Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-12-26
E|IuoYsl|lPERIALPARTY
Illss BxfDHREE VISITS JAPA-
EEsS lkoRs's GROUNDS
pn1la GilI gxites of Chrysanthemum
Disnla " Iokyo Palace Gardens.
goos 1p6For and Empress.

Ii GitY, passing the winter as the CUES
of hSf sister, 1lrs. Harvey A. Whee
h II IA Tokyo, Jepan, writes the TO
lowine intexking letter concernin
tiHe emperor n Sirysanthemum garde
psrty. II AZ III8ex 20, to which she wa
YAH 4 bI|jkt BIZ a very special da
u n " ip4n might be Of interes
ItI| ovember 20 was an event
4l|1 M IN Japan, especially to for
eixHI 2I1. F'0r Oh this day the empero
Gax6 VII imperial chrysanthemum gar
dcn. oarty It indeed was a grea
puiviI4go to be guest for such al
odcsx Only those foreigners nev
Ia Jaren and untitled to be present
a "a "a the native ruler were 81 priv
ilaR6d. VIZ americans were cogni
xant onoe again of what our republic
1neans to " when the English peopl
About rs xare denied the privilege O
ATTENDING. Only the Japanese Of SOM
oiI|aiaI poai{ioH we're invited.
~ iz&t &tfati6 were secured b,
t1!I'11g ii the AiHsrican embassy ant
911e ttan In Japanese with thu
af NJ SaHl upon them. One coult
tt z0zloN entirely his own choice as
~ d<ese for printed instructions il
r6Iish accompanied the invitations
Qnlses you wore properly gowned, ne
Dnbt YOU would be denied the privi
t1e AZ entexing the palace grounds
he n1en yero required to appear in
1ak M tall silk hat.
Qax insisting of fourteen in
m, I'm the Aoyamia mis-
q ~ 11 Presently we waved
e as our machines pass.
h 4 Aoyamia grounds. AT
e ride we reached the
< I5 and at once were IN
Il WITH The pompous air of il
n |tEe are aeveral imperial palaces.
one with large fountain IN
Was foreign style, built of ce-
o11t md bordered on the colonial
typs "a building. The palace was in
<efd5fiug Of course but all were fas-
oinnted with The magnificent grounds.
& 1h<y contained acres and acres of
which ordinarily no one was per-
1 10 ENTER As the guests pass
rouGh ~ inner gate, a guard
WE'D theIx Entrance card and they
ed IA. u view the grounds.
v W wound around through those
riol grounds our eyes feasted
{ yzupon the wonderful beauty
Il seemed as though nature
4l>ircd to do her best for the
The autumn coloring of the
4 5e naples, combined with the
kracn, the ponds scattered
" &nd thore and dotted with ducks
41d 1c<se; ; quaint Japanese bridge,
the people Winding in and out and
tho autumn nm casting a perfect har
1nonizing hue over all, produced
vo1derfnl eject.
Az We neared the chrysanthemum
exhibition al were very eager. We
were duly justified for the chrysan-
themulns Of course were grand and
truly wonderful. Every color was in
evidence except black, 1 believe. Such
delicate eoloring and texture I have
ncy1< seen Elsewhere than in Japan.
I19 procession finally came to a
halt q N open space bordered with
trec1 - which were more chrysanthe-
mum displays and magnificent band.
An Here anxiously waiting the ap-
proa1t q the imperial procession.
suddanly The band began playing the
nelIQn1I air and instantly hats came
On ~ almost tense silence follow.
Cd q |1e music ceased and soon the
czrpcrc<'s perty approached on foot.
~ r1z< feV moments were very i'm
1l@1I1o indeed.
~ En1<1s headed the procession.
~ oa1In the emperor in military
q ~ eeooupanied by japanese Of
\ fIoek coat with hat in hand.
~ 1pross came next, dressed in a
Irecn satin gown, foreign style,
I With white fur and wearing
~ <jtA light green plumes. She
q - 1i<I1ded by a number of court
I11I11 <I1 becomingly dressed in for
- 1kyle owns. Then came the am
111ors cf the various countries, ac-
1nied b their wives. A number
11c< people completed the pro-
pn a second band began play
<1s 1izs Of the several countries
~ <1csts e'ed in behind the i'm
p To1nd around through the
@c1z mtil finally we ~arre to
p @P<n spaee bordered on three