Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
ATTEND GARDEN
PARTY IN JAPAN
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Paget,
of This City, Special Guests
at Chrysanthemum Fete

Mrs. A. Maxwell Paget formerly
Miss Mary II. Baum. of this city.
writes to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward F. Baum. of Wormleysburg.
| the following interesting account of
a chrysanthemum fete in Toxic.
Japan, on November 90. Mr.. Paget
is resident engineer for the Ameri-
can Trading Company at Yokohoma
and they live in Toxic. They have
made their home in the Orient for
the past three years.
II reckon / can come back to
earth long enough to pen you few
wandering thoughts to you: This
afternoon Hubby and l attended
the chrysanthemum garden party
given by the Emperor and Empress
of this land. 1t was an ideal day for
the affair and the Palace grounds
were simply gorgeous IN their brill
liant colors of green, red. yellow and
brown. This party was held at one
of the detached palaces (not the
Mikado's palace for that is sacred
and no one is allowed to go inside
but the favored few. . The palace is
huge white marble structure with
beautiful gardens in which are huge
fountains, brooks, small lakes
crossed by artistic bridges and wind
ing walks throughout the grounds.
1t was really like fairy story where
one wandered through lovely forests
gaily decked in their autumnal robes
never saw such lovely red maple
leaves.
The chrysanthemums were per-
tectly wonderful. The imperial coat
OF arms is siXteen-petal chrysan-
themum and in the display were real
NUNS with sixteen petals. These
flowers were very large-about the
size of a salad dish. Quite a few
very large plants with hundreds of
blooms on them were very much ad-
mired. Each flower was grown on
its own long stem and held in posi-
tlon with small stick of bamboo.
one plant was six feet wide, thirteen
feet long and bore 624 flowers.
The guests first viewed the mum
show and then awaited the Imperial
parade. The band struck up the ma
uonal anthem when the Emperor
appeared and every man took off his
hat as his Imperial Majesty passed.
FIRST came two soldiers. then an at
tache and then the Emperor Gall of
the paraders walked). The Emperor
was dressed very simply like a
Japanese officer. After him came the
Empress dressed in American"
clothes-light green brocade with
ermine bands. ermine stole, light
green hat with bird of paradise to
match. She had on a white veil and
walked with slightly bowed head
Then followed the ladies in waiting.
all wearing foreign dresses of vel
vet or satin and nearly every one
had bird of paradise on her bon
net. After the imperial party came
the ambassadors and their wives.
After the parade we had tea. 1t
was served at small tables and each
helped himself, buffet style. never
say SO much that was good and in
viting to eat. 1t was a wonderful
sight to see the guests at the tables.
1t was a great color scheme for ev-
cry one was in her best bib and
tucker. After the imperial party left
the Japanese present went up and
bowed to the chair where the EN-
peror sat.
Last night Max attended ban
quet given by the American Asso.
citation of Japan to Mr.. Morris. Max
is a member of the association. The
banquet was held at the Imperial
hotel. Over two hundred guests were
present"
Mrs. a. G. Knisely, Miss Elizabeth
Knisely and Albert Knisely spent
partsof last week in Philadelphia.
Herman Spangler and small son,
Harold F. SpaRgler, left for their
Pittsburgh home this morning after
Weekend visit with relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. LaRue Spangler, of Mar
ket street.
Elwood Smith and Charles T.
Smith have gone home to Milwaukee.
| Wis. after a short visit among
friends in this city, returning from
Philadelphia and New York.
Miss Patricia Williams and Miss
| Sue Williams, of Geneva, n. Y, are
stopping for few days with their sis