The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.


IL. Sunday, Feb
twenty Minneapolis girls at Wells /.
college, you know, and the letters they
have written to their sisters and their
cousins and their aunts are as enthusi-
astic as only college girls can write. |
This is the way one Of the Minneapolis
girls tells Of the visit Of the ENJOYS
Of the dowager empress to the college:
g They drove out in great style
(Aurora carriages) and went thru the
different buildings. We got our first
glimpse Of them in recreation hall.
We were all in chapel, the seniors in
their caps and gowns, the rest Of us
with spick span clothes and beaming
faces. The faculty sat in their usual
places and were in their best bibs and
fuckers, too. We. looked SO nice we
were ali proud of ourselves. Then Miss
Ellis played some queer music, like
chopstieks, and DR.. Ward and the COM
missioners walked in. We all rose and
they made. queer little bows and talked
and jabbered out loud. We were
straining our necks to see them and
they were looking at us as if at SO
many curious strange animals. The
two viceroys from southern. and north
ern China sat in front with their IN
terpreters. They were most interesting
and intelligent looking men, about
twenty Of them, Of all kinds and de-
scriptions. I lost my heart to the SOL
der, the prigadier general He was 50
big and tall and powerful looking and
wore "a bright blue uniform and q
sword about as long as himself.
s@sftAfter the organ played we sang
our Latin hymn. w were so excited
and enthusiastic that we sang with q
lot Of spirit and the Cinnamon looked
Interested and pleased. Then DR.. Ward
made a speech, just the right things,
and the interpreters whispered it in tho
| ears of the viceroys. The viceroy from
northern China got up and wrapped
Ibis hands in the sleeves Of his Alice
. blue gown and made "a speech in
Chinese. It sounded funny but rather
4 pretty. The interpreter interpreted it
and it was so clever and witty. He
. thanked everybody and spoke Of the
position of women in China and how
they like to run things, which we took
| with a grain Of salt. He said that
he should tell the. empress dowager
about Wells and the royal college that
4 was to be founded should be modelled
II after Wells. Well, you should have
Il heard the applause! It made little
4 shivers run up and down my back. He
knew how to jolly all right, but still
he meant it, for he asked for plans, SC
you may Sc sure there is to be 9
Chinese Wells. We all sand tAlms
! Mater and gave rising vote Of .ou1
appreciation Of their courtesy and the1
a they marched out to the same chop
sticky music. u We followed to thu
i chapel and shook hands with the two
4 viceroys. In the excitement ! squeezed
his long yellow fingers. Think Of that
The seniors served tea and sandwiches
and after visiting some more building
!; the visitors went away. We. hated t.
Il see them 20, they were 80 picturesque
They all had pigtails but the brigade
/ general, who wore his hair bobbed. Blu
wasn't > it nice of the interpreter to sa,
that they showed more interest in Well
than in anything since they have bee!
) in this country9''
!. 1.-THE Smith college girls made 4
s great deal Of Sarah Bernhardt durin
y her first visit at Northampton, Mass
ri Feb. L. writes one of our Smith co
8 lege girls. From her letter it is evider
! that the college students made chara
n teristic demonstrations to show the
! respect and admiration of Nine. Ber1
! hardt.t After the performance the
: crowded about the stage door and say
= 1 enthusiastically until Nine. Bernhart
y came out and thanked them very or
!. ciously before she was whisked ava
II in her 2brougham. The members who b
9 long to the French club and residen
!. Of the French house, Les Abeilles,
Ia had their boxes draped in the Frent
national colors and they subjected MN
= Bernhardt to a shower Of exquisi
. bouquets Of violets and orchids. II
: a great actress was quite overWhelm
and received delegation Of them b
:, hind the scenes. 1..IE
q The fact that Marshall p. Wilder, t
le after dinner speaker and entertainer
er popular with New York and Lond
IN society, will be on the Orpheum sta
e. this week, will have the effect Of
ne tracing local society there in spite
lie the engagement of Bernhardt at t
- Auditorium and of Lulu Chaser at
OF Metropolitan Mr.. Wilder has LAT
+ personal following in local as well
eastern and English society and
M has been the fad for many seasons. T
he appearance in vaudeville will be son
in thing rather startingly new to the lo
re folk, but so many box parties have be
lly arranged for the Orpheum this we
by apparently because of his presel