The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1901, Page 22

i!;}' the s:.oxe from the steamer Gaelic curled up past Alcatrag, spiraled and settled in hieroglyphics as heav- ily laden scahorse Orient madc ser dock, there wa somethivg m ustal stir on deck. Mor interest was shown froy on the other ssemb L J It m“" m“lll o L84 & PETT AN side cf the gangplank, for a new scene s being presented, and the central fig- - in the dramatis personae was le&ning r the r':u] look! , as the wind flut- owing siecves, like a ‘gorgeous- butterf] Miss" Ching, the niece of 1, the most popular Chinese woman in the United States and the wife of the most up-to-date Chinese envoy fn i (T s T l' % g L ) i LTV ! America,” The nttle one, with a rounded chin in her rosy palm, was palpably in- terested in taking her first peep at Amer- ica and the Americans in fi: calm, un- emotional ‘way of her ‘race. She is an adopted daughter of Minister and Madame Wu and adopted niece of our Consul General, Ho Yow, a young lady whom fate has cspeclally selected to be the first Chinese belle of ‘Amenica. # THE SUNDAY CALL. g L] 1B il I P BNINESE DWoma NS [@ooT PMo T:ugv&.u. S KR SOTrRIGnT Lod o8 The third little byightly arrayed vision' at the rail was Ah Chee, also & ni whom the madame is bringing to Ameris that she may be educated in our la guage and learn the ways of our people. And there, too, in the embryo of a fu- ture American helle, for littie-Ab Chee is good to look upon and, judging from ap- pearance, possesses a certaln amount of mischief, which if true Is already one ’“ ;\'l LTI \Y N" il \Il“ 71451 f Al l' ! "o point lco;od. for_Celéstial mischief ll [ ataa A Whicn' Sha" Nandles With the chic of & Pariplan. searched o gerly the faces of those on' shore,.finail; 8pying her party, consi 3 ol eneral ‘and retinue. ull':' i ‘lh"w(nrgnl:! stantly @eserted and fi plank went the tiny lre‘et'd then Ints the carriage like a flash, dooe " ose, The door closed, Sele A ;- and the curious onlookers swerved their interest to others with evident traces of mal de mer still paling their cheeks. But Ma#lame Wu and Miss So Ching Daisy Wu are good sallors, for when the cards from the numerous interviewers Wwere sent up from the parlor in the home o{ éhe Consul General they were not de- nied. In a very straight backed and much be- carved chair sat Madame Wu in a gown of purple und black, hair swept straight from her forehead and adorned with pearls. - Ah, such pearls—truly crystallized tears of the gods, pearls unrivaled in beauty and size, as large as beans and dozens of them. Diamonds, too, giittered on the taper fingers as she rose to greet me, after the manner of our own people with a handciasp. Then ceme the presentation of Mu.ss Daisy, the Chines: belle of America, the future debutante of Washington’s most elite sceiety; the litte miss whose almond eyes and ivory skin wiul sirike fire in .ae heart of many a biave and world-wise diplomat, for Miss Laisy is to enter the exclusive soclal circle under the chape- ronage of Madame Wu,.who will Fer in the near future, her first the outer world being made either at one of the balls given annually by Minister and Madame Wu or a formal dinner fol- lowed by a general reception. Little 17-year-old So Ching Daisy Wu unbent her dignified reserve enough to de- clare in sofuly syllabled Chinese, that never, no never, never would she marry an American man, so there—but—yes—and the cupid's bow mouth, with its dash of scariet togue, like « geranium leaf on her lower lip, smiled roguishly: and she ad- mitied that she does rather look forward to meeting them. So after all coquetry is not as much a lost art in China as one might suppose. Very wunderfully dressed was this little Daisy Wu, a! in blue and white with an elaboration ~ of silver embroidery and arls! More pear:s, in her ears, round er neck and twisted in attractive fashion in the elaborate coiffure which stood out scariet rouge, like a geranium leaf on her head, and relys represented at least three hours of patience and hard work to render it so perfect, and her little feet— will not thosp two and a half inch tril- bies create m furor in the heart of Mr. Susceptible? For where among all the Cinderellas of our fair land can he find soles to compare with these? And more advantages has this Oriental miss, for already at her tender age she }inl finished her education in her native She has at*her finger tips the precepts of their reiigion, she has a trifle more than the required preliminary course in clas- sics. an udept in embroldery, an accom- plished musician on the Chinege harp. and more than & foew ideas about directing a household; ard now when she reaches Washington, with trunks of beautiful Ori- ental gowns with which Madame Wu h: resented her, with the strings of pearls, ]‘adu charms, ard her own fair face, she will forget all about frivolities for a time ard devéte herself to serious study—a study of the English language, of French, of elacution and