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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17
NEXT EMPRESS OF HPAM
g=sS-
An About the Hteen-pear-0M Princess VINO HAS Been
Chosen 10 Marry the Son of the Mkado.
FRANK 6. CARPENTER
Observation-Disclosures

families Of Japan, The prince imperial
was twenty years old on the last day
Of last August. and was. Of age az
eighteen or two years ago, His father,
the emperor, was married when he was
only fifteen, but the crown prince has
always been in delicate health, and Il
was probably for this reason that his
marriage has been deferred until now,
As It Is. the greatest apprehenslons are
entertained concerning him. His lungs
are very weak and the least excitement
SCENE 70 affect his health.
lie has consumption, am told. ana Is
almost constantly under the care OF the
doctors. This has been the case for the
greater part OF his life. Not long ago
Marquis Ito and others Of the en-
pcrors advisers wanted the boy 10 take
trip around the world and TO have
him spend some time In the United
States and Europe. but the doctors OBJ
jected, saying that he might die on the
way. II Is hoped that his marriage
may so better his health that he Will
be able to make the tour.
The crown prince, or the prince Inn
perial, as he should be called Is not the
real son OF the empress Of Japan, al.
though be is her son by adoption. His
majesty has allotted 10 him a dozen
secondary wives, who come from the
noblest families OF the empire, and
whose blood is blue with the grandfalh-
ers OF a thousand years. These women
OF late are never mentioned In the re-
ports OF the court, and no one knows
anything OF them. They exist. however,
and are kept in order that his ma
jesty may not be without an heir. The
princes real mother is Madame Yanagl-
wara, one Of these court ladies, the en-
press not having had o son herself The
prince, In fact, Is the only son his
majesty has had who has lived, and II
he should die the succession, In case
the prince has no child before that
time, VIII have 10 go to a prince who Is
not very closely related to the emper-
or. On this account all the greater care
Is taken Of the young mans health and
the anxiety concerning his marriage is
intense.
The empress. as I have said, has
made the prince her son by adoption.
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hIghness and the prince will dress for
Il In japanese costume, the princess
wearing about thirteen silk garments
one over the other, and going through
| several changes OF clothes before the
wedding Is accomplished. In ordinary
| japanese weddings no ring is used and
no promises are made by the pair as
to fidelity. obedience, etc. The wedding
consists Of the drinking OF number
OF cups Of japanese wine or sakl to-
gether in certain way.
II takes place az the house OF the
parents OF the groom. ana In this case
il viii be performed IN the palace Of
the emperor, The rules OF etiquette In
such events are very minute, and eve
rythlng must be done Just 50. The
bride gets the first drink and the groom
follows after The cups In which the
wine Is served are very small. and the
princess Will drink three Of them before
the prince viii be served with the same
number. After this there Is more drink
ing IN about the same way. the bride
always being served first This 10 In
contrast to the custom after marriage,
where the husband Is always served
before the wife. AZ the beginning OF
the wedding ceremonies the bride Is
dressed In white, but when the cere,
mony Is over she retires and changes
her costume FOR one which Is a present
from her parents -in.law. AZ the same
time the groom also changes his attire
for one which has been given TO him
by the parents OF the bride.
The wedding OF the prince imperial
II II is carried out after the old methods
will be about as above described. but
the banquet and receptions which fol-
low will be In European style. The
prince imperial and her imperial high
ness, Princess Sada, will dress In for
eign costume and win act at these cele-
bratons Just as Is the custom al the
great courts OF Europe.
IL may be, however, that mcdlfied
ceremony of marriage, a sort o. cross
between our ceremony and the old Jap
anese, will be adopted. In this case
the services viii be performed before
the Shinto shrine in the imperial chapel,
and one OF the highest Of the Shlnto
priests viii oiIlciate
THE TRoUsSEAU AND PRESENTS.
