The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

Chinese Christian as well as INC IpuIG
hist and Taoist. enjoys ms p,, end his
his theatre. MS noisy processio" "'''
street pagcantry. -.r,do through
az, ,ri,rinaI thoroughfarcs OF the CIV
,rbor,. were dining ana leSuN!tS ~ en-
,,,.rv christian homes ana a. ul6Htloii
Mll@ul Of cheap. but brilliant. paper
t,,,,,,.s illuminated the district al dpV"'
Tho Cathedral Festivities we're VI w
merry Monaghan pattern. tne sd" ,,oorg
ago There were pigs roasted MhoIe' sum
- Ij1gs and others big
Gti.aeo-siZed porkcrs that measured 80
Cea, from enotit to tail. They were OdS,
cJ bui roasted I'm a way thai "oulu h'''
minis 10 the great restaurants. ,,...,,s
r,bcv yyere put whole into ldIEc Nv ~
- t1o fire was at first so not as 10
Tor,irn Tho outside skin ana was I'LL
,.l,sI down and half smolhcleu 49, 49,
Green wood so as TO pr0uu.t z" n,,nt az
From time 10 time the COOK
tsstcd the body of tho pis IN us own
iuicc. 10 which he added lhe cESi @HVi'l
sauce ana spices Wlc'tLI . n u9tient
toH Tho roast was complete ANA me ~
,.,e transferred from the oven 70 an III
m,use wooden salrer Lr,,.,
The cooked pig rs row q Lich; pnn,jlnH,
r,lyyn rrorn tip 80 fin, hard cilSp
rr9.tncl ON the outside. and an ihag+
4rribaI'v soft auV juicy meat "I,ihH. ~
+. the only way Of coo%h% me ne .{l,.
ahen thus prepareiI , nIH's a,i,na1 seem
dishes from that Gcleclable amman '''''
fat and Insignificant.
FISH ND FLrsH.
,,bcn horc were chickens and guinea
fowls. scethcd and steamed uhu 'Iv'
resemble ulahaetD IN color ana iIdHHIu
cency. ducks and -''S' rouse" i III ''i-o''
furnaces until they resembled chestnut
.I,r.r,lt,. and rrdWIS CraOs and era" Hau'
f,...6 and dried. boiled and fried. MADE up
a. salads. romu-cssed into dumplngS OF
served I'm Httlo bills upon cunning I''Ie
PD, c,ory hopsc. although il Is iu the
trouice there were CVerercenS. a punch
,r rads- foSt0oqoi the window. baHtH
,f L4nVau covered the doorway; bouquets
rst.t ths rooms. Ia some houses were
chinese Christmas trees which Would
hardly be recognized 10y younS Amel--
They are made by taking dried branch
,r which fhtrt are any number OF l"ltS
and little branches and fastening 10 inc.
paper leaves, little pieces 9I scarlet paGe11
md Fragments of yellow. blue. green ana
rod tiuecl until the tree branch y Que
lltZc of many cOlors This beautiful
branch SIS then fastened 10 me wan near
On. ceiling so 1s 10 protect LoilIpHldIS
iufo the interior of the room. There Were
many cnillreu's gifts, TOYS and dolls
similar ina character to those seen at
home but very different IN construction
MANY off he dolls are now familiar to
the little girls of America. but others.
made OF cOlored strIWS of pottery ware.
of nodded clay and Of carved WOOD are
peculiar % This part Of the far East. Ihen
there Wore %OahS 9rkS, which gave mat
pgtriarrh a. more curious collection OF
animals than do those similar boxes or
toys at home. which contain bIue CON-
green horses, red cats and bright purple
4 Chinese Noah's ark usually contains
two or three Wcll-fed dragons. unicorn.
q griffin q hipuOerlf with long tail q
dovil with black face. and q number
of other strange characters that were
prevalent I'M China several thousand years
ago. but have never been seen since.
There is no drunkenness and no disor'-
err The small lOv makes hidcous D, ~
and discord for miniature tomioms, clan
pers and flies but has not yet acquired the
awful vice of the American tlSh-hOrn ana
the putty blower The hovs occupy the
streets I'll day long until late in the even
ing with kites, tops. toys ana shuttle
cocks They DO not play Ike the Ameri-
can boys The Chinese boy is more de-
mure and dienihed and gives Won the
impression that il is not small how Won
see. but am old man dressed m in bows
clothes.
: The Illusion is emphasized when his
grandfather and father join him i" bis
snort. because IL is then the Oldest man
who is The uoisiest and The most garrul-
ous while The youngest of the party is
as solemn and as lacjjurn ass an owl
speaking only when il is time 10 correct
his sire or graudsiro t0r iratteu'iOn 10
the game or for making bad play.
AMONG The EUROPEANS.
The European enjoy the days in the
.osmcpoltan manner "h.rh l"cF"Is in
lJuus where different uationaliiles live
and work tog Their in harmony. Nearly
every house and bGS2diOW holds uIru
doors and extends "a hearty welcome io
aI who CALI I'm some. the Christmas
punch bowl D. kept ever fun upon the
so'ace 10 family and visitors. In others,
both food and drink are SelNlt with uu-
stutrI hand. In every home warm
hospitality prevails.
The officers Of the ships come ashore
ana pass The day i'm calling upon tneir
friends. The residents exchange visits
with their ucighbOrs and with the SHIPS
officers and crews in. the horh0r. On the
cricket sroun' and the tennis courts
open air games continue from sunrise
mtl far into the dusk At the club and
i'm the hotels the billiard tables and the
bowling alleys are continuously IN use.
The German brings out his store Of
imported beer and Of Rhine and MOseile
OuOrt0. Neres, Andalusja and the Span
.sh mountain vineyards, the American,
the famous distillates Of Kentucky hour
bon nd th~ universally popular Pennsyl-
stout; the happy Scot Imam, the High
and dew: the son OF Erin invariably
displays a demijOhn Of potheen and a
ug OF rare old Irish whisky; the Scondi-
the delicious but insInuating
LIQUORS for which Macao has long been
famous Good cheer prevails every
where. Some houses gave breakfast
parties. luncheons, tifiins aud formal
dinners: others contiue themselves to
3 3
bles, provide one meal for friends aud
strangers tu honor of the day.
Towards noon messages ana teIesramS
come in from all quarters OF the gloDe.
The friendly and sociabie nature OF the
people in the far East leads them to tele-
graph the compliments OF the day all
along the coast. At one moment you
receive Merry Christmas from Hong
kcng, ava ne next CHEEKY God bless
YOU" from Shanghai In my own case
hoe climax was capped In Annoy when |
n .eived a cabegram from Philadelphia,
from George &. Boldt wishing me a
Merry Christmas and many Of them
TRIBUTEs FROM THE FOREIGNERS.
During the day your Chinese servants.
Iradesmen and friends ana even the
great mandrines and high officials send
,Ou little reminders or the great day
Jf the Christian calendar THESE COM
)limerts take all sorts of funny forms.
one messenger brings you six live
,hickens tied together by the feet, all
luttering and all making an unearthy
racket.
Another brings you two pretty little !
baskets the one filed with hens eggs !
md the other with ducks; third bas-
set of fruit, the fourth a great box of |
'ocll candy, which would correspond 20 |
, box % tea. a wall ornament, a tinseled |
< roasted chicken or duck, roast pig. |
/ box OF tea, a wall ornament, a tinseed |
bouquet, d botntle of very bad brandy or
box of unsmokable cigars, are among |
he souvenirs with when your tables |
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