Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-02
MINISTER WI
ASKED MANY
QUESTIONS
A! PUBLIC RECEPTION AT CAR
NEGIE LIBRARY He SHOWS A
DECIDED PREFERENCE FOR
YOUNG AND PRETTY LADIES.

Atlanta's prettiest girls turned out en-
masse at Carnegie library Thursday morn
ing 10 shake hands with and answer the
questions OF WI Ting Fang. the Chinese
minister. They were all attired In the
daintiest OF summer habiliments and Mr..
WI was much pleased. Some OF them
wore china silk gowns and rice straw hats.
Miss Davis, OF the library stan, having
heard that red was a popular color In
China. was g0wned IN that hue. The Chi
nese minister noticed the compliment.
Mr.. WI was 'astonished at the constant
stream OF pretty women and expressed
his astonishment m his own peculiar way,
that OF interrogation
Here are some OF the questions that he
shot IN rapid succession at the attractive
girls: -
How long have you been pretty7 Do
you know that you are good loOkingG Has
any young man told you that you are
good looling7 Are you married7 Are you
going TO Be married. Why are you not
married7 Why don't yOu want. TO be mar
Red"
Mss Anne wallace. librarian. gowned
IN black. received him there There are no
women librarians IN China and Mr.. Wa
reeued much interested IN Miss Wallace
The Chiense minister had not been In
the library two minutes before he deliv-
cred the question that first made him
talked about IN the United States: How
many children have you got2" This he
asked OF all the matrouly looking women.
He was careful IN asking this question
and never seemed TO make a mistake for
. the answer was always Forthcoming. Then
WI would add: Are they boys or girls?
Girls. IS that So
WI seems possessed OF a peculiar dis
elimination IN discerning the pretty wo-
men IN A room. He gives all handshake,
wr-ka thu hest Fr1rfwU are
asked questions. One rosy checked girl
had a pendant on her gown with the let
tiers ~. OF p
ssyvhat does that stand fort" asked WI.
ssFor the University OF Pennsylvania. A"
well. why do you wear 1T"
IT have friend there"
Are you in love with himT"
The pretty girl blushed-
Another pretty girl. who had a blue
locket on her wrist. was asked why she
wore t.
The pretty girl looked disconnected for
a minute and then said hesitatingly: at
contains the picture OF a friend OF mine"
"Let me see IT," he asked naively. But
the request was denied with blush.
A doctors wife was introduced He was
Immediately inquisitive- He asked:
seThere is your husband? Why IS he not
with you? Is he away from home much?
Do you object 70 his being away from
home so much2 Does he leave In the
night 70 visit patients7 DO you object 70
his doing this2 Why7'
A little girl was introduced. do you
want to get married." WI asked at once.
$40. I do not" This was said positively.
wen rejoined WI. You win when
you get older"
when pretty girls approached in a
group he would ask:
Are you girls looking for husbands7"
To one woman he asked: How long
have you been married. Are you happy2
Do you always expect 10 be happy? Is
your husband kind 20 your Does he give
you everything you want2'
About this time a woman handed the
minister a copy OF a paper called The
Southern Woman" Then WI got busy
again. why do they call Il The Southern
woman he inquired. us II published
Just for the south2 What Is meant by
the south2 What states. Why do the
southern women wan. this paper?
DO they tell IN It IL their husbands do not
treat them right? DO they tell their hus-
bands about the great affairs OF life?"
WI did not ask any questions OF the
men present and they did not ask him
any excepting one man who meekly in
ouired how WI liked the Atlanta depot.
Just as he was about TO reply WI saw a
pretty girl approach and abruptly ended
hts interview with the interrogation.
When a well. known woman was pre-
scented Mr.. WI said:
You are the richest woman IN town"
The lady looked uncomfortable.
ssclo, am not" she said.
yes, you are" WI persisted. 81 re-
member passing your house yesterday and