The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-25

cone efresh that thu mfka1o
- Of Japan viii leave Tokyo tar
- Z tour Of The world before he
chsrry blossoms come next
year. The rnmors ers persistent nps
those who know the habits Of the man
who rules IN ths Land Of the Rising eun
have doubts ~ 10 his IsavtW home p
Uon. The mlJxado n eminsntiy nan @
aRairs He II deeply concerned N ~
thai Affects tho welfare Of tar Enssefn
countries. Especially has he interested
himself IN China and until Ne -
something approaehlng . trustwoFxny
government estab1ished there 80
likely he viii allow himself the Joufnsy
he longs to take.
Haruuosutya. the crown prince. may
come In MS fathers stead. however. ~
has lonxed 10 coma over ever since ne
heard there was : West 70 come to.
Hnrunomiya Wns born twenty year,
exo. ana. according 10 Japanese couux-
tne. his sxs b a The calendar year o.
1 6sild's birth n Japan h his fifst ysnr.
ana the ART calendar ysar y ~ sesono
year. Wess - born DecsmDer q. n's
second x1ar would therefore begin tns
soIyovine dny. n you chanced 20 ell
ths next day aad ash the nurse. "Otosnl
- fkutsu dssukar' rhonorabie So how
much Il I'M the maid would reply; 10
tateu" uwo).
rrntiI he was 10 yeerA o1d Haruuomiya
shourht hs was the sod Of ths empreos-
Thsn soms chattsrsr about the palace -
AoynmA told him who hfs mother wns--e
pecress one OF the four nupernunerAry
wives Of the miksdo. Tnsse extra vivee
court nobility descended from younger
sons Of mikadox. Ilarunounya's Dethsr
Il Z conntexs OF imperial and very an
cfeut blood An uncle Of hse On NJ
~notferss side has been In London several
dimes in the suite Of exalted japanese.
HArunomiya's mother had her homo
within the AoyamA palace grounds.
complete establishment in its own houee
ald rar<ien. a. had the three other count
$780,. nv these tho mikado has had some
llfteen ehiIdrsn. but Haruncmsys's n al
uost ths solo &urvivor. the empress
Vhea ~ % Iong thought to be- his moth
-. has not borno . child. This haa sad
HevveA Mr. life, hut not emh1ttered II. for
= yeoan. whore woman's trials never END
such things make for sveetness ana hu-
~ heart Of HAruko gama II large
e9eseh tai In Japan. Instead Of child
- NJ ava shs hos taken the whole -.
- % har heart. me n the mother Of al
ch1nHr~d. 1ovinG them thu mare tendefSy
hecause sho hegself has memo. NfA Fras-
- Vie az the British minister IN Tokyo
q the tisue fanatic policeman rnads IN
attack o. the csarewischs now csar o.
Russia, gives an admirable picture OF the
nations sorrow. In speaking of this con-
sort 81 the mikado. when that imperial
woman heard tha knsws. she says that
her majesty for . few days and nights
unu without rest. Her grief was exquis-
tfa but her cry was not for her own
peon1e nor far the imperial prince. then
enfa a : Russian man-of-war In kobe.
~ for the mother In far away b. Pet
essbnre. THE mother. the poor mothss."
ahs moans1. ~ she wandered 70 ana FRO
q her apartments. her matAs d honor
sitting h silent grief In the rooms be-
o1nee his discovery. HaruponfyA has
- Nh rial mother at stated tntsrvala.
- MA : hand IN the discovery. per-
haen, f0r even Japanese wumau's self
ahae9atsoa may ulve way N ten years
time. rhs smpreps. too. had felt herself
II : fAips positton throughout all that
s1upe. ~ there wns relief for beth the
resi- and 0(9cisl mother whom Harm found
euk whcss ron he really vas. Probably
hs could hardly say which u the two
Woanen h. loves hetfax--vonerAtes would
- more In accord with the JApAnsss idea.
fhsy may both b. hts suhjeoes one day.
then hs may love fhems now, being HIM
ELI = subject. sslei ptsty dictates vensr-
ssicn ~ she attitude.
Last sprtng kisrunosutys married
bvtaht yonng graduate IT the peerexsss'
school IN Tokyo. This sehcoa the empress
founded, she has watched cvsr y fondiy
frem the beatnn1nx. I have seen her
th&se with her maids az honor during tho
exaAnaftnn EXERCISES. she II the permuuin-
cation at dtgn&sy. Even ~ shs walked
frpm the reception hall 70 her carriage.
hAmrersd a. she was with foreign Hktrss.
ard high hs~isd boots srosn Paris. she
haA the cir Of majesty. rhfs 10 saying
much. for the kimons. ~ japanese dress.
which tho cspress has wurn dartns her
who1e lksa. eneept on formal occasions In
the last fee years, desearpes . peculiarly
IN esit that IL Noticeable. particularly In
women. Wrapped fks bath robs about
the simhs. II binders tho natural swing
OF the stride: especially u hlnas and
hAmreF& on the isft slac. throwing the
l~ft foot ever ia trent Of shs right With
the toe pointing In The tendency % the
right foot u 10 pasnt IN. too. theuxh to
lea degree than the ieft. with thss 'toa-
inc ia.' thsse IL Aisa . shutss, ser Jap
sne<s rata. q wooden clee~. are not fast
epsd ~ the heel. eaiw al tho zoe, and
hang down ara drag slssx tAs ground as
uss~ ~atkR A plssun-teeA shuttle IL a
serious tnsrc1imeaf e. esgnfty. bat tho
m@nf Earopsxns eaa Americans Who
.t&t* &'#a NV tAfN~AH ftAfH&1 VIII tEafi-
~ that nhe has rNrfe0nse "A
But Ia svtpsn tA he brilliant vnnnx
eradicate nf tho ssshoei for nabae GNaxh.
trrs. and now wife - tAe apparent
ehs util ts fhe ansr sal cnis wife %
the @axs snlk4ae, II hsfh stn ana hrr
ssSuss have So ssceni the throae. where-
90 tas prwsssw esskade kas fenr iiss
father. kSssssi Tslaa. had twelve. DO
sides 1as empress a. has he%a the eas-
tom Tar aknss iateea. th@ slifa ~ th9sA
extra wtsps ssxntaen ~ssm@ AZ Tho t~Nsse.~
Mas wives wsse fef the Navpe@s e tn-
saFias "a hesF fwr. acSefAiag sc taa nt8
3Areaese tesa. u was a xrtrvAas thlnx 10
issss ~ saa 10 ksnn amx's nsrnaatr
xFeesA Tsnians. anA canrariant&tn. ana
shsnsstsa teach ss the sArssnaa vfrtas
sessswHse ~ AnNaataFB. Shasatd 4 sssss
the head 81 hsYaise. ase wsska4t q SCR.
net eniy w@uAa Ne tssa ANnaF hia@zee3. hs
seslf aisQ - aassts - la.tHeasia3 ths
whHf~ tin~ ~ Ats &nNa@ieFs ~ srFexrrA ace
ard EnRsesy. IN ths vses - MIA feEssswx
he wa4siA ~ a. era Aasssssea "a n4aFsl~aa
ard hssseAm@s. Il tas eesn tAe ewssena
70 @spans then. fsx saess tAAG <e@la ss.
fegd -. - have an extra ~ggA aaA aA<s.