The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-23
THE CBI.N'EsE .H.E.N'D.TRI.Ns IN u.gsH
I.NG rev


"Agate, the Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati 9ateite, gives lively description of
the Chinese ambassadors 1t the capital
"An wore the inverted washbasin hats, sur
mounted at the apex u Tie cone with button
which marks the rank of The wearcr, and covered
with a flowing tassol or silk. The two high man
darins had in addition an ornament uf peacock
feathers, floating with the silk tassol over the
hat. Their shoulders were covered with gar
mout somewhat like the loose aacquos now worn
by ladiea. Beneath these were the skirts which
reached below the KNOBS underneath those were
silk trowsors tucked into the most extraordinary
boots shapely enough but made to augment
tho height Of The wenrer.by solos over an inch in
thickness, which were of a pure soft white. ono
o. the mandarins wore huge, round-oyed spocta-
cles, framed in tort0ise-shell that gave 10 his
face an expression Of almost owlliko wisdom.
All carried fans, on which were inscribed mot
toes from Confucius Or parting injunctions from
the friends who had presented thom ar souvenirs.
They wore their bats throughout the entire eero
monies, Beneath thon could BE- seonh heads shay
en- all around the forehead, til they looked pa
tonaturally and painfully clean and down their
backs hung long plated quones Of glossy black
hair, reaching below the waist.
"Tho two high mandarins wear black nous
tachos the rest have perfectly smooth faces,
which add to thoir feminine appearance. an
look intelligent, and the mandarins Ia particular,
have heads that viii compare IN volume Of brain
with almost any Of qlr public mon, One Of thom
bears marked resemblance, 10 the lower part Of
the face to Gen Butler They arc represented
By Mr. Burlingamo 10 be Statesmen Of expert
cncc, Of high ability and Of a scholarship that
would enttle them TO take rank with such mon
as Edward Everett That they arc exceedingly
obseryaut aud Intelligent is evident enough 10 al,
Two u the Chinese students speak English quite
well, and almost without percephble foreign ac.
cent and write it almost as rapidly as their own
toa-chcst cabali.tios They ara both young g---ono
Of them only twenty -two.-and arc just out Of the
imperial college at pekin. Thcy we're greatly
interested in the short hand writing oftho Globe
reporters which they watched euriously while they
remained in the hall after business was resumed,
Ono Of them gave some samples of their own
short baud writing which appeared 10 be based
on the same general principles.
"Aftor listeuing 10 the progress Of regular
business for perhaps half au hour, the embassy
retired without ceremony the members standing
till they had passed ont at the door 10 the loft Of
the Speaker, They were ucxt taken into the
Speakers room, whore a crowd Of CongressmonF
wives and daughters were presented, autographs
were solicited al ndpseaH, aud the two who spoke
English wore kept busy answering how they lkod
this country and how 1t compared with theirs
Altogether, the impression which they loft on
the minds II most spectators was that We have
few diplomats who tundor similar novel eircum
stauces) conld have borne the trying ordeal Of
such O. reception bettor,
"rAat they thoroughly appreciate their posi-
ton, are determined to maintain their dignity
and astuto enough 10 SOC the changes II rs llkcly
to work in thor anciont and populous empire
Mr.. BurinRames address serves - hint. Bot
We have scarcely begun 10 comprehend the rcai
Importance Of this strange mission from the
Fiovery Land, and the last page Of this lotter is
not the place 10 attempt 10 treat Of IT,"