But how about the brides trousseau2
Well, no one knows just what il viii
consist Of as yet, but the preparations
are going brayely on. The silk mills Of
Japan are at work producing their fin
est stuffs for the princess, stuffs that
win stand alone and are seldom seen
outside OF the empire The empress her
self has become interested In the matter
and the costumes are being made by the
imperial dressmakers in the palace Of
her majesty. The cutting and fitting
Is largely under the direction OF the no.
bic ladies Of the court, the sewing being
done by the workwomen, The hats and
bonnets are being made by her majes-
tvs own milliners, and a great part OF
the rousseau will be Of japanese ma
terlals. Al the same time many things
are being imported from Paris, London
and Berlln,so that altogether the brides
outfit viii be something wonderful even
for these times.
AZ TO its cost no one can tell. Prince
Kujo himself Is not very rich bat he
has given his daughter 100000 yen, or
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She Is very fond OF him. taking the live
Hest interest In his wedding and In ey-
erythlnE that relates TO him and his
bride.
The young prince Is popular In Toxic
lie has been educated In the Mobiles
school and has shown himself as smart
as other boys OF his age, He has had
q modern education as well as the old
Japanese studies and knows something
OF German and English. but not enough
70 speak them. He Il fairly good
French scholar and oOnyerses In that
language with foreigners. He IL az.
fable and diplomatic and will make, II
Is thought. good emperor
THE BLuEsT BLOOD on EARTH.
The wedding viii Join two Of the old
est families OF Japan, or, rather, Il viii
bring branches Of the same family TO-
geiher, for the prince and his bride are
cousins. His blood Is. perhaps, a shade
bluer than hers, although she can trace
her ancestors farther back than any
sovereign who now sits upon a throne
In Christendom. Princess Sada Kujo
II the third daughter Of Prince Kujo, a
descendant Of the famous Fujiwara
family, which was the controlling power
In Japan from the seventh 10 the
eleventh century, During those years
the emperors Were little more than
puppets, managed by the Fujiwaras,
who made their sons the chief officials
Of the realm and strengthened their
hold on the power by marrying their
daughters 10 the emperors. The daugh-
tiers were. In these cases, often the
power behind the throne. BY the laws Of
Japan the emperor must be q descend
ant OF this family or rather, he must
marry into one Of five noble families Of
Japan, all OF which have come from the
ancient Fujiwaras. The princess
mother was a sister Of the late empress
dowager. which makes her a cousin OF
her future husband
The princess genealogical tree thus
dates back 10 about A. u. $50. The
prince imDerial can do as well. and 20
her about 1900 years better, and II any
unpleasantness happens in the family.
can taunt her with not knowing her
grandfathers farther back than thou
sand years. His ancestry. according
to japanese history. begin with JImmu
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Copyrighted 1900, by Frank G., Car
penier)
Toxic Japan, Jan 2, i9OO.--The next
empress Of Japan has been selected and
the young lady Is already In training.
II has been decided that the prince i'm
perlal shall be married at the earliest
possible moment, and as soon as the
details OF his wedding can be settled
the fact win be announced 10 the world.
The highest officials % the japanese
government are now considering the
matter. preparations are being made
TO celebrate the wedding on the grand,
est scale. and within a short time the
young prince and his bride will be dis
cussed In every capital Of the world.
Today practically nothing Is known
about either Of them, and II was To
learn all that possibly could be ascer-
tained concerning the wedding and the
contracting parties that ] went today
with letters from the American min
lister 20 the household department OF
the emperor inside the grounds Of the
imperial palace, 10 have an Interview
with Baron Sannomiya thte grand mas
ter Of ceremonies to his imperial majes-
ty
Armed with a legation passport and
with two OF the fastest and SWEETEST OF
the jinrlksha runners az my human
steeds. dashed over the to great meats
which separate the holy OF holes from
the rest Of the city, went by the off,
cials In livery at the gates with the aid
Of my papers and was soon In the pres
ence Of the man who more than all
others has to do with the coury cere-
monies and the private life Of the en-
peror and his family This was Baron
Sannomiya, who for years has been at
the head Of the household deps rtmerrt
OF his majesty and who today knows
more about the imperial family than
any other man In Japan. The baron
speaks English fuently, and II was In
this tongue that our conversation was
conducted. He talked very freely about
the prince imperial and his afilanced
giving me much OF the Information
which will BE- found further on
THE SACRED EMPEROR OF JAPAN
We We're talking almost under the
shadow OF the emperor's apartments,
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and as we discussed the wedding and
its ceremonies ! could no, help con-
trastlng the marriage which the prince
imperial VIII have with that which bis
father had when he was still. 20 large
extent, q part Of The old japan, Such
an Interview would have been impOssl-
BILE then. II would have probably
caused the death Of both myself and
baron Sannomiya Tor az that time
about thirty years ago his majesty
was reyored as god by the people n
was TREASON 10 utter his name aloud,
and In writing II a letter was always
lett out from reverence. Then none but
his wives and his highest ministers ever
saw his face. Tie was penned up IN his
palace az kioto, and when he went out
Il was In closely curtalned car drawn
by hulloeks. Now the emperor goes
everywhere. He Is the real ruler Of the
country. and both himself and the en-
press are often seen by the better class
es VI Japan. When the emperor was
married the empress, according 10 the
then custom, shaved her eyebrows and
hlackened her teeth. so that they
shOne Ike vanished ebony.
