The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

work cabinets, metal bound; ebony taDles
inlaid with ivory, marble ana motner OF
pearl; deep blue and maroon colored pols'
gray and gold ware, yellow ana green
gold dragons embroidered on black SATIN
gowns, blue. and silver wraps, and cloahs
OF vernilion and purple; richly cut car
wings in quaint fantastic shapes-a blaze
of color that was bewildering, variety
that was endless
In the less fashionable quarters the
trades were generally somewhat cehtra-
lied: Ave or six fish shops stood close TO
getber. and so 1t was with the bakers,
fronmongers glass blowers SILK weaNers,
carpenters cabinet makers, coffin bulld-
ers. blacksmiths, fruit shops, restaurants.
Where one OF trade was located mere
were generally found several fellows
The food purVeyors made most strlk~
ing display: the fPuiterers exposed on nat
trays bananas. pineapples, melons, hgsi
pears Cthe latter beautiful TO the slHht,
but hard and tasteless), together win
many Chinese fruits whose shapes ana
tastes were familiar TO me, but whose
names ! knew not Some Of these fruits
We're most artistically pealed, pineapple
peeling being quite an art. A great va
riety of vegetables was offered for sale.
Among them were the white shoots or
the bamboo, which seemed to be favor
lie article of diet. But TO what use, In
deed, may not this wonderful grass be
put FROM II 1uiHdftltH iiiAkt dihluoA
everything conceivable; hats, cloaks,
sheets, carpets, roofs. buildings, baskets,
chairs, carrying poles, fishing-tools-the
list might be prolonged ad inhnitum. And
then they eat II as well 800
Preserving ginger In many forms was
"A noticeable trade. The roots were washed
ana left in water, as English cook.
treats potatoes before boiling them A
number of men and women holding a two
pronged fork In each hand sat around
table with the tubs of peeled ginger beside
them; they picked ginger roots out ~ the
water, ana laying them on the table
pierced them all over very rapidly with
both forks until quite soft. The pierced
roots were then put into another tub;
where they were boiled in syrup The gin
ger went through various other minor
processes, until eventually II was packed
In the earthenware Jars in which II IL
sold in European shops The whole pro-
cess was certainly clean one, and the
smell OF the aromatic root IN preparation
WIS both grateful and pleasant tt
In the bakers shops l saw nothing cor
responding to our European loaf; solid
looking little yellow patties, slabs of lab
by brown cakes, embrematic Of cOncen-
trated dyspepsia; scenes, or an equivalent.
apparently Of fried batter: and great
flakes of mlk-white. slippery looking
paste not over an eighth Of an inch thick
to be rolled up and deity sliced with
cleaver-shaped tool into long strings like
macaronl. These foods were 10 be seen
everywhere IN the city, but nothing light
and open. To my eyes the breadstuns
seemed sad. solemn, soddened ana bilious.
In Canton the hshmongers Is a most i'm
pOrtant trade The Chinaman is a born
fisherman; he also has for ages past culti-
waited a system Of artificial breeding and
rearing OF live fish for the market. IN
tho shops were displayed live and dead
fish hsh fresh ana sailed, smoked and
preserved. ono variety was Ike white
bait, In baskets. graded from tiny things
not half an inch long 10 what appeared
to be- the same FISH grown 20 eight cor
nine inches la leugth. These were sold
fresh. sailed and smoked. shark Inns
ARE delicacy There were hsh mot
tied ana barred. bright aud dull fah of
quaint ana Go uH unknown shapes. but
foremost, above an. and everywhere 10
be- sesn, were the arthcially grown live
ish.
4 wonderful creature was this. always
appearing 30 suffer from heat Easping
at the surface of the water for breath
and recalling Ncrdant Green's nsh, that
were beginning t0 sweat AMI complain
They were as tame aH domestic animals.
seemingly careless Of being knocked
about, thrown from ponds into boats,