New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-13
DELEGATES FROM THE EAST.
THE WOMEN WEAR "BLOOMERS' AND
THE MEN PETTICOATS.
WITH RINGS IN THEIR NOSES AND DIAMONDS
IN THEIR CHEEKS. THEY WILL BE PART
OF AN PSYCHOLOGICAL CONGRESS
AT THE GREATEST SHOW

on EARTH"
When the Kaiser Wilhelm drew up TO her pier
at HoSoken yesterday two score swarthy races
we're silhouetted against her white sizes Ihey "e'
delegates from Mother Asia to the Ethnoogicai
Congress, which is to hold its sessions with 'he
Barnum and Bailey Circus this year
90 get onto de daeoes.' shouted a young J"r-
seyman on the pier and that just about expressed
the sentiments of the older spectators
In The centre Of the Oriental group stood }. H.
GAYLORD Mr.. Baieys agent who mas been at
tending the Asatic primaries whence these dele
gates have come. Mr. Gaylord has been abroad
n year on this mission and has had variety OF eN-
citing adventures, including cholera. His party
included families OF eight different nauohahueS-
Javanese Samese. Burmese, Singaiese' NeIauIese'
Malays Kings and Punjabs. They Jaooer IN
dozen different languages. but they all dress IKE
Joseph the son Of Jacob. All the colofs OF 'he
rainbow and that nature never originated
Haunted in the breeze that swept down the Hud-
son River yesterday afternoon. There Is hoth'hs
quiet or subdued about the taste OF these chliureh
OF the Orient The light Of Asia was in theH eyes
and half the jewclry Of which the children OF
Israel spoiled the Egyptian was stuck around on
their noses. lips. ears and other available poruohs
of the physiognomy.
The most striking chronological congressman was
the patriarch of the Puniab Ilindoo FANNY lie
had flowing black whiskers. with which the North
American breeze played timidly. fierce mustachioS
a hooked nose a tur5an OF portentous diameter
and an olive green chintz petticoat. Mrs. PunJab
Hndoo had n large blue button set with pearls
rivitod to her left nostril. and diamond collar
button set in her right cheek
Tho Siamese and the JaVanose were about the
regulation Midway Plasance sort Of thing. but the
Sincalese were star members of the aggregation.
In the first place the wore COMBS in their mar
not fancy combs. but plain seni-clrcuar combs of
the kind the little schoolgirl OF twenty years ago
used TO wear to keep her straight hair drawn
smoothly back from her snug little face. The
Singalese dandies wear their combs horizontally.
perched far back the crown of the head In
the second place the Singalese delegation has two
pretty, plump and coffee-colored bellies Of sweet
sixteen. Their faces not dlsigured with orna-
ments but elaborate gold necklaces were round
their necks and heavy gold bracelets were on their
wrists.
The Burmese contingent has another star attrac-
ton in the shape of bright-eyed baby. who never
cries When the whole party OF thirty, three aIuts
room OF the steamer they fOrr1ed a queer lookiES
assembagc The women ran TO bloomers ana til
to petticOats The Samese young women wore
their thick. black oily har IN ItrociouS poinio-
envy. Six different religions We're represented and
as many different castles As TO names Mr. Gay
iish The Interpreter. indeed undertook christen
the pretty SnSaiese but MAUI and Marie TO 20 IO'
Ierpreter is Il bright young Ceylonese, VINO wears
crown of tortoise shell and speaks English Win
panStakng precision. He answers TO the name OF
Martin de Silvia. $500
A striking group in a corner was the King fam
lily. The man slender fellow with high
forehead a long back head and an expression OF
Byronic melancholy. His wife had all her FAMILY
Jewels skewered through her ears. Those unfortu,
nate appendages were completely incrusted ana
hidden i'm golden ornaments. Each ear must nave
been punctured in dozen places. II the usual
March winds this year. this coffee-col ored
congress will need to organize committee on dress
reform. Red pantalettes of cheap bunting are well
enough on India's coral strand. but they wont MI
the biz in Madison Square Garden when north
east wind Is helping Commissioner Andrews sweep
the streets. $500
When the reception TO the newspaper men was
over tie Asatics gathered up their many-colored
bundles their trunks included with tea chest III,
eratture and introduced to New-Iork ana
its elevated railroad system. AS many more ma
uonalites will arrive on the Berlin next week
billed for the Greatest Show on Earth.