Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-11
JAPAN IS BEGINNING
 TO PAY ATTENTION TO DEAR WOMANKIND
Lively Interest Has Been Arous- ed In The Affairs Of The Gen. tie Sex And Accounts Of Her Activities Are Widely Read

! IOAII NIlt MkMN NnNtlN auu llAE1alIth are laying more attention to the
 women Although the practice has not developed Co the extent of the women's page 1t is known iu America. | the newspapers make 1t particular
 point to tell what women are doing,
 and, like the magazines, make a
 specially of their history. their fads. and their future.
 Among the wives of the cabinet members, all of whom are found es pecially interesting, the Countess
 Okuma, consort fthe Premier is
 constantly held up as a model, pos
 sessiug all the virtues for which Jap
 anese women are famous. She not
 only presides over the most cele.
 bratel kitchen in Japan, which is ca. pable of serving thousands of guests
 at one time, but she is known and
 respected for her noble character and
 fine WpmRnly qualities.
 Tho Count and Countess have been
 married now for 45 years. She. before
 her marriage, was Aya-ko. the eldes.
 daughter of a yassal of the Shogun.
 She was sought out by Count Okuma.
 who, unlike most fthe young men
 of turbulent Restoration days, was
 determined to find a woman of fine
 character and good home training
 She has always devoted herself tc
 her husband A notable instance was
 when. % years ago. the Count was brought home wounded in the leg . by a bomb The physicians declared
 that the leg must be amputated. The Countess made a prompt decision when she was told it was the only , way to save his life. and after the operation she became more devoted still
 The Baron Kato. wife of the For.
 eigu Minister. perhaps has had one of the widest social experiences oi
 any Japanese woman. Daughter of the B late Baron Iwasaki, she came from one of the wealthiest families in Ja
 pan. and as the wife of Baron Kato
 she has taken a prominent position
 especially in London society-where Baron Kato was formerly ambassa 1. dor
 , A magazine account of how Baron :. Kato came to marry her is current - just now: Young Kato, serving as
 head of a branch office of a banking 7 concern of which Baron Iwasaki was ( president. made such an impression - that Baron Iwasad presented hin r with a gold watch.
 k CT thank you very much" replied b the young man, "but I am not yet in S a position to wear such a valuable ob ?. ject When l am worthy to have it. | I shall ask for it. Would you keep h !. for me till that time comes?'
 The bank president agreed, and be
 came still further impressed with his
 young protege when the latter ds . manded a receipt for the watch. 7 Some time later he invited young Kato 10 his house "I took charge of !, your watch at Otaru a few years ago !, he sad. "Let me give it back to you now with it's interest" Calling his ? daughter Harujiko-san. beside him he continued. By interest near ' my daughter Would you marry herr" Thus Kato entered the Iwasak E family
 Mrs YUkio Ozaki, wife of the Min ister of Justice, and the daughter of Baron ana Baroness Ozaki, who an English " oman. also has a romance
 It was the postman who brought Mss
 Ozaki and Yuldo Ozak, then mayo; D of Tokil together As the name was D. the same the postman frequently de e livered the young ladys letters to the 5. mayor snd vice versa They met ai d the pcstman's mistakes and shortly
 afterwards took the matter mucr
 more seriously, for they were mar y ried As the wife of the mayor, Mrs '. Ozah has been hostess at many bril- @ liant affairs She has written several if volumes and is now completing a cor F. lection of love stories and tragedies i- Of old Japan.
 @ When Dr. KitokurO Ichiki, minister e of education. was married, MT Aka 8 da the brides father, gave the cou IT pie five rules of matrimonial life 8 which are reproduced as follows: E. |. Love is essential to matrimonial a life, but familiarity harms it. l. 2. indulgence in love is a cause e of losing it. Modesty and respect tC 7. each other must not be forgottei 1- even for a day
 e a. Husband commands; the witl D. must obey. but the wife sometimes e may command and the husband mus y obey. It is . secret of the sweet
 home
 4 Without fixed property, no on' e can have a settled mind; affection be y tween husband and wife is kept com e plete with fixed property
 IS C. Home is, as it were, a boat $ life is like a voyage on the sea e Rough waves will upset it, if it il d not rowed by husband and wife witl sl joint efforts
 i- Mrs Yosano one of the nose pop t. ular Japanese women poets of thu |, day, hos come forth with some rad D teal ideas about her countrywomenl e dress. She sayE:
 "The inactivity which the Japanes