Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-11

ITS CELEBRATION IN NEW JERSEY -cuINfsR re.
LEGION, HOSPITALITY AND HAPrINEss-DoINa vi
WORSHIP FOR THE WHOLE YEAR IN ONE DAY,
On Saturday last the Chinamen'r New Yea,
was celebrated at Bellville, near Newark. N. !
with all Tic pomp and ceremony peculiar to tl,is
people. Areporter OF the Newark Courier was
present, and after describing the pyrotecLnc
display, in which twenty thousand fire craeker.
were set of with better effect and louasr rs,o,,
than the best OF our independence DAYS. he pro.
ceeis to relate the ceremonies of te occ.lp; ,
siid gives description OF the "dormitory. y M
follows IN
:. Entering the building the reporter found that
~ was The Chlnamen's dormitory. Going iI,to
two clean hunks WIN
In one room, size about twelve by fifteen feet
was the altar before which each Cbinaman iii
up Oh Saturday his religion for the entire wear
tne Altar was rude though doubtless not Crude.
Tor It was tue outgrowth of centuries ono wa,
reminded by it Of other aItars. There ,y mAs
long colored cylinders that were in shane suecou.
1--WE OF great candles Gilt china Vases held iia
gree things. In earth contained in bowl. were
SUCK what looked like little "cat tails. 3" tbe
, urrea eil.is OF which were burning and giving
iorth fragrant incense. Bun hes of these tIje
cat tails were lying near contained in nan,r
req AZ one end, on which were printed Chinese
characters. Lying on the altar were several
DAils that resembled the mystic ball. On each
sue "as large high vase with circular open.
~ ~ tne toP IN front, in which was a watch
lace and were two human figures,
on table in front Of the altar were various
SORTS OF fruits and nuts. Pasted on the wais M
tne room were strips OF Chinese pauer viii
rhihese characters printed on them. And alro
posted on the wall for the public to look at was
al EXPRESS blll amounting to thirty-nine dollars
anu twenty cents being charges for freight On
th ing imported from China for this festiyity.
Inc hundred thousand crackers being fred
on, onr friends, the Cinnamon circulated smnn"
pheir Americans visitors inviting them Ia anotIn
or room where new festivities were awajting
ana with l'nEno labisl clattering OF MANY Asjni.
&c Tongues filling their ears, the Chinamcn's
n n;l,. pIothers and sisters walked IN process
sion across the ard to the refs Glory This Wa
large room wherein were tables filling one half
anu chairs and settees the other
Inc entertainers gathered in pictlre-oue
groups about the tables. and the guests. prattv
and graceful ladies' and good-natnred gentle,
men, took the seats; chatter being KEPT nm at
;ne tsoie ahd Dnzz AZ the seats. gentleman
IN tnrred CLOAK called the meeting to order Nv
saying that silence was needed, a blessing wonli
DO asked, "the boys would then give some mn
SIC and then-well, all should rec in good time
After the Christian blessing was invoked. the
band struck mp. The musical instruments con-
sisted OF drum made OF skin stretched acros, a
nrKeh, sort o. tambonrnc two banjos, a fiddle.
TWO wide-mouthed clarionets, and cynLaIs IN.
music was not 10 good a. that OF Rembari,S
Sand. nor 80 bad as that of n country VILLAGE
BRASS band The drummer sang while the others
played. Vs. ''"''e
80 Then came the refreshments, plentiful aud of |
liberal distribution. Til. Chnaman' 4 faces we're
1Isnt WIN smiling hospitality az they passed |
around their goodies to the American vitltors. |
Not one guest could escape their generous no. |
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