His second wife, Ryoko MUTSU, was a beautiful woman who was called the 'Flower of Rokumeikan' (Pavilion of the Deer's Cry) and the 'Flower of Japanese Legation in the United States.'
後妻の陸奥亮子は「鹿鳴館の華」「在米公使館の華」と呼ばれた美貌の女性である。