Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-11

the old confidential secretary OF the
viceroy, took me 10 hand and led me
into his excellency's presence. | was
in evening dress, but felt very shabby
in comparison with the gorgeouslY clad
men about me. Laisun, for Instances,
was clad in q silk gown of light blue,
lined with the finest OF ermine. he
had on boots of black silk aud his skirt
was oil The richest yellow satin. A cost
ly sable bat covered his head; valuable
rings sparkled upon his long, thin I'm
gers.
He IS now IS years Of age, but be
speaks English as we'll Ss any Amerl-
csn, and after presenting me to the
Vlceroy he took me with him into the
banqueting table and gave nae descTip-
tions of everything concerning the
feast. The other mobiles in the rooms
through which we passed were dressed
even more gorgeously.
HOW Ii HUNG CHANG LOOKED.
The Viceroy had on his court clothes.
On Ii Hung CnGng's head was . FUR
cap, the Orim OF which was rolled up,
aud the famous three-eyed peacock
feather, which he has since lost, stood
out about foot behind 1t. The losing
OF this must be, by the way, great
disappointment TO Ii. He Is the only
one outside OF the royal family who has
been permitted TO wear it, for IL Is the
very highest of Chinese decorations.
At the banquet be wore gor-
geous yellow gown, ligh pink pan
falcons and heavy blsck-satin boots
With white soles at least two inches
thick. His giant form lowered above
those OF the French. English, German
and other diplomats who surrounded
him, and as be reached down and took
ny hand he made me think OF giant.
In going ont TO the dinner he led the
way, Secretary Foster and the new
French minister following, and in tax
ing his place al the table, which
reached through the center Of q room
almost as long as the East room OF the
White House, be sat in the middle, with
Mrs. Foster at his right and with the
new French minister at his left. Just
across the table sat Secretary Foster. a
little further down were the Misses
Orr, each OF the Young ladies' being
sand wiched between Chinese mobiles, aud
Miss Emily Orr at the lefs OF Lord ii,
the vicerOy'S son, upon whom she evil
IDENTIFY made great impression.
DRESSES OF THE LADIES'
Just here lot me give word about
the ladies' dresses. They we're nearly
rs gorgeous as those of their Chinese
| neigh bors Mrs. Foster shOBe resplend-
ent 10 a royal purple MORE velvet coat,
white satin vest and red gown; this was
decorated with Louis Quininzs buttons,
and her diamonds were very fine. Miss
Orr was dressed in an embroidered
cerise crepe de 9 chine, with
chaatilly overdreSs and ruby and
diamond ornaments Miss Martha
Orr wore q white silk embroidered
with pink roses, bodice OF pink chit
fon, and she carried bouquet Of pur-
pie aud green artificial flowers, which
was given her By son OF the viCeroy.
| Outside Of these ladies, the only two OF
their sex who were at the dinner were
Mrs. Sheridan p Read, the wife OF the
American consul at Ten Tsin, who
! wore heavily corded black silk, with
white antique lace and diamonds, and
Mrs. c. D. Tenney, the wife OF Prof.
Tsnney, the head OF the famous school
at Tien Tsin, where the young Chinese
mobiles 20 to learn English.
TOOK OFF THEIR COATS.
The Chinese took of their coats as
they sat down 10 the table. Nearly
every one OF them had servant In gor-
geous livery with him, and he took
charge OF his masters clothes and saw
that be was especially well waited on
during the feast. From time TO time
these servants would hand their mas
ters white cloths wrung out OF boiling
water, and the mobiles would wipe
their lips with these and rub them
about over their faces In order TO
refresh themselves for the courses.
Ii Hung ChSng had two or three
servants about him all the time. They
assisted him 10 eating and 10 keeping
his dress straight. Both the vceroy
and all his Chinese guests had their
pipes and cigarettes liz Oy their ser
wants for them, and inasmuch as the
food was served in little bits not larger
than an ivory dice, in order TO easily
grasped by the ivory chopstcks, they
had little elss to do but swallow.
There we're sbont fifty guests at the
table, and both Chinese and foreign
dishes were served. By my pIste we're
knives aud forks, as we'll as chopstcks,
and quite number OF dishes on the bill
OF fare were foreign. The dinner con-
sisted OF twenty-one courses. The menu
was engraved in letters of gold on
red card foot long and about six
inches wide. II was printed in both
Chinese aud English and was 40 fol-
lows:
Pigeons Egg Soup.
Fried Fish, Champignon Sauce.
Birds Nest Soup.
Meat Pie.
Red Shark Fins.