Chinese Women In Society.

Although Washington has becouw Bomewhat accustomed to seeing Chinese women, since two successive ministers of China have brought their wives with thein to the legation here, Chinese women are still objeots of great curiosity in the city. A few days ago there was a musical reception at oue of the most'attractive houses, and among the guests were two Chinese ladies. They were the daughters of the Chinese consul general at New York, and they were accompanied by their father. The ladies entered the house with heavy wraps over their house clothing, and having hobbled to the dressing apartments - tor they both had craruped feet - they reappeared in odd blouses of figured silk and with flowing dark blue skirts that just revealed ampie tronsers. One of the ladies was decidedly Mongoliau in features, but the other was sinall and decidedly pretty. Both wore their hair in a way coniruon to a native and inexplicable to Americans. Having greeted the elegantly gowned hostess with the fashionable high shake of the hand, they stopped long enough to chat a little, employing the interpreter to oonvey their message of ceremony. Then they found seatswith the finely dressed ladies in one of the parlors, listened to the musio with attention and applauded when the others did so. When they left, they told the hostess - it is to be assnmed - that they were delighted to have had so pleasant an evening. They went away after a repetition of the hiah sbake. And they wera