Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1897 — The Able Helpmate of Japan’s Ruler [ARTICLE]

The Able Helpmate of Japan’s Ruler

The women think- well of the Emperor of’Japan because of what he has done for the advancement of their sex in the Flowery Kingdom. The Empress Fusaka, his wife, not only shares his throne, biit is consulted by him on matters of national importance. Moreover, she has a place at his table, an honor acceded to, none of her predecessors. She has shown herself worthy of these additional privileges. She is an energetic patroness of the Tokio Women’s Hospital, conducted on the latest scientific principles. She rides well and takes ample advantage of the gymnasium specially created for her benefit in the palace. It is in her honor that her husband has composed many of his prettiest-poems. ———•