The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-11-27

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Under Existing Rc;a.-, ls@:waen Us enc
China the Ceic@s- ~ i|iiI lse-
ceiyc No t..V3--. from
Americans.

It would seem that China intended
to impress Americans with its iInpor-
lance. Judging from the Size and Gor-
geousness of the legation i has SHnt
here to treat in the n4:nc Of tAe en-
peror, says a Washington c0rrcspon*i-
ent of the Boston Advertiser. When
the suite landed in San Francisco there
were over eighty in the trail OF Iung
Yu. But as some were left as consuls
on the Pacific coast the lcgat N has
dwindled to fifty-nine person N all.
This, of course, includes Mmo. lung
Yu:.four children and as many nurses.
There is any amount of paraphernalia
connected with the legation.
The entire legation is now domiciled
at a leading hotel. There nightly a
crowd gathers to catch glimpse Of the
Celestials. Since their installation at
the hotel all who are entitled to call
as dignit aries, and many who are not.
have taken advantage of their prerOg-
alive and presented themselves to
Yung Yu. Strict court etiquette for
bids Nine. Yung Yu from being seen
by any except her maids and immedi-
ate household. So no one can get
glimpse of this strange little woman.
Nine. Yung's predecessor was not al
lowed to appear at her own state din
ners, nor permitted to receive caller.
The wife of the Chinese minister is
forced to absolute seclusion. When
she goes for a drive it is with her en-
tire head covered with yards of i1npen-
etrable material. The wife of the Jap
anese minister, on the contrary, Nine.
Munemitsn Mutsu, is one of the most
ultra-fashionab BILE women in Washing
ton, and her entertainments are gems.
The new legation has taken three
houses for which the Chinese govern.
ment pays twenty thousand dollars a
year. The United States paid two
hundred dollars day for the board of
infanta while her suite occupied
these quarters. Yung Yu is paying
five hundred dollars day and says h.
thinks it very cheap. While the women
are kept in seclusion the men have the
run of the house and make themselves
thoroughly at home. A part of the
delegation were once in England and
speak the English language fiuently.
They have the free and easy manner of
the westerner and show disposition
to talk to anyone who will listen. The
minister is as dark as sun-burned
mulatto. being at least three shades
blacker than the other members of the
delegation.
Yung Yu says he is very we'll pleased
with American cooking, but he has
taken the precaution to provide him
self with Chinese cook, and has in
stalled him in the hotel kitchen. The
legation eat but little meat, dining
chiefly on vegetables. Yung Yu has
never been out of China before. He
was not man of the highest rank in
China, but, like Koko, though in a diff
terent way, rose to distinction. He
was an official in the province of Chin
Kiang, which corresponds there to the
position of collector of the Boston port
here. It was strictly on his merit that
he was chosen by the prime minister
to represent the emperor in this coun-
try, pending the delicate relations be-
tween the two nations in consequence
OF the Geary act. AS long as there are
any strained relations existing no mem
Der of the legation will be allowed to
accept the hospitality of an American,
that being the law of the embassy,