The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-28
THE CHINESE EMBASSY.


THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
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Their Movements Yesterday-Mr. Burlingame
n Breakfaseed-Vlslt Of the ministers Cbih
and SUN and Their Attaches To the Cooper
Institute-The Founder in His Glory-Geo-
graphical Society-Chincse Maps, Topo-
graphical and Genernl-The Astor Library,
Its Halls, Alcoves and Chinese Text Books
A Ride Down Broadway and Visit to IA Jew
elIer's ablishment-Dinm0nds, Pearls,
Corais, Silver and Gold, Br0nzes and DE.
light-Homeward ind Rice with Chopsticlss.
Our friends of the Chinese embassy were abroad
yesterday, gorgeously attired In the rich sta which
their cunning artists on their clumsy looms weave
for princely wear and mandarin dignity There are
many things which Chinese gentleman-graduate
Of the Imperial College at Pekin, with a red button
on his hat and o horizontal branch Of peacock
feathers attached thereto, with flowing garments
hanging from his shoulders-loves and chiefest Of
the many are sunshine, ease. magni1cence and a
good dinner. Yesterday glorious The sun
shone resplendently. The air was warm, but not un
exhilarating, and in the ''grand dome of the hea.
vens'' cloud Of dire import was nowhere to be
Beautiful days fete days, with bpeds clothed as
were never Solomon or the lilies Of the field; and
Aessteurs les Chf0ts from Pekin's marble halls and
saffron lags with SPRAYING dragons, are no excep-
tions to the rule But to begin at the beginning
and we are not OF those who plunge media res into
subjective shall here say that not alone are these
representatives of the Mantchou dynasty, to the
country born, recognized by our citizens Mr. Arson
Buringame is everywhere regarded with respect and
interest by gentlemen Of culture wlth minds Of su-
cent breadth and scope to comprehend the magni.
tude Of the relations which, through his instrumen.
tally, may be developed in the political as well as
the commercial future Of the civilizations and peo-
pies of the Caucausan and Monaghan races in their
interchanges Of thought and labor. Not only does
that respectable body Of old fogies who compose the
Chamber Of Commerce look upon this embassy as
one pregnant with results Of vast magnitude, but
those who are distinguished for their jurisprudence
and statesmake qualities Of mind take our distin-
guished and world honored countryman by the hand
and bid him God speed in his undertaking, which in
its origin and composition, is without precedent
the annals Of diplomacy.
MR. BURLINGAME BREAKFAsTED.
Yesterday morning, accompanied by his first sec
rotary, Mr.. Brown, Hon. Arson Burlingame met at
the breakfast table Of David Dudley Field select
number OF gentlemen, among whom may be named
Marshall O. Roberts, Moses Taylor, ex-Mayor Opdyke
Judges DAILY and Batchford, Mr.. yanderpoel, Mr..
Stouton, Mr.. Cowdery and Mr.. Brsted The break
fast was pleasantly discussed were the prospects
Of Chinas future as member Of the family Of
nations-as Power which was stepping out OF it's
exclusiveness and was grding up its oins prepare
tory to joining in the march Of progress which cha
racterizes the generations of the nineteenth century
Mr.. Burlingame enlarged somewhat upon his policy,
speaking however, as private gentleman entrusted
with important powers and the wisdom of the
he intended TO ADOPT La behalf Of China and civiliza-
ton when olciay received by the nations to which
he was accredited was warmly responded to by the
at Ep1N 10 10 llo
THE COOPER INSTITUTE VISITED.
At half.past one O'Clock four carriages, in viii CHI
maiarins Chin and sun, and the attaches~mterpret,
ers to the mission-drove up 70 the northern end Of
received by Peter Cooper on whose Genial face were
smiles as luminous as ever Frightened up the broad
Immediately fastened taking that brilliant statesman
and sageike pOnderer OF the "sacred hooks" under
on whose he eans was
dent of the Citizens Association and Regulator
General OF Municipal Taxes and County Expendi-
low bow and then putting his spectacles in closer
proximity his eyes remarked to hmsefin the court
honored with the support and acquaintance Of Ola
President OF the Blood and Regulator OF the Taxes
the Of the
from cellar to roof Of the building he has dedicated
to politics, the American Institute, the Farmers
trivances which diversity" knowledge within its
walls. Peter with Mandarin Chin upon his LETT arm,
u.
passing the door where the philosopher Fl. g. Occa-
sionally holds forth on the best manner OF raising
A. reverentay remover his white hat with the hand
attached to the dsengaged arm and s0lemny said,
as he stretched II forth slowly and majestcaly, to
his companion or the imperial court Of Pekin ''rhat
Ia the room where the farmers Of this city meet ~
Poor tajen Chin, comprehending not one word OF
this comprehensive remark OF President p c. OF the
Citizens Association, but supposing 1t was some
place sacred to the Americanee gods bowed lowly
reverently, deferentiay-bowed until his long. stY
n fv-fiv
to the horizon This simple act Of the great man"
proved beyond question that II orthodox in his be-
nei OF joss ne was not hide bound "and he and his
followers were prepared to do honor to even Petrus
Coloperius craven image.
maker OF glue conducted his companion, the first
Chinese Minister TO the reading ROOM those follow
is pS Gsone noe o sn s,0gp
where the first object presented 70 the admiring
gaze Of the awestrcken Orients was a large
picture known as the Mechanics OF New York - in
which the President OF the Citizens Association
stood or sat prominently in the foreground His
likeness between The face on the canvass and that
adjoining the neck and shoulders of his ciccrone,
and thereupon the cicerone smiled benignantiy,
broadly, lovingly but not zwei Eagerly. When ne
picture had been discussed In the purest Chinese the
gentlemen Of the embassy were conducted to the
magnificent proportions many square inches of
cloth on which some ambitious artist had attempted
specacles gray hair and dress coat Of tie great man
who wrote letters TO the Legislature the state
Oh lle YAK marker. VI course when refer IN the
iesh with the little finger Of his dexter hand point.
ing toward Peter In the pigments of the ambitious
artist Chih, mandarin and minister; Sun minister
and mandarin, and their followers, the interpreters
al with one accord except one. and he resorted 10
his FAM raised their hands and Illuminated their aces
with snales and whispered untransatahle words In
e court dialect as 1t Y spoken by tie refined classes
residing within the shadow Of The funp9fia palace
stid many complimentary things to the face ON the
canvass wheteat the lace OF the orgire smiled and
looked precisely as that on the clotBt smiled AMI
looked, only little more so, thereby lLoving the
sui eriority Of art over nature
- CHINESE CHARTS AND MAPS.
The venerable Petrus c., with elated Hcoft ana
guoyah STEP, IN turn conducted The Nina we're, Oce
aent and orient and their attaches TO the rooms of
tlS Geographical Society, where they Inspected
innaIs geographical and typographical, rep,tSe with
Snhese Illustrations In the written languags y; Also
maps published In Europe and this country, Which
s s 70 greatly please the company. Mr.. sNtfe-
lalN pIoWh, VINO ~ convcieant with Chinese au-
dressed the mandarns In their native tongue in ex-
planauoh of these and from what we could CLEAN 4,
.neJ seemed 70 regard the outlines ana situati0Dsof
sne Siuel rivers and mountains on the charts W
peng correctly placed Minister Chih ran his fingers
xvh fta a