Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-20

fly. and by her intluvmC" kept that fam lily in power many Xvlr>. Thcr,' has lsy'n revolution. and the pucU n has ilcd, but it i~ mnI known wh"r. Sh,. has taken refuge
 Lady Li. "r Mr. Li Hung Chang. as wr may say. k about :1j years old, but >o we'll preserved that she might pass for :;:l. She i~ "f pure Tartar hluo,l. of a distinguished Mamtchooriam family and shows it in her high cheek bUn,-$ and marked f,.atur'>. Nv; she l. .luit,' hand -Omr. with laTS" expressive ''N'>. I hap pv, genial air and winning nIuu"T>. .As a maiden ~h,' Was letter 'tiu"Iicd than Chimes. ladi.=> generally, aId after marriage her husband. contrary tn all prcCc,lrmt tllvTT. continued her CtiuCI- tion. In I>>u some missionary doctors admitted tu her >,.'ictv w,sr,. a>tuniSh,-l to iind that >hc hId considerable knOwl ,igc ut m,,mcumv. understood th, Flu Iupvan SN>tvmI. .Imj m general lnfuruna- tium was far -up,IiuI |" most "f th" nlndITiH>.
 Like h,.r hu>lrIm,g. >n,- h.,~ d great aI- mIratIum for w,~tvIm Way. :,n'i when the native physicians h-,d given her ca>'. up a> hu!'.lvsS during a >, riuu> ill n,.>~ she sent for q male, and female. physician Uf the American buHrd Uf for Cign missluI>. They restored her health and strength. and >h, thereafter did all she could [" promote their work.
 Ii Hung Chang showed his gratitude by fitting up d general 'ii>pcU>arv iu Ticn-t>in. whi~h lac presented |" tn" mission. au,l L.,iy Li established Uuv K
 
 of it the American lady who had at tended her. But they cuntcndcd i'll vain with Chinese stupidity and prejudice The pcupl" were 'auSlIi and believed that the missionaries w.r,' prisoners, and the riots 0f two y"Ir~ ago followed
 Lady Li and her husband live. III the suburbs uf Tiyu-t>im near the lrInk of the P,i-Hn river in an establishment famous for elegance and $plCndnr. The viCVruy l. uIIt' uf the richest men in Chi na, and his wife has full control of his income. American and European ladies arc often her guc~ts and speak with ranturo of tn" wonderful walks and gardens. the fountains. flowers and fish ponds. the great truup> "f imperial ICa- cocks. the ~,ng birds. curious fishes. h0- tauic Cnll,S'tiun> lId ceramic ware illus trating Chimes 9rt in all ages Here tn" ladies of th" imperial court enjoy themselves in v"luptuous SoClu.>inn- But just outside the gates and everywhere | else in China Is the awful misery. Ninety nine out of every huudrci Chi nese women are pressed down almost to the level of soulleSS autOmatOns- Even Lady Ii shuftles about on mere 1 stumpS of feet, deformed i'll her child hood like all the rest. and when she takes the air in her magnificent gardens has tn be carried in q chair litter Net | twice I day in cil of orange and acacia | blooms. iS artistic in hcr toilet and drc>>cS her hair in jO different ways. Such k Chin:l-buundlcs> prndigality and dainty luNLry for a very few. un- ending t"il and misery for the many. l Tn" present CmDrCSS of China k young | and appar,ntly without character. The | aged dnwagCr i> s woman of eNtraHrdi- nary talent. Fifty years ago she was Yin Ling, the pretty child of a p"Or fam fly in Canton. In famine they sold her to get fool for tho vest. She became l. slave ill Il wealthy family and eyentu- lily in the palace at PekinG. The en- Ieror was charmed with her, she be tamc one of his auxiliary wives, and Ill 1854 bore him a son. As an infant that son became emperor. with his mother ss regent