New-York tribune., 1905-04-26
No OLD MAIDS THERE.
Mr.. Uchida Tells Wells Alumnae
about Women of Japan.

There no old maids IN japan" was the glad
message which Zadasucm Uchi6a. Consul General
froYn Japan 10 New-Hork, brought The alunnse OF
wells College yesterday at the twenty-second an
maj reunion and luncheon OF the Eastern Associa-
ton Al Sherry's.
40 take Pierre Lofts Nine Chyrsantheune' as
typical OF the japanese woman IS unjust TO
TAX sopho' typical OF the American said Mr.
zelda i have never seen in this country Jap
srsse play that represented our women correctly
Csr.siny not The MikRdo' or The Geisha.'
Japanese women are neither SO foolish nor so
prs,sy they are made out 10 be-
Nrs. Lchlda was guest Of honor and sitting like
her husband at the Presidents table. She began
70 smile her inscrutable. Oriental but altogether
enchanting little smile about this time So natu-
rally all the Wells alumnsn began to smile with
her. She was looking very occidentally rnsdish in
8 gown OF some reseda green material. with
great many cordings, and a white Easter hat on
her Sark pomDadour
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN
Japanese women CT the middle Glass; continued
Ar Cchida- are very gentle. unless driven TO
6ssperation-then they become as hard and bold as
men. and willing 10 sacrifice anything for their
country. IN japan women marry from sixteen 10
sixty. Our women and girls have no trouble IN
getting husbands. as there are more men than
women. This war has altered things. however
many women being widowed ana girls losing their
young men friends. and now women VIII not find
husbands so easily.
friends. who are held responsible If any difficulty
ersaes from the union The social position Of Jap
snose women has been advanced much Of late
years, probably 10y reason of your education and
The force OF Western ideas. While our women are
trying 10 get equal rights with the men. in this
country your men are trying TO get equal rights
with The women
MRS CLEVELAND PRESENT.
noteworthy feature OF the luncheon. which
throughout an extremely happy occasion. was
the presence OF Mrs. Grover Cleveland. who IS a
Wells alu1raa- Mrs, Cleveland was looking young
aud pretty In q brown hat with brown flowers, a
skirt OF the same shade and very pale light blue
blouse Accepting the limitations OF the suburban
ite she LEFT early, however. 10 catch her train to
when Miss Helen Fairchnd Smith. dean Of the
co-ege. arose % speak, al the old Wells girls
lher greeting Dean Smith told Of the changes
that had come over Wells architecturally. even
"A ggod nary q you wouldn't recognize IT.
laE. mere - me me new - ii''lSstIll @ @nere me
elt-s -eIlLe 80 - 80 H&i.t Z
fe-rr ore or Two tndiyiduals 10 plav Then there
IS ZacrlsEie Han which is 10 form the labOra-
torres Of the physics and chemistry departments
surooss am betraying no confidence when say
1he1 ne el5s 7 ol 'Ie a1e I-e-Iy - MORGAN & nsEe
20 erect the new building for which he left a be-
eeest T5s i,, NIL probably be the administration
MRS. WRIGHT WINS PRIZE
i EEL TO the pleasant lot OF Mrs. Nathan Van
Elton, the vlce-president. present the prize OF
s. which the association Offers annually for the
bezt essay rom the Englsh department
The judges had great difficulty in deciding" she
sad 50 many OF The ESSAYS were so good /
b-nk We may have 10 OFFER two or three prizes
REotl-r year I take pleasure 81 presenting this
pre- 10 Mss Edith Wright OF Rochester for her
essay Oh Carlyle and Emerson
Livery one began app,aUGlTg Mss Edith Wright
WIZ proved 10 be a plump little. pink checked
s1-s - an accoroeon pleated rese5e faieta dress.
who was sitting way over at one end OF the
Il can't be original but can BE- grateful" she
Ea-a very pretulyl as she received from Mrs Van
Elton the valuable envelope.
Others present were Charles II. Russell Mrs
George r Howe, Miss Mnna Puitd Mrs Colin
Campbell Cooper, Mrs. Walter Sullivan. Mrs
TlyI4as Graham. Mrs Clarence II Phipps Mrs
Charles ~. Bellows. Mrs Charles + Hughes Mrs
c L Edlitz. Mrs. John D. Higgins. Miss Edith
= Brewer, Mrs. William G. Richards, Mrs
Charles s Weston. Mrs. julius Van Riper and
Mss IL Helena Zachos, the president