The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-09
THREE LEGATIONS
Which Attract Much Attention in
Washington.

MINISTERIAL on a Friendly Footing
Notwithstanding the War Between
China and Japan - The Chinese
Women Now Appear in Public-The
high Estimation in Which the Chi
,nese Minister Is Held.
" Washington, Sept S.-The attitude Of
the Chinese-Japanese and Korean Iega-
tions one, TO another is exciting some in
terest in diplomatic circles here tt is
needless TO say >that- the relations be-
tween the Chinese and Japanese are con
siderably strained, and they each vie
with one another TO gain the favor the
Korean minister and his rctinue.
II the mem bers of the Korean legation
are seen at the theater with the Chinese
one night, it is reasonably certain that
they will be found at another theater
with the Japanese on the fol
lowing evening. Unlike the at
titude of his poor country, Mr.
PAX Chung Yang, envoy extraordinary
ana minister plenipotentiary from Korea,
is the recipient of marked social atten-
tions from representatives of both of the
other countries, and all owing to the war
which is now being waged in his country
at home. While China and Japan are
fighting for Korea in the far east, the
Chinese and japanese ministers are play
ing game of social strategy for the
good viii Of poor Korea's representatives.
IN other words they are waging a NINA
ture warfare over MIR. PAX Chung Yang's
wounded feelings. These three legations,
always a matter of considerable interest
here, have become doubly attractive
since jealousy led to war in the east. One
of the first things a stranger wants to do
on coming to Washington now is to see
the headquarters of these three coun-
tries.
THE CHINESE LEGATION.
The Chinese legation is the larger, and
of course, the most important Of the
three Until the present minister MIR
Yang Yu arrived the legation was located
in the most fashionable portion of the
city and occupied what is known as
Stewarts castle, on Dupont Circle. pay
ing $4,000 year rent for it.
On the arrival of the new minister and
his suite within the past year the head
quarters of the legation were removed
from Dupont Circle TO No. POOL, 2003 and
zoos Fourteeth street, very near where Bar
Der the asphaltumkiug lives These build
ings are situated on the hill and command
an excellent view of the entire city The
en- bassy consists Of three four-story
brownstone dwellings which had
never been occupied before the
Chinese moved in. The old
EN- bassy had been fitted up in truly
oriental style with furniture and fur
nishings being the same used by the Chi
nese at home. MIR. Yang Yu, however.
preferred American SURROUNDINGS and his
entire embassy is fitted up in American
style. They sit in high chairs; are fed
by an English caterer, and receive callers
very much in the same manner that
Americans do. These changes are largely
due to Mrs Yang Yu, who has departed
from the faith of ConfuCius and is now a
Buddhist. This religion entities her to
many more privileges than most women
of her nation have, one of which espec-
tally is the right to 90 Into
society and to entertain herself
The former minister, Mr.. Tsui Kwo
Yin, was very strict in his OBJ
servance of Chinese etiquette and once
when his wife was i'll he forced her to
suffer unattended because his etiquette
at home did not permit foreigner to see
the face of a Chinese lady with the rank
of his wife. Though it is etiquette that
the Chinese legation should entertain
once year in elaborate style, yet there
was not the face of a Chinese lady to be
nSNn az tLO lCNGULlUu. buEt DIlOE TO Gne
departure Of Mr.. Tsui Kwo Yin magnifi-
cent ball was given at the Stewart man
sion and the wife of Senator Blanchard
OF New Orleans, La, together with
Madame Romero assumed complete charge
OF the entertainment, acting for the min
listers wife.
Therefore it caused somewhat of a SEN
sation at the first diplomatic dinner given
by the President when Madame Yang Yu
entered the east room leaning on the arm
OF her husband. No surprise, of course,
was outwardly expressed, but before the
evening was over Madame Yang Yu salts
fed the curiosity of her fellow foreigners
by announcing that she was a Buddhist
and would not be kept in privacy as her
predecessor had been. Almost any after
noon the minister and wife, with other
ladies of the legation. can be seen irving
through the parks or through the White
lot, Mrs. Yang Yu is the most
deliberately gowned woman in Washing
ton, and her street dresses are more gOr-
geous in colOring than Yum Yums bridal
dress as the American people are accus-
toned TO see it on the stage. She is
highly educated, and while her feet are
very small still they do not show the de-
formity Of many of her race In the lega-
ton there are eighteen officers in all be-
sides the minister. There are three
secretaries, two naval attaches eight
military attaches, three translators and
attaches, and two sub secretaries and
they are busy lot just now. Between
the war of China and Japan which neces-
states great deal of correspon-
dence and work, the Chinese ex-
clusiOn act furnishes a vast amount
of business for the celestials. The lega-
tion here in the matter of cleanliness is
in marked distinction to the Chinese EN-.
bassy inLondon. There the memb ers OF
the legation have INDUCED IN such loath.
some vices that the embassy itself
is so gruesome and filthy that neither the
ambassador nor the attaches are received
on the most formal state occasions The
reports recently sent out from there show
that the British government is thinking
seriously of asking the Chinese emperor
10 withdraw his present ambassador and
send another.
The Washington public are certainly
not annoyed in this respect. The mem.
pers Of the legation are all heavy celes
tlal swells and are received in the best
circles here.
THE KOREAN LEGATION.
The same revolution has taken place in
the Korean legation with regard to social
lie IN America. Strict observance OF
court etiquette in Korea does not permit
Mrs. PAX Chung Yang and Mrs. Sung
500, wife Of the chancellor Of the lega.