The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-04
VISITING ROYALTY OF JAPAN
PRINCE AND PRINCESS FTSHE.
NJ ARE ~ TOWN.

Hs'u Net Ne Interviewed Untu To-day
-Pian % DS = lot 81 slghlseelnE
He's = Distinguished Naval OalceF
/ and she u Reputed to Ne q Beauty.
, E;s Highness Prince Fushimi no Nliya
Of Japan. who with Princess Fushimi
and their suite arrived by the Lisitania
Yesterday, has approached the problem
Of the American interview with more
decomposition even than that employed
by his brother -in-laW. Prince lyesato
Tokugaua who recently toured our
country with answers 10 questions pre-
pared on cherry colored slips Of silk ready
20 he handed Out al every large centre.
His HiEhness Prince Fushimi announced
shortly after he had reached the Plaza
Hotel az noon that he would consent 10
he interviewed to-day az $50 O'Clock and
not before The Prince. a veteran of many
naval engagements. was a First Lieutenant
on the stan Of Admiral Togo in thewAr with
Russia
Prince Fushimi-no- Aliya. to give him his
whole title, h the youngest Of princely
line that IL very old in Japan. Ne IL not
directly related by blood 10 the imperial
family. but by the common custom 81
adoption he has place among the highest
princes about the throne His father.
Prince Fushimi. senior who visited Amer
lea just a. the time Of the outbreak 81 the
Russo-Japanese war. was an adopted son
Of the Emperor Komel-Tenno. the father
Of the present ruler ~ the empire. The
Princess Fushimi 10 q daughter Of the last
TokugaWa Shotgun Of Japan. who was
unseated from power by the revolution
which installed the present Emperor in
real power
With the imperial couple travel .
considerable suite Nine Hashigichi 10
lady in waiting 10 the Princess. Mise
Suzuki. who IL the Princesss companion.
IL a graduate Of Bryn MAwr and a teacher
in the Peeresses School A. Toxic Com
mander Kiyokaira Junichi travels with
the party a. naval aid 20 the Prince;
T. TanakA Ia the chamberlain, and Muri-
kama holds the place Of steward. Seven
servants. including a maid for each Of the
ladies. complete the travelling company.
Prince Fushimi Ia unusually tall for one
Of his race and he has the delicately oval
face typical Of the reigning caste in
Japan. A thin black mustache wells his
lip All Of his features are cast In
severely formal lines The Princess Ia
very small in stature, with an alert. petite
face which has won for her the popular
appraisal in Japan Of being the most
beautiful woman in the imperial house.
Prince Fishimi because Of his removal
from direct succession 10 the throne has
lived a life Of much greater activity than
that allowed 20 Prince Yoshih'to. the heir
apparent. He entered the Imperial Naval
Academy before he was 70 and a. the time
that the war with Russia began he was
assigned 10 duty ~ one ~ Admiral Togo
personal stat aboard the flagship Mikasa.
He was with the Mikasa until the close %
the war. serving az the many lombard
ments Of Port Arthur and in the final
naval battle az the Strait ~ Tsushima,
where the Baltic fleet was sunk
less than a month after the war the
Prince suffered an experience more severe
than any during hostilitias. He was
aboard the Mikasa az she lay az anchor
az tie naval station Of Sasebo In Septem-
her. 1895, when a FIRE started In the hold,
and before a general alarm 20 quarters
could be- sounded the Mikasa blew no and
sank This disaster, which stunned all
japan. occurred during the Insight of the
rioting following the signing ~ the peace
u Portsmouth. the protest II a ma iOrity
Il the people against the terms % which
Japan agreed Though the Government
announced that the sinking ~ the Miknsa
was due to fire reaching the magazines.
there was an undercurreni ~ belief
through all Japan that the flagship Of the
victorious feet had been sunk by mem
hers - her own crew IN rage at the peace
terms Prince Fuahimi was injured by
smoke at the time ~ the explosion.
The Prince and Princess have been away
from Japan more than two years. spend-
ing most II that time IN Europe They
went n London % open the Anglo-Japa-
naaa exposition last month. and ~ the
funeral ~ King Edward Prince Fushimi
represented his Government.
Can't Rlnihara. secretary ~ the
japanese Legation in Washington, Com
mandera NirugO and Saito. ATTACHES u
the legation. and Consul-Generll Md
zilno. representing Japan a. this post.
vent down the Ray % meet the imperial
nair at Quarantine. A. the Plaza Hotel
the Princes suite was installed IN the
royal apartments on the second hOOr.
which was recently occupied by Prince
Tasi Tao and by Prince TokugaWa
later N the afternoon Prince and
Princess Fushimi went Out in an auto
mobile 70 get a glimpse ~ the park and
uppeT Fifth avenue. They were enter
tanned a. dinner by Committeeman and
Mrs. Midnuno az the Nippon Club. To- |
day they will So some II the sights Of the |
financial district duck under the Fast |
River IN the Hudson tube and shoot up |
90 the top II the Metropolitan tower |
On June the Prince and Princes will he |
guests az a luncheon given by the Japa- |
nesa Society On June they will leave I
for Philadelphia, visits 10 Washington, !
Annapolis. BOSTON and Niagara Falls will !
h. made before they 90 West 20 take the |
steamer for Japan On the 2ist
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