New-York tribune., 1875-03-09


sections thus formed bear the numbers one two three
aud four respectively. The player IL NJ liberty TO stake
any Of tbrsa numbers when unless he on Two
numbers separately, anl at once he Will have three to
against him. plus seven per cent on his winnings,
he succeeds. Some oi the players spend the ehntS u
In the house and starting open account VITA the
bank. VIII ch is Kept carefully posted on pewter sian
the stakes have been made including those dropped
from above. in small basket attached to cor Ihe
sits there conducting the vital part OF the game VITA tn
air of stolid Indifference man to all seeming OF tne
strioest pIODv and honor, and vet. report ee trn
he knows tricks In his trddo which defy me dc'ecoo Vi
His sleeves short nearly up 10 hia armpits
and in his right hand ho Yields single thin ivory 'ou
before him on The table there is pile OF polished cash.
From this he takes up huge handful ~ ooin, PLACES "
on clear space, ana covers III win "rtss Su,
an the stakes are made the cup Is removed ami the
teller proceeds with tae extreme end OF is ivory wand,
To pick out the cash in tours tue r9nun1g d nun'g
being thai which wins. Before tle pile IS hai counted,
provided no split coins or trlckery IN @ lac
game, habitua PLAYER can always tGl win pnLLuS nus
rtainy what the remainder VIII be- whether one. two,
three, four, aud II l. at THIS stae OF he gilne ''
observe striking peculiarity IN Chin' sc
There are no passionate cxeiamaton, DO NOISY S d
men outburss OF delight, 10 deep cnIslhg , VI au @
fate Ii h. ouy in the faces OF tho phyer UNA"
can perceive Signs Of cuotiOn or oI the sulloh
perate determination 10 carry on at an t
fortune smiles once more, or leaves them pens"'o' "
the board.
The nrcparaon of tea and the details of the trade
form the subject of a chapter which VIII DC rea'
with interest by the lovers of the fragrant neIo'
On a small stream in the vicinity OF CInton' 'i9'o
are a number of Tea Hongs," OF when 'no "u'"o'
gives a pretty fall description. Fa3sins "P V''o
crock between densely-packed rows Oh h''''"S
craft you land on broad stone piisioIlh' anu 'o''
q court where men are seen weighing 'Hc Vc'' iC'
tbon antor an immense warehouse where thousands
of chests of the new crop piled up ready Tor the
inspection of the buyer The foreign tea-taSIer
enters and places his mark on certain boxes IN
different parts of the pile. These are forth"ith
removed, weighed, and scrutinzed as far samples
of the bulk. The whole cargo Is shipped Wltnout
further ceremony if the parcels prove satisfactory
1t seldom happens that any shortcomings are ue-
tected for the better class of Chinese merchants are
remarkable for their fair dealing. They are III no.
wise responsible for the adulterated teas winch
often reach the consumer in state not fit for hui
man use. The manufacturer of this rubbish pur-
spes . distinct branch of the trade. He collects
from the servants of native and foreign families
and from restaurants and tea saloons, the leaves
that have been already used, which he dries ana
cooks. and mixes with limitations of the genuine
leaf Having completed this process, he next ADDS
pckings, dust, and sweepings from the Refractory
and mixes the whole with foreign materials IN
order to give healthy color to the surface FINALLY
he perfumes the whole with some sweet-smaiiing
flower the choranthus olea, aglaa, and others,
and thus provides cheap and polluted cup Tor the
unsuspecting foreigner The manufacture OF gun
powder teas is o process more ingenious than at
tractive.
FIRST the fresh leaves OF black tea partially dried
in the SUM- These next rolled either In the pain OF
the hand or fat trav or by the ieet IN heHlpeh
then they scorched in hollow ron pans over
trays that the broken stems and refuse may De pckeu
out In this large stOnepaved room we nouee the eaIes
in different stages Of preparation. Tho labor required
to produce the gunpOwdcr leaf is the most Curious ana
interesting OF the processes TO wMch the pau Is
ooleS each dressed oniy IN short par Of cot
1 fT.ug fIs
naked limbs OJc feels puzzled at first TO CO cturc
play They each rest Their arms on cross beam, or
against the wall and with their feet Dus roil ana TOSS
balls Of about foot IN diameter SI oo INC o '1S 6 U an
Our guide II is work they are after ana very
nara work too The balls beneath feet the BAGS
packed fun of tea leaves. which the constant rolling
motion assume the pellet shape AS tue leaves become
more compact, the bag oosens and requires 70 DC
twisted up at the neck and again rolled; the twisting
and rolling being repeated until the leaf has become per-
lec;ly globose Ii Is then divided through slevcs INTO
different qualities. and the scent aud bouquet Is
impaired after the dual drying or scOrehing
The Chinese women. according to Mr.. Thomson
present a peculiar specimen of the daughters OF
Eve They spend great part of their time i'll gos-
siping smoking and gambling These accomplish
ments do not come by nature but require years OF
assiduOus training for the perfection which prevails
in polite circles in China. They never dream of
playing except for money, and when they have no
visitors of their own rank to gamble with, they call
women meet at some gaming den, and squander
large sums of money, their husbands in debt,
which they unable to pay the end of the year,
and thus have an excuse for suicide. The married
lady rises early, and first sees that tea Is pro-
vided for her husband, as well as some hot
water for his morning wash. Each lady has
one or two maids, besides small slave
girl, who waits on the maids, and lights her
mistress's pipe. lady's hair dressing takes her
attendants one or two hours. Then white paste is
applied to her face and neck, which is snoothed
over and polished when dry. The cheeks and eye
lids are next touched with a blush of rose-powder,
tue surplus rouge remaining on the ladys palm, as
rose pink on the hand is considered great beauty
Then they dye the nails red with the blossoms OF
certain flower and finally they dress for the day.
Many of them have chignons and false hair; but no
hair-dyes are used, for locks common. and
golden tresses are not III Tepute. Many ladies pass
good deal of time in embTOdering shoes. purses,
handkerchiefs and before marriage nearly all their
days are occupied in preparing for the dreaIy event
of wedding whom they have never seen.-The
author is an amateur photographer, and has turned
his skill in this art to excellent account in the Illus
tratlons of the volume, which form an agreeable
relief to any occasional suspicion of monOtony in
his style.
ANTIQUITIES OF Long lSLAND ynABklEL hIlNu
by FRAsK MooRE. l2no. pp. 41S. J. W. Bouton-
In the lndefatigable literary housings OF the
editor of this volume, he fortunate enough to dis
cover the fragments OF an old manuscript among the
collections OF a dealer in antique books, pictures, ana
brc-abrac, IN this city IL contained series OF de-
sutory notes the early history of Long Island and
the quaint customs and Of its Inhabitants and
appears TO have been put together at odd times
between the years 1924 and 1888 Mr. Moore has made
few corrections in the dates, and cleared up some
nhscnries hui In other the papers pub