The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-03
FOOD FROM THE FLowERY EMPIRE
TIE DINING ROOM AND IT'S FIXTURES
EnQvErTE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT.
Sharks Fins and Birds Nests on
American Palates.
NOVEL FEATURES OF DINING OUT.
30 DC &c.

d0 DC. &c.
Our San Francisco Correspondence.
SAS FHASCsco June 2, 1853
Soma weeks ago, on the arrival OF the Hon. Arson
Burogame, his way his post Al Pekn, the Chinese
merchants Of San Francisco determined TO give him
dinner after tho Celestial For variety OF
shoy proposed to defer until day two be-
Fore the sailing Of the ship that convey the Min
lister aud suite 70 their destination making it, If posi-
ble the evening before the departure The swallow
with abasssdoral freight board is to leave port
Monday next and neither Saturday nor Sunday is
supposed to DO the proper day for dining out tho great
festival was fixed for last night. The preparations for
tho feast have been quite elaborate and required several
days for completion that notice given at the
taurani early In the that company might be
Pec,ed on Friday, Juno l.
INVITATIONS
TO tbs following effect were distributed
San FRANCISCO, May ~, 10
Dx,R siR-Ihe undersigned request the pleasure OF
your company a dinner TO be given 10 the Hon. Arson
BurngAne United States Minister to China and General
r. b ysn vakenburgh United States Minister to Japan
on Friday, June !. at six O'Clock z. NJ ut Hang Heong
TUNG w L Co.
CHY LUNG CO.,
WING wO LANG CO
Ass9sgLiyG rHn
Al the appointed hour the guests assembled, some OF
thsm following the American custom OF considering it
six until seven, that the party not seated
until the latter hour.
A CHINESE RESTAURANT.
Hang Hsong Restaurant is the establishment
where the dinner given last year TO Aessrs Coax
3rass 8owies and Richardson the occasion Of their
visit che Pacific coast The building 10 OF wood. two
$50 0oss By is SIDE il building Of corrugated ron
That sent here from England that tao antipodsan
teructares can bo seon al the same moment
According TO Chinese custom the kitchen Of the
e he small
Whsre Chinese edbes exposed for SALE End 10 desk
che s ~. g e o T
yscUnd acof (up ssngs fight Of stas M devoted 70 the
esssss where g.tEons are served either end Of this
fsea seef BY twenty-five thirty, leaving central
roon about twenty nve feet square The tables
used for same purposes for which Americans main
4aa sids tables pantry rooms. The upper story is
ehass and SOFAS Of the Chinese pattern. be-
sides considerable number OF American chairs that
Tho Chaese chair is bard backed snsr much
Nke the oidfAshioned "ktchcn chair, with which all
New Enganders are familiar This upper story was
mAanes. The walls or rho rooms in all parts OF the
hoass hung with placards in Chinese, the letters
being large some and small on the others. The
nacaFd generally the character and price Of
ehs articles FOR sas Jus, IKE the piacards in an Amcr
"a saloon. Some Of them translated 20 me, and
showed that the Chiness ready ourselves In the
sss Of ex'rsvasans sxprsssions
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waiting room, y was announced that the tables were
ssszy The tables were Of the round pattern, seating
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~as saiisd pased iron the waiting room 70 the one
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