Missouri Valley times., 1901-11-28
ATTRACTIVE MRS. nA7oYAMA.
She 1. in Thi. Country with Her Husband
to Attend the Yale Bi-Centeni.L

New York Journal: New Haven-More
Interesting perhaps than any of the dis
tlngulshed foreigners who Will attend
Yale's bi-ccntennia celebration are Mr..
and Mrs. lSauZua Hatoyana of Japan,
who have just arrived here from Washing
ton and are the guests of Prof. I-add. Mr..
ltatoyama, who was graduated from
Yale in 1881, is speaker of the Japanese
house of representatives and head of the
"Senmon s;aklo,' the great law school
Of the state.
Mrs liatoyama, as dainty as the porce-
lain of her native land, refreshing as
the snow that caps the mountains, is yet
an advanced woman-for Japan. She
speaks English brokenly. and CONVERSE
tion with her In that tongue Is carried on
through her husband.
81 am much mortified" she said, "hy a
statement in newspaper that we forgot
an appointment with President Roosevelt
to dino with him in the wilite house. The
statement is the more distressing because
of the very strict ideas Japanese women
have of etiquette and social obligations.
Her husband then gave the facts of the
incident in Washington, saying:
.The secretary of the japanese legation
called at the white house and saw Mr..
Loeb President Roosevelt's secretary.
The secretary said | would be glad to see
President Roosevelt Tho president In
,lted us to dine with him at 30 o'clock.
Afterwarl Mr.. Loeb wrote to the secrc-
tary that. because of some change in the
Presidents plans, he would prefer that
we come 10 luncheon. We had other plans
for our luncheon, and so were unable to
20 TO the white house for the meal. 1T is
lumiliating TO think that we should be
accused of forgetting to dine with the
greatest official in the United States.
II called on the president and hc as
sured me he would be glad to meet me on
the platform at Yale IN two weeks. when
we both should receive the same honor
from that university. the degree of Doc
tor of Laws
The observant, Mrs. lIntoyama, has
been in Seattle, Chicago, New York and
Washington. and told some of her i'm
pTessions:
Your official buildings are very small.
as compared with your business buildings
and the dwellings of your millanaires. In
Japan .he official buildings are the great
II ones
4 Before I came to this country I was
4 told your leading men had lttle time but
I to hunt for the almighty dollar. / am
y glad to find this Is not true Every man
4 nay husband has introduced me TO has
been most polite and kind. / will take
pains 10 tell the Japanese women SO when
i / 30 home
4 Turning more directly to tho women Of
Japan, this flower of women said:
II am director of four organizations for
4 the betterment of my countrywomen and
am the founder of two. | take tho great
est interest in the IJia Nippon Jogals
/ Kwai,' the Women's Educational Cores
4 pondence society,",
This is for the benefit of young women
A who come to the city and after receiving
a. grammar school education, have no fur
thcr opportunity to pursue their studies.
i II regret that the position Of women
among the educated classes of Japan IS
not better understood. IT is as high as
among American women. Before / left
for this country the federated womcn's
I society Of Japan gave me complimentary
dinner, which called together women OF
the same type and prominence as would
meet for a similar occasion in Europe OF
America
4 ~ hope the national dress of Japan will
be modified so that it will meet tho need
of our club women. The women of tho
Toxic Moments Dress Reform society. te
which belong, wear n garment which Is
similar to tho American skirt. in add
ton to the japanese costume"