The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-21
4 Chinese Dfuner Party,

\ dlnner party in China is a most
nelhoo1cai affair as regards precedence
amongst guests, the number of courses.
and their general order end arrange,
ment. We shall endeevof TO give
Il detailed and a'trfate account of such
. be7qhet as might he offered to half q
dozen friends by p native in easv cir
c1ms.auces. In The first place. no
laoies would be present, but men only
would occupy seats at the sduare. fo7Tr-
legged, " eight-lairy" table. BEFORE
each There viii be found q pair Of chop-
sticks, wiue-cup, a small saucer for
soy, J,Wo-Prcnged fork, a spoon, tiny
P!a5e @i'ided INTO separate c0mpart-
ments for melon seeds and aiiaOn5s
and a pile of small pieces cf raner for
cleaning tb15e various articles as re-
gn'rel. Arranged upon the table. in
tour cGuIustant rows, ere sixteen small
gsshss, or cancers, which contain four
kinds Of fresh fruits. four kinds of
dried fruits, four kinds Of candied fruits.
and four miscellaneous, such as pre-,
served eggs, slices of ham. SOFT of
sardIue, picked cabbage. etc. These
four ere IN the middle, the other twelve
beng arranged alternately round them.
Wine - produced the fret ching. and
poured INTO n small porcelain cup bg
the give- Of the feast himself. It is
polite TO make bow and place one
hand at the side of the cup while this
operation is performed. The host then
gives the signal to drink, snd the cpps
are empied instantaue0jts1y. being often
turned bottom upwards IS a proof that
there are no hoeltaps. MaDv China
men, however, cannot stand even a
a:-tit quantity OF wine: and it is no
uncommon thing when the feast is given
at an eainE-hoUse TO hire one Of the
theatrical singing boys to perform vica-
TIousiy sdch heavy drinking as NAV be
requ red by custom or exacted by for
felt. The sixteen small dishes above
mentioned remain there during the
whole dinner, and may be eaten of pro
mlscuJusiy between courses. Now we
come to the dinner, which may consist
of eight large and eight small courses,
SIX large and six small, eight large and
four small, or six large and four small,
according 10 the means or fancy of the
givrr, each bowl OF food constituting a
course being placed in the middle of
th" liable, aud dipped into by the guests
with chop sticks or spoons, as ciroum-
stances may require.
WurE SIAvEs.-The strike at lowell
presents neg fea 'Ures. All the leaders
are E22lsbmen, Of the type deoic,sd l.v |
Charles Reade, IN Put Yourself in his |
Haae. Tuly complain that for the |
lass Fifteen months their pay has been
reduced little by little, and the speed Of |
mules .rresF0udiuglY iDcTaqsed /
3 ...' reduction O.! ten per cent, fifteen |
months $40, mas been followed by va /
p. Gs aFsrc- and indirect reductions. and /
moreover, they have been cheated in /
.ne vc.ga.ug If the yarn, which they /
have ID pin. we are producing To- |
De- AID ,ns Of them, more work II |
len hours than We did in eleven hours .
.o--,.T.H.' Another remarked, with g |
glare = his syeE, 4 caunOt earn enough |
10 support NV family" The bitterness
.stl wulch these men speak OF the
1ea spaTeys is only 6qualed by their
abuse # the mill agents, whom one
zones 10 regard in a very short time as
stguY-beartej yIllains and cheats. whose
only object in life Is to grind all the
work they can get ont Of their operatives,
or the least POSSIBLE pay.
AAAk'Al LAY = 4NitAtElf AEAcdH
az. tine great essav.st and historian,
vrCte these words: Children, look
mo those eyes, listen 10 that dear voice.
.0t.Ce the feeling of even a simple touch
hat is b=slowaE upon yon bv that
-gu.}e haudl Make much of it while
~ vCu have that most precious of ali
good giits-a loving mother. Read the
love of those eyes the
.lld anxiety Of thas tone and look.
.w ygr slight yoUr pain. In after life
.oU may have frien5s-f0nd, dear, kind
riau5s: but never VIII you have again
ha inexqrcssible love ana gentleness
tvlshfd Upon you which none but
mother be-tows. Often do I sigh IN
~ struggle with the hard uUcarng
-orld f7r the sweet, deep security I felt 4
then 81 ana evening, nestled in her
us0m, ] h.t.lad % some quiet tale. s
utah'a 90 Iay age, read In her tender
uH ult.riu- voice. Never can I forget ,
or sweet g.a1Css cast upon me when I 7
.uagre} asleep never her kiss OF peace 9
.5aat Icars have passed away since
laid lgr beside ny :srhcr iu the o}d Z
.are.rsrl yet a.il' .er voice whispers {
.n She ave, and hsT c.o watches s
yer me as VISIT spots long since hal- i
wcd .o the memory of my mother, -