The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

ueeaHo ~ sOAoeu peetJ IN
oRIENTALs PROVE
DELIGHTFUL GUESTS.
With the end of the arms con-
ference now visibly near. 1t Is quite
likely that some day soon we shall
find entirely gone the temporary
Oriental cast. which for the last few
weeks has been gradually fading out
of. Washington society.
And we shall be sorry for this, for
the Oricntals have been delightful
guests. winning commendation alike
from those whom they have served
and from those who have served
them.
In feminine representation, how
ever. this Oriental cast was never
here to any great extent. The Japan
ese brought with them only two femi-
nine representatives and one of them
was the English wife of Lieut. Com
Tail, who left shortly after Christ
mas to return to Japan via England: !:
so that leaves with US only Madame
Komatsu, a real Japanese. who Is
seeing America for the first time.
/ feel sure that there could be no
daintier. more exquisite little piece
of Oriental femininity than Madame
Komatsu. She Is sweet and lovely
like the cherry blossoms of her ma
tive land. but her loveliness is far
more lasting than the swiftly-vanish-
ing beauty OF the cherry blossoms
Indeed the Japanese language must
contain many words expressive of
much charms IL the Island Kingdom
has many little ladies' as gracious
and appealing as Madame Komatsu,
their presence would necessitate the
coinage OF fitting attributes with
which to describe them il such words
did not already exist
Slim and just tall enough, she is
equally bewitching whether clad in
her wondrous, Japanese kimonas and
slippers that have only soles, or in
American dress and high-heeled boots
for little Madame Komatsu has
that elusive something called per-
sonality. She likes very much Ameri-
can clothes, which she uses for street
and afternoon wear: for evening
functions she is a most picturesque
figure in her glorfus-colored Japan
eS" robes.
While Madame Komatsu's husband
is a Harvard graduate and speaks
English as IL it were his native
tongue. Madame Komatsu knew
scarcely any English words until
she accompanied her husband to this
country for the arms conference.
Here in Washington she has begun
the study OF English in earnest. and
for several weeks she went daily for
her lesson at Fairmont Seminary
later she had an instructor come to
her rooms at the Shoreham.
When the arms conference Is over
Mr.. Komatsu plans to take a busi-
ness trip b England. During this
period Madame Komatsu will stay
with some friends in the Middle West
Ohio, I believe. Then Mr.. Komatsu
will return to the United States and
the two will go back to Japan, where
their two little girls are awaiting
them.
"Bsbies?" I questioned in astonish-
ment as this bit of a girl made
reference to them.
Yes" replied the little japanese
lady as she produced pictures of them,
but for them I could wish to stay
in America a long, long time"
Among the Chinese delegation there
has been a much larger feminine
representation-about a score of these
piquant ones. / believe. Foremost
perhaps among these Chinese fcmi-
nine newcomers is Madame Yelling
ton 'koo. wife of the Chinese Minister
to Great Britain. about whose beauty,
charm and wonderful clothes coIumns
have already been written.
The Chinese delegation had two
Occidental feminine members, Madame
Philip K. c. Tyau, the English wife
of the Secretary-General. who re-
signed In the early days of the con-
ference. and Madame Tsao. the Swed-
ish wife Of the Assistant Secretary
General of the Chinese delegation.