Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-17

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is all. Her dresses all come from Paris,
aud they were sent from that city to
Nine. Tateno's home in Japan, and she
wore the same dainty creations Of Worth
and Felix long before she ever dreamed
of coming to America.
Mr.. Tateno, too, was well acquainted
with brosdcloth evening suits while yet
he was Governor OF the Province Of
Osaka, and he long ago discarded Jap.
anese headgear for the Partisan silk hat.
Nine. Tateno speaks very good English
She replied to my questions with some
amusement. "Society is not a new thing
to me" she said, "and the habits and
customs as we'll as the clothes Of England
and America have been quite extensively
adopted in Japan. We are progressive
people," she said. "Since our young
men have begun to look at the world
over high collars and getting engaged to
Boston girls, we have lost much of ouI
Old World simplicity"
Nine. Tateno's chief impression Of this
country is that it is big. The houses
are big, the people are big aud, more
than all, she is impressed with the big.
ness of the railroad cars. She crossed
the continent from San Francisco in
Pullman sleeper, and her conversation
proves that she was very observant all
tie way. "The climate of Japan is MOI
warm" she said, "but almost the sans
as that Of Washington"
The home of the japanese legation i
much more modern than that of the Chi
nese. It is very tastefully and hand
somely furnished. l imagine, as far al
one may Judge from outward appear
ances, that Mr.. Tateno is very wealthy.
The first Secretary, Mr.. Satio, is one o.
the most cultivated men in Washington.
He is thorough gentleman and ieaIned
scholar.
Nine. Ye, the little wife of the Cor
can Charge d'affaires, is tiny woman.
She, too, goes about a great deal. Al
home and on the street she dresses like
an American, but at all affairs Of STATE
she appears in the costume of her cOun.
try. which consists OF an odd little short
waist and straight scant skirt, with
wide sash tied round her waist just under
her arms. Upon her head she wears
little round red cap with button. She
looks like a child, and is said to be under
twenty years of age. She, too, speak'
English, but was very much discouraged
about it when she first began to study
Sac pronounces her words with great
precision aud very slowly. She never
admits that she fails to understand Eng.
lish words.
When anything is said to her that sh'
does not comprehend she invariably an-
swers: "I-do-not-know." Some
times the answer is apropos and some
times not. She is quite averse to being
written about, aud has refused all inter
views. She is inclined to be quite in
dignant when anyone expresses a desire
to write about her. She is unable to IN
derstand why her private and personal
affairs should interest the world at large.
I asked herif she liked this country bet
tea than her own. She answered with
shake of her head and au uncompromls-
ing "No." Aud when asked her why
she SAID "I-do-not," and when
pressed her with further questions sha
puckered up her little red mouth in 4
decisive manner aud said; dido
not" and was unable to make her say
anything further.
Nine. Ye is very diligent student.
She spends six hours of each day in heI
study. Two lady teachers are employed
for her all the time. She is fond oi
riding and fond of walking and OF Wis
Iting, but she is not fond OF talking
particularly when her listener is any on'
who is likely to write about her.
The Corean and japanese ladies are
very good friends, but there is no inter-
courss whatever between them and theIi
Chinese neighbors.