Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-17

| a letter lrcal lady !C-Oc!!y lTl0E i!cfs,
who i; nc tie wife CT 81 Au:ri:an caic'a! II
China. writes to her tiiords q home au a:cJunt
of 8 ccrcmoncus dinner which aho atttc5ed
recently. The feast was siV3a ~ the "depu'
ty," end was attended By cn!y s:ven peTSoo',
| three American gentlemen, tmo Auc;i:an H.
dies and two Chinese men, bssidcs The hos.
Describing tho deputy as a lovely cli map,
| The letter says:
He passed to mo lics! cup OF hot "! &C Wit'I
graceful bow; it was only alter that tha! o.
could sit dowa. He made the tour1t the tah''
and rave each guest his wIGc acco@2coi2d %
the caiu chius IboWsI from both parties. b.
foro each guest were three plates aoJn. !hi
size of little girls tea s,t p!..s-.hres lccA2i
10 diameter. Ol thosc p's;cs ne ate a.' 2u:
dinner except the sCu9s. which |erc IuS b2'2I1
us 10 small bowls. E;ich ore had bis caop'
sticks aud Two prongc1 silver iork. IL 3 ie'f
moments, as Mrs. NJ. aud c0uli Got use them
very we'll, nc wer, given cur oWl .cik' 81
knives. At each plaza was big pic ct rn:G''
aud apricot seeds. and this pie w'i repIenl'h'
ed constantly durins the !Ju; hout5 W. "9'c -
the table. Between tic c9u;5-s cT"ryoJiH
WAS cracking ac3 catiag e"ay a. tEc E'ri'
seeds. They were not very good, C! c)rF'9.
vet il was amusing 10 Edible hS tacW:
aud they came il hot iro1l Tho oven ca"
on ths whole dill rot taste badly. va !Ei
| table when wo sat dogn were c!sEt ai,heH
of preserved fruit oi dlt!rert .i"i'' Ing?
gsro all 90 those small dishes. bat rut enc Oh
TOP Of tle other to make & k'Ga q rifA"'h'
and 10 q TOW a!oog the cautrs Of the iat'a " +;
other dishas larger in s'z, aui h2tI'@a 'h
more substao.iel thiDgs Ol oac yer: s!'I"
of l,bster and s.ted wa'rutS-T9Ty good, b2t''
cf them. "a another Tero g9ose z1ir!' ca
! 10 thiu slices; on auo;her shsmp salad, a'i 'i'
another THO slioaa Of chicken. Inese "tri a
meant to give on appetite 10: th: d;n2"r ~'is,'
tolIowsd sat ncxt to tho oil deputy, aa'' i''
belned ms from all tic Gtlecent tiaHcs "itHI"
| bis rescb-ooly q mou!tlll or so iton ca":,
| though. Wbeo &c lad tried all tdese t"Gg'
the first curse was brought %. aud, rs
supposc you imagine, il was "b;rls u"st sjui
and very good, too. We hsve ncthnc IKE !!
at home. After that Hn had s.Hw'd ch!cSe"
| with young onion sprouts. The thltd cjrrs'
was cid mutton served with raw tn:Hp en- :;
long, thio strips.
Fourlh-lwulIy good--w:3 gi.so1 egg IL +
kind OF acid soup.
Fifth-Cucumbers stuffed WITH chorped l!5h.
| Sjx,h-Roast chickens served n very 1ad'
bits with mushrooms.
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| Eishth-Mutton dlmniucs.
| AFTER that thcro Ias u iiiio r'St ani o.
walked about tho garden. giin: to @"rk a2'"
after half hour.
| Nioth-Pork soup.
| Teuth-Stcwcd musse!s.
| Observation-Disclosures ani si!nacH ;naah
together.
| Tgellh-Ilam 10 slices.
Thirtecnth-StcWcd pigeons ard heau curt.
| Fourtcenth-Fl5h.
Fifteenth-The muscles or fl0rcs OI tl'Hs:1.
Six!eenth-Sea s!ug5 (souo:hlaR a%iui I"
look at, just like letclcs with plnplesoo ;hcm
Observation-Disclosures aud bamboo -;rol."
made together.
Eighteeuth-Cates and bitter a'nl ,aa siH'>.
Ninetocnth-An entire ro's. pig.
III was brought on and thec tskan aE7I} arc
carved for u.s. l thought the dIuner at an eEG
when We had the cakes and WAS taken aDic, TO
to zoe this animal make rs appe9-accc. 1hcy
served first the otock!e Or skin. L. wl5 y No.
| AID We began 10 each cat aacw /; second they
served the lean meat third they seF7cd -omc
fat aod then someihlng eIsc, 81! !on' t:3m
tho pig. ;
Twentieth-Ri with chicken soup, saiic!
cabbage, salt beao curj. cics!Crs5 Hfo"n 10
water, and don't knoH whst
After that tea. aud is was over.
This was followed By tw) days headacar.
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