New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
rRr7iPING FOR TIE CHINESE NEW YER
TIE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE sEAsoN-rEA1'
INNS OLE 1ME CELEBRATION.

TIE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE sEAsoN-rEAl'
URES or TIE CELEBRATION.
People who interest themselves at all III
their Chinese follow citizens must havo not'cei III ,ho
last few weeks 10 the windows OF the Chinese Ah"r'
scattered about town bulbOus plant, sot IN shao"
saucer of water and scBding out slender green shoo'
much ike tie hyac!nth in appearance. These plants
about the first or second wosk In February P' 'o''
delicate small white blossom. cmblonatic OIL the open
ing OF the New Year which about that tme luo
Chinese Now Years Day this year on February "
On that day the Chinaman throws Oh the oAclusi'e
aud conservatism which characterize MN ~ oI"Oi ~
conscious as ho Is OF representing the most a"ci'"
civilization upon the face OF the globe anu uc'o' "''"
self over to rcycry and amuscmcnth. ~
In California aud the Sandwich Islands where thero
are enough OF them TO 90 operate In national customs
the New Years season ls draucd OF IL I"S' u'oP W
pleasure by tho Chinaucn. EspeellIly Is luS ." - -"
Sandwich Islands wherc tile 'Chlnauich arc Pei"iI'
more independent than IN any other part VI 'ho Ni
II they have lived there long enough TO Decomo '"'
nendenily rich "A mere question OF tine anu 10 o"" "
sugar or REQ plantation they viii Invariably O9 Iouhu ~
have tho uudsoucst women among the natives TOT ''
tive. and the strongest and neetest horsei IN llt
stables: almost the Uuy tW1 cvIhlnoll. III n.r,i
even tc ,bor NJ appropriation Even thus pirAsuhtll
situated. the Cinnamon pursue q course VI ] ,,.i,,n
Industry Through the yoIr, WIN - ;.ar A,
lion or recreation uuti the season oi The Ne" ieal
this ic,ial occasion approaches iii -, th.u.
=
Ito are rc.pcrtiui.y u.kcI iur thro days iea.o ,o "
nbseuce n the petitioners are tO!d thal IL VIZ ,I, ~
Ia the request, their ohShbo'hoil'
Ate. then aud hcrc Ihcy must pave Tue. no.r"' ~,
uniil that Is VIII not do "a SlIoh' o M :, neit
Years riit. are listruutcd with laNlsu hn' ~
ruui0yrr, Pots preserved chinese '@luiVo, @ {Gtandl
uuis dainty urtular t. the season. ana 'to''
az Tea III axe an tho bulk OF these iuttH sHo' % =,
nom cake sweclenct aud vita thck hulfS ". n',rI
unrk luld through It, aDonlhAno Vo''p.t.Dt.
csueca!Iy rraiell TO the Chinese p"'".'' ,,h u a.
lryond fhr capahiIiiY OF the Caucasian s'o'''e' -
who have any house 10 hV't 49,,
ia tstrtIp
well Amounted Iudusou. keep oTch h"a5c ul"! l 49,
am, vrlrn.lr Al! conner. with cup oi hh' "" "'h
greeting konghco.' Happy NrW leA'' a., ""o -
Y,.u iySuy vlh suuc giu appropriate l" 'uvo go
condition Al, .tc.-a handful ui lycir'N nuts ~ .
better f. ut hand Ia Honolulu thc hO'' a.,
chant. srnd ont invitations t. tie moro uIell''S
ciiiICu. though a ave- cNpclo" am , ,',.,.,,,,
,t-,, handed hostitnnty D., often abh'Hd' III ~
cIa.s oi sIAcclrN- C1tcaslihH. Nl' "''H
.ys,cn.rc round ~ the best appointed oSt'
Going iu with AN elusive kouehc"! h,"''lo' ~ III
OF good wtslcs and coming away "e' SUI f'' WV
gifts ...-..t ,o-.ou, who have NJ
l.youd where thcy hc GriuS arf ~, NY
ibsr each a horSo and iidc ont the thIce uHyH III
jfnuu,u.u the mount aius AMI the Naloya, III IA
and with continual cOuNtrsAt"u Garlic. ~ w " nycr,
az their voices but with mover a 7Wr' h,l'I 80
.i,..,,,,,., tD.. rriuru eumowidt subuuch OAl W.
s-i.cIy An trr.tsatiOn has tAilcd ~ uI,CoNV Nv!
intention OIL thr pant o; tie Chlre'e colony ID -,
.al.urat, tup Year cttNtl Icy "hH ''"N ~"
tlr tl.ut. mentioned above, to H""cI and P',u-fa ~
,r,ti,,y an Nryy Years Day. Dpen houH" ia lhe NV
r.ri o Mott A. vodd not Oder many "ltIh,,
desirable class OF guests. Ptohdb) lHs.r W.
nrs cracker, exploited that vicinity "l'l" ..,.
4 with tnt. ANIMAL festival eliminate J.. Il mn, , 80,
,,.st,ure H. NOW. York seems wholly barren "' :"
ion ar Measure Ia tho genera. accepi+oh oi i''''