The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20

to-day, making the trip by Launches 800
rotary Peirce had the launches ready and
the invitation had been accepted. but
something went wrong. Something seems
always to 60 wrong whom the Japanese
accept an invitation, Last Sunday morn
ing, for example, they had said that they
would be charmed to attend Christ Church
In Portsmouth. Somehow. they didn't
arrive. It was given out that the automo-
biles had failed to arrive on time. They
would be enraptured, however. to be at
Christ Church In the evening. At the
vesper service the ushers waited outside
tho door the whole evening long to welcome
the Japanese. No Japanese. Two Of them
had stolen away to the Christian Church at
Kittery Point, and the rest were at homo.
Something Of the kind happened in con-
neotion with the York harbor trip. Men
Of experience say that 1t reminds them Of
the time when tho correspondents were
waiting In TOXIC to got to Manohuria. Tho
japanese wore always on the point OF send
ing them, but the unforeseen accident
always arrived. Europeans have not
learned yet that q Japanese mo" IL framed
usually In courteous and smiling yes
Secretary Peirce hasn't learned that, for
one. HI had charge Of the York beach
trip. When the japanese did not appear
at the launch landing he posted to the hotel.
He found tho Ministers working In their
rooms. Adschi was with them. Ojiai was
smoking in the lobby. Hanahira and
Takeshita were In the palm room. and sato
was watching the SWITCHBOARD tourna-
ment. Mr.. Peiroe called Mr.. Sato aside.
There was a pantomime Of rapid. straight
III tAodn v1n nta1
bows. Suddenly there hoated out this re-
mark by Secretary PIERCE: 4
"Mr sato. perhaps you don't understand
who amt
Il understand perfectly, Mr.. Peiroe.
perfectly said Mr.. Sato. bowling himself
away.
Anyhow, tho Japs didn't 60.
Baron Roeen sneaked away at O'Clock
IN the morning. long before any ono was up
about tho hotel except the help. Mr..
Witte got q 1885 train from Portsmouth
for Magnolia. The big Russian Is CON-
ventional In his ideas about Transports
ton. He positively hates tho water. and
prefers Q train to an automobile every
time.
When Baron Rosen had 10 give up the
Magnolia automobile trip Mr.. Vito elected
to 20 by train. Here. also. there was
hitch. II was found on the train that tho
chair car was full and that no places had been
reserved either for Mr.. Witte or for the
Secret Service mon who accompanied him.
He had to mako shift with . SCAT in the
smoking compartment while the conductor.
to whom be had been entrusted tried to
csrve out q vacant SCAT for him. Mr.
Whites temper IL q little short He was
not pleased, and showed it.
In tho afternoon Baron Komura, Mr..
Denison, the American legal advisor Of
the Japanese, and Mr.. Sato drove out IN Q
brougham offered them by Miss Richards Of
Boston, one Of the cottagers hero. Most
OF tho Russian attaches went to Boston
to buy some things which the stores Of
good old Portsmouth, do not afford.
Baro1 Is about tho only one left In the
hotel this afternoon. He has been booked
and landed by q summer girl in bright blue,
to whom he u talking fluent French on the
90 this Is something Of . conquest, especially
~ he 10 to-day the only celebrity In the
puddle.
Relieved Of political tension, the Went
worth has fallen back into it's former state
OF gay summer frivolity. The semi-hnals
Of the tennis tournament are being played
on tho tennis court just under the back
veranda. All day long automobiles have
been discharging women, all In white, even
to their shoes and gloves, at tho front
entrance Of the peaoe PALACE.
At ono time this afternoon there were
twenty -one autos stacked up In our front
yard. The visitors have hung over the rail
Of the back veranda all day, watching
slim young men in white ducks smash and
serve. ,t-
Tho unofacial followers OF the conference
are OF ON walking trips about the country.
A lot Of the Japanese have initiated them.
They walk with sturdy little stride which
covers . tremendous stretch Of ground
In an hour and goes to explain the hanking
movements In Manchuria.
Further explanation was furnished this
afternoon when Takeshita and Hanahira
went In swimming. In his clothes, Take
shita IL just q graceful little man with
straight, military shoulders. Hanahira-
they call him Honey IN Washin gton-ap-
pears to b pretty slender, almost girlish
sort Of q boy. But In their bathing suits
they both show fine, muscular shoulders,
arms Of tremendous power and legs In which
the little whipoords Of muscle move and
twinkle every time they step.
Takeshita has wad Of muscle a. big q
q European wrist just below the corner Of
his shoulders. Where Hanahira's fore
arm runs into his biceps he has . round
hump Of pure energy - big as hens egg.