Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-22
THE JAPANESE
IN WASHINGTON
Legation Has Always
Been Popular in
Society.
ABLEST DIPLOMATS SENT
To AMERICAN CAPITOL
Progress Of Catholic UniverSity---HaS
International Recognition News Z
Sketches from National
Capital.

Washington, Oct. 29.-The Japanese
Legation Is one OF the most popular
and best administered of the legations
at Washington, yet 1t is one of one the
youngest. The first minister from
Japan visited this government only
forty years ago, and It Is scarcely
thirty years since the famous embas-
sy with Mr.. Iwakura at its head ar
rived here. lis embassy had as its
object the making of treaties with the
United States and other civilized pow
ers and started out to pressed was AM
bassador lwakura with the advantages
to be gained from a long residence at the
American capital that he remained in
Washington for six months. In that
time he gave eighty official dinners AMI
banquet for sixteen hundred people
which riyalCd in elegance anything
ever seen here, and picturesque tales
are still told of his princely entertain
ing. Diplomatic intercourse between
the United States and Japan was es-
tablished by Mr.. lwakura's visit, AMI
since then IL has never been interrupt
ed. Japan has sent to this country the
flower of her statesmen. and no nation
with which the United States has dip
lomatic relations has been represented
by men of higher intelligence or great
er capacity. Good taste and CONVEX
servatism have invariably marked the
administration of the japanese lega-
ton, and that It will hold the high
place 1t has attained under the new
minister is not to be doubted, for Mr..
Takahira comes to us with ripe exper-
fence, having already served here as
Consul General and represented his
government as minister to China and AT
The new minister is accompanied by
several of the European capitals.
his wife. Nine. Takahira comes Of a
noble family and was educated at one
OF the best schools for women in Jap.
an, established and conducted after
Western models. She was married to
Mr.. Takahira in 1887 shortly after her
education was finished, and since then
has been with him upon all of his
diplomatic missions. This, therefore,
Is not Nine. Takahira's first visit to
the United States, since her husband
served as Consul General in New York
in 1891. From this position Mr.. Taxa
hira was promoted to tine mlnistershlp
at The Hague, whittier Nine. Takahira
accompanied him, and later on she
went with him to Rome and to Vienna,
at both of which capitals he represent
ed his government. These prolonged
visits in foreign countries have enabled
Nine. Takahira to become acquainted
with their languages and their people
and the experience she has had at the
| European courts will he OF advantage
to her even in this republican strong
hold.
Nine. Takahira Is fine looking wo-
man, even from the Occidental point OF
view, which differs so materially re.
garding the beauty of women from that
of the Orient. Her complexion has the
tinge and softness for which japanese
women are famous, her eyes are large
and expressive, and her wealth of CLOS
sy black hair Is worn In the prevailing
style brushed back from pretty
brow. But the most attractive feature
Nine. Takahira possesses is the viva
cious expression and the quick respon'
siveness one note in her face when
he is conyerslng.
Not since the days of Mr.. Yoshida
have the women of the JdpaHese legl'
ton retained their native costume
which Is rapidly Ecing out OF fashio,
in Japan and among the higher classes
and, like her predecessors he wife d
the new minister has adopted European
dress but unlike many of her sisters
ne CLOTHES are in exquisite Ias,c anl
her jewels are beautiful. 1t is doubt!
indeed, ii any woman H. the DiplcGati,
Coos possesses more GJrse JUS gems
Nine. rakahlra has three chiljrea
who are in japan and will not DIT pres
~ JON their ia elsj
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