The Washington herald., 1907-05-16
KUROKIIN WARPAINT
Hero of Yalu Attends Recep-
ton in Full Regalia.
PRESENTS FINE APPEARANCE
Japan's Great General Given Royal
Reception by His FeIIow-country-
Niscouutess Aoki Assist In Recefy-
inE-Cruisers Arrive at Metropolis.

New York. May 15-When Baron Gen.
Kurch entered the grand ballroom at
Sherry's tonight % face some 400 Japa-
nese and American men and women Of
prominence, he was military from boot
heel 20 the last upright spear Of gray
hair on his head. The little drab-colored.
grizzled man. who had quietly slipped
into town earlier in the day. was trans
formed into the visible dimensions Of the
hero that his admirers hold him 10 be.
The fun dress unifrom Of a japanese
major general adorned him. The truus-
ers were scarlet and the coat blue under
heavy crust Of gold braid and epaulets
On his breast were three glittering orders
and about his neck the deep red orb Of
the Second Glass order Of the Rising
Sun. The general Erirped his gold-han-
behind at brave angle
This dress was necessary % grace the
occasion Of the generals first welcome al
the hands of the most exclusive Of the
japanese local colony and their guests,
American men and women Of prominence
here and In Washington.
Dinner Before Reception.
There had been a dinner in the small
ballroom before the reception. at which
Gen, Kuroki and Vice Admiral Iiuin. of
the Japanese navy. had been the guests.
After this the distinguished fighters re-
tired 10 their hotels and got into their
court dress for the grand entry into the
main ballroom an hour later
Consul General Eoika. Dr. Takamine.
and the other hard working members %
the Japanese colony. who had arranged
the reception. had "a receptive eve for the
dramatic when they timed the hour for
the generals entry. II was about $3.50
O'Clock wher ali the brilliantly gowned
crowd Of American and japanese guests /
had assembled in the grand ballroom that
Gen. kurokis head appeared above the
top of the stair out i'm the hallway.
Immediately the crowd was parted into
two lines. and the victor Of the Yau,
looking neither to the right nor the left.
walked down the middle Of the grand
ballroom, Behind him followed Vice Ad-
miral Iiun, also in full regimentals: then
the captains and lieutenants Of his two
ships in lesser glory. The uniforms of
were instantly put into eclipse.
japanese Love Fenst.
The dinner which had preceded the re- |
ception was strictly japanese love
feast. Lieut. Commander J. r. Poinsett /
Pringle, L. s y. who has been detached |
from the Atlantic fleet to serve AS cice-
rome on the flag ship Tsukuba during |
its stay in American waters. was the only |
Occidental guest by courtesy. The din |
ing-room was hung with American flags, !
the rising sun of the japanese empire |
and the red-rayed japanese naval stand |
ard. The dinner was severely and copi- |
ously French"
There were speeches by the consul gen |
ersl and several members of the japanese |
colony Gen. Kurok said little, save to 1
express his delight at being the guest of |
loyal NippOnese SO far away from home
The general was reserving his remarks |
for the big banquet 10 be held in his |
honor on Friday night After the dinner
was over the guests smoked long cigar
cites and waited for the general and his
suite to make the glorious change. Mean
while the grand ballroom began filling
with a brilliant assemblage.
Viscount Aoki, the japanese Ambassa-
dor, and his German wife took "a stand at
the head of the room and assisted in re-
ceiving The immOvable Japanese calm
and savOir faire, which is no more sur
prised at a decollette gown than at a ten
nch Russian armor piercer. served the
officers Of Vice Admiral Iiuiu's
fleet and the men of Kuroki's staff ad-
nirably during the course Of the recep-
ion.
japanese Cruisers Arrive.
Two japanese cruisers, Tsukuba and
came smartly up the bay this aft
,rnoon out of the fog and anchored at s
1'clock in the Hudson of Eeighty-second
street. They were the first commissioned
Japanese war ships ever 10 visit New
York
When the Narrows had been entered
he Tsukuba began the booming out of
alute of twenty-one guns. The two crBi-
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