Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-14

made the fastest time on record, which is
fifteen days and twenty-five hours. AS to
accommodations, our steamer was fully as
good as any steamer of the Atlantic and the
cooking of the Cinnamon was fully up to
that of a French chef. The service was ex-
~cellcnt, and though for fourteen days we did
not see a ship nor anything save the broad
eXpanse of water bounded by the horizon,
we felt as safe as though we were riding up
the Hudson. During this fifteen days voy-
age not one of the passengers became sick or
miss. ameal. We had one OF the storms
of the Atlantic nor the frosty winds of the
banks of Newfoundland.
THE UTILE COSTUMES.
The moment | arrived at the Grand hotel
in Yokohama l was called upon by a Chinese
tailor, All Shing was his name. He brought
a lot of samples with him, and took my
measure on the spot. He made me suits of
the best white flannel serge for - a suit,
and the tit was IA good one. He was hardly
out of the door before another tailor of
Yokohama, Mr.. Chang Chow, came in and
took my order for a suit Of blue flannel at 80,
white vest at Sl.50 and IA suit of pyiamas at
So. Pyiamas are the night clothes of the
east. They are composed OF a pair OF loose
drawers and a jacket, which buttons up
loose at the neck, and which is held at the
waist by "A draw string. They are made of
flannel, silk or cotton, according to the taste
OF the wcarer, and it is all right here to ap-
pear in them from after Inner in the even
ing until breakfast time in the morning.
Ladies wear them as well as gentlemen, but
they add a wrapper to the SUIT, and quite a
number of the foreign men here add n
klmona or Japanese gown. AS Chang Chow
measured me for my Pyiama he iabbered to
me in Pigeon English about
HIS AMERICAN CUSTOMERS.
He was II plump, Acknowledged, yellow
skinned young fellow, with a cue which
reached to his heels and a lavender silk gown
which would have mpde u White House re
ception dress. His cue fairly shook while
he tried to describe the big frame of Govern.
o. Hubbard, our Minister Plenipotentiary to
Japan. Governor Hubbard is almost as
heavy as George Barnes of Georgia, who re-
ioiccs in the title of being the latest man in
congress. He makes a silhouette something
like that of Ben Butler, and he is as big
around the waist as Sam Cox Is tall. Gov
ernor Hubbard is by no means a short man
and his frame eats up cloth as a corn shelter
chews com. Fatness in the east is a sign of
wealth, and Chang Chow could hardly OK.
press his admiration and wonder at our min
ister's shape.
Hubbard belly great man." said he;
come TO Yokohama to have him clothes
made, He takee muchee goods! Muchee
goods ="
"You ought to charge him more, Chang -
said !.
Course replied the celestial. "Havee
chargee more! One man makee vest, costee
dollar and half. Makee Hubbard vest costee
two dollar a half. Costee one man suit
chenty (twenty) dollar, chargee Hubbard
forty dollar. He so blgee lound takee alice
cloth. Hubbard belly great man! Belly
great manv' And with that the Chinese
tailor spread out his yellow hands and opened
his eyes, In the mean time | find that
Governor Hubbard has made many friends
here, but he is Low up in the country al
Nikko, and | have not met him.
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