The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19

the front she replied:
Il should be very sorry If he IL thinking
Of his own family at thi, time and not
wholly of the country. His soul and body
IRE not mine while he Is at the front, but
the Emperor's and the countrys. He
carries a great responsibility upon hi'
shoulders and he is completely devoted
to his country. | may say that hear
from him occasionally, but / never COM
plain if he does not write me at all. pray
only that he may make a safe return and
bring much glory to Japan "
What more eloquenly expresses the
spirit Of the women Of Japan than TINS
utterancc of the wife of her greatest SOLDIER
The Mnrchioness Oyama il the leading
figure among the Japanese women to-day
Having been educated in America at
Va.sar--she speaks English huently, and
French and German as well. She l. cordial
in manner and sweet in nature having
l,St nothing of the genuine Japanese tenn
ts-4inent in the process OF her Amerl-
,aniza,ion If it might be 20 spoken of.
She l. m expert horsewoman and a good
swimmer
The Marchioness IA fond of scientific
studies aud has made II specially more
or less of botany aud zoology, a. well as
languages Shakespeare Is her eternal
oompanion Aside from her high socim
position "a the wife of our famous Field
Marshal. her own family is most dis
fingti-hed one. Her brother, kenjiro
Yamakaw il the president Of the I'm
terial University Her eldest brother
was the late Major General Nainakawa.
one sister j. the superintendent Of the
Higher Normal School for Women, ono
l.. the wife OF Judge iamagawa, aud two
are officers in the Imperial Household
Department
The Marchiouee- Oyama is the INTEL
loct,al and social leader of Toxic, and that
means Japan Her drawing room is
famous salon. often spoken of as the veri-
table lgrims shrine where courteous
IONA ge must first he offered before any
foreigner can be admitted into the polite
society OF Toxic. An introduction to the
Warehouses and from the Warehouses,
II an essential.
The Oyama residence is situated in that
rather picturesque part of Toxic known
Sc Aoyama Green HID. 1t ia moderate
sized house perfectly American in every
detail and appointment. There ia nothing
greatly luxurious or lordly in its furnish
ing. but good breeding is apparent at first
breath.
Afternoon tea there is a delightful hour.
The young daughter of the house always
graciously assists her mother in the enter
tainment of the many guests. She il "A
charming young woman. tall, for a j panese
girl. very white and fair OF complexion,
and she has a most enhancing smile and
quite dancing sense OF humor. She is
kcen in mnd-almost as clever as her
mother The Warehouses has herself
superintended her daughters education,
;eIsetGd her BOOKS ,Tratly Disseminated
among her friends for her daughter. Az
English is the language of the Field Mar
shal's home, the daughter is a fine English
scholar.
had been admitted to the sitting room
on the second floor of THE agreeable house
hold. where the Warehouses and her
daughter were receiving Nine. do Freitas
had just left. The Warehouses was seated
comfortably upon sofa-an American
sofa rhere is such n furniture in Japan0
We laughingly referred to 'Americanlza-
ton"
Il daresay | must have come American
blood in me- exclaimed the Marchioness,
81 am 40 food of America and American
ways How | wish 20 visit there againl
But perhaps that dream may never be
realized The American cities, New York
and Boston and Chicago how they must
have changed Why, when ! left America,
Forty-second street in New York there
where ! once lived, where the great rail
road station stands now, was quite a remote
place, and am told that the centre Of
iu iii, Ear ltf tpu II ia n
tremendous country, that America
Do you think that the Japanese women
will be speedily Americanized?7 | asked her.
YES. believe so" the Marchoness
replied, 'in the true meaning. As you
know the Government tried TO adopt Ameri-
canism, but it failed somehow Many
women actually thought that American
dress and American food were all that was
necessary to be- Amerlcanized, They did
not understand that they could be fully
Americanized under the Japanese hmono
and wearing the wooden ologsl A true
understanding is coming slowly, and as
American women are. in my opinion. the
best in the world. their graces will be surely
appreciated as they are beginning 10 be here.
Spirit is the whole thing, and il will take
some time yet to be truly Americanized.T
The daughter handed me cup OF tea
American tea-to my surprise. and the
Marchioness, passing into other channels
OF conversation. said:
This Russia-Japan war is not only the
mems war. 1t Ia the women'ssas well. Think
what a sacrifice nearly every japanese
woman is making at this time and the suf-
fering she is undergoing. What patience
and what patriotic devotonl Yes. it is
our war. too. The japanese men can fight
leaving us behind.
We have 10 be as brave "a the men at
he front, and our hearts and souls are
turned equally TO our oountry's glory and
success, We arc Samurai In a different
form-the Samurai. fighters and patriots.
look at the mothers who send their boys
Of 10 the war with a smile upon their faces
~1thout tears. Look at tho wives who say
they will be glad to receive the dead bodies
OF those they so loveif they but die for their
country. All, the women have the harder
lot TO bearl
Furthermore. look at those Princesses
end the thousands OF our noble ladies who
are working In the hospitals and for the
III and wounded. Never before In our
history has the Japanese woman 30 fully
expressed her worthiness and loyalty.
1t has been said In Europe and also in
America that Japanese women are inferior