The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-29
THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
Celebration Of tho Birthday Of Tzu.au,
Huang-tai-hOu, tho Empress Dowager-Om-
ciaI Visit Of the Mandarins to Po.Taieu.

Celebration Of tho Birthday Of Txu.an.
Huans-tai-hOu, tho Empress Dowager-Om.
cial Visit Of the Mandarins to Po-Tajen.
BOSTON, Mass, August %, 1868.
To-day Is the anniversary OF very important
event in the record of the imperial family Of late
Hian-Fung, and was duly celebrated by the Chinese
members of the Embassy. This morning at an early
hour the attaches OF the Embassy dressed them
selves in their ofacial robes and waited upon the
Tajens who occupied the parlors used by Chih
Tajen. The occasion was the ofcal recogntons, &C
cordng to the customs of their country Of the birth
day Of Tzu-an, Huang tai-hou, or Empress dowager.
The Emperor Han FunR, as Is the custom with all
emperors of China, had three principal wives-hrst,
the Empress Of the Middle Palace; second, the EN-
press OF the Eastern Palace, and third the Empress
OF the Western Palace The Empress OF the Middle
Palace being deceased Tzu-an, or Empress OF the
birthday OF TZu-an, Huang-taihou, occurs according
to the Chinese calendar, Chi-yen Chu-er twelfth
day OF the seventh month), which this year CORE
spends to this day august 2s)
In China these anniversaries are the occasions Of
great ceremony. All the officials OF the empire
having the enuee OF the palace are expected
to observe certain FORMS Those living at
the capital before breakfast dressed court ATTIRE
distance from all the provinces send memorials up
to the imperial parsonage, the object OF honor "to
ask after his or her health and peace OF mind" To
these memorials reply is written with vermillion
pencil, "Cheu-an" Il am welD.
This morning, after the attaches had paid their
spects to the Tajens the entire party-Chih Tajen
and Sun Tajen in front and the young mandarins in
a row in the rear, all facing towards the north
knet three times and bowed nine times. The cere-
mony was performed in silence and lasted but a few
moments
At noon Chh Tajen and Sun Tajen followed by the
young mandarins called upon Poo-Tajen (Mr. Buis
lingame) In his private parlors. After each taking
Mr.. Burngame's right hand in both of their own,
Chih Tajen, through Mr.. Fung as interpreter. Mr..
Brown not arriving till late, with great solemnity
said:-"We come In accordance with our custom to
inform you that this Is the anniversary OF the BIRTH
day OF Tzu-an, Huangtaihou Empress dowager
Tzuan), and that the day has been observed III the
usual forms by u.s."
Mr. Buriingame reped:-I am glad to find In this
distant land you continue to observe the customs or
your own, for those who are loyal to their own GUS
toms cannot be false to their government AS In the
case OF the birthday Of the Emperor which occurred
during our presence in San Francisco, l must again
wish that the Empress dowager may have many re-
turns of such days.
After brief conversation the Tajens and young
mandarins retired to their apartments.
The Embassy will leave here the beginning OF the
coming week for New York, from which port they
will embark for Europe during the month OF Septem-
Der.