Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-27
NEW YORK CELESTIALS.
NAfIvks or rms ELOwkRF kING-
nom IN rms METROPOLIS.
Their simple Occupations ana Cheap Man
ner of Living Chinese Women - The
Chinese Ba, ber-Ouiy Ten Eisoa,ed Cbi-
ne.e In New York.

shelves and herd together like ants. The
Chinese sandal. white stocking AMI blue
blouse are no longer things curious in
Gotham The Chinamau walks the Bowery
or even Rivington street inof ,nsivelv to the
most quarrelsome, and being naturally a
peaccable people, troubles the courts less
than some Of the more civilized foreigners
that might be cited. Compared with the
city of Sau Francisco tho Chinese IN New
York make no show at oil in their national
habits and domestic lie. There are but
about 3 600 all told ng US, and mostly of
the hired out or slave class-prople who are
under supervision, and by no means free
men. Their simple occupations are confined
to cigar making, washing and street Scav-
enging They have on Mott street their
own little shops OF home produce
a few luxuries, pressed meats insects
AMI birds, dried fruits, canned fish and
smoked viands, complete with rice and tea,
the equipment of Chinese grocery. But
the dry goods part of usually the same
grocery, offers the blouse in It's different
colors and fabrics, Chinese shoes, shirts,
opium pipes and gambling goods. Seldom
u
write and reckon figures in his own Ian
guage.
OF Chinese women there are but few here
the average class resident now cannot
afford the luxury of wives; and the Chinese
wives or women are by virtue of the CeIes-
tial religion exempt from manual labor.
TINS is "heathenism,' and large majority
Of female Cbristendom might cry aloud:
Give us a little heatheuism in our re-
ligion" but it is remembered the estimate
of the Chinese woman is that Of a chattel.
sacred IN the same ratio as the roast pig
and stuffed goose, without soul to save
but serving purpose.
On Mott street the Chinese barber shops
do about as lively a business as is done
among these moon-eyed citizens. A part of
the religion requires of all Cinnamon, except
the nobility, Who hold flee, the shaving Of
heads and wearing of queues. The Ch.nese
barber is omething of All sutocrat in this
country He prides himself upon his ton
sorial achievements, his glttering steel and
pincers, his mixtures and pomades that defy
the skilled analyslst to reproduce. The
writer having seen much of the San Fran
C SEQ Chinese and been twice a guest under
'heir hatl'e SKIES ioohu ho '"u"ie Ill 'an-
ing upon one of these razor wielders and
queue braiders in Mott street A handsome
upholstered tea chest served as a seat while
the interview proceedel-slow at Fl st, for
the Chinaman is shy of "Melican man until
ne nus 'aAeh an iiTiui"''o''a' s"use Vi hi'i'
What for iikee see meet
U''' "oou' you III <A'''e' ''"h ne"
PaP', was 'ne Iepis'
o,,''i ''"N i'A'e 4ea' |nin"' ai'ee
saint
ie'' Hh' u hho" "ha' you cut "ha'
,'u Say a"ou' we" h"fN' ~" 'ohS you
h'e III amer 'ca anu al you no!
'"Hoe i'0i NINA Sia'ec' iia' ma NO
- ia 'oe' t' '''i'' '' 'iAee'
'''''''i' 'Ia'oo'
""u'e" 'ha'o' 100 rep'ieu'
iiiuEE , " i'is amusement %
Ho
. N 70" e '''o' vi
,.t 49,, =, 20" you N''''
ueai u ,'i"'e 'ni' ni'nu'"'
Oh' p,'n's lazy |nihaiiias' no come
Sn"'ee' ahe' same oieh'y oirty LShhan,
was 'n' H'oi "'ul leP'S' NaiiliS sleepy
|n'iiuiiian from uenihn 'ne everlasting
counter every Nnilaifiau wiz nave he n
S'ruc'e' olii' e'''eHuS |" nhu NEAL that
Cne owner was 100 laZy or 100 poor to
nave ohaNe' acc"rilns u strict cieahly Gus
@ ooiii' = neai soon came IN 'ha' hai very
ll1tie ,eie''lai petS III IT, IL one was 10 Judge
py '"e S'"i ''ie III 'iSu'e eiei'eh' n"u gained
ior the want Vi razor Inc IarDer showed
h's suOJ'c1 l"'o Tue Claii' WIN 'oiey oi
'aik' ho'aDie LOT emphasis ana RISING inhec-
,'on' "nii7 Tue Nicutii loohed as IL ne thought
us heau was 10 LIE cut Oh
tehee MN iahy lhee see Shina shavee--
poor Deny poor ohlhaihah; hapee no money,
aiiee shihee' sha'ee nor You, was
'he generous eAp'ahatioh' a process
ot sp"hsihs ana soapihS was periormed
anu WIN hourlsh oi imposing aighlty the
razor he" over 'ha' head Win marvellous
sNlII ana aeherlIy' untn 'here was nothing
iett Out oiacA oasis on the crown, about
TWO ihc"eS III u'aiiie'er ana hVe IN crcum-
Ter nee Liuhg 'ne iong praid ON the end
-" '"' a''o''ioh ID
'"o 'pn""i Ue' 'enesS.
80 - 1' ''' '''' ''''' no 'ioney
'''no 'ire.'' SUD Voc =,
up Su'' ''sn'' wiz pay ior IT,
=, '0o '7n'' iou gives me
tien'S -oen', gives ueh wv cent, poor
|"'na n'a". "t'h 'nis hpeia' aaJust
hieht oi 'ne iee-haii ana hai; one Tor
shaving, the other Tor being shaVed-the
uemOralzed queue was let out, smoothed to a
nicely the silk part neatly brushed and
oiled and the long locks of hair thorougbIv
cIaapssd in hot water and .om.,bi,,, aI,o
GIsnonent sayetb not TAXING tho np,csr.