, 1877-04-09
A CHINESE BANQUET.
How, Three-ffuntired Almond-Eyed Opor.
atlvcs Fcnstcu THOR Employers In San
Frane1sco.

How. Throe-fIundreti A,mond-Eyed opor.
atlvos Fcnatcd THOR Employers In San
Frane1sco.
Srn Fruneiseo Chronicle.
,,e On saturday =. % nttcrnoon the soo chinsae en-.
Bese. eaya 81 eMs s HRSG5s S 3 Of sd st s
twenty crinvtcl Caucasian guests, chtcnytho
Superintendent a,l the assistants In the conuict
of the business, tho curious and ectcmon,ous
testify their apprccIatlon for the liberal trcat.
ment accorded them by thcllrn employing mora
OF their laor than any other private institution
outsihc the great wall OF their native lsnd.
story Of the building No. .7l3 Dupont street.
which is tho property II Hung Fer Low, lhd
wealthy Mongo'an restai'ratcur, md was bule
TO-, for MN g ncarly in sesor.laneo With ths prIn.
OF barbarian municipality would permit. It
n tho very centre Of tho better part oi Tho
Chihose quarter, md It's facade Of etcep. ahal.
tinsel and With tho deslees II tho more awe.
inspiring monsters evolved from the labysintha
of Enstcrn imagination stimulated by opium, Il
reached after eharp struggle through tho tdx
nnd currents and elJle8 OF AcreaninI and Ecstc.
ulattnE AstatIcs TINT arc tossed continually to
and iro through tho narrow channel OF Dupont
md Commercial, The largo upper floor Is dlyil-
cd Into the innumerabtc little Houms TINT the .
partitions, which do not obatruct the view o
open Chinese ornamental iron.work, of tropical
fruitage anl foliage, Of exaggerated Oriental
DRAGONS aud Winged aeruents, ,:of fabulous fowls
OF yataGhaDs and sImetcrs and other supcrn4t.
uratly elective cdgetuols for slfcinE oil offend.
ing heads, aud tho whole heavily laequcrcd aud
Eist., From under tho many brilliant gas jcta
effect through cirprotcctlng Chinese lanterns,
and over Tho outer margin Of Chinese lilies, anil
dwarf evcrgrecns and shrubs, aud aquara Of
lazy, bloatcd, goldfish, the strange turmoil ia
GhH 1hf0nrCh ktFrniN cNlNw hr'
heard. With generous Disregard OF expense,
the whole numerous orchestra Of the Yu lfcn,i
Choy Royal Chinese Theatre of Jackson street
had been engaged 10 lend to tho festive oeca.
sion the concordance Of sweet sounds. The
Knyal Band occupied aeAts about tho middle Of
tho front Ut tho saloon, and its music fell with
particularly thrilling effect upon untutorcd ears,
combining, as itdisl, much Of tho subatant!al
rcsonatlcc Of a boilcr.inakng shop with the de.
cislyo clatter ri a night watchman's rattle and
tho nEry aud fffuslyo notes Of Washoe cauary.
cratic nngernasls full two iaches in length,
strained tic muscles Of Lis nwclllng neck, and
shot his shrill fatsitto Into the riot Of sound,
and when each of THO scores OF wcll-drcssed,
floor. tntoncd the long.dsawu guttcra's u hls
eager cqnycrsatton, II H. safe to soy thnt Wag.
ncr's sovcn days turmoil Of oGcrn at payrcath
VIVA comparatively nowhere. The squire tahls
Caucasian guests differed In It's appointments
from ono III q frst~cluss hotel only lii TINT each
cover was additionally provided and TINT only
for tho guests: amusement, With . pair Of ru.
tHrarttto formal Chtncsc dinner was only sub
stantial American dinner Of soupa, and fish, and
fowls, and roasts, and pastry, Will, accompany.
lug clarct,, aud terminating. champagne, ind
borrowed Its foreign character unIy from the
tIilnberless littlo side dEslles piled with pyra.
