Show MRs S WU WV W PANG FANG FANGON ON AMERICAN ARCAN GIRLS New Ne NewYork York Herald C Wu Ting Fang wife wiCe of or the Chinse Cine minister at Washington is certainly c one o e o q the t e most mo t interesting women 1 n in Iii the national naI capital capit and arii an one of the most popular In the diplomatic circle ercle Her personality is attractive In iii more wa ways s than one She always alwa s ap appears appers appears pears pers to be good natured nn and she is always kind kin d with those with whom she he comes in il contact tose ct She seems to con look lok upon life Jf lII as a an Interesting experience experience ence which grows more wonderful with wit wih each e h day and she sometimes treats teat her visitors as a if Ii they were absorbing cur curiosities loIUe in whom her entire thought thoughts i Is s centered for the time being bing This was my position when I sat be fore for her in the drawing room of the Chinese legation the other oter day Mad Madame Madame Madame ame Wu Yu asked li d me almost innumerable questions about myself myel and my cola rela tl tives es and about my personal affairs atair in ln InS general S And I answered them all al to the best bt of my ability answer for for or who would woul throw awa a away wa an opportunity to please pleas so S gracious a hostess hosts She seemed really interested in my affairs and I was glad Slad to gratify her curiosity You ake much money she in inquired inquired inquired in the course cou of our o r conversa conversation conversation tion Uon No not not very ery much conerS said I I W Wh Why hy not asked Madame Wu VU Just bus because I r cant I guess was Wa the re reply reply reply t ply All AU Americans make much mon money money money ey she he said in a puzzled way which only goes to show that the wife vUe of ot the Chinese Chines minister lies has ha still sti much to learn about America and Americans though the te e Wu ha h ye e lived here several years vears They were previously stationed in Lon Los London London don and ad madame hesitate to say that he likes Washington best Much bad bd weather in London she sl it i was nas impossible to be out much m eh Washington is fine fn because A e Ae can go out nearly hearly terr every even day da in our r automobile It I is js I great ge t pleasure Madame Vu Wu speaks English fairly well wel but hut not nearly nearl so fluently fuenty as her husband Her accent seems more I French Fench than Chinese The automobile which she enjoys so much has hes been lately purchased sd and the minister r ter or orsome I some member of or a his h J rides ride rid out o In it i every eer ver fine da d f i The he are ar de decidedly decidedly cid ly up tp d t in ways was it t Madame depret d pre E Che We th new 1 that she hears about dud And sees se s occa O o c Ir The Tha fh American girls are some Borne of them too enterprising en she nays Bays They hey I dress drese dr much like men m and amid they ther do many things which men do It is very ery sur surprising surprising I saw sa some women in England who were rather peculiar but I think so sos e American Ameri an girls do more strange things than tha the English girls do They go everywhere and often they are alone I should think they would be afraid but they are arc not They The are able to take care care of themselves and I admire them for that but I think they may go 10 too far if they the are not care careful Careful careful ful fulI I felt compelled to defend our new women But you must admit that our are able to work and make money and that th t this is an advantage I said Madame lla ame Wu agreed with me rue It is indeed an advantage s1 said I r like hike to see girls not too dependent but I like also not to see them too littI lit little littie tie tle tI dependent depend nt Which sentiment closed the subject Madame Wu Tn takes great interest in her home and is said to be an excellent housekeeper hou k per The Chinese legation is isone Isone one of the handsomest residences in I Washington and it its interior is re remarkable remarkable remarkable for the treasures of Oriental art collected by Minister Wu The fur furnishings furnishings are Ameri an anand and balf half Chinese and i channing ila comBination of all that is good god in both styles of decoration Madame Wu Vu attends personally p to the conduct of herr her r household She has J become expert t in shopping according to the Americano Idea and her work I is done mostly by colored servants who have haYe been tnt in ed n American house households hO households use holds She Site Is air early riser and her are gien ye n up to the necea necessary sary sa duties d ti s 5 d x J ing upon up m a house housekeeper housekeeper hOusekeeper keeper In tha afternoon she usually goes out JUt and arid in inthe the season her time is much taken talen social engage engagements meats ments J for her presence ence is in d and at all receptions and entertainments She Ehe he does not ever believe in devot devoting devotIng devoting ing too 00 much ime Ume to society soc Most American women wo en are wholly occupied with engagements outside their hom s she said to fo me and I Iwonder Iwonder wonder vonder how hO hb ey can manage their domestic attains affairs I think it very bad for women wom n to tu be out too much In China our women are expected to care for forthe the home and to be seldom seen in anti and J find It hard to become used us d to the th English and American way Occasional entertainments are held at atthe atthe the Chinese legation during the w winter inter for Madame Wu Is not cot of her duties as a the dame of a foreign min minister minIster mm ister These social events are looked forward to with pleasant anticipation by Washington society Because 1 they are invariably unique and highly en enjoyable enjoyable enjoyable The hostess is happy happ in f fhe he I pleasure of her guests and appears to like American social o lal customs But when she returns to China her friends will doubtless hear r some strange things regarding the new lew woman of the Occident J |