Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-02
FAIR TOILETS FOR JAPAN
Women's Work In Behalf of the
Army and Navy.
GLADLY LABOR IN A COLD ROOM.

GLADLY LABOR IN A COLD ROOM
High Social Leaders Spend Eixh
Hours n Day In Making Bandagei
For the Wen at the Front-No Talk.
iag Allowed In the workroom
Other Instances of Patriotism.
The Tokushi Kango Fujinkai Volun
tary Society of Women Nurses, un.
der the presidency of her imperial
highness Nashimoto and Fushimi and
with the patronesses the Marchion-
ess OF Nabeshina, Shimatsu and 9th
ers, undertook to contribute 10000
roller bandages to the army, navy and
the Red Cross society. says a Japanese
correspondent Of the New York Globe
writing from Tokyo. The members are
meeting in the upstairs rooms of the
Red Cross society building in Shibuya,
Tokyo. and engaging busily In manu-
featuring. A few days ago / visited
them and carefully observed the ladies'
Of the highest society in Japan work
ing like girls who cannot afford pair
of tabi Sacks regularly. / was i'm
pressed by their mighty demonstration
OF patriotism. Just think of the honor
able ladies of the royal family working
from 8 o'clock in the morning till )
o'clock and with only a rice ball (mu-
subj or one or two of sandwiches
for their luncheonsi
On the day visited them 1 saw
III. ]. ii. Nashimoto and Fushimi. Mar
chioness Nabeshima. Marchioness To
kugawa. Warehouses Matsudaira. Mar
chioness Hachisuka. daughter Of Mar
quis Mort, and other ladies with great
titles sitting or standing in a row, with
scissors in hand or moving a rolling
machine. There were some $50. The
members were divided into three par
ties, and the date was fixed for each
party to appear to work. but they
could not wait. Mr.. Takagi, a member |
Of the Red Cross society. assured me.
for their turn OF day. So all the ladies |
attend every day without taking any |
rest.
The room was tremendously large.
There was only one stove. and the
weather was still cold. When the mo
ion to put some more stoves in was
brought before II. I. II. Nashimoto.
The said that they should not wish
'uch luxury when the soldiers and
Iailors are suffering at the front. So
hey are gladly working in the bare.
old room.
Ii Is forbidden to talk In the room.
They have one hour for rest at noon.
before they enter the workroom they
re obliged to undergo the process OF
They wash their bair
nd trim their finger nails. Everybody
oes 1t, even the ladies' OF the royal
: IN. ssaI.p 4 ID II x NashSnste Is 1
hid to be the cleverest worker. pro- !
ucing daily more than fifty rollers. I
wen the slowest lady can make some
venty or so. There is no waitress :
hen they have luncheon. 1 was told s
lat her imperial highness will help
erself with her tea and even wash
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And the kazoku jogakko (the peeress
,hooD will not be behind In patriot
m. II you drop in In the late after
bon after their hours OF lesson. you
Ill see all the girl students, 1876 in
|. with fifty teachers. wearing white
Fps and aprons, working hard at =
lndage making. 1t is said that they
axe 1000 rollers every day. Among y
e students there is many a princess .
h0 will not fail to work with the 9th :,
girls. The students have stopped
aging tennis or any other games at y
me as well as at school. and they =
e hurrying to make rollers.
One of the Tokyo papers reported
Dry OF Miss Mino kawakami. who =
Vt her parents some years ago and
herited considerable money. When :
e war began she decided to go with y
e army as a nurse She divided her
rtune into three parts, one OF which
e contributed to the army. and the
hers she left to her relations aud u
ked her uncle TO give one part to
who should he adopted to q
&c her family name. She had been IL
ling many influential people in To ..
o for such purpose. She called 81
the Red Cross society and was told Cd
It no inexperienced woman would be Z,
zen. She called at newspaper Of "
E In tears and asked for advice. -
here are a thousand and n thousand ~
ries like that. Here is u story which y
but at the same time -
'ws an admirable spirit and patriot -.
]. The story came from the province ~
Shiga. Some time ago a travelling
est stopped at the temple OF Shin
nkoJl. OF the Oshitate village, and u
ached before the old women and NJ,
ing girls. He told them that it was hv
greatest time for Japan, when the y.
ion must show its mighty strength w,
determination. After that all the
men discussed how TO help the ma
!. They decided to meet together In Til
temple every day fSr prayer. and w
D they will cut their hair. since IL a
ir souls be not pure their prayer "a
not be accepted by the Lord Bud
!. In Japan 1t has been regarded III
N time immemorial that to cut the o.