Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — Minister Wu on Woman. [ARTICLE]

Minister Wu on Woman.

Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese minister to Washington, is showing that he Is at home in almost any field of oratory. One ,of his latest efforts was made at a dinner in New York city recently, when he was called upon to respond to “The Ladies.” In the course of a short but exceedingly graceful speech he said: “When I see so many beautiful women confronting me and I am called upon to be the gallant of the moment, what can I say but that I wish for that moment only that I were not a Chinaman. I should like to be an American as I stand here, so that each one of you would appear as beautiful to me as you actually must when seen through your countrymen’s eyes. Alas! the slight difference in the formation of my orbs cannot do Justice to the impression you make upon me, individually anWjointly and severally, nut there are Some well-nourished figures and forms among you that really appear to be as fine as the best that my own fertile country has produced. And your intelligence and souls, I am told, which are hidden under your intricate fashionable apparel, are more beautiful even than your forms. May you all feel the depth and sincerity of my admiration, and may your youthful looks and honorable years always walk hand in hand.”