The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-18

The Chinese dragon was rampant at the
Midwinter Fair yesterday. He snoOk his
scaly coils in the wind from the folds Of q
score or more OF bright yellow flags, and
ne glared around from every nook and
corner of the pagoda-like building that is
set apart as the Chinese quarter at the ex-
position.
But he was particularly rampant in the
gorgeous parade which wended its way
around the central court. There the
dragon was resplend ent in all his glory.
augmented as it was by every accessory
of red and green paint, gold tlnsel and
Yariagated trimmings of all cOlOrs.
But. then, the dragon had license to
feel PROUD and get as rampant as he
pleased. Il was a great day for him and
lis peOple-the Chinese.
What would a Monaghan celebration
amount to without the dragon?
II the Chinese were disappointed on
Saturday in making as big a splurge as
they had intended on account of the in
clemency OF the weather they more than
evened things uD yesterday.
e While 1t could not be said that China
town was deserted, judging by the number
of CelestialS that thrOnged The exposition
grounds, at least half of the Mon golian
population was out for the holiday.
They went out in droveS and new patches
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all day long. The sleek merchants. at
tired in gorgeous satin blouses, lavender
cOl0Ted boomers and Dolly Warden"
slippers. went out in carriages, accompa-
MED by their wives and children, even
down to the roly-poly babies
The wOrk-a-day. ordinary Celestial pat
roniZed the cable-carS, aud some of these
conveyauces were crowded with them to
the utter exclusion of white folks"
The highbinders put of all engagements
OF sanguinaTy nature, laid aside their
hatchets and pistols fer the day, and gave
. of the occasion.
Chinese beauty and l0veliness also added
eclat TO the affair. Never before at any
celebration had so many Of the fair belle,
and matrOns Of Chinatown been gathered
together The elite of the Dupont anC
Jackson streets Hats and the giddy Co.
quotes were there in Respondent raimen
Of scarlet and purple and with their hail
done mp in beWlderiDg designs. As they
tripped along in their round, solid shoes
their golden bracelets and anklets and
other adOrnments clinked in harmonious
unison with their merry chatter.
But, despite the large representation oil
Chinese. there was a notable increase ia
the attendance of Caucasian visitors even
for a Sunday. The latter manifested IN
usual interest in all the proceedings Of the
=. day and thrOnged the Chinese buildinG
until late in the evening.
By far the best feature of the day wa:
the parade, and as a novelty ii may BIZ
said to have been one of the most interest
ing features among the many that have
been seen at the exposition up to date
Throughout it was thoroughly Chinese
and that alone was a sufficient guarantee
for its being unique in all its phases.
as tar as the weather was concerned DO
fault could be found, even if the sun did
occasionally hide itself behind frowniue
clouds. There was no rain, and the thou
sands of Chinese who had assembled by
noon looked as happy as possible.
All the other events of the day werI
carried out accordingly with the exception
of the exercises which were to have beer
. held in Festival Hall. 1t had been pro-
posed to have speech by the Director
General, music by Cassasa's baud and
. singing by Chinese children, the exercises
ending by an address in Chinese by prom
inent mem Der of the Chinese colony.
Leong Tang, the president OF the day
and director Of the affair, thought, how
O.. ever, that as the other attractions were Sc
numerous it would be as we'll to dis
pense with the exercises, so they wer
mt held