Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-26

and Chinese were used In their We K IL
examination IL . public matter, and soEsss
OF tt rants rather enjoy tho puhllci-
~. were no inspectors around, ara
the g. idicafion Of the affair heinz o..l
ciai In character was the presence Of a few
shabby soldiers, who lumbered around in
an utterly nimiess and listicss manner.
An UmbrsllA Function-
The examination yard proper Is even
more comical AT the time it was bcinE
used &c seemed q sea Of huge paper nm
breilss ranging from 8 20 II feet In Iii-
ameter. The students umbrella tors
were prolonged till they were practically
nagpoles, on the end of which were sus
pended either a rude nag or a clumsy pa
per lantern On these were characters re
ferrine Co some one beneath the umbrella
or 90 the entire party. One of them real,
Five distinguished gentlemen from
Yueng Chow" Another one, This i n
marquis Of, say, Smithtown," and n
third, This Is the grandson Of the poet
Jones"
The largest building In the rear Of the
yard was half open, constructed like PA
silion. In one corner, protected By wood
and paper serena sat the mandarin who
bad charge Of the exnminations He was
fat, gorgeously dressed and seemed half
aslecpL Around him were minor officials,
clerks and attendants, who were busy
writing. In front of this edifice was a
mat barricade about q yard high One Of
the students who had hnished his paper
rolled up his examination papers into q
Emall scroll and threw them with all his
might nc the official house. Il struck a
step. bounced upward and rolled far into
the end Of the hall near the mandarin.
Here &c was picked up by clerk and taken
60 n desk to be recorded and indexed Be
tween the fence and the house there must
have been several hundred Of these scrolls-
oneial Red Tape.
II the present war does away with some
Of thu absurd etiquette Of the court, &c
viii be very good thing in the interests
Of common sense At stated intervals the
Chinese government send In imperial en-
voys TO Korea The ENJOYS are met out
side the capital By q delegation of high
officials dressed In their gaudiest robes
The moment the procession comes to n
stop the officials fall upon their knees
thence on all fours. rub their foreheads In
the dust and murmur as far as they can in
unison, "welcome, noble excellencies-"
After the ENJOYS have beseeched them TO
get up they rise simultaneously and thank
the guests for their extreme goodness in
coming SO far on behalf Of their royal
master. The procession Is again formed,
with the ENJOYS at the head, and enters
the capital by the south gate. They GO to
q house that has been especially prepared
for their reception, where the dispatch
from Pekine, in a magnifcently carved
chest, Is rcverently placed upon the table
In the presence Of the entire throng. A
high Korean mandarin, who receives &c on
bis Bonded knees, carries it TO o special
apartment In the palace and locks it Sc
curely mp. The two ENJOYS in the mean
time seat themselves upon massive carried
armchairs on a dais and receive the hon.
age from all those who escorted them and
such other officials as may have entered
to pay their respects in the interim.
Refreshments and silk cloths, wet with
boiling water, with which TO wipe the
faces, hands and wrists of those who de-
sire IL, are handed round When this cere-
mony Is over, another Korean official ap-
proaches with the kings card The mo-
ment he makes his appearance the ENJOYS
rise, walk forward with outstretched arms
and receive the card in their hands. A
third mandarin then asks after their
health In the name of the king, present
ing at the same time the monarch's high
regards The ENJOYS salaam their graft
tudc nine times and shake hands with
themselves Is times Then comes another
banquet set In different hall.
A Deeorous Ballet.
A hand Of music In an adjacent room
produces hideous discords from the begin
ming to the end of the banquet. They
use rhythm as marked rs Is that in a good