The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
The Japanese Commanders as
Hosts at LiaOyang
GUESTS FROM ALL NATIONS
viands Of the Feast Were Left Be
hind BY the Russians
Nothing Lacking but
Tea

Germans spoke in French and Eng |
lish, Americans mingled these with
Japanese, the Japanese used all three,
the Austrian and the Swiss, having no
special tongue, employed each, except
japanese, as required; the French
avoided German, yet condeseended to
English when 1t was sociable to do so,
but the English stuck 70 English.
There was in consequence q babel Of
conversation tn the marquee which had
been built for General Oku's afternoon
tea N an open space Of the Russian
part OF Liaoyang. lately taken by Jap
anese arms at cost OF more than 90,
600 men. says the New York Posts
special correspondent, writing from the
imperial headquarters Of the Japanese
army 10 the field at Liaoyang
At the start there had been very lit
tie conversation. After Oku's stan SET
on the tables fresh cayiare stoffen ex
cellently cooked beef, stuffed veal, lamb
chops. timed salmon, bologna and sal
ads and some thing in gelatin. and es.
pecially after Chateau Ia Rose, cham
payne, Nippon beer, Glenlivet Russian
mineral water. Russian coffee, Egyp-
tan cigarettes, Manila cigars aud
matches made In Milan had been pass.
cd along the linen covered tables gar
nishsd with flowers ia Japonaise ia
exploded Russian shrapnel shells, there
seemed to be plenty to talk about and
almost sufscieucy OF languages
Leaving out the salads. all these comes
ffbles. as well as the linen and the
crystal. had been left by the Russians.
who retreated from Liaoyang about !
o'clock on the morning Of Sept.
Costumes OF hosts and guests We're
Of Infinite variety In color they were
confined to different shades OF khaki,
different shades Of blue, and among
the correspondents different sorts Of
whlpcord. flannel and erayenette Aus
/ tria showed cobalt blue coat aud q
cap Of exaggerated height: Canada .
greenish bur coat, with cap Of over
spreading hanges; India q snug Khaki,
with many belts and straps; France q
black glazed cap and a Confederate
gray" coat that looked Ike Russiani
America campaign hat and khaki
the hue Of grass 90 an autumn hillside
after the first frost; England showed a
khaki which You are familiar With
Spain 4 sky blue. France similar coat
and sun helmet IN the middle Of
/ these moved japanese adiutants in
dark blue, tasseled gold sashes down
the breast; stat officers in dark blue
with gold shoulder knots, those Of the
| cavalry having breeches and boots OF
the fine color and glaze you see In
Mefssoniers paintings; General Oku in
--one does not recall what his face is
SO interesting; General Fukishlma-
proud and smiling, as becomes a sa-
mural though his son was killed the
other day. ID white shoulder Knots and
snuff wooden; Field Marshal 0yaina In
blue. with almost no decoration except
the great blazing ruby centered order
OF the Chrysanthemum; Prince Nashi-
motto III wooden khaki absolutely TIN.
trimmed beyond a captains silver on
the sleeve. The prince might have
been, from his uniform taken for
war correspondent as they style y
England correspondents who follow ar
mics. only that your real war CORE
spondent with many campaigns behind
him wears long row OF decorations
over his left hand breast pocket
Il Nothing was lacking in the general
tea except tea. Had 1t not been for tht
vaudeville entertainment which far
through the ceremony aud the griev
Gus absence Of women you would have
thought ii military wedding break
fast. Vaudeville included Japanes'
conjuring Of the sort you hage seen a
well known American theaters mys
terlous. eastern; dozen handkerchief
borrowed from the spectators initiated
by them. and burned before their eye
to finder, vet at the click Of fan ar
found wound about the body Of the as
sistant who has not been near the con
iurer. etc. Then brief farcical i'm
provised nskits." the Trick Of Cook
by a versatile newspaper interpreter
Nakimura champion Japanese cyelistl
and "In1uenee OF Music" which wa
geisha dancing BY the conjurer and hi
second; n puppet show. in which Japu
nese dexterity With feet and toes wa
exhibited sold Native Sport. ! sor
Of broadsword contest with slaves. tn