The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
A woMAN's INTERVIEW WITH III.
DecsaedlS Personal Inquiries He
Made of IA London Journalist.

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hansom drove up to No. Is Carlton House
Terrace l found that I was expected. for
a gorgeously attired celestial was in walt
ing to hand me out, and, showing me
INTO the drawing room, he begged me 10
excuse him. Soon afterward a most agree.
able EnSlishman-Mr Scott-appearod
VINO said that his eXcellency would Ike
10 see me, ana as we traversed the CORR
uor ne suggested that | should converse
quite freely with him | am not nervous
put as l went into the room filled ouIv
with chinese | was a little puzzled to
Know which was the Grand Old Man of
emma. a dead silence reigned; all the at
mcnd-shaped eyes were turned on me
watching me. ! was looking for the i'm.
mortal yellow jacket, and, not seeing II,
thought that possibly the master
would come in after l was seated. How.
ever, as proceeded tail man rose from
MS chair, and holding out his hand, bade
me welcome with pleasant cordialitv.
we sat face to face for a few seconds,
and mutely examined each other. | prr-
sumo he was satisfied with his inyestiea-
ton, for he beameu on me, took a pull
at his long pipe, and opened the interview
ny asking If | was Miss or Mrs. / he.
piled that | was very much married. hay-
ing gone through the ordeal twice, ana
that soothsayers predicted that 1 was to
be married a third time at 95 which
amused him and his encourage. who
shrieked with laughter. This made us
friends and the master" said that was
very amusing, and began to ask me SO
many personal questions that | said: 81
am afraid that you are too clever; came
here TO question you, but you are inter-
viewing me. | will tell you all you want
to know but, please, you must do the
same" A twinkle came into his inteln-
gent face and he waved his hand. and
nodded, and then he went steadily through
all my history, which. he said, was ro-
mantic but he could not understand why
/ was a journalist.
III you really are a journalist, | sup
pose you have been following me about"
said he.
"Oh, indeed. no. I do not do that"
replied, and l noticed that the contented
smile had vanished; so l proceeded to
make amends by adding: 81 do not do
that branch; l only interview celebrities
and for that reason l am here" Natu-
rally ] had to tell him my experiences
l was surprised to find how we'll he was
up in our literature; he discussed our art
lists and writers with familiarity that
few Englishmen could show, and he was
evidently pleased when l told him that
he had surprised me. He inquired how
much / made by writing and what pa
pers | wrote for, and if had ever had
any of my articles rejected With a
merry laugh ! admitted that | had, which
was the occasion for another hilarious
outburst; when we all grew serious he
remarked that it was hard for me, as he
was sure ! was very brilliant
IF you make so much money you must
be very rich. What do you do with it.?
Do you save it?"
Il spend it ALL" But he thought ought
to put by some, thereby giving me les
son in domestic economy. II could spend
ever so much more than ] nave-ife is
expensive, and pleasures cost much, and
the future arranges itself IL you do not
worry over tia theory that did not
satisfy him. for he shook his head.
Then he told me about his engagements
for the day, and asked II had been over
the mint and the Bank Of England.
! made another attempt to extract his
opinions about us, and to find out which
country stood highest in his estimation.
but he most adroitly fenced my remarks
by asking me questions.
Just then some attendants brought in
an electrical battery, which he apologized
for using. | rose to go, but he Invited
me to remain, saying ! amused him. Con-
sdering myself an entertainment"
proceeded to tell him OF my adventures.
why do you not come to Gilman" he
asked.
| explained that l could not afford ii.
But If you are going to Morocco you
will spend lot of money and you will be
eaten up; you had better come to China.
replied that was going TO Morocco to
gain new Impressions.
And you will spend all your money, and
Will have to stay there forever What will
you do when your money Is all gomez
Write my experiences to the papers. and
make some more" ] replied, which anus
ed him vastly. He laughed so much that
IL needed an extra pull at his pipe to res
tore his calmness. All this time the at
tendants were using the battery, first to
one hand and then to another. II was the
most delightful, unconventional interview
ever had. 1.-THE master" as his suite
termed him, was dressed in a darl-colored.
quilted dressing-gown, and a black silk
cap, with handsome diamond ornament
In IL. He was very curious to know my
age. ] replied by telling him that English
women had one secret and he must not
expect us to tell It.
But all Chinese women tell their age"
he said. begged him to guess, but he was
too astute to do that. He gently inquired
why minded telling him. Fearing that ne
was giving me a few extra years, / owned
up to the right figure. which pleased him,
and by his satisfied air I realized that he
had made a good calculation. Naturally,
the next question was the ages of my hus-
DdndS, as n tOtdl.
4 took them in succession, one after the
other Women are not allowed two hus-
bands al the same time" / said.
Would you like twop" he inquired ]
said that men were not of much use
THAT is very sweeping accusation"
he replied; but qualified Il by explaining
thatsmy remark had it's limitations.
had always understood that Chinaman
were unimpressionable, but as l looked
from one smiling animated face to the
others. ! concluded that was mlsinform-
ed. found his excellency very good COM
pany. and, though ne had a delightful GU
riOsty. he had, also. much originality. and
the pleasant position OF feeling that was
entertaining Englands guests with my
talk was al least a novel experience.
please tell me which country has most
forcibly impressed you"
ut is impossible to make any compari-
son. Small states cannot be classed with
large ones. for each has its own charac-
teristics, and each nation its distinct In
stltutions. ] have been greatly impressed
with everything ! have seen here
(which women do you consider the
most beautiful"
"All women are beautiful but some wo-
men have their waists too small"
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