CHINA TO-DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1456, 3 June 1912, Page 9

CHINA TO-DAY.

LIFE AT THE MANCUU COURT.. ' 'Soma nyteiJesthig .details, of Hi? n't the. ; -Maugh-u Court arc contributed by a cor/-. :VO?i).(i(U.li'iit ,1b tho "North Cliinii"jlpj-alil." : Siucc fh.o (tetfh of the lata. Empress; .JJowiigei' 'i'zt. ]Im, tho. central Jijj'iii'e fit, ■tho M.anehii 'Court.- has -lJicii that of her niece and s'.ii.c'cesssii'i: Lung l r u, wiiio'V" of ■ liiu lata fhupe.t:dr lOianpf .11'sU.. tiers .is Jtot;,. says- the cftrtSsjfoild/ent; an attractive: pfirspnajily. give ft' a 'slight wbmiiii Iff-. tiyei'i! -i-i a,ud 47 years of. age, hot beaufi■i'ui aecrtrdhig. to 'Chinese, s't'aii.dai.-us, with :a. Complexion top. sajldw, She. lias none of His- nerve .a : ud. sprigliiiiiUess of Tito Hsi,: but j» cold.; Ji'Snl, land :se!f-tpntaihed.. T,zo : ■Hsi J.radabout iici* .favourite i waiting: laiivg4*u has' none. . 'l'lu.s reinavkabltv lady ifves in tire Yen ,'SlipU' T;idn, ot Ijal.l .oi; .Long Life,, known to foreigners o.s the. Winter. Palace. .'lt '. ■is furnished throughout in Chinese, style, Tho Empress Dowager's' own apartments cpitsist of a iifedrpPYii and «■ livi.iijj-f.oqin. Her lUi'.My fife is linpyentnil-. Sho risiS daily a.t. takes fioth Tier M)il-(l.a'y. .i.nea'i and .her .ili.ifjlor alqne, aiiJ fre(J;(<!ntl'y sppniis the 'in'tervais. iMtween. the'ni. With : (Ita h'Ufo it'mjCTor, jvlio liyes wiwi iier. :aml is 1 untio.r lier ■.chai;g.e'- Tii'e litfe .'EmDb'ifejei- used; to bo fond of inviting : lier fa.vpuiiito ladies-in-ivaj.ting te,- dips Kvitli :!ier, bub h'er ■successor lias made, a :cora,plc.tff chftngo. ;in ijiis fej-noct-. T,h« ■Eeco.nd fa]% : spread with .fpo.d:and ; icartiesi. in Jiy oiinuchs with oniji' is. lipjv riiPi'.cs.: r.a'rioly than 1 ever sent as: a, special niai'ls pi:' .disfincti'Qn. 'to .'some .fayqurifc,. np.r does. ailj'' g.tiest':slvarfl ihci. contents' of. 'tho fivp ■ golden' hdvsis- in nvlijch- t'h© meat fe served. : ' J'O.y.cc-pt. oji. festival day?, she sees few peoii'k Oh. tiiesc days,, pripec;,. .Mjuiste, and t.'i'eii' Hn'ye;s,. are. inrited to the palaffl: :'ahd entertained with theatricals, The tiiea'tra in the Whiter M'Svco stands' iiv.-tjia ■ •liijlldlo ef tlip lake, iiiid carisists (t /biir. .naviljohs eonnectsd by bridge's. In one: is. tliS s'tn-gb', and opposite, fo it- is the pavilion iesen;,ed. ffl'r the 'ljiii-prcss Bpwager aiid her lady gftests. Tlie i>a:vlio,nS at/the ■ siiles are occ'upi.e'.d by priiices and Ministers.. 'They'are c.hr;'tain:e'd,. i'o'v nieii av.e. not i'li'oWed .to se'e-'tli'o- KniD.rc.ss D'oivagpi:. 'Lliis ' rnfe is ■sfwctlv fespt. Kfl Slats, jjaijiyiets .arp gi;v?n at 'fiiVe c:our't, aii.d ladies end ■ gentlemen (east separately, Maftchu f'Sinart Set,'' jirsf. a'm'ong the ladies after Enl-■■pi-cis "P<v.K',T'er. comes the P.rinbess .Tio'yp., ; ■the anugbt?r' flf prince .KKitg.' aud- adopted drijigli.tc.i'' of the- late Eiiipves's Dbivager. She is an old fedy, ■aiui'ivas (tecriljcd to the correspondent; n.s : 'being "very placid and quiet.' jNest iconics thOriiicfl Regent's wife the. 1 Miibtlier .Of tlio Envperbr (mpther and son .j tec. eiieli oilier only ■oiv.fqsU-yal days)* ciglv.ih xiaugiittr .of' fa.raous. ■ Keitera!,. wfio was Viceroy at Tientsin diir, ; Vj,,r. tii-p. BoxPf rebellion, aiifl a , fl.n.tron ■ ■iiirti Wend of YnnivSliiMCat.. a.; ■woman of iibont Sa years pf atf, : miK^ c'iscs great ind'tieifte oyer hor lijisbaufe \ftcV her come Ui'tf wi.Ce riiicl danaMers ot ivrni'd -Cli-ing, aivtl. next in, mder, Uw . "wives'of I'rince and Prince ls'a> ■Hsuri, .uncVcr. of tiipEuVporor, "IJwiice'ss IsiVirHsun is .pi :'■ jitatfthu society's 'snjart set.' SiiS !S verf "kimK ra'tltercbuspieuoiis. iind passipnate, iv TpilcT of diamonds-, tt. is o;vly witin:v ■:i ; be la 4 \fbiiv vears that ihese liavo ;c'p!r. e fiffh fnslii6n'witli-'sr!Vnelui Icdie-I. till; ■''t-'ii'cn ihoir value, was iiiiicnown, aivd l-.hey i v m tliougM ft) be only gla?s. ■pxnanVen'fcv But. laiiios tike Pf.hice.ss 'Tsar-Hsim and -"tlie. Prince wife go put a ;!UM<i. ; '%aV : Tiiev 'an very ib'litl of Visiting. . PcViPK's'iriifsic-ha'U, the breads, and thejr ■ -'.aflii'lit -to Mt'iii'tfe Ixgaumt : draw : i)ig ; -rooms anilwalcli foreigiicrs inmping. ''■■■ -SP'tnc' of ibem -can dance. ■ ... . ■ Tito ''pleasure Wiey define, from foveign ;; ' "riterSairimehis fe one. ftf tne nip,st ;nter., 1 ipstiii" 'illiistrations. of tli.e cljanging eondji >' -Gliiiia. ■ .;Xwf Veais -azo- Uzm™ '■'■ .tlio last .places .in-the ! ' iii-which, jrnneluis W-mtp. ' ■Tb'- : a?v' : -imc can clink a : gi.ass with -tno;rEnipcrbr'i; iincfe-aiid; noultry- ?' farini.iig. with, h'is a'iints."

