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...created a hostess problem almost as interesting as Washington's strange affair of Mrs. Gann. Positively the Empress Nagako could not serve. She is with child. Therefore the Sublime Emperor, Hirohito Tenno, descendant of the Sun Goddess, promoted to the rank of hostess for a day the gracious Princess Setsu, wife of the Emperor's next older brother and heir, Prince Chichibu. Not so long ago Miss Setsu Matsudaira was a pupil at the Friends (Quaker) School in Washington, D. C.. where her father was until recently Japanese Ambassador. Last week she stood in a smart Paris frock...
...Highness Prince Kanin, Honorary Executive of the Enthronement.* Came third the Empress, wearing an Occidental court gown of blue velvet, with large blue picture hat-her eyes cast modestly and fixedly down. The Tenno's brother, H.I.H. Chichibu, the heir presumptive, rode in a fourth carriage beside Princess Setsu, his bride. (TIME, Oct. 8). Brought up the Imperial rear, the Princes of the Blood, the Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps, great Admiral Togo, and hundreds of correspondents.* As the Imperial train of eleven chuffed out of Tokyo 101 guns boomed...
...Setsu Matsudaira, fiancee of Prince Chichibu, who is brother of the Emperor and heir apparent to the throne of Japan, tripped gracefully from the Shinyomaru, sheltered herself behind her father, Japanese ambassador to the U. S. Buddhist pilgrims beat incessantly upon their hand drums and invoked the heavenly Lotus. Yokohama school children piped shrill greetings to the girl who may be their Empress. Only Prince Chichibu, restrained by chill etiquette, remained in Tokyo, impatiently awaited his betrothed...
...possible future Empress of Japan was graduated, last week at Washington, D. C., from the Friends' School, a stiff Quaker seat of feminine learning. The graduate, pretty, vivacious, and popular among smart Washingtonians, is Miss Setsu Matsudaira, daughter of Japanese Ambassador Tsuneo Matsudaira, and fiancee of Prince Chichibu of Japan, brother of the Sublime Emperor...
That Prince Chichibu of Japan, brother of Emperor Hirohito, was engaged to marry 18-year-old Setsu Matsudaira, daughter of the Japanese Ambassador. (TIME, Jan. 23). (The President cabled congratulations to the Emperor...