New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-28
MISS ROOSEVELT IN JAPAN.

ing account OF the reception given Miss Alice
Roosevelt at Nagasaki in August she saysi
II thou wouldst view fair Melrose Alright
Go visit IL by the pale moonlight
Andn Won would see Nagasak at Its best you
must come when she is fete for one cause or
another.
The fact that the daughter OF the President Of
the United States was to spend a day IN our
little city was quite enough to rouse our jap
anese friends to frenzy Of rejoicing and hos
pitality.
For week we were sadly anxious about the
weather, which was behaving as badly as the
oft quoted oldest inhabitant could remember.
and everything depended upon fine day; IN
cipient typhoons and tail ends Of storms from
every quarter Of the compass visited US each
day, until we quite dispalred Of being able TO
show our guests what Nagasah could do In the
way of perfection OF weather. air and scenery
combined on summer day. In spite OF
our fears, however. the gods were propitious'
and the morning dawned serenely. We were all
for the day, the guests OF the municipal au-
thoritieB, and when the Japanese do a thing
they do 1t thoroughly (as. per example, exter-
ninating an enenys heetD Not detail OF
preparation is too small to be carefully planned
and as a result the fete given in Nagasah was
lovely beyond words The firing Of i've guns
from a prettIly decorated launch announced at
about o'clock that the Manchuria was steam"
ing up the bay, and at once Governor ArakaWap
Mayor Yokoyana and Consul Harris sailed out
to welcome the distinguished guests and to
present to Miss Roosevelt fine bouquet OF
lilies, sent by the municipal board soon nVe
guns again announced that the party were COM
Ing ashore, and day fireworks were sent up in
profusion. until the sky above the haroor was
peopled by quaint figures. little man and women
IA
fashion on prancing steeds. and flags Gamer
lean and Japanese) In every sort Of combination
strings Of them sailing across the sky and anon
developing into one huge flag; long lines of them
floating away until they disappeared behind the
hills, the whole effect quite fairylike' and e1-
citing the same "Ohsi" and "Ahsf from the :
boys and girls of Dai Nippon as do the rockets
and wheels IN the homeland at night On
typical Fourth Of July.
When the party reached the shore they founo
It lined by countless numbers of the native resi-
dents, waving flags. carrying banners OF curious
device and cheering themselves hoarse with en-
thusiasn The morning given over to an
informal reception at the American Consulate
when Nine. Arakawa presented to Miss Roose-
welt an exquisite shower bouuet OF white
oleander and maidsnhair fern IN behalf Of the
Japanese ladies.
""The International Clubs largely Japanese)
presented thirty pots OF asagad to Miss Roose-
welt This flower IS a sublimated morning glory
and Is more especially Japan's own blossom than
the chrysanthemum, though both came from
China as q sort of primitive weed afterward
to be evolved by Japanese art and magic into
q floral wonder Of hundred varying hues and
forms The natives do not simply plant the seed,
but they prune and pinch back and train ana
interningle pollen each year, until the result
is q blossom that seems alive like butterfly,
glowing with every shade of pale as well as
brilliant color and rejoicing in such names as
frozen moonlight h he t frost Doob PH3[9
waves and so on ad inf1nitun. for their number
and tintS are legion.
"a handsomely painted silken tortoise shell
mounted fan was presented to her by the Ladies
Patriotic Society. and then the few American
residents paid their respects to her, and then
everybody started for a long jinricksha ride.
Through the town the gay party rode along
streets in gala dress Of bunting and lanterns
beautiful and unique and grotesque lanterns can
be made, and how they lend themselves. even
unlighted, to effective decoration WINE the
shop windows displayed their rarest ana chotc-
est treasures and the people swarmed ABOUT
an eager and admiring crowd.
after this the garden party at y Suwa
Park and Temple; but adequately to describe
the temple would require the pen and the orusn
Of a poet and an artist Inc temple llselt Hao
us choicest hangings and altar equipment dis
pIeved the priests their most elaborate
vestments, and the grounds and buildings were
swathed in American and Japanese bunting.
native military band discoursed medIey OF.
supposedly American airs. (They must De hea[a
to be appreciated; our little orothers can nsns
and they can be picturesque in every line or
work but they make rare havoc with a 1oreIgn
tunel All about clustered groups OF oalnly
Jananese nlatrons in silken robes OF sou sIayS
ana maIIve and obs Of the richest brocade, WIN
thar children as fanciful and gay hued as the
Lei, native butterflies and Japanese men
Iii The least said about them the better; they
ara not picturesque in official garo OF Prince Al
bert coat and silk hat. But, fortunately, lneIe
80 q snrinkIiner Of elderly, conservative men
that saved the situation by still wearing the
heavy silken and moon (cresO emproldereo
robes of their ancestors. Upon naIosolhely
1880 fables were good things galore TO eat
and to drink and above all to look upon MAG
ncent red peaches PILED ngh Of a the FRUIT Of
GGa1on more beautiful to the eye than delicious
IN the taste; blocks Of ice two rect square, WIN
blooming plants frozen al tn1 And amid ali
this beauty we sat down TO eat oIlhh anu ~ 10
merry and enjoy as much as was sHYInTr co,,11
company or our ul8'As
Miss Roosevelt charmed us all, as she seems seems
e. hoWa q Ivay of doing VIII -reVer shS goes
irnia ona rnaRected in dress and manner
She reminds one Of her father ana she mas ma Sme
same cordial handshake, the same wa! %
ing Won her undivided attentlon AoE Ilo '111e
that YOU are speaking win n eI- o.o
asTbera were the usual felicitous speeches.
the Mayor toastng MISS fo+fsr,ns, cor6iality'
eIbai+ az he smoke in his native tongue ne
might have hurled anathemas at U.S. anu We
vouId have been none the wiser: 6ut nus
sIeeob 90 ,nterpreted to u.s. was poetic, foWery,
fun of many references TO the past Ple"ss.Itss
relations between his country dlo ouIS' eA.I
overowing with wishes for continuance 9n1t Of
the same and for the future gooa IN HaFt
and the then gracefully passed the honor on to
sunny Ebs s0p pahd T payo @aGf ns
tUusiits SIS Ranner' and hurrahs and BAN
enthusiastically drunk and was rs, to.owea by
the weird solemn strains of 'ki-Inl-ga' the
national hymn OF Japan. o.,,.,4 oh.ru
More toasts were drunk in excellent ohan.
payne, more short speeches reIeIring 70 the
brsve struggle from which Dai Nippon ls