Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-12

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set OH the North Beach cars and ride
through
III CHINESE PORTION OF TOWN.
1t will impress upon your mind some
facts in connection with this peculiarly
interesting class of people! They
have II joss House and theater. There
is to I've Il new one built bv two success
full pork merchants, who, having ar-
cumulated certain noun Of til,hy
lucre. aspire to the drama. The build
iug i to be on Jackson street. between
Dupont and kcarny. and Ia cost about
$4,000. \ Celestial Boucicauit is to
work up a tragedy worthy ut pre>cn-
tation. They are said. ~ II race, 20 eN-
eel in the art Of deception; have no
sense of gratitude. and hold life at \
very cheap rate. They posses remark
able ingenuity in carving ivory and
making lacquercd work. Their pictures
show originality, but are ;o;aliy lack
ing III perspective. They excel i'll
gardening. and the very poorest abode
displays a few flowers. C~irv>anthcn-
unIS and cOckScoml,S are special favor
ties. Economy and industry are their
distinguishing
NATIONAL TRAITS
OF character. Nothing Is wasted:
John knows how;o make morNv-and
keep it. besides. Chinese music is Il
Joke: they nrnpnt their ncighbor>.
and make might hideou>" by extract
ing the ncst k>tracting noise from Il
thrrc->trinEcu instrument of the man
doline >la .'e. Our san Francisco te-
le>tial> take tlleir opium. drink teal. eat
rice with chop->tickS st far ron their
"ilowcry Kingdom" and show few
SYMPTOMS of inconsistencies though
many wealthy merchants return there
and bring back their wives. whose
small frct-comprc>>ei at an early age
So a> IL expand upward i'll place OF its
natural len.th-arc considered To he
their greatest charms. The Chinese
women are held in small estimation.
Women. cattle and dogs are not per
United to enter certain temples, or
grounds surrounding them. This pre-
iudlcc arises from Il prophecy that n
some time Il II will conquer
China. TAX II altogether. they are Il
>t@tn-c people, and are like the female
sex in re>pect-doinC everything
by contrarie>. They 90 rapidly L.
funerals. and white is the style OF
mourning. Their language i very
difficult olcdrn and may be said to he
painted instead OF writtVn: it is read.
no, from left To right. but right TO left
and not acro>> the page in lines. but
down the page i'll perpendicular coll
umns. However. 10 them we owe
many valuable inventions, such rs
umbrellas. -unpowdcr. ETC.: our boys
mus thank them for their queer kites.
and their porcelain articles are worlG
renowned. There are stores full OF
odd and beautiful articles of that de-
>cription here III the city: so. if YOU
have more money than our ncce>si-
ties demand. You may iniulgS Your
taste for novelties.
AMV>EMENrS.
In the way Of amusenIents. things
have quie:ed down since the Nelson
~furore: the lesser lights have been talk
ing benefits since her tnga-einrnt
closed. At Il concert given for
III BENEFIT OF MIS-. BROWN"
odd name. Anna Elzer treated Us
TO her Echo Song" and Incz tabria
sang a German song, I.ithc>-liit,e,"
by Reichar |. Together they sang the
ductto Marriage of Figaro" 10y Mo
znrt. Herr SchlO t rendered i'll an en-
qll>itc manner II of his entranciur
solos on the French horn. The Opera
thcruS sang Il grand chorus from |.
Lam ardi, calling forth Il heartycncorc.
HE gem OF the evening was Il TER
fornance by the Either Club. 1t was
the sweetest music | eyer heard. and |
felt as near Heaven as | ever expect To
he. Many PERSONS seem impressed
with the idea that we must give no
visible evIdcrce OF emotion. plca>ur-
able or otherwise. In some cases it be-
comes difficult to decide where dull
ness of PERCEPTION ends and power of
control begins. 1t is refreshing to see
a German audience: they are so appre-
c%iatlve. and not afraid 10 say So either.
At FL-ATT'S HALL.
We had sran.ata," The lawmakers,
performed by the Oakland Harmonic
Society. They sang nicely for anna
tours. but much OF the effect WAS lost
by all of them having their music
books i'll their hands. The feature of
the evening was "Scenes of IIappi-
Hess. How | Love Ie!" sung hv
Anna 50 the programme told Ms.
only This AMI Nothing More.." The
duet "L.o! The Clouds are Breaking.''
sung by Anna and "William." was
beautiful. as was also 1.-The Birds have
Sought the Forest Shades" hv
Mary The style of music was light
and pretty.
TIE .ABoU F. DIE LOuGE.
No. H.. Independent Order of odd
Fellows. gave a ball, which was very
nice. indeed. l had the pleasure of
dancing a waltz to the sweet strains of
the "Bluc Danube" with a benedict.
who had in some incomprehen>iblc
manner managed to preserve his iden-
titv through the trying ordeal of matri-
mony. The gents presented their
usual imposing appearance, and the
ladies looked very pretty.
ONE SWEET LITTLE BLONDE
Looked especially bewitching in white
satin, with blue satin sleeveless Jacket.
and natural curl> adorned with apple
blossoms. She looked as fresh as a
rose just plucked from the Garden Of
Eden; just the sort of a woman for a
Vile, as she never looked inside an