This Il stll done IN the country dis.
tHclS OF Jdpani anu - SUPPOSED W snow
the wife's devotion TO her husband In
that she wishes to make herself so un-
attractive that no one else will want
her The empress discontinued the
practice. II II said, after few years,
and Il Is through her that the custom
has been abolished In japan. At that
time no japanese wife would have
thought Of eating al the same table
with her husband. | have been told
that the emperor often sits down at the
same table with his wife and they fire.
quently eat together. Both the emper-
or and the empress are now In many
ways the Same as the other great rulers
Of the earth, aud This Will be the case
with the prince imperial and his wife.
THE IMPERIAL BRIDEGROOM.
Before | discuss the wedding itself
let me tell you something Of the I'M
perlal parties who are by Il TO be
Joined in wedlock. They are his royal
hlghness Prince Yoshlhlto. the only son
II the emperor and Princess Sada, the
nfteen-y ear-old daughter OF Prince Ku-
lo the head Of one OF the five modest
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$4,000, for the purpose a,s
s s, mas added i0Q. 100 ra ~ his Tie
s suu' ~ equai TO about sgj6Ne Illi
ahl II certainly should M ~. 4. N gll.
Solei me expenses Of the ,srDlsh 10
unse plYssoms. IL Il sbni1 Psllal "a.
princess can draw furthey ~ n9t ,As
Jesty, Tor he has Just DIT hls az.
present OF 100000 yen. eop.i ~ mat
IN gold, be given 10 hsr ~ 5000
estate OF the late empress lou. Of lhe
was her aunt This MAKE. sser Wh1
anee Tor trousseau, pin mon ALLOW.
siderably more than half i" &c ca.
soiS, anu she certainly SHOULD 'h,.l9a a
10 puy some pretty things Gr ~ enc
~ 70 presents, starting mn, mat
these from MS majesty, the lnrs VII
dal couple viii have no er1 psiial bd.
They will come In every shan vi ~. 'hem.
al parts Of the empire ana auu ION
ana low There will be- eren,.s ' ei h.gA
Ties OF solid gold ana solid s.1. ana Igt.
out number These things sr, ~ With.
matte OF longevity ana az ~ emols.
mon as wedding glftg In 49, CON.
p ~, WI sl'e as Wen as the rich s, "a.
tne prince and princess an a. as saa I
IKE emperor and empress tbov Su .'., mig
Delighted TO receive any expre.s,os,', a be
even the poorest Of thelr subiec,. I'm
THE NEW PALACE on mn.
PRINCE. M
In the meantime a brans.,.,
Is being erected for his imnt1iW,, haoasa
ness ana the lwo can begin ,heir b u'sa'
Keeping with everything spltk an, '4,, use
at the start. The grouni bas ai spla
been broken and the materIais az, 1',tv.a.aJ
prepared. The new home MIN WHg
be something more than the ior"
OF tne average newly married n,i.
