Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-14

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are over thirty, and are the only
married men in the party, and a few
are boys of from fourteen to eighteen.
The cooks, being elders, compare
lively, are much respected therefor,
act as judges, in a measure, of any
trifing disagreements that may arise,
but as yet there has been no occasion
for their services. The dress Of the
"JOhns" consists of a loose blouse of
flannel denim, loose trousers OF some
thing between asZouaVe and a sailor
cutAthatis, they are baggy all over
and wide at the bott0m-t1annel shirts,
white stockings and Chinese shoes,
with felt, soles three-quarters of an
inch thick and black cloth uppers, and
common felt hats. Their blOuses and
trousers are generally dark blue in
color, and their hats black, though a
few light ones are seen. All wear
the national queue or pigtail, which
grows from the round unshaven spot
on the crown of their head, the rest
being carefully kept shaven. These
queues are from four to five feet in
length tightly braided, and finished
of at the end with cord or ribbon.
When at work, and in fact generally,
they are worn coiled around the crown
of the head, giving a ludicrous re-
semblanee to a lady's chignon. Their
faces are almost invariably as smooth
and destitute of beard as a woman's.
They are quite short, but generally
plump and round-faced, and their APP
pearance not in the least repulsiVe.
A fAor hnnr5 nrfta q nnpn-
Der of them can frequently be seen on
the street, and they make the neces-
saFy purchases of clothing, ETC., at the
stores very quietly. They seem much
impressed by the factory girls whom
they have seen, and their almond
eyes convey many chances of admira-
ton when they meet them. Last
night | observed a couple of Mongols
in an apparently animated converse
ton with two blooming operatives,
and heard them repeat the merry
"gOod-nights" of their fair enslaYers
with evident delight. But not always
does so enviable fate await them at
the hands of the softer sex. A day CT
two ago, as q little party of them were
leaving the print mill of Freeman d
Co., a bucketful of dirty water des-
cended from an upper story window,
fell upon the head of one of the Ori-
entails, who took it very meekly and
manifested no resentment. 1t is but
justice to the proprietors, who had
been courteously gratifying the Curl
Osity of their Celestial guests by show
ing them through a part of the mill,
to say that they made every effort to
offending girl, but in vain.
The gait of the Chinaman is a pecu-
liar hating, constrained toddle, re-
Winding one Of the locomotion of a
hen hOppled by the frugal swain as a
protective measure in defense of his
vegetable beds. When in a hurry
they swing their hands directly fore
and aft, and as they generally go
hand-in-hand, like school children,
their appearance on the street is quite
ludicrous. The citizens usually re-
garding them as inoffensivea and docile,
are disposed to give them all the as
sistance needed in acquiring informa-
ton.
All danger of interference or vio-
lence on the part of the Crispins
seems to be over. Very many of the
have left town, and more are
every day, in search of work
elsewhere. Others have taken up
with other employment and are now
working in the mills, driving teams
or farming. "a few are still idle, and
are reported to be receiving aid from
of the order. 1 heard indirect
ly of one of these who declared that
he had refused an offer of six dollars
a day elsewhere; '.fOr," he philosophi-
remarked, ''the ten dollars a
week L draw will support me here,
and / amt did fool enough to work
when l can get a living without"
Nearly all the Crispins here We're for
the majority French Canadi-
ans, and though some of the traders,
and especially clothiers, will regret
the loss of their patronage, the citi-
zens generally are disposed to regard
their departure with resignation. The
other shoe manufacturers are overrun
with applications for work from
American boys.