Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-18

.o,.,,,v NJ the wife Of an incoming
Arbassador as that with which II VIII
greet Nine. Kosai Uchida, the briiilah'
Young japanese woman VINO VIII pre-
side. before long. ao cnatela,ne over
tho social destinies Of the hospiiaole
Ionanese Embassy; says the WASH
ington correspondent OF the Ne" io'A
World.
Nine. Uchida made an unnsnaliy nae
impression on the exclusive society
OF ultra.aristocratic Vienna, to wmch
nost her husband was lately accredit'
"a as Ambassador, but even this sie'
nif,cant fact weighs less here thah
does the knowledge that she Is the
graduate Of an American coiiege-
Bryn Mawr-where she TOOK 'he ee'
gree of Bachelor of Arts In lss.'
There IL hardly big city in the Unit
ed States In which the new Ampassa'
doris wife will not find classmate
who will be glad to recall college days
with the charming Japanese aiumha
whose subsequent life has been so
varied and SO eventful.
Distinguished At eryn Mawr.
As Miss Masa Dogura, the present
Nine. Uchida was one OF the most
brilliant, and quite the most pictures
aue members Of her class. She Is
the daughter OF a millionaire snip
builder Of Yamato, one OF those pro
gressive, intrepid men who laid me
foundations OF the New Japan. HIS
occupation and the vast extent OF MS
interests brought him into constant
contact with European men ana
methods and he determined to give
his children the benefits OF an educ.
ton which would enable them to hol.
their own In the hest society Of T."
rope.
When Miss Masa Dogrra matriculat-
ed at Bryn Mawr she spoke English
fiuently. with just the trace OF pretty
foreign accent. and was likewise pro
acient French and German scholar
Her intellectual attachments put many
of her classmates in the background
but. notwithstanding this. she was
extremely popular with all OF them
Her specialties were history and poll
teal science. and In these Branches
she held q place well up at the mead
of the class. She was close student
of American political conditions, ana
worked increasingly to add to the
store OF knowledge which has since
been 80 useful to her and also to her
distinguished husband.
She had wonderful charm OF man.
ner, for which the women OF her ma
tive land are famed, but was also pos.
sessed OF more spirit" than Is usually
credited to the daughters OF Japan.
She was fond of society and took part
In all the gayeties Of college life.
Miss Dogura was married to the
Japanese statesman and diplomat In
1899. Her friends were given to nm
derstand that Il was love match, and
that In wedding she had been given
far more choice than Is usual In East.
ern countries.
At the time of mis- marriage Uchida
was director OF the political bureau
In the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs ut
Toxic, and year later was promoted
to the Vice. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He was Minister to China from 1901
to 1906, and he and his wife were
among the most prominent and most
popular residents of Peking's foreign
colony. Az
Uchida Ambassador to Austria.
Uchida was nominated Ambassador
: to Austria In February, 1907. In Vien-
ma the Uchldas repeated their success
in Picking.
Nine. Uchida Is not only handsome.
according to japanese standards, but
could hold her own in point OF good
looks In any American assemblage.
She dresses with consummate good
taste In the products of the best .Pari'
sian and Velnnese modistes. She Is
witty and good conversatlOnalist.
Both In native endOwments and In
social experience Nine. Uchida is well
fitted to bring the Japanese Embassy
into even greater social prominence
than 1t has previously enjoyed. Al
ready diplomatic circles are predicting
that the new Embassy hostess will be
one OF the most sought after and most
successful entertainers IN Washing.
ton. She Is credited with the posses
sion OF large private fortune and Will
doubtless maintain the Embassy hos.
FATALITIES on a splendid scale.
One OF Nine. Uchida's brothers Is