Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
WOMEN STUDY
LIFE IN JAPAN
SHAKESPEARE CLUB ENJOYS A
TRAVEL AFTERNOON
Japanese Wedding Given With All
Due Ceremony as an Inter-
estlng Part Of the
Program
Pasadena Agency
i6ls East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 7b2.

PASADENA, May 2e-Members and
friends of the Shakespeare club to the
number of nearly FIVE hundred gathered
this afternoon in the auditorium of the
club house for the Japanese trip In the
interesting series of travel afternoons.
Every detail of the entertaining pro-
gram was repleto with the spirit of
beauty-lovlng Japan and the whole pre-
sentation was acceptably enjoyable.
The stage was gayly decorated with a
number of handsome lanterns, with
graceful masses of feathery bamboo,
clusters of cherry blossoms and roses
in Japanese jars. After the brief busi-
ness session Mrs. Frank A. Marston, in
the unavoidable absence OF Miss Nellie
Stoutenburg, took charge Of the pro-
gram. Seven girls first gave a very
pretty and graceful fan and chrysan-
themum drill, keeping perfect time to
the quaint Japanese music. The ma
tional song was then sung by the club
chorus, accompanied by the string sex
tet. A bright little Japanese love song
followed, given by Mrs. Lewis Sails
bury, who with gay parasol and dainty
fan, acted out the story of her song.
Miss Alice Harwood, for some years
teacher in a large girls school in
Kobe, then spoke in a most entertain
ing way Of the social customs and of
the lives Of the women and girls of the
Fascinating country. Her descriptions
were graphic and vivid, and as she told
of the many ceremonies of the ordinary
social call in Japan, those present could
easily imagine all the gracious bowling
and salutations. The dress of different
classes was minutely described, a
pretty doll being used for illustration.
The education of a girl was shown to
consist largely of being taught how to
arrange flowers, play the koto and to
sew; and to do these things well, a
lesson each day for seven years was
necessary. In speaking of the various
utensils used by every Japanese house
wife Miss Harwood showed a small
cabinet, In which in miniature was
every important dish, bucket and uten-
sill needed for lordinary use. The in
formal talk was most interesting and at
the close a number of questions were
asked
Quite the crisis of the afternoons
very entertaining program was the
Japanese wedding, with it's long and
serious ceremonies, when much tea
was drank, gifts presented and quaint
rites performed. With the Japanese in
cense burning and filling the air with
fragrance and the wedding party of
twelve seated on their heels in a semi
circle, the whole was fascinating and
pretty in the extreme.
Because of various other important
meetings next Saturday afternoon no
tably the Monrovia club reciprocity
day, which many of the Shakespeare
club will attend, the laying of the COR
ner stone of the Presbyterian church
and the address of Miss Jane Brownlee
the regular meeting of the club is to be
postponed until the Monday afternoon
following. On June the club is to &C
to Long Beach for a picnic with
friends as guests, if desired. All who
intend to go should telephone Mrs. E.
d. Davis, 25S Bellevue drive, in order
that special cars may be ordered. On
June 16 an all-day reciprocity day is
planned by the club, when eight clubs
have been invited. Each Shakespeare
club member is asked to bring lunch
con for two, and hot tea and coffee
will be served.
Pasadena Buckeyes Organize
Over fifty former residents of Ohio
met last night in the G. A. r. hall
and perfected the organization of the
Pasadena Buckeye society. DIR. Gideon
S. Case was elected president, Silas
Crowell and DIR. John c. Dalton vice
presidents, Isaac Springer secretary
and G. M. Burlingame treasurer.
Monthly meetings will be held on the
fourth Fridays. A reception commit
tee composed of Kenyon Warren, j.
c. Dalton, N. II. Culver Miss Fannie
e. Fobes and Mrs. w. K, Fogg was
appointed The new association prom
ises to take it's place as one of the
strongest in the city.
Pleasantly Entertain
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Kendall celebrat-
ed their fifteenth wedding anniversary
last evening in most delightful fashion.
The guests were not informed of the
fact that it was in celebration of a
wedding anniversary but were invited
simply to spend an evening at cards.
no n moe. .fN1f1a af he
rear of the Kendall home was hand
somely decorated for the occasion and
here the favorite game of five hun
dred was played. An elaborate sup
per followed in the fiowed-decked
rooms.
Crown City Notes
Local Baptists will take special col
lections tomorrow in aid of the suf-
fering members of that denomination
in San Francisco.
The annual banquet of the Y. M. G,
A. squad leaders club was held last
evening. Tt was a great success in
every particular.
Deputy Sheriff Franklin was in the
city today looking into the Logan
noted during the past week do not
appear to have been of much value
and the matter is still very much in
the dark.
The board of education gave out the
list of teachers engaged in the local
schools for the ensuing year. The
new names on the list are as follows:
Mabel Schopbach, Mary l.. Clark,
Anna V. McNair and Hazel Traphagan.
Overland club gave a very enjoyable
"ladies night" this evening i'm the
beautiful new clubhouse on Euclid
avenue A large number of ladies were
present, It being the first opportunity
afforded them to view the comfortable
quarters prepared for the club.