,niis OF tndcscrioable Chfncso entrees. Thcre
were birds Of full and perfect ANTONY, but 10
small that u bruce OF them could be served On q
fhnatph yn{or TiPra Nyttr natj
sloas Ut Asu aud fowl with bcloved pork,
either pressed together anl sliced, Of
sliced separately anu tic1 together with III.
bf nuts Of which an American haA never hal thu
slightest suspicion even in his Dreams, There
wcro apparently 1rcsh nnd succulent oranges
which, upon being cut, tlisclosed delicate. trans
VI different brilliant coiors. But the repast
received Its most dtbtiucttycly Cilncsc charar-
tcrtsttr from tho fragilc, tiny cups Of tea, list
r1 by Chnamau to the manner born from
rare crop thu geMulnentsa Of which wis beyond
suspicion, untontan,tnatcd with cream or sugar.
Ihcsa were frequently passed round. The rea!
interest Of the banquet, however, Was In tho
menu served 10 tue hosts themselves.
The dineFs wore seated, twelve around eachof
tho many souud tables, upon wlit1. tho only
dlshce were cup about tic capacity OF a hall
eEEg.sieli, plate Of coinporting szc, lltts
chopsticks for club. Each Of four men at each
tablu of twelve Ia additionally provided wltha
high, Harlow "teapoth vi a bfnnIy liatiiled
fron rice, an tnsidious beverage Of unasccrta!ued
lateut powers TINT casts into the shadu the laud:
ed ones Of the SteephcrdeE's Delight brau,l Of
whisky, uud Of 'whicl. you merely sip today,
arrive Ut the apc1 Of the resulting drunkenness
fully sut!stcd in your own mind that you eyer
nKaln ret thoroughly. aobcr: Tho Chinese cpl
cure spcaks lisdAlnillly Vt foreign cuisine, and
says 1.-THE Epgltshpian does the chief work oi
-.
mits the principal work ot tho Kitchen to llis
stomacl..n llu uses very little meat other than
nsh hs Is : ulan alter AEaaslz's own heart, anl
isss lom s e.; s ' ha sa sSss "
monstcre TINT hauut the weird eayes u tho
coral reefs Of tho Yellow sca. lie has also 40
inclusive fondness for fowls, from thuso Of jtrs
!lolncstcatcd bird that doesl,'t roost inconsto.
Iently high on nlghts prnpitlously overcast.
saturday nights banquet WIS FUR example
Of al their State dinners, and consisted Of thres
With tho necessary intervals Tor rest and tec,l.
pcratlou, period OF about nlne hourd Tls
inventory Of the component parts Of meals
not very attractive literature. even when r..
lieyed OF technical terms aud The questionable
Fscnch or the un1uestionable Chinese In which
II Ia originally constructed; 80, without At
tempting to dest1ibe each ol the endlesa feriea
startling 81 The di:hes viii b. given. II The ilr.t
was seaweed, cured, cut, and cooked Till II look.
el-and for that matter tastetl-w0hdeflully
like salad Of strips Of tsinylass. Tho second
was u stew OF imported Hong Kong hmm, AMIR
lean goose, pieces Of sharks tns, and vegetables
at 'lasga. Tho ncxt WAS q Sup, through which
aoated fagut1 ot ssyeu different kinds Of birds.
sish, and pork. Thxn followed stew Of hcf.
ring spawn and cuytar1. Next came q more
solid combination Vt eels, Ausroyy duck, and
spare rib. lleru the dtnors rested one course
from animal food aud dextcrously spcared lHio
nuta &tuwc4 together. Eight courses having
been eaten, the ave lust oncs wcre put, o. st,n.
the contents hal been chppstieked beyond ~
further critltissn.. This inltiatorY part Of ths
aii!ner was terminated With cgR-soup And e1.
celleut tea, aud with steamed Chinese pastry
and sweet-mtats. Each course Is served in
single dish set in the eGutre ot tho table, where
upon tho twelve diners grunt IN OHcntL orr
famine ot war, there Is one simultaneous det.
tprt.ua diva Of txrlYn naixa If l1,llsticks, ard