When the Russo-Japanese War began and Maresuke (who had been already the lieutenant general and the Army General at that time), Katsusuke and Yasusuke (both of them had been already junior lieutenants of Army) left for the front, she bought three bottles of fragrant water among which two cost nine yen and the one cost eight yen and presented to them.
日露戦争が開戦し、出征する希典（出征時は既に陸軍中将-陸軍大将）・勝典・保典（二人とも出征時は既に陸軍少尉）に東京・銀座の高級化粧品店・資生堂で1つ9円もする香水2つと8円の香水1つの計3つを購入し、贈る。