The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-28
MRS. RELIC MUTSU.
The Japanese Minister'S Wife an
Attraction Of Washington
Society.

One of the attractive ladies in
| Washington society is Mrs. ReiJo
Mutsu, the wife of the Japanese Min
lister. Her husband, a tall, slender
man, with a full black beard, is a very
accomplished gentleman. progressive
in his ideas. and anxious to secure the
adoption in his own country Of every
modern improvement he finds here.
In fact, all of the Ministers Japan has
sent to the United States have been
men of the very highest social and
Intellectual rank, which may Q be
said of all the representatives this
Government has had at the court OF
the Mikado. He speaks English I'M
perfectly, but understands it we'll,
and has around him a party OF bright
young men who are being educated In
political economics, a we'll as practi-
economics, so as to become cache
and leaders in their own caste at
home. Minister Mutsu presented his
credentials about eighteen months
ago, and has since taken an infiuen-
tial position in the diplomatic corps.
He lives in a handsome house on N
street, near Thomas circle, and enter
tains in a lavish manner
Mr.. and Mrs. Mutsu were married
in 1871. Their beautiful daughter,
Saiya Consistency Mutsu, is about
fifteen years of age, and is receiving
her education in one of the fashion
able schools of Washington. They
also have two IONS.
Mrs. Mutsu has abandoned her
picturesque native costumes and her
Western Dresses are selected with
great taste. Mrs. Mutsu it always
| robed in all the richness and taste OF
an adept in Western ideas of feminine
toilets.
There are two ladies connected with
the Corean Legation, the wives OF
the Minister and his first secretary.
When they first arrived in Washington
they were subjected to the restraints
of the feminine discipline OF their
native land, but very soon asserted
themselves sufficiently to attend with
their lords at the fashionable drawing
rooms and receptions. The reception
of the Corean Legation toward the
close of the a was one OF the
finest entertainments of the kind given
during the season, and the ladies,
although wearing their curious native
costumes, carried themselves with
great ease and ~cOmposure. When
they first came they were placed in the
hands Of instructresses in the various
branches of the household arts and
accomplishments, and the piano and
sewing machine were their chief de-
light. They have shown great apti-
tude in the acquisition OF the English
language. After official and general
society had their curiosity well APP
peased quite a social issue sprang up
respecting the martial status of the
femme members of the Corean Lega-
ton. The Corean representatives
occuyy a fine residence in a fashion
able portion of the city, and have
become quite expert in Western ways.
= Chicago Meas.
English Girls Defeat American Men.
DR.. Peter McSwinny, surgeon Of
the Inman steamship City of Chicago,
tells me that there were among the
passengers of that ship, bound for
New York several years ago, a large
contingent of the Wilson Barrett dra-
matte troupe. One day, for the pur-
pose of wearing away the time, it was
suggested that a certain number OF
the Englishmen aboard pull a tug of
wal against an equal number of the
Americans aboard. The proposition
met with general approval and the
contest took place, the Americans
making a very Door showing against
their sturdier cousins. Thereupon the
yonng women OF the Barrett company
there were about q dozen of them
challenged ami equal number of the
American gentlemen to a tug of war,
and, the challenge being accepted,
the way those girls yanked those men
over that deck was outrageous to a
degree. Eugene Fields London Let
ten.
Home Woman's Realm.
Home is the habitation of woman.
Tn tha home all that is characteristic