The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
yrs VI wrIL ss MISSED
th,nsse ,',stss-e', wn- 9 rtetur-sans
ttsure tn w~ashinstsa

lsutNutuS Iuly ~ Tho stfs - VI
Ting fans will b" Ercatlv ni--e,i In Wash
g. when ~. rrturua 90 hin IN cun--
y'tsnr- - usf husbands r~ra1 MANY
Oriental vum.n have r~sid~i her who
~. pleasantly remembered. hut none -
h"r sl-i.r. ftum IA. tA@i has surc~~,isd
Va making 49, much - an impression ou
-etsty a. Mrs Wa
small - hxurn. With the fai no-e. broad
checks ami thin hp- - the Monfolian. Mrs
WI haS luminous hrr ~n eve. that would
craze am fsce lier eNpre-slon denotes de
"a, aecredited here In NAV. 1897. she mas
h-.'u a central hgurc In oricial life She IL
iuus.-t, quite a. remarkable In h~r way a.
h'f h'-iand and u cr~,ht~d with having
Ability and for,e % character m, eenera4ly
a--stated With th~ Women 20 her race.
Mn. Va Comss from one Of the mos'
ancient families la CHINA and Il 20 pure
thilcss blood, h"r 1rigtn nld rama heing
Indicated by her costume The ~sorg~Jus
eagle emhruid.ried upuu her breast II
Ola" ~ he most important features au-lu'
hvi if.--. ~ D. iHdt atcs hat she iscf equal
rair with Ter husband and privileged
~ cu'"f and leave "a" uIom a. hls site,
rather Than t-hiud HIM ~ would ~ the
ca-~ we're she = lower caste
The heads around nor n~rk have ais
- - FAAAAAA" ~ ' AN ~ N'Na -
both women and men 20 the Celestial King
dom 'u show fhcir station 1hr~- neck
acss a. with n" s~a-nns. jade and cora
t-'iug adopted Tor winter, san,a wood Tor
summer wesT
Mrs. Wu's feet are tiny. as hents her
ans and clad Ia the marvellous little
shoes which are rarely s~en In this part
Of the world save IN tho cas>s OF n museum
dr-sss Handsomely, In keeping with
her station and wealth, Tor she ts rich In
her own right and brought her husband q
generous share OF this worlds goods.
Her clothes are made In tho legation bv a
Chimes tailor. who - n member IL N"
Minister'S suite. and arc ~ masnthcent
silk. richly embroidered Her drrss~s are
all fashioned from the same model with
srant skirt, over unic and Jacket ntef n
-tvle ~ bv ruvsl decree
TIE cav. black hair that GROW n- ter
heal - dr~s~d according tu the canton
mode sud her cad drrss C.rsisis ~ n
singh hand uf black velvet sdDrrNd With "a
hands u- l-vcI. which b. worn lu tho nous
as sell A. uut II dUor-
Mrs WI has Isci an .utus' lous student
Of luglisN since -h" tfEi came 10 ttlt
country, ty" wears RgO. and understand
II well. though she rarely at,"r'I - 10 con
,sr-. IN n language ave hoy own. DO
r.nding upuu her husband To translate
sinC,, IA. did away with the custom adopted
hy her Ireds,cesor, Nrs Yang. at having
ala attaole 4 the legation attend het ~
az INTERPRETER MI SO, WIG has tliff
been graduated from Cornell ard has
ALREADY made his mark IN tho diplumatrD
service of his ciuntry filed this ofic" Tor
Mrs Yang and accompanied her "verr-
Where. To- dinners. luncheon, balls. re-
crpiiors and visiting. and pv ms tact. grac'
and suRvlfv mhl" many friends IA the
unicial CirrI"
Mr. w litla feet preclude her from
Walking and Ler iAily exercise L. taken Ia
an iuvalid's char, which - pushed bv on"
81 the servants belonging 10 the legation,
or iu an automobile, when a." Minister
himself, v hu i-devut~d 20 th' sport snd has
is,um. an adrI q. acts a. Ciauf'uI
Every head H. turned when -" Minister
and MS cHWtaUI.u IN t'rir gJy clothes
Cu spinning through the city. ar nov AID
thou ~ camera h. ,rN'i.'G NJ them. much ''
the NI'I-',f'- disgust u" du,E not ub-
le,f Geo -l.'u.g for hI- picture. hui - nvsr-'
4. t"tug .augh' ~ guard hv an amateur
Minister W. haz DELAYED his d"naTtur'
frr Atlantic CIV ,u account ~ HE recAl.
| aHd va the hot evening, with MIR W. anC
| 'lrir -pr ..,eks az asy,um M Dupont Circle
which - within "G-' walk ~ tie legation
! There. -.ys ,1 Boz democratic style upon o.
i-Epl. th.l watch tic 10 10 -tuui4ing ~
aad riu laif- IL lUNcr~ WIN ~s"N scrubbed
mock. n Nhicu t. carr on their squirting
IIa i~sr-uunrl ~ she ,hine-s leg tlor
Is lAry.t than that 81 any rther I'ra'..'
90 .uiu--V .u toNu. MT accepting Great
Britain. and numbers como nf'N p@ispns
lutultlly uaelt. I've -e'r''afit~ and g.
tucIpe. a doctor. tt.luT. shoemaker, C,ok-
hsrt.r-. .Al.t-. nud lest. uut not ."ns'
the urtuuiiou4. laIudivusu Nrs Wa Na-
ih. du..fion q this large household and
j. sad 'o 80 a model hou-ese-per