American music; then, too, she will take a lesson in repartee, will be Instructed how to sav “nothing” in various attractive wavs. light talk, to be used for violet teas and ordinary soctal functiors: tke already acquired knowledge ot Confucius being reserved for state din- ners and mors formal affa Taking it al In all, Madame Proohe says that this Mttle Celestial maid, the first Chinese girl to have social affiliation in Amerie is sure to be an Instantaneous succe: Imagire the gorgeous silver embroidery. resent w in i (K TR i "lp i], * b ) I"'!””"ul‘d Nl those wonderful flowing garments, the tiny feet and the stoical maaner of the Oriental women, in a ball room of Gibson- jan girls; will not the noveity alone sur- round her with a circle? She may not dance, she cannot swim, she must not and cannot ience, for tradi- tion has decreed that the Chinese women shall not exercise, but she may with her tiny feet flutter across the polished floor like a wind tossed flower. She may serve the egg-shell cups of tea with infinite grace. She may do many things, among others—for Chinese custom approves—en- amel her face to a pearly whiteness, put- ting on a sea-shell flush with a rabbit's foot and a flash of red on her soft little mouth, with perfect propriety; she may even use hair oil on those smooth black tresses if the fancy takes her, and who will bid her change the custom of her native land? May the decree go forth, that never in ‘Washirgton society nor elsewhere will lit- tle Dajsy Wu adopt our American dress, although she does smilingly observe that she would sometimes like t6. May she never shadow those almond eyes with a lop of hair over the left side of her smooth forehead: may she never even cherish the wish to lose her grace in tight stays, for the true poetry of China is sym~ bolized in her native dress. The Consul General says that the so- briquet Daisy is a pet name. and we must admit that the euphonious combination of Daisy Wu is alone enough to launch a young lady into the top wave of society and insure her meteoric fame. Buf. after all, Daisy means nothing in particular, while Miss Daisy’s other name So Ching, translated into our tongue, becomes “beautiful and gentle.” Some . to the American mind, So Ching see a trifle more consistent with the soft silk gown of violet and green, of blue and silver. Little Ah Chee, which means “golden branches,” stubbornly insists upon keep- ing her own name, and I think Ah Chee is likely to have her way about it, for already this tiny maid is showing signs of emancipation. the most impor- tant, perbaps, beginning with her feet, which are unbound, their natural size al- lowing her to skip and hop about in the delightful manner of any mischievous Iit- tle girl. Ah Chee is quite ready to talk, too, for, in her own tongue, of course, she told me ail about the beautiful gown she wore, which was almost the counter- part of her cousin So Ching’s. She show- ed me her-Mttie brown hands, with lomn lished nails. Her eyes widened an ashed in parts of her conversation, which I took for granted was all about America, and which I would give much to umderstand. for by the decided chin dand * prettily - shaped lips, somewhat straight nose and well defined brows, lt- tle Ah Chee is fully capable of holding any one's attention. This little miss will, with the advantage of her natural sized foot, go in for danc- ing and will perhaps overcome the edicts of her countrywomen by fencing, play- ing tennis. polo, and way off some time in the future may have a yacht and sail it, too. Speaking of the change in China since she visited her old home four years ago, Madame Wu says that the mark of aris- tocratic caste, the traditional small foot of the Chinese woman, is being less ob- served. Slowly but surely the sentiment is chinging and there is a general incli- nation to allow the feet of the younger generation to reach their normal size. While large feet will perhaps never dominate in the aristocratic famill those following the more modern way will nat, as of other days. be ostracized from the inaer cirele of society. IN THE WORLD OF ART. WING to the new law passed by the committee of the San Francisco Art Assoclation, a law which barred the acémittance of olls, the exhibition which opened Thursday evening, November 7, at the Mark Hopkins Insti- tute of Art showed rather bare walls, al- though most that passed the jury this year were unusually good. This exhibi- tion admitting only water colors, pastels and black and whites is an experiment, and as the first attempt to bring the water colors to prominence has been fairly successful, this ru.c of excluding the oils will henceforth be observed for the mid- year c¢xhibitions. The exhibition given annually during the spring months will continue to be gen- eral, inciuding olls and sculpture. Al- though many of the old standbys, Keith, Bruer,; Matthews, Stanton, Dickman and even Jopgensen, Who Seidom Luils to enter a water color exhibition, were conspicu- ous