The Washington herald., 1920-10-31
SOCIETY

The Countess weitingham arrived
in Atlantic City with a retinue Of
servants and the, children of DR..
Koo. She registered as Countess
Nottingham, and for several days
she was alone.
BEAUTY OF s<MADAME Kooo
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION.
Then she was Joined by Madam
Koo," her daughter. and a few days
later DR.. Koo arrived, and the fam
lily set about to enjoy a rest. They
appeared but seldom in public, hav-
ing their meals served in their
suite and employing their own Chi
nese chef.
When Madam Koo did appear In
the Hobbies there was a suppressed
hush, for her beauty seemed to at
feet every nook and corner of the
great lounging rooms.
Her clothes were the most expen-
sive that European designers could
produce. Despite her wealth, which
Is said to run into the millions, and
the position she held as the wife of
the ambassador of a foreign power.
Madam koo wore only one jewel, a
massive sapphire ring in a tiny plat
mum band.
When or where DR.. and Madam
koo we're married has not been dis
closed. Efforts to gain this infor-
nation from attaches of the en-
bassy in Washington have been fu-
tile. 1t is said the marriage was so
recent that Madam Koo never has
been in Washington.
SAY ORIENTAL WOMEN
EnTCATEn
Miss Rose NORM, one OF the pretty
daughters of Representative John
Norm. who accompanied him to the
Orient and has just returned, de-
clares that Chinese and Japanese
women that we met on our trip
were very highly educated"
The party included Representative
Norm and his two daughters, the
Misses Elizabeth and Rose Norm;
Representative and Mrs. Guy Camp
bell and their daughters, the Misses
Lois and Gretchen Campbell. ana
Representative Stephen G. Porter
and daughter, Miss Lucy Foster
Porter. They visited Honolulu,
Manila and important cities in
China, Japan and Korea
Miss NORM spoke of the courteous
treatment they received in all the
cities visited. The party spent two
days in Honolulu inspecting two
pineapple canning factories and
sugar plantation. Governor Cen
eral Harrison entertained them at
Manila and they visited Corregidor,
the army post. and Cavite, the navy
post near Manila
In China they spent some time IN
Shanghai. and later went to Hang
chow, the center OF the silk and fan
Industries. The women of the party
bought silk dresses. Miss NORM
says that the prices are about the
same as here. They visited Nan
king. which is an important educa-
tionai center. and saw there. too.
the tombs of the Ming dynasty.
At Tian Flu they climbed the Sa-
cred Mountain, and at Nikko they
saw many beautiful Japanese tenn
Piles. Miss Norm said that the party
spent a great deal of its time on
railroad trains, not staying long In
any one place.
FILIPINos AND CHINESE
SAID TO IDOLIZE YANKs.
The Filipinos, Chinese and Ko-
reans fairly idoliZe Americans. but
the Japanese at best have, a cordial
dislike for the United States" said
Representative Porter in discussing
the trip. The United States treat
ment of China and Korea in re-
turning the Boxer uprising indem-
nifty paid by China to America he
gave as the chief cause for the
friendly feeling.
At a banquet in Peking in re-
sponse to good wishes expressed by
the Chinese speakers for America
Representative Porter promised
that upon his return TO Washington
le would tnaugurate efforts to have
the Chinese legation raised to an
embassy. The reprinting of this
statement throughout China added
to the popularity of the American
party.
Mr.. Porter said that the feeling
in China over the Shantung incident
is at fever heat but China with
her 400, 0,000. 900 inhabitants, is help
ing to prevent Japan, with her co.
100000, from seizing and keeping
that territory. On all sides of her
China can see land-grabbing in
duIged in by England and Japan.
but the United States is ever
ready and anxious to help her
with her problems. Besides schools,
colleges and hospitals, the Rookie
feller Institute at Peking is an i'm
mense affair, which will doubtless
prove a great boon to the Chinese
people.