The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-02
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Panis. (By Mail to United Press.)
prince HirohitO, the imperial Wis
itOr from Japan, has caused aston
ishment in official European circles
by his democratic ways and hits total
departure from the traditions that
have bound his ancestors from times
immemoRial, while the members of
the japanese community of Paris
have looked on with no less surprise
at the doing of their social leader.
i Knowing the formality which sur
rounds personages of the imperial
family in the court of Japan, offio:-
ais here were puzzled as to what atti-
tude they should assume towards the
special envoy of the land of the
Rising Sun. Whether they might
shake hands with him, or talk freely
with him as they had to the Prince
of Wales or whether indeed their &C.
lions might be wrongly interpreted as
lacking i'm respect.
They were thus agreeably surpris-
ed when they found in the young
lad of twenty no trace of the aloof-
ness they had expected, but a smil
ling youth interested in the new ex-
perience he was undergoing, and
eager to learn the ways of the people
among whom he was thrown. The
prince for his part makes no secret
of it, he Isl enjoying himself thor
oughly, and is frankly pleased at the
| treatment he is being accorded.
The Princes latest departure from
precedent was tea and bridge party
at which he was host to a small gath
ering of Japanese ladies, wives of the
membera Of the Embassy staff. The
guests were received in the princes
private suite at the embassy on the
Avenue Hoche. The gathering was
quite informal and the guests were
made to feel entirely at their ease.
He next entertained the ambassa-
dor and secretaries of the embassy to
luncheon in the course of which" he
related to them some of his impress
sions Of Paris. He expressed himself
as particularly interested in the shops
and window displays. The prince is
doing his own shopping. He wishes
to see the Paris shops himself and
select personally the presents he will
biting back to Japan.
A few days ago he drove up to one
of the most fashionable jewelers. of
the Rue dd la Paix and selected a
diamond necklace as a present for his
mother the empress. The necklace Il
beautiful chain Of diamonds with two
large diamond pendants, was the
princes own choice.
For his own use the prince has &C
quired a collection of fancy Partisan
canes which will no doubt become a
new vogue at the court OF the Mi
kado. -
Tokyo. (By Mail to United Press.)
--+Reports of the travels of the Crown
Prince in various countries in Europe
are being published at great length
in Japan, and the accounts of the
democratic mingling of this descend
ant Of the Gods, with mere ordinary
mortals are beng received with won.
derment, but, as a rule with satisfac-
| ton.
The Imperial Household, the
stronghold of all that is conservative
and redolent with ancient, ceremon
ial, has even begun to awaken from
it's sleep of centuries, and nit is given
out that on the return of the crown
prince many reforms are to he carried
out. when much ancient ceremonial
will be replaced by more modern do
ings.
Thussit is understood that the i'm
peral household is considering aband-
oning the present rule which presents