Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05

he was made a marshal and the following
year succeeded Prince Komatsu chief OF
| the general stan.
Educated in France.
| Marshal Oyama is almost the only one
| left of the older generals as Marshal
Yamagata's health has not permitted OF his
| taking an active part in the present CAM
paign.
Educated in France and serving as an at
tache in the war against Germany, Oyama
returned home with his new Ideas of max
| ing soldiers and making war. He forced
| these into the japanese military system,
welded them firmly to the native Japanese
| originality, patriotism and fortitude. the re-
| suit being the fighting engine that cowed
| China and that now is humiliating one OF
| the greatest and prOudest of the worlds
| civilized nations.
Some one has described oyama as Paul
| Kruger, with the goat beard gone. All
| who have attempted to portray his person
| ality agree that 1t is grotesquely uncouth
| to the eye, but altogether pleasing other
wise.
His Striking Personality.
He is a giant. more than six feet tall and
! broad In proportion. His massive head
seems TO be set upon reckless shoulders.
which he must turn IL he would look TO one
| side. His face I'm reposc is stern and rough
| as rusted cannon bali-abounding in pits
| that smallpox has left there, coursed with
wrinkles and distinctly oriental I'm coloring
But none of this is dwelt upon by one who
/ looks into the eyes of Oyama. These are
/ deeply black and intensely brilliant. Their
message invariably flashes forth ahead OF
| what lips pronounce. His voice Is deep and
resonant; some French oil may have been
| spilled upon IL.
When not engaged in drawing new lines
on the world-map with a bloody sword Mar
shall Oyama may be found at home, COM
muning with his family or deving deep into
one of the many branches of learning that
through his busy career he has been mas
| tering.
American-Bred Wife His Idol.
His greatest idol-placed high above the
attainment of renown the battleield-is
| his American-bred wife and his English
taught children, who are a daughter and
| two sons.
The Marchioness Oyama has had a most
| Interesting career. She WAS born in the
| Aizu province, whence come the hardy war;
| rtors in japanese history. Her father was
| great samurai and her mother re-
| nowned beauty.
Upon the destruction of the feudal govern
ment their family was terribly impoverlsh-
ed. The mother had disciplined all of her
children well and instructed them nobly.
The marchioness learned the teaching OF
Confucius at a very early age. and was
even obliged to work a little child to
earn a few cents.
She was only ten years old when she was
sent to America. She was chosen as tho
cleverest among a thousand little girls. and
sent by the government to the United States
to be educated. That In Malta 4. that
is, 1871.
Two Others Educated in America
There were two other little girls who
shared in the distinction accorded the
daughter of the samurai. One was Tine
Tsuda, who has since become Japan's great
est woman educator. The other is the wife
of the celebrated Admiral Uriu. They were
| in charge of Ambassador iwakura, who
tttT1 h. fret aIrafa A nrtn
She sent to New Haven, Conn, to
| Rev. Mr. Bacons family. In her nineteenth
| year she succeeded in entering Vassar.
In four years the marchioness graduated
| from Vassar with the highest honors. She
| read the valedictory and the subject of her
essay was "Englands Policy Against
Japan" 1t won her tremendous applause.
| 1t was commented upon in the newspapers
and finally translated by the japanese gov
| eminent
When the marchioness returned to Japan
after her degree was conferred she did not
know how to make even n Japanese kimono,
| but 1t did not take her long to learn.
Married TwentyThree Years Ago.
/ She was married twenty-three years ago
| to Field Marshal Oyama. then a distin-
| guished general and mighty figure Of
Japan. Marquis Saigo was the middleman
at her marriage.
The alliance was at first considered un-
equal on account of the high rank and dis
tinction of the general. but Marquis Saigo
insisted upon IT, saying tnat the WISDOM
and culture of the brilliant young woman
were the rarest things in the world. So
the marriage took place and has been a
rarely happy one.
The Warehouses Oyama is the leading fig
IRE among the japanese women today. She
speaks English fluently, and French and
German well. She is cordial in manner
and sweet in nature. having lost nothing Of
the genuine Japanese temperament In the
process of her America niZaton, If IL might
be so spoken of. She is an expert horse
woman and good swimmer.
Marchioness Fond of Science.
The marchioness is fond of scientific
studies and has made a speciality of botany
and zoology, well languages. Shake
speare is her eternal companion. Aside
from her high social position the wife
of the famous field marshal, her own family
is a most distinguished one.
Her brother, Kenjiro Yamakawa, Is the
president of the Imperial University. Her
eldest brother was the late Maj. Gen Yama-
kawa. One sister is the superintendent of
the Higher Normal School for Women, one
is the wife of Judge Yamagawa and two
are officers in the imperial household de-
partment
The Warehouses Oyama is the intellec-
tual and social leader of Tokyo. and that
means Japan. Her drawing room is
famous salon. often spoken of as the veri-
table pilgrims shrine" where courteous
homage must first be offered before any
foreigner be admitted into the polite
society of Tokyo.