Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
A CELESTIAL FEAST.
WESTERN sARBAsiAns At Nsss
YORkS CHINESE "DELNCNico.r

Delightful rca-The Fansrs Dish Sut-
ehi-ki-Orseuta Ara In Cooking Egg.
The Cocks Triumph.
The psr.y numbered novelist. a sou-ual
ist and q p,et anfcwo ladies', Esewtse literary
folk more or lesss known 70 ths world Tho
time was O'clock rainy nsght and tia
place was tho Casncsa quarter o. New York,
better known as the Bend, where Mott street.
debouches into Park row
Picking ueeir way among the pooh ard
pitfalls - tue nar Sidewalk. ito party
haitea oe'ure an ancient Tenement. somewhat
more dilapsiared than It's ns.ghboTs, whose
door post bore legend in Chin~se-if one
could bu, have G;eSspsered it--iatormins the
hungry wayiarer that here be mig Z Get A..
% flled
The novelist. 10 whose experience in Chinese
cookery the rest Of tho ,arty humh,y sab
nirted themselves. led tbs ~sy into the duss--
interior Mouns;rg CTS nighs Of -sxirs, hs
ushered his conapaai--s int a 'zrge. sQua-v.
front room. nacarpeSed. and s,ruisaed with
a nr nber Of plain wccdsn eahlss ard stool.
Near window ii one corner O. the room ors
Of the tables was set forth with number CO
curious dishes Here the party seated tneu,-
selves, and prepared for VIVA: was to follow
MARVELLOUS ARRAY
Two clocks and stove, together with tbs
tables and stools, were The orly strictly Oc-
cldental appurtenaness which the rouE1 Con-
tanned In the lsft hGnd corner a. the spars-
ment stood . bread, saort louage or divan.
piled high with pillows, and Furnished With
q tray containing n miscellaneous assortmes.:
Of needles. jars, pipes and a Lamp which szs
kept constantly burning. IL was occapieu a.
present By a large, plump specimen Of the,
Oriental, who lay al length laxiiy nanipsl-
lating needle and pipe, aud presently tho
faint, insipid odor Ok opium circled through
the r.ace
In the opposite corner upon . uumbsr of
shelves wss arranged marvellous array oc
crockery. calculated TO set a karaEnomaria0
wild Wonderful tureens. decorated with
intertwistei dragons. snakes. dwarfed foliage
and monsrrous humanity. bow IS of all shapes
and sizes, jars, pots, saacsrs and utensils
whose use would puzzle any but u Chinese,
were displayed To tho admiration Of onvssus
eyes. Below these again were metal utensils
Of multitudinous shapes, chatting dishes, fssh
shaped. to contain fish, plates, fowl shaped,
30 hold fowl, and many formed 10 contain
tno uOuuesCTlpt uc44enLs WHICH 80 largely
make up Chinese meal
Near at hand was the counter for what in
English would be the cashier, with the count
ing frame, ink pot and brush and account
books. Over this preslp ~ q tat, jovial look
ing Celestial, who had evidently thrivsnI
upon entertainment of his own house. Back
of the main apartment the kitchen displayed
TO view . perplexing maze of articles. wholly
nameless 20 a western understanding, the
whole peryaded by mouth watering par
tune and a suggestive sound Of frying aud
frixling
Before each OF the party was set a cup OF
delightful tea-many tisnes rcpleuishcd dur
ing the rDeal-chop stictss, and, as "A concs=s-
sion TO English ignorance, very small plata
and a fork
THE FIRST pfsu
Tho first dish brought on was the famous
Nutchiki In cold words, il Is "a prepare
ton Of fowl, pork, Chinese mushrooms and a
nut somewhat similar 10 n chestnut In sh-
solu,e fact, it is the original ambrosia--thc
true food Of the gods, in whose luscious
sauce Jove's beard was daily dipped Its
taste and favor are simply sndescribable--
English has no synonym for IL, adjectives
are feeble and insulting. One Of the ladies'
observed, in passing her SANGER for a second
help, that it was 'hea venly." The novelist,
to whom the observation was addressed had
no audible reply to make. With bis mouth
full he could do nothing but reply fervently
with his eyes The poet devourei in silence;
be had found something for which there Is
no rhyme.
Following this came Foy-yungdsrn--an
omsIet-of which il may be said that 40 90
cidentai chef doeuvrs could ever compare
with this Oriental work Of art IN eegs The
Chinese chef had no rlval except In his own
country. Then came Chow chop ssy, An-
other mysterious MIXTURE, after eating Of
which tho poet expressed his opinion that
nature had done hin wrong IN not giving
him two stomachs. Marvellous consestihles
now followed each other in rapid succession,
and the diners wsrs reduced " a condition az
silent conteutment
1t seemed at the point where the r,eun BE-
gins to taper for this to bsrrad from lott TO
right, ss II even Chinese Ingenuity must have
exhausted itse.f, bot there was q knowing.
swiukk La the eye Of gs novelist. and ais
deluded and overfun cs-G1anions bezaa ~
suspect thss 10 bad prudenAly reserved q
nook for sorne culinary wondR y.s tn coma
Heraldsd By BIRDS neo svsp- she king Of al
soups-it eazno 10 he shape Of; Chov-ssw-
men, Tie ar4x and pinnasls OF all tktnsS eat
able In this world O. ShS nsx,. 10 b amply "a
species Of manaroni, % prepared - TO ksvs
a part sofs while pays b cooked crisp Tss-
ing it gtngwiy, he psey utssrsd simulate
Gus cries Of dslieht ard m>ds combined .s,-
tack upop the disA, xaz1cA d1aapps1ad 'xaa
startling F.pidjey.
spider, a. IL sssna. bu4 sAs passport - d.
lights such - Lneull0 mover kDsw, svs.
whsn b dtnsd With btmasif Ia. any %
who wiAkO 20 knew nav 10 dina hand Is To
q Chimes rsstsnssEsux.-Hsv York worSd.