New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
.,,.c,,,,, 10 pFING OBSERVED IN T.

NOW THE FESTIVAL IS BEING OBSERVED IN i'i-'
CITY AND VICINITY.
The Cb;nese onarter of the city was very quIeSI
vesterdav No work was done at the iatlii'ilo' The
No groceries were offered for sale al ,e the
Chinamen received their friends ana eACnan - Sc
1rreting % of the New Year. In Mott-s ine sen9 ~
The several stores were decorated WIN protr of
cambria or silk III token OF the 1es'NS a laundry
AZ day The proprietor of large lauhulS
!h1 Jay, rnended several hundred dollars IN uec-
nraiions- Bannrrs of silk and satin, painted IN %
high. st STYLE OF ChR Haeenes of fancy bamboo tap
nestrv added 10 the general appearance OF te Ios,
table loaded with Chinese irul ahu sweeeiloa a,
stood AT one end of the room. Wh never guese
Stu" he was offeIed glass OF WINE
and invited to partake of the MhmtS anu anu
sweetmeais. Hundreds of people VINO never ~,
tbonoht of speaking TO a Chlnaman exceptlnt
ahouf landry work visited them Yesterday ana
wished them Happy New Year out OF mere cul,os-
ity to sre how the sons OF the F4werS lag he
Teasing will begin. Roast pig, duck anu peeI,
fanked bv such dishes as Chinamen alone KNOW now v"
TO prepare, will he consumes ats N the afternoon.
Tine DEACON Gag If the Chiuese Empire noa'eu
from a tall hapstatf at Casebots steam laun.tIS VI
the Pass9e Rye OPpGSov to the number
s;gbtv- five we're busily employed IN decorating
their sleeping quarters and maxi prHpaI O
The fireworks celebration OF their Ne" ItdI tVI i5
IT. ionndrv occuples several large frame BUILDINGS
and 0uthouses on q plat of ground near tho itno w.
hank. The labor is performed py wie nortments
Yesterday ali the white women were az Totn b "'
nSnaI bnl the Chinese had deserted thelr DGheios
ON Tuesday and will not resume WORK untli ny
Tuesday the New Year ceeOranon beginning oN
Tuesday last and continuing ole week. .;.,,
On Tuesday night the festivities were Degun VIII Il
The firing O crackers in the Chinese quarters anu
n Chimes play was performed III the JOS h9uSt, q
RON st apart in he sleeping quarters Ior leeIous
md nubli. observances. When q TRIBUNE reporter
visited The premises yesterday he found thr Huo
and hallSays OF tie sleeping quarters ltloIeu ~
The dTbrs of 1re-crackers. ChinaIneh; uIessrn ~
tLIr holiday attire, were employed III utCH-
r1lmq their apartm, nts, OF stoou lliS
aIonHd waiting for the signal Tor supper
which VISA preparing in another bui Eg
In fine ios--house a number of stolld-loORng Ceies-
1iaIs were assemble uefOre an lncompIehensioie
altar 10 the Chinese delleS. . o
an a vacant space near ne sleeping quarters az
cree ed number OF poles. Upon these nhes MId o :
,tretcned holding IA kages OF hrt crackers anu I" :
n m to-uay hese will dc set OF anllo genera Gu
ibI-iasm There no visitor yrsteI 'aS. nut "
number of laundrymeu from New-1"Ik, N ema' ~
PHt.Isun and otucr ties Will lie on manu- Quay ~
narticinatr IN the ceremonies. To-day 5 eAcLCL''
VII I1r ude n 80 special services IN the jss-IiIu
aud a ora a banquet IN he SUPPER roon' 10 Mn'on
the cuesTs viii be invited. There VIII DC many
neo,a . nrasent from Beleyllle. Newark ana oSn,i
pp,o'es one OF he Tequ Tements OF the Nom
Year is the S.ttlemen OF al DEBTS haU Ill sN0 49,"
hen contracted throus hout the year.