New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-30
A CHINAMAN Ar COMFY ISLAND.

COME or,INT ORIENTAL VIEWS A. TO CELESTIAL
AND AMERICAN METHODS OF PLEASURE SEEKING.
On the piazza of the Manhattan Beach Hotel
on a recent afternoon sat young Chlnaman OF ABOUT
twentythree years OF age. A great many curious
looks were east at him. carried his food
fully 10 ms mouth with his fork, and did not wear pig
tail and his manners those of gentleman, neither
Mr. Corbln nor any of assistants venturcd 10 say
that the Chinese must go. The waiter watched h,m
suspicously Is true 10 see II he slipped any OF INC
kind. however and he left he table he made the
waiter ashamed of his suspic by feeling nun iiber
from the ordinary Celestial whom one secs III New
YORK. He evidently bad never washed shr 1or Nv
ing or smoked opium for pleasure. HIS dress was
thoroughly American and was IN gOOd taste. Inc
j.wery he elegant but not conspicuous, WIN
the single exception handsome and rai her large
i,, hd vas afIerward learned he was Inc son of
a large sugar planter at Honolulu Sandwich Islands A
graduate of Yale College, he was on visit to some OF
the first time. Alier leaving the hotel the young
Cninaman sauntered around Inspecting everything WIN
great interest The mu,c,stang Tor Gn9re' oand
IT, carefully examining It's nlnutest detaiis a" II ne
thought wond be good dhng TO ihro ce III G 1hn
scales hearing the fortunes Of two or three persons told
ano buy NJ ono or two s,honet'e'' lie Went down 10
what 10 tlink OF Coney Isandf' he was asked;
wish had nv freuds Or my father mere NV father
thinks America il great place 10 spend money IN lie
would believe spending money II he should come
here once whal lots OF bands there here. came
down ON "A steamer and there was band on her. Then
there were five or six bands tue Iron Pier. But
/ ike the band AT tine Manhattan Beach best ike
the so os. but the best OF all the trombone solo"
DO Won enjoy this music well as Chinese music "
mo still been IN America long enough 10 ike
American muse. Americans wouldn't enjoy Cnnesr
music They wuuld have be educated up To IL. They
don't know how To play the cyubais In TINS county,.
'Do you have any places In China like thisf
No The Cinnamon know how t. enjoy themselves
better than the Americans do. II gentleman wants
10 nave day II pleasure he takes g'ndoa and invites
eight or ten OF his gentlemen friends 10 20 with him
They are rowed Of the numerous gardens IN the
ycinty Of The city which they i've Everyone on the
boat has attendant 10 wall on him 10 ian him II
he is warm. number Of dancing -cirs on the boat
dance ana sing for the party. They have splendid
dinner on boat. The Chinese better cOoAs Than
the Americans; they are as good as the French.
they La ge all kinds OF wines OF their OWE at this din
ner, an sometimes ono or TWO imported wines Tue
Cinnamon have n good time oil day when they go on lot
Measure The New orlfr comes 10 C0Dey Island ana
IL lakes him hour 10 come aud an hour TO reipr1 sd
thef Is disagree able When tue Chnaman HAS pleas
ure-party of aud meets on his o~n friends.
Tue down here and he mas 10 zee lots OF
dIsgree able people Everything costs much here.
You spend S25 and YOU only have Jar time In
China you spen 50 aud you have everything sou want
There is thing the Americans do know now to do,
and that Is drinks. The Cinnamon don't UNDER
sIaua that al all. COney Island grand pace Of IL
self We have nothing like II Ia Chm. The hotels are
grand and tle place splendid II one could come here
with pary OF friends. and they could have II 10 them
selves IL would he MAGNIFICENT But you have TO meet
every nody here and for that reason don't think one
snends as pleasant day here AS he eau In China Then
there you have no ladies to boiher you"