The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-03
THE HOME LIFE OF HARUKO.


In far back days there of Japan
quite special people and saws the
London World there latterdays Japs
Empress living their midst
Haruko, their Mikado's consor
lady many ago. Haruko in APP
quite startlng modern dresses-tey
made in Paris always
them born in the Rue de Grenele Although strng
beautiful least according Majesty
singufary fascinating ndy intelligent express
siYe face full Of subtle contradictions and
sif lines that tell diverse tales In spite Of her Par-
toilets English the Empress thorough
Oriental with all the Orienas tradition hatred
Of eange But she passonay Japan
sacrce she would people Her great desire
IN life indeed be completely with them their hopes
fears and aspirations
Haruko in 1880 She daughter
are expected to choose their consor and she was educat
ed with special the possibility Of her becoming Empress
her early days We're spent AZ oo the seat Of the old japanese
court where she lived completely cut off from the world il she
had been There She stayed until nearly 10
When she brought forth and married to the Mado who
two years younger than she was Youthful and
they the imperial couple have demeaned them
selves with great dignity and they became exceedingly
great political excitement Japan,
Of revolution old Of things had
aside completely an doubt prevailed what the
suit would be- especially With sovereign at the head Of
fore that Mikado Ministers help
rule but wise and prudent wife share his burdens with him
IN spite Of the Mkados devotion to her Haruko has al
ways been in difficult positions for although she his
chief WIFE, and therefore Empress she not his only wife
She has children and itself has always been of
grief her Luckily herself and her husband however
she Sarah realized that there chance
her bearing him she adopted as e own OF one OF
rivals fitting him his
station lavshing kindness his mother the while
The Empress charming hostess and of the entertain
she gives every yearhe Cherybossom Garden Party
surely of the charming AS
the cherry blossom invitations issued for Court
garden and the appointed day all the
loo statesmen and dplomas with their and daughters
and else of assemble in OF the imperial
parks the entrance they the arrival of the En-
peror and Empress.
At the approach of the imperial carriage they themselves
each side of the ande Alice then they fall into rank behind
their MaJeses and walk around the park to admire
the trees When they where refreshments
served the Emperor hold informal court
They bid their with those
them whom they wish show special honor The Empress
always eusite dressed these occasions and plays her part
as hostess with infinite kindness and
At the time neither garden parties
other Toxic whole devoted
trying sufferings wounded soldiers She
the president of the Society which she helped
immediately before the with China and she works for it indie
fagab the whole long So long the lasts neither
nor member OF her will spend all uxu
res or asemens all that they would otherwise have spent in
this way IS to provide comforts for the Her MaJecy
complete sympathy with her people the and she will be
brokenhearted should any disaster befall them
She and the Czarina Marie the president OF the Russian Red
cross Society altogether each other for
when the being murdered
IN japan she at once without saying word to asking
any ones advice sent off ouchngy sympathetic little letter
20 MS mother, to tell her how sorry she was