The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-21

Queen City for her home, has a rather
remarkable and romantic history, and
which Is, perhaps. unknown to many OF
her acquaintance, so modest and I'M
assuming Is she and absorbed In her
daily work and studies. IL will al
most startle some who know Miss
Katherine Agnes Gulick, who has been
a pupil at the College Of Music for
two years, to learn that her real name
is Suma Matsu HOMO, and that she
Is the daughter OF a japanese noble
man and an American mother. Count
HOMO, Of Japan, married Miss Emma
Tyler. who was of branch OF Presi-
dent Tyler's family, and a Virginian
by birth and rearing. In Philadelphia
In 1876. the year Of the great Centen-
NAL Exposition. The only child OF the
union Is the young lady now in Gin
cinnati, who was born In Boston In
1878. The mother was an orphan, who
was teaching school in Philadelphia
at the time Of her marriage, and Is
said TO have been a lady OF much
beauty and brilliancy.
Count HOMO remained in this coun-
try until his death, which occurred a
few years after his daughter was born,
engaging in business In Boston and
New York. The japanese were much
more prejudiced In those days against
foreigners than they are now, and the
Counts family never fully forgave him
for his alliance with the American
lady. When Suma Matsu. the daugh-
ter, was years and o half old her
japanese grand parents became re-
conciled TO her father. who. upon their
request. sent his only child to Japan
to be brought up as japanese. The
mother consented to part with her
child, for she was in very Ill health
and realized that her days were num-
bered. The father, too. perhaps. had
q premonition Of his approaching end,
for he died short time after his little
daughter had been sent to Japan, and
his wife departed this life little later.
On board the ship Belgic, which con-
veyed the little lady to Japan, Rev. o.
II. Gulick and his wife, both mission
aries were passengers returning to Jap
an from q visit to the United States.
and they conceived a great love for
little Suma Matsu HOMO, and made
a companion OF her, more particularly
as they were endless. The japanese
grand parents greeted Suma Matsu
kindly enough, but the child was lone
ly and was soon taken Ill. The Gull
icks visited the grand parents and fin1
ally prevailed upon them to give up
the child and let them adopt her.
Her name was changed to Katherine
Agnes Gulick, TO which she still holds.
She had governesses and read many
strong works before she was 10 years
old. She lived with her foster parents
in Japan for nearly IL years-until
she was over ~ years Of age-when
she sailed for Honolulu with Mr.. and
Mrs. Gulick, who had a vacation OF
two years from missionary work. They
remained In Hawaii eight months.
when they came to San Francisco. WIS.,
tied the Western cities and arrived at
the Worlds Fair, Chicago, May, 1893,
where they remained six weeks, and
then came on to Oberlin, Ohio, where
the Gulicks had relatives and friends.
Katherine Agnes was placed ut the
Western College. Oxford, Ohio. where
she remained for q year, and then
came to Cincinnati. September, 1894.
and entered the Walnut Hills Institute,
studying there for two seasons. She
spent the summer OF 1896 at Loveland,
and In Brown County. While at Ok
ford, she had picked up Catholic
prayer book on the street, and, after
carefully perusing It, thought about
Joining the Catholic church. She had
Catholic friends. whom she questioned
closely upon religious matters. but