The New York herald., 1879-02-05
CELESTIAL DINING.

A MoNGoLIAN MENU IN MOTT sTrEET-CELE-
BRArIoN OF THE PAST NEW YEARS DAY-THR
CELEsTIALs PRESENT.
The Chinese New Year is over by about fortnight
All the Celestial observances properly had. and
great many fireworks were surrepttiously burned.
Still there otered in the brain Of Mr. Tom Lee presi
ient of the Chinese society in this city, whose he d
quarters in Mott street. near the head of Park
street. idoa that there some Difference due to
the day in which Americans should participate.
And SO it came about that dinner was arranged to
take place yesterday afternoon. at which HERALD
reporter of the invited guests. The others
of prominent officials; Ed. Il. Price.
counsellor for the Chinese colony in New York. Col.
onel George H. Hart, Augustus P. Sutherland. Emil NJ.
Blum and w. @. Southwick The cloth was spread
at about five o'clock in the front room of the house
Of Tom Lee, which adjons his business Office
Nothing could be neater than the appurtenances Of
the display. The light of the gas Jets fell upon genu-
inc lit up pictures that rare. Everywhere
the idea of neatress As the guests entered silent
Chinese servant took hats and coats into inner
room. The celebrity and quietude with which all the
preliminary arrangements and, in fact, the entire
affairs of the evening, conducted formed one OF
the most striking characteristics of the occasion.
foated azly about the last touches put to the
dinner
A CHINESE FEAST.
II would be folly to attempt to describe the mar
veous dishes that were presented Mr.. Tom Lee and
his friends The HERALD reporter ate little of each,
and can conscentiously pronounce all Of them good
travel books of the gastronomc peculiarites Of the
Chinese he somewhat nervously set to work at the
end of the dinner to ascertain, II possible what lie
had assisted in consuming. Whom the cook overcame
that bashfulness which all good cooks have he en-.
tered into conversation and the following bill Of
fare made OUT
Maccaroni Soup 49,
) Boned Turkey, with Trufaes.
of
! swect6rcads with Green Peaa )
Roast , Parsriaso pI ss with With" Dried ,% M"sroeis (
Chinese Oysters, :
Chinese Sured Mushrooms
Fish Meat; with Garlic.
) Fried Chicken Lcgs Dreaded
a. c.. Uitrons Spicsa Oranges s;,,r,, rr,,,
Preserved Lines
LIQUORS
! Rosie S,s' WIN WINE ,acl ssGG qai oHfca Icn,. )
DESSERT.
Z Grapes, Oranges, Nuts,
! Coffee and Cigars.
This bill of fare is built systematically such
things obtain in society aud no doubt it will rather
surprise Miss juliet Corson, but it is otcd down
it actually occurred and actually disappeared.
AFTER THE DINNER.
The Chinese not q talkative race, and Chinese
mother-in-law must be jewel. 1t took great deal
of ingenuity to get them started. but finally rip
pling conversation gotten up between the Celes
tial gentlemen present, whose names are Tom Lee,
Ala Lee, Lee Quay and Lee Hem. BY the merest
glance at this list il will be that the Lee family
has big pull in China.
When the table was cleared away and tea was
brought-some remarking that but
green Chinaman drank anything else than black
tea-the musical apparatus produced and the
company treated to an Oriental concert. II
difficult for the reporter to Discriminate, because
they sounded somewhat alike SO far as the reporter
could ascertain of tho compositions lasts for
about eighteen hundred measures On the third
hundredth he took his leave.