreign dress and liked
Il.
She Is fragile, delicate little Great
ure, with scarcely muscle enough to
| lit an ordinary chair. anl looks with
WODueT on lne h'llNllN pl hlHcIl'dIl
ladies' She rarely walks except In
the garden behind the house. and has
walked on the street but once In the
day time (thcn just around the block
with LADY,, and twice at night for u
short distance with her husband. She
is fond Of going out visiting, etc, but
doesn't take the mad delight in shop
ping for nothing that we do. She
dosent 80 shopping except when she
really wants something. selects
quickly what she wants, and that Is
the end Of Washington Letter.