New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-13


DINNER GIVEN BY CHINESE MERCHANTS TO UNITED
| STATES MINISTER'S BuRLlNaAME AND VAN VAL
/ KENBURGH,
| Correspondence Of the New York Herald
| san FRANcIsco, June 2-Some weeks ago, on
the arrival of the Hon, Arson Burlingame, on ms
way to his post at Pekin the Chinese merchants Oh
San Francisco determined to give him dihRer
after the true Celestial custom.
A CHINESE RESTAURANT.
Hang Heong Restaurant is the same establish
| ment where the dinner was given last year TO
| Messrs, Coifax, Bross, Bowies ana hlcnasusoh' on
| the occasion of their visit to the racine coast
1 The building is of wood, two and nan stories
| high. and was sent over from China in 1850 Close
bv its side is building of corrugated iron, that
was sent here from England so that the two anti
podean structures can be seen at the same
moment.
| According to Chinese custom the kitchen of the
Restaurant is on the ground floor, and occupies the
portion TO the rear, the front being devoted to
small shop, where Chinese edibles are exposed for
sale, and desk where the manager sits to receive
and give orders and to collect the money that may
be due from customers. The second flight Cup
single flight OF stairs) is devoted to the tables
where patrons are served. At either END OF this
a0oF are partitions of glass that make rooms ten
or fifteen feet by twenty-five or thirty, leaving a
central room about twenty-five feet square, The
tables were manly set in the END rooms, the
central one being partly used for the same pur-
poses for which Americans maintain side tables
or pantry rooms The upper story is used as
waiting or retiring room, aud was fitted up with
chairs and sofas of the Chinese pattern, besides
a considerable number of American chairs, that
served lot tt9 tausea' LUMBER Vi persons asseti
backed affair, much like the old fashioned Kitchen
chalf, WIN Whlen an new hnglahaers are tamil
lar. This upper story was divided into two rooms,
oota Delng iurhishea III Ihe same manner. inc
hung with placards in Chinese, the letters being
large on SOME ana small on tue otheFs. me pia-
cards generally announce the character and the
price OF the articles Tor sale Just Ike the pIacards
N an American saloon. some OF t Hi were lrans
lated to me, ana showed that the Chnese are as
ready as ourselves 10 the use OF e1uaYagant ex-
Dresslons.
TIE DINNER
About I O'Clock. as we we're all assembled in the
waiting rom # was annonnced that the tabIes
we're r5adv The tables were of round natfern
seatinc frnIn siy IA ana rnrsnns ~ IA nth +he
nlaee Of each pnast was preyiouslv fxp5 nv our
hosts Asn,y name was called I nassed from the
,,iti,,,r ro,t ", +Ee ara eIn-,y TN 1ros 5rantn5
tn tabIa WHARF fornd nv, ,,laca DESIGNATED nv
n1rd hearing nv pan1n All +be gnasts were
seated II tha sane manner "a that ali confusion
vac avn;5ad The Chinese are very like onr Fng.
m aSi \, 49,. :. ;jasin,, Il, at;5notto IA row.
ial f al Az cnnssnranf7y ~ snrcaesfnI
a. tba Elnglisf IN avoi6in per6esiiies on festive
oeeagion II was NV rood fortune to have a seat
sf tfe side II tile oiieial interpreter Mr.. Charles
nj rI-sibo yrbo snaot-s Fnrlish and Cb;pese
Gesi5as o tonr other lan9nages5 With narfect
1nsnev ana precision. was Indebted to him
far arnianations of many Of tbe Chinese
crstoros ana For numerous hits Of in-
foyiratio,, abort the celestial emnire, Civ Tnnp
The Oldest Chinese merchant Of san Francisco
tbe came here III 1915 presided at this table Az
his right was Mr. Burlingame and at his left Mr.
Caryalho. and the balance Of the seats at The
fabIa were occnpied by American guests Ateacb
t10tS "StS 49, ~ ~ -tA S' euos9 s,
table was one Cnluamln, VINO pIeslueu over us
destinies. Fung Tang, young but prominent
/ Chinese merchant who speaks E1rIish and French
o.iiLieoo u, $500 q y -. 1900 -. - -
Wih crediLaple hielcy, pEeslued az inc t4oIe
where Gen. van Fakenpufsh was seated. during
the evening ne Inade speech I'D EhgliSn, respond
ing to q toast, and was loudly appIauded.
1lba nurnher 0f guesfs was less than mn the mr.
-. = a. 5;-,a 2 II ~ n ,lf11.- M ~ aoS,
casioh " wy ~ NJ ANU .e t9o .h
Chinese restaurants in San Francisco are as ca
ais go ,.,a,1iI;aJ X, A1,,arico,s1 on5 tLa
pacl9us u titUse oVcuPisu ~ duu t4Ie
number OF guests at dinner IS consequently re-
sulctsd 70 the space
In front of each guest was plate, saucer
with a shnTt- handled sDOon Of China ware a ten
VA hi5t . 800 +,,t,it +li,,,TI Fls ,r;fh ! eo,,cor
cup HolutHS aOoub tmo tbilioleiul9, Will sauCel
pr0poThonateiy small, and another saucer contain
inn snv a yery pleasant sauce resembling our
rs 80 r.a.sy.ttL;,s M wa -. II roy,oas F,-u
famous WorCestetshr6' AHeEe was saucer Luil
OF h0Wers--a s0fu Of nav p0uquet--anQ 8lasseS LOT
champagne and claret that were evidently blown
in America. There was a pair OF chop-sucks OF
white ivory and an American knife and fork for
s.s ~ u. $500 49,, ,,oyty;,, ,ryas ,,Joond
such US pEeleLEeu t9elA' q Japan "as p!aoegs
over each plate, anu on InlS piate was o printed
hill nf fare and the card which bore the name of
= ~ ~ !. ''Ys-t = i -1..-I M. k;u ~ Co..
the guest 10 wnch u belonged. Inc PHI OF rare
was printed IN Engllsn characters, ana fesembled
Y! $500 RI pt;aa1 +bot +be ono balJ ~ Cby,
Nicholas: nouced that me one he!d py Chy
.fnT facijitv in reading. Below ia the