The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
COREAN LADIES ON A JUNEEI
UNtNAL EXT RSION TO Jtr,N
OPENS THEIR FyFS.
Fearsome Deiixhts of Raiir0sn ~
steamer Reveal q New wrrid 49,"
Takes Her FIRST JGurpr, ~ 90 5
Reformed Bsndit Their c. r,S - .

When Corean woman - wear I'D r..'.
SCENTS TO take her first nd. on q r...r-
! train there IN OPT or unity for rg"--.. . .
among her count ~ men and wa'~- = r.r..
when that Corean grsnd'n ~ H"- gO". .
the way 20 Toxic. across he s.I nd b..
land OF the conguerorS. th. Cur'.a .,-
ze-ys,iye may yell shake h, Es-2.i T. .
prophesy that soon the stars VII! h.G.D.
! fall
such Il trip was taken recently - CO.
a daring old lady Of Chosen. and not o..
thar but there we're many Corean lad ="
OF younger years with her The Japaner
! looked upon the excursion as Q good aug
ury OF the breaking down Of Corean
prejudice and she Acceptance by them ot
the new regime Of Japanese suzeralntv
The papers Of Toxic were filed with III.
mos, intimate details of the doings and
sayings Of this unusual band OF pilgrims
The expedition was planned by ths
Japanese masters in Seoul as little
journey Of enlightenment for ffty-odd
Corean yangbans. or scholars of leisure.
who had recently been in receipt Of new
titles in the peerage OF Corea and who
were supposed to be thoroughly reconciled
TO the absorption OF their land by the con-
querors from the eastern islands.
, The party was headed by the junior
Prince D Lii. the eldest son OF the last
shadow Emperor Of Corea. and the
Countess vi Chyong. one Of the ladies
of the old court, set the fashion for her
more shriAking sisters by announcing
herself as one OF the party. Tho ex-
petition set out from Seoul on October
- 30 as to he present in Toxic when the
celebration OF the birthday Of the En-
peror Of Japan should occur. early IN
November.
For nearly all OF the women in the
party a railroad journey and the crossing
Of the seas in n steamship was a new and
somewhat terrifying adventure The
high caste women Of Corea have hitherto
been subjected 10 n seclusion even more
rigorous than the women OF China They
never ventured on the streets in the day
time unless behind the closed curtains
Of a palanquin. and To make their APP
pearance in any public place was con-
sidered "A thing 80 unseemly as 70 merit
ostracirm or even divorce
But according tn the statements made
NV several Of the women in the i'm p~rial
Junket and sec forth glowingiy in the
Japanese press the world beyond N"
women's quarters Of a house in seoul
was very marvellous Why. the Cor"an
LADIES' even heard il sad in TOXIC that
away of beyond the RIM of ih.. eastern
ocean men with wings flaw abnv" tha
earth. That of coUrs. was II Jlpar-ese
Joke.
Tn. Toxic PAPERS did not neglect 20
ssy that among IN" party %a. Ming
Chhong-sik a reforne-. bandit
bandit IN Corea, according Ia ia 20 ce-..
understanding. IL a man who re-.ni- the
invasion 81 his country by taxing hi- Old
mizzl. loading tiger g'rn. retiring g. the
mountains and shipping .Iauaress VII ar
aver the opportunity Offers Ibis Hing
had been leader in the. HIpy0r ~
Righteous Army o: the Instruction. in
Ia6s and before he had been caught ami
condemned 70 death he had killed many
of hi- country'S enemies The Death
sentence had been committed to hahish
m.nt and u WAS only after the general
amnesty had been proclaimed UPON tn"
complete overthrow Of Coreaa lrde-
pandanc- that Ming had dared 20 back
20 his country.
Ming IL quoted a. having pleaded With
the Japanese Governor General Of Chosen.
the Japanese name Of the new province
To h. allowed to JOIN the excursion IN
order that he might see with his own
eyes the civilization and progress of the
empire Of which Chosen has nov become
"A part.