The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-17
YANG YU AT, ,THlt CAPITAL,
HOW oH1NA's REPRESENTATIVE
LIVES IN WASHINGTON.
His First Dish Of lee Cream-Lux'
urious Quarters OF the legation
The Private Apartments,

urious Quarters Of the Legation
The Private Apartments,
THE Chinese Minister, Yang
+ vi, and his retinue are be:
ginning to feel very much Mt
home in their new quarters;
at the head Of Fourteenth street; and
that they thoroughly enjoy the now
city of their new position is evidenced
by the lively interest they manifest in
everything and everybody, says tho
New York Times.
Seated on the balconies in the even
ing, their figures, in bright-hued cos
tunes, showing high relief against
the brown-stone background, talking,
smoking and eating ice cream, of
which they are extremely fond. they
look the personification of comfort,
Incidence and happiness.
"It was amusing" said spectator,
ITO see the Minister eat ice cream for
the first time. When the plate was
set before him he eyed it covertly and
little suspiciously, tasted u very
small portion of 1t, seemed surprised
to find it SO cold, blew it a few times,
atc the second spoonful reHectively.
and rapidly disposedtof the remainder,
evidently with the & gIcatest relish. "
The new Embassy. commandingly
situated on the submit of hill, af.
fords magnifcepf view of the sur.
rounding country ID combines all the
advants9sA of u ~ with the ottrac'
tions { Wa ~slp.. IN idenee.
The cSsNIdera = ~ az his three in.
teresting childfan realty influenced
the Minister in his }hoioe of home.
He was most anxio that they should
be removed rs fax ~ possible from the
noise and din Of H@city and enjoy the
purer air of the 1es$ densely populated
district. They are the brightest, odd
est little figures Imaginable, and hold
q series of informal receptions when
ever they appear abroad with their
nurse. Already the little girls have
learned few English words md are
very sociable.
When the Minister left China his
party numbered more than seventy
persons The appointment of Consuls
to San Francisco, New York, Havana,
Matnnzas and Callao and Charges DAT
faires ut Madrid and Lima, over tho
Legations of which he has absolute
control, has reduced the number to
twenty.
AS no available house large enough
to meet the requirements of so large q
family could be found two most i'm
posing in appearance were purchased
and made communicating by means of
an arch cut through from the drawing
room of the first to the hall Of the Sec
ond.
Minister Yang Yu, who is very
wealthy, has spared no expense in
furnishing the marision in n manner
befitting his rank and Importance.
The spacious rooms contain every
American luxury, in curious contrast
to the many useful and ornamental
articles brought from the Orient. On
the mantels are odA Hooking ivory or
naments, carved With exquisite skill,
while the beautiful screens, dair ty
cabinets nnd odd ITS of drapery dis
tributed thrq4a&s 9ated on the first first
iifoor Of the ifs 364as as tS Els eorre.
spending rooms a the other being
given up to ofIices In the drawing.
room the prevailing color is old rose
and in the dining-room cream, golt
and crimson.
The table was being prepared foI
lunch ns a recent visitor passed through
the dining-room on his way upstairs
On the spotless cloth were many olt
and beautiful pieces of china, but chop
sticks were nowhere visible. Througl
the half-open door u glimpse was ha,
OF several Chinese cooks fitting noise
lessly about the kitchen preparing vari
Gus mysterious but savory dishes.
The large second-story front room i
the Minister'S private sitting-room
furnished plainly but handsomely il
black walnut, with crimson hangings
The long French windows open upol
one of the delightful balconies wher
the Minister usually sits and smoke
when the business of the day is over
Adjoining is his bedchamber, fur
nished substantially in onk.
| Next to this is the blue and whit
nest occupied by his wife. Very daint,
and pretty it is, the snowy curtain
caught back with delicate blue rib
bons and tho shining brass bedsteat
capped with n canopy of fine whit
lace over blue silk. In one corner il
II wonderful dressing case of lacquere,
ware, upon which are odd-shapet
bottles containingalls sorts of exquisit,
perfumes and various toilet articles
Paper, woodwork And ceiling are all il
different tones Of the same color
| briphtened here and there with fou,b o.