Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 1 | Japanese Prince Wins Daughter of Envoy to U. S.

y Japanese Prince Wi Wins s Da Daughter US U.S. to Wed Set Setsu u ura Matsudaira ra but She Must First Firs Be Adopted Adopt Adopt- ed by Peer TOKIO Japan Jan 7 AP AP- AP Persistence has won for the prince the hand of a comm commoner ner The engagement engagement of ot Prince bu bu y 25 25 year ar brother of the emperor emperor emperor em em- to Setsu l Matsudaira year 17 old daughter of Tsuneo Matsudaira Japanese ambassador l. l to Washington Washing Washing- ton was confirmed today Official announcement Is expected shortly Negotiations for tor the engagement were begun informally last Jast July by Baron Baroa Ambas Ambas- Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Matsudaira declined I the of offer offer orter or- or fer ter because he thought the honor too great for him a and d his daughter A second offer otter was made by Count Jada ama The ambassador was finally persuaded persuade to yield to the wishes of the tb-c royal household EM EMPRESS RESS FAVORABLE The dowager empress Is understood understood understood under under- stood to be in favor of or the marriage having chosen Setsu some time ago herself Prince is well acquainted with his prospective e bride which 1 is ia somewhat unusual In Jn the tho case of Japanese marriages No imperial prince can marry the daughter of ot a no commoner according to c court urt regulation Ambassador Matsudaira while a member of a a anoble anoble noble family Is himself a commoner common r. r Consequently Setsu Setu will be adopted It is believed Cd by one of her relative rela rela- tive peers either cither Urn Marquis Nabe Nabe- shima or Viscount Matsudaira be bc before before be- be fore tore the marriage Prince Prince- Is the second son of the late Emperor Yoshihito He was educated at Oxford He Hels is a q lover lo of ot outdoor sport He lIeret returned to his native land by Vay lolY of the United States when his father Cather was taken n fatally III m. W WASHINGTON Jan 7 l AP jl APA An official announcement must come conT from Tokio before Tsuneo Matsudaira Matsu Matsu- daira the Japanese ambassador will comment on the enS' enS engagement ement of ot his hrs daughter Setsu to Prince Mi Is Matsudaira s who wire Is 17 is well known to Washington society although she has not been formally presented In a debut She has Continued on page 5 Japanese Prince Wins Daughter Of Envoy to U US 8 Continued from page paso 1 L 1 moved about freely in the strata of social life and on many occasions has accompanied her mother to official functions IS POETESS Like her mother Miss 1 Matsudaira 1 is a poetess She is considered accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac at writing poetry in the Japanese language and during her three years stay here has added much to her mastery of the English langu language se Prince and his wife would find a community of oJ Interest In Iii sports for Miss Matsudaira Matsudaira Matsu- Matsu daira Is a tennis tennis devotee devotee as is the prince The romance Is thought to ba have havo had its Inception in December a year ago when Prince spent several days In Washington During his stay which was marked by a private audience with President President President dent Coolidge the prince lived at tho home of oJ Ambassador Matsudaira Matsu- Matsu Matsudaira daira on J K street Tho Tire girls girl's mother acted as English Interpreter and first lady In waiting to the empress mother mothel of Prince