Evening star., 1914-10-11
Baroness Kato's History.

the widest social experiences Of any
Japanese woman. Daughter of the
late Baron Iwasaki, she came from one
of the wealthiest families in Japan,
and as the wife of Baron Kato she has
taken a prominent position, especially
in London society. where Baron kato
was formerly ambassador: She is clever
and entertaining, and has complete
mastery of English.
A magazine account of how Baron
Kato came to marry her is current
Il just now. Young Kato, serving as head
Germ of which Baron Iwasaki was presi-
dent, made such an impression that
Baron Iwasaki presented him with a
gold watch.
II thank you very much" replied the
young man, but 1 am not yet In a
position to wear such a valuable OBJ
ject. When 1 am worthy to have It I
shall ask for it. Would You keep it
for me till that time comes?""
The bank president agreed. ands be-
young protege when the latter de-
manded receipt for the watch.
Some time later he invited ybuns Kato
to his house: Il I took .,ls charge Of your
said. Let me give It back to you
now with it's interest" Calling his
daughter. Haruji- -ko-san. beside him,
he continued. BY interest I mean my
Thus Kato entered the Iwasaki fam
lily:
Mrs. Yukio Ozaki, wife of the minis
ter of justice. and the daughter Of
romance. 1t was the postman who
brought Miss Ozaki and Yukio Ozaki,
then mayor Of Toxic, together. AS the
name was the same the postman fre-
quently delivered the young lady's let
ters to the mayor and vice versa. They
met at dinner party and laughed
over the postmans mistakes and Short
ly afterward took the matter much
more seriously. for they were married.
AS the wife Of the mayor, Mrs. Ozaki
has been hostess at many brilliant af-
fairs. She has written ceveral volumes
and is now completing collection of
love stories and tragedies of old Japan.
Rules of Matrimony.
When DIR. Kitokuro Ichiki minister
of education, was married Mr. Akada,
the brides father, gave the couple five
rules Of matrimonial life, which are
Reproduced. as follows:
1. Love is essential to matrimonial
life. but familiarity harms it.
2. Indulgence in love Is cause of
losing it. Modesty and respect to each
other must not be forgotten even for a
day.
3. Husband commands: the wife must
mand and the husband must obey. 1t
Is secret Of the sweet home.
4. Without fixed property no one can
have settled mind: affection between
husband and wife is kept complete with
fixed property.
5. Home is. as it were. a boat; life
is like a voyage on the sea. Rough
waves will upset it. II it is not rowed
by husband and wife with joint efforts
Mrs. Yosano. one of the most popular
japanese woman poets of the day. has
come forth with some radical ideas
about her countrywomen's dress. She
says:
1.-THE inactivity which the japanese
kimono costume brings about is in itself
a kind Of ugliness and the japanese
dress must be improved in this respect
so as to keep pace with the march of
fective in original ideas and follow blind
ly the law imposed on them by others.
In matter of dress they do not seem to
take any interest and do not attempt to
improve their own dress SO as to afford
| them greater comfort.
style is preferable; this is simply an
| idea As a matter of fact, Japan ought
| to have dress appropriate to the new
conditions Of society. If the foreign mode
| was followed dresses could be made out
of japanese materials and could be made
much cheaper than foreign dresses.
1T may be argued that foreign dress
does not agree with the Japanese way
Of living, but II we do not make some
| changes in our method Of living no I'M
provement can be effected. It seems
| best to begin where it can be made the
least trouble. It is my opinion that the
improvement Of dress viii be brought
| about by female students before Others.
| because they enjoy SO much freedom and
have SO many opportunities Of going out"