'Votgs: ■for Women, '_ ~ As ■■befits ft cb'iintf.v which is. remfld.eitfng its institutions' on Western, lirto.s, 'Ctonahas 'its' female Suffragists; It is- reeor-ded that' Mi*s 'Lin "Esttnir'-Su-. nienwer a\ Hip c'lunose Sbcinfist Assficiafipn n'nrtVrepre,' sfritiitfts 6f : the wcently-fbrnicyd; GivuKf*! Suu'r,a*ttes' Xliniihn, liiitl. ill W>«»' ■■vjf'li Dr Sun-Yat-Rft-rt snprfjy Wnrc- .lie |-cs!gnnl +lio- Bre'siilcriey. T'n ite ■nf half an licsur's conversation, Mi?.=. u<m rconested the tR ejwt his: liiflwne'e 'to have the ftfanclfYse. of the ncyv CiBV/ephntpnt extended to all Chinese wo.ii.i.bn. , ... ■ lii rtniv Bi>.. Sun is said to have iiromis, erf tiiJVkc JWHiiir ilo-. vliati Jl?- vbjml Jo secure this patitSeai rights for which Hie. IttVv bad pleaded, tut his added that 0. phiain tlfis privilege the women ought to mriw themselves, conversant OT.tH.lw; and politics,. 'Miss Mi «ssm*d bini ''».«*■ ■stops, had been taken to; disscranatff such knowledge by 'Injtute. campaigns, : n.nd, .special, school's. She to ilispfvtclv a telegram (a bcr associates fall'in* fhenl. of Br. .Sun's neeogmtipn a* tlib'Sjiffra-eiftcs' Union, It ,1? ad'dcfl that Miss -tin is a KPCtI Crii ; ries'e.?chp W,. arid one' o.f the- principal lady Republicans..