Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-07

A DINNER IN CHrNA-On dinner being announced
conducted circular table, and each provid-
ed with pair of ivory chop sticks, aounted with sal
yer silver lade, small cup Of soy for the
bowls of which TO eat and an elegant rich.
ly gt silver cup, with haudles stand of SINH
lar materials This cap used for drinking sucy-
sung the wine of h5 country, and did not contain more
than the old fashioned Chinese tea cups alter drinking
the health Of of the party it usual to turn the
inside of the cup towards him. 10 show that II was emp
". The wine presented boiling hot, and the cups
rellenished at every remove. In addition each Euro.
pean was supplied with knife and fork and some meat
The table laid with eight small dishes contain
ing articles whet the appetite such as cold dried pork
called chin chew grated gne that il resembled red
colcured wool small chips of dried salt fish and hasl
chicken into small pieces, shaped like dice
pigs tongue salt fish aud eggs, mixed up with tar oil
These delicaces cold remaining on the table
throughout the entertainment aud paid uncommon
attention by the Chinese at every opportunity afford
ed them by the removal of thu bowls. The dinner com
menced with lrrge bowl OF birds nest soup from
which each person helped himself; Ii very aspid
until favored with soy the necessary condiments OF salt
and pepper appearing be wholly neglected in Chinese
cookery. The second dish wus sharks FIN soup, with
balls OF crabb followed by divers ether amongst which
was a vegetable soup made of prepared sea weed from
the coast Of Japan. This weed, which is called tay
choy resembed in its dried stath the pth found in the
hollow Of quill but in the soup its tnste is similar to
that of celery. There also IN the soup slics OF
young bamboo aud roots OF the white and water lily
each having peculiar and agreeable flavor. After the
soups came stewed mutton, fine and tender
yerfnlcelIl,
roasted pigeons eggs in very rich gravy. We found
no easE matter however to transfer those eggs from
the bowl caps by the means OF the chop sticks.
The Chinese do not clean or change their chop sticks
during dinner each thrusts his own into every dish
and helps himself throughout the repast-East India
Wagarine
AFnIcAg MARRtAGr CUsToms-The marriage OF
the natives is merely civil compact be dissolved
when the man thinks proper. II pagan pay his ad-
dresses to girl and after short time finds her all his
fancy painted her" he sends her parents present Of
cloth an elephants tooth, probably some cowries or
ANYTHING he may happen to have by him at the time
II these articles accepted and the father considers
them equivalent for the loss OF his daughters serv
ces the girl leaves her iahers house ana u virgin
she covered round her oins with shawl cloth pre-
scented ~ her lover having nothing but piece OF
leather or e strings Of cowres round the lons pre-
yiously; dancing takes place, palm wine and beer are
drunk, and oil are happy for time Should the man
in the Of time become tired Of the girl he sends
her home, giving her some small prcsent-Loird and
Oidfclds Narratirc
PRrvnEeEs or THE QUEEN DowAcER.-1t may
not be generally known that queen dowager enjoys
most OF the privileges belonging her queen consort
But no man can marry her without special license
from the crown, pain of FORGETTING his lands and
goods Sir Il. Coke says that this was enacted IN the
9th Henry W. but the statute is not in print and can
not be found. Blackstone states that queen dowager
when married again TO subject does lose her regal
dignity MS peeresses dowsger do their peerage when
they marry commoners; for Catherine queen dowager
Of Henry ". though she married private gentleman
Owen ap Meredith ap Theodore, commonly called
Owen Tudor yet by the name Of Catherine, Queen Of
England maintained action against the Bishop OF
Carlisle And 80 the Queen Dowager of Navarro, mar
ryng with Edward, Earl Of Lancaster, brother TO Ed.
ward L. maintained action OF dover latter the death
OF her second husband by the name Of Queen OF Ma
varre Nor can the queen marry subject without the
consent Of the crown but her majesty s the crown
Queen Victoria for instance could give her consent to
her own marriage with Lord Elphnsone or any other
peer or person whom she might select For her to
ry sub ect would howeverbe curious circumstance,
| even IN our remarkable times.
AbADr's OPINION oNA DELICATE SUBJECT. The poet
Campbell says that he heard lady OF distinguish
ed beauty and rank defend Sir Thomas Lawrence from
the charge OF having bees cupable in paying attentions
TO ladies without intending follow them up by offer
OF bis hand gentleman remarked that he thought Sir
Thomas was highly blamcable No" replied the lady
who said 20 have been the object Of the great paint
ers attentions no. exscuy-nots No much TO blame"
said the lady nusnsly What exclaimed the gen
temsn, you astonish not to blame for such con-
ductr' mo not 80 much" was still the lsdvs rnusng
response. Can you really. madam said the gentle
man agais, defend such behavior a. deserton---"
"why SIR interrupted the lady TO confess the TRUTH
am firmly Of opinion. that the majority Of women
would rather be oswscd SD jsited thas @~ ceSsssf
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