VIII be three stories high and Nm i' 49,. ~
er three acres,Or almost Us nlcb 90 WV
as our capitol az Washluglon .'laa
cost about a million and a hsit A., eA
IN soid. The architects and deslgr-,
have been working ON II for sons s'i ,'..
and they have made the plan. o es
palace which is like no other In Z,
world. ~ We
II IL a combination OF for.i.,
japanese architecture. copstnic,oI 4ll
a view Of withstanding the oartb,.'"lla
when are so common In Japan ~
framework is 10 be Of steel sp5 -
so lifted together that Il canno, M
The steel and lronwork is NOM -
made at Pittsburg the architect MS
recently returned from tho T,sas
States, where he went To place ths y.
ders for its construction. lam tolJN', /
about 1900 tons Of steel ana lronw-.'
have been ordered and thai II /, -
most ready for shipment. II Min 4.
transported by rail to the Pacific ani
thence by steamer to japan.
The prince imperial has for seysrl
years had his own establishment entrs \
ly separate and apart from that on n.
emperor. He has his own servants ar5
secretaries and holds, in fact NIX
court of his own, He viii probably tss.
his bride to his present palaces ana M
there until the new palace Is completed
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The Preparations Under Way and the Wedding Come on
in May-Gossp About the Imperial Bride and Groom
Prince Yoshihto and His Delicate HeahlIow lie Lives
in TokioIiis Blue Blood and That OF His Future Wife
Who the Princess sada Is and All About HerHer Studies
and Her School Days-Her Trousseau, Which WIN Cost
over a Hundred Thousand Dollars, and How II Is Being
Made--Her Present From the Emperor-The Wedding
Ceremonies and How They VIII BE CelebratedThe New
Palace Which Ia Being Bull, for the Imperial Palr-I VIII
Cover Three Acres and WIN Cost Three Million boilers
Some Exclusive Information Furnished Mr.. Carpenter By
the Household Department OF Hts Imperial Majesty.
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Tenno, who ruled Japan $50 H. G.. or
long before Rome became an empire.
THE IMPERIAL BRIDE.

Tenno, who ruled Japan $50 u. G., or
long before Rome became an empire.
THE IMPERIAL BRIDE.
But let me tell you something about
this young lady who Is to be the future
empress Of Japan We should call her
girl rather than lady II she were
In the United States She Is only Is, and
last year she was trOtting about on
her little japanese shoes to and from
the expresses school, She was In the
third grade OF the high school there
when she was told one day that the
emperor had picked her out to be the
wife OF the prince imperial, and that
she must leave the publicity Of her
present method OF education and be
taught for the next few months at
home How she received the news | do
not know. ] suppose, however. ike any
good japanese girl would do. she smiled
and consented without murmur Her
parents celebrated her leaving the
school by giving q dinner Of thanks to
her teachers. The Princess Sada In
sisted that her classmates should also
be invited. and they came TO the num-
Der OF twenty.
From one OF the native Japanese pa
pefs | have had translated some inter-
estiug details OF the school life and
studies Of Princess saba. She entered
the school IN the Kindergarten classes
and has been there ever since. She
has always been regular In her attend
ance and has uniformly stood high In
her classes She loved her school and
was a general favorite With her fellows.
She usually walked 70 and from school,
except In very had weather, and en-
gagged In all the plays She has always
been robust and strong and her good
health Is one OF the most important
considerations as 10 her marriage Just
now she Is most carefully watched and
urged not to do anything that may
endanger her health. Her studies on
this account have been lesscned and her
hours Of exercise and rest have been in
creased.
The princess is well advanced for her
age. When she left school her chief
studies were japanese and Chinese
literature, universal history, French
mathematics penmanshlp and drawing.
She has dropped everything but her his
tory, geography and French and is de-
voting more time 10 her music. She now
has PIRATE tutors who come 90 her
house 10 teach her The princess Is
noted for her poetic ability. She writes
beautifully, and her cherry tree effus-
ions are said TO be especially fine. In
both music and poetry she will vie with
the present empress. who Is noted as
one Of the most beautiful writers Of
japanese poems Her imperial majesty
displayed remarkable poetic ability
when she was as young as the Princess
saba, and her sonnets are now cee-
brated in the japanese literature Of the
age.
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THE WEDDING Ceremony.

Baron sannomlya tells me that It has
not been decided what the wedding
ceremony will be nor whether il will
be after the style Of the old Japan or
a new form gotten up by the advisers
Of the imperial household and the en-
peror TO suit the new conditions II 1t
is according to the old forms her royal
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