The Washington times., 1904-02-21
KOREAN INFANT
AWAITS BAP TISN
Baby of the Kims Will Be
Christened at Easter.
THE ALM0ND-EYED MOTHER
Pretty Romance Years Ago in Seoul
United Young Captain and
Girl of His Choice.


ton. ON that day the infant member
OF the family. a midget OF a girl born
just seven weeks ago. will be baptized
with Presbyterian rites at the Church
Of the Covenant. corner of Connecticut
Avenue and n Street northwest.
TO ve-v few people IN washington g
the presence in their midst OF this in
teresting little family from far away
Korea known. SO retiring and unob-
trusive are the people of that country
by nature that &c was quite TO be ex-
pscted the Kims should have kept 10
themselves during their residence here.
In addition to MIR. and Mrs. Kim and
the BABY. there are a boy and a girl,
Frank apc Cora. aged twelve and ten
respectively. They are both clever
youngsters. and as full OF life and mis-
chief rs sny American boy or girl.
In facT through, their attendance at
the Barrett public school. 70 which
they both go regularly, Frank and Cora
have made many young American
friends and are frequently visited at
the mansion in Iowa Circle by their
playmetes. They are also members of
the Sunday school class OF the Church
OF the Covenant. in which their baby
sister is TO be baptized Easter Sunday.
a bright-syed little tot She is as brown
as q berry. and has a quantity solemn
face. which quite bears out her char
acter, as she is so quiet and free from
fretfulnsss that an American mother
would regard her with strange curiosity.
Proud of Her Daughter.
Mrs. Kim is naturally very proud Of
her latest offspring II am going 20
hr-n IA N
she said the other day. land she shall
have the very best training and school
ing there IS. Some day. perhaps. we
may return to Korea. but / think that
Floralis viii make this her home the
greater part of her life
The mother herself is most interest
ing person. Diminutive I'm size, she is
yet OF that graceful type characteristic
OF Eastern women. Her features are
regular and pleasant in expression. the
most attractive part being the sioe
black eyes. which are of that curious
almond shape peculiar TO the people Of
China and neighboring provinces.
Mrs. Kim seldom leaves the seclusiOn
OF her apartments at the legation. She
Is still Korean enough in her ways to
believe that women should stay at
home. Occasionally one may catch a
glimpse OF her toddling along by the
side Of her husband when they go out
some afternoon for a walk in the parks
near the legation< On stiIl rarer occa-
sions she may be seen perhaps on +
strSet where. womanlike. the fascina-
lions 81 tire busy shopping district can
not fail TO attract her.
Mrs. Kim. however. knows nothing of
the wiles and ways OF the true Amerl-
can shopper. She drives in a closed ca b
90 the downtown stores. quickly selects
her purchases. and hurries home again.
her shopping expedition consuming only
a eew moments None OF the wild bar
gain-counter PUSHES and shopping ex-
elements for this little woman from the
Land of the Morning Calm.
Quite Americanized.
Ia her dress and domestic WAYS the
wife OF The Korean attsche has become
quite Americanized She has long dis
carded the rich flowing silks OF her ma
tive country, and appears in plain. sim
pie frUcks. cut In the American mode
There is quite little romance. as
Korean rorlances go. connected with tho
married life Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
Il was a captain in the Korean Qua rcs
at Seoul" said Mr. Kim. in speaking
about his affairs the other day. and
Mrs. kim. who was then little girl
just few blocks away. her father
being one Of the most prominent mili-
gary officers in Seoul In those DAYS
the Koreans had not come under the
influence OF modern ways and the an
cient customs with regard u courtship
and marrying were stir I'm effect In
other words there wasn't any court
ship. man and woman were sup
posed 10 be married OF by their parents
without their ever having seen each
ether precious TO their wedding day
But one day it so happened that J was
coming home along the streets OF Seou
from the military school which / was
then attending. when mys eyes CHANGED
10 fall upon a haif-opened shutter Ill
rectly overlooking the street. IN the
open space I caught a glimpse OF a pail
OF bright black eyes and a laughing
face.
Lost HIS Heart.
Young girls in Korea at that time
were supposed 20 go heavily yelled. and
] had seen few wOmen's faces before
but this one j knew 20 be unusually
beautiful. Right there and then / fell
that had met my fate ] looked at her