by their absence, the opening was still well attended and enjoyea by tne art lovers. . One of the largest pieces and one much admired was # watet color by L. P. Lati- mer, reépresenting the Alameda marsh, ‘Lhe foreground of yeuowisa greca marsn, softened by the glow from tae sun shin- ing taintly through a mist, the poeiry of a misty duy, was caught, and the eitect is excellent. Syuuey yard has several pleces—one u stretch of desert sands spotted hefe and: tnere with sagebrusn; another from his studio, a pasioral, was much admired. C. Capell son sent a very beautiful sunset effect, showing the last glint of the sun screaking the sky and a reddish reflcction shining ‘in the water.. The tempera painting Ly . Caue- N80 - was. hung in _a. good lght awd ‘viewed with: nivre than the usual inter. est, for, although this od Itadan senvl is again 1u’ vogue In Europe, it has-net bewn' revived: here to uny great extemt. The tempera has u dull Mmsh, and for certain subjects is very effective. Annle Frances Briggs has a number of Monteley scenes which witracied much attentlon. = Mary J. Menton had a large lece of one of Culifornia’s ¥ ost beau.i- ul trees, the redwood: also a lisher scene. G Plozaon! sent a peculiarly weird brush ect, a symphony in n, whi worth looking at. v g particulurly good Mttle water apother Alameda: marsh, xignea i1, ?.‘.‘"?f; CQourosier, was shown. C. P. ! Neilson showed a number of marines and Monte- ;g-onnome of which were strong enough ©Only a small number . of bl whites. were exhibited. Amonz.fhk. ;.";: were a_‘‘Boathouse,” hr Isabel Hunter; a nnhrry good - result from the pencil of J. aynard Dixon, - representing « crumbled adobe ruin of New Mexico: alsc one of cowboys lassoing corruled horses received mui favorable comment. * Marion' Drew, a young Australian artist; compatatfvely little known here exnibited - a’ hea well~ Alice Best showed a % P Senien. of the well known mfi”fifi"fi&.fiffin “A Masked Ball,” signed f(othteml. was Next year an effort will be made to have a larger space given to the black and ‘Wwhites. The rules governing the Bohemian Club exhibition this year are unusually rigor- ous, giving us a forewarning that the ex- hibition which opens the first week in December will e exceptionally good. Heretofore the artists have sent an un- limited number of canvases, but this year the noticts are posted that only five can- Vases from each artist may be submitted andha certain amount of space is given to each. It is_also asserted that no work from non-meémbers or outsiders will be ad- mitted. News from Honolulu says that Theodors Wores has a studio on the island and is making as thorough a study of the Ha- Wwalians as he made last year of the poet- ical Japanese. Grace Hudson is also in Honolulu, but is expected to return to San Francisco at an early date. - A card from the Pan-American ad- gressed to L. P. Latimer states thit “Whistler,” a “Sargent,” an “Inness,” aa Abbey,” also a “Keith"” and a “Peters™ each recelved a bronze medal. Our Call- fornia artists are showing that, although We are away off this side of the Rockies, talent and genius are not strangers. Thaddeus Welch has returned from his long sojourn in the Yosemite, and some of his recent work is now on exhibitioa at Kennedy & Rabjohn's art gallery, on Post street. One, in which Mr. Welcn has surely put the true spirit of nature and all the witchery of a cloudy. foggy day, 18 the “Marin Hills in Autumn.’* From over the brow of the mountain, Wwhich is eovered with gzrass just beg!n- ning _to yellow, settles the fog, thin, transparent, misty—almocst moving ani shifting with the breeze. A few res in the foreground take away the mystery ard leave the scene a wholesome bit of rature—one cf the best from the brush of this artfst that has been shown for sev- eral years. A beautiful, still life, a branch of grapes Panging from a wall. is another. notice- ably fine piece in the same gallery, the wark of Sarah Bender. Sara Whitney., a former He stu- dent, who recently studied wnder Rad'n, Par's, hrs returned to San Francisco. To study with Rodin is a privilege. for the eccentric master is not fond of teaching, but werhaps the American originality and go-abead snivit caught his fancy. At any ra‘e rhe studied. and has returned much frS=aved in he< chosen profession, SyM! Fasterdsv. another graduate from the Fonkina class of seulpture. has maved her studio to Menlo Park. She has savernl moad comrissions and is at pres. ert workine an a life-size figure. There has been much confectnre amonz the local s-ulntors a8 to whether ar ng the committee 'n.charge ofithe MeKinlay manrment tund Wi invite compatition for the bust of tha late Pres‘dent. Shoull such a Adecision be made there will be menv willing ta anter T P. Lotimer will give an axhibition oft Pin work in *he manle ream of *he Palnes Hotel. tha afternnon_and evenine of No- vember 22 and 22. E. W. Cvrrier has a present ‘exhibition '+ bis strdio. % Geary street. HARRIET QUIMBY. 3