The evening world., 1894-06-18
alice SAMEE PICNIC.
Sunday School Cinnamon Give
Their Teachers an Outing.
Excursion to Cold Spring Harbor on
the Grand Republic.
One Chinese Woman and . Few
White Men Among the Guests.

Six hundred Chinese, who may or may
not he losing their inclination to follow
ways that are dark" under the soften
ing influence Of Christianity as taught
them by pretty American women in Sum-
day schools. sailed away from JEWELS
Wharf. Brooklyn, at $50 o'clock this
morning, OH the steamer Grand Republic,
bound for Cold Spring Harbor.
Besides the Ce,estials there were 800
white people on board. or these 75O were
women and the remainder men, who.
with few exceptions, wore pale blue neck
ties and looked henpecked.
The occasion for this rather curious
mingling Of nationalities was the annual
picnic which all the good and some Of
the bad Chinese of New York and Brook
lyn give to their pretty Sunday-school
, teachers and their friends.
Last year. owing to the denunciation
which the teaching of Mongolians by
young white girls received from the
press and pulpit, there was no picnic. but
the one to-day will in point of num-
bers more than make up for Johns dis
appointment at losing his fun last year.
The New York contingent went on
board the Grand Republic from the foot
of West Twenty-second street about
$50 o'clock. but 1t was at Jewell 8
Wharf, Brooklyn. that John was to be
seen in all his glory.
The pavements of lower Fulton street
began to re-echo to the pattering of
Chinese sandals as early as o'clock,
and long before the steamer arrived the
wharf was overrun by pigtailed ex-
quisites. Their Sunday-school teachers
were not less punctual, and the edifying
spectacle was presented of a hundred
or 50 plump and pretty girls chatting
with delightful disregard for the con-
ventionalities with the giggling and
grinning Mongolians.
A swarm OF small boys, who appar-
emily had a knowledge of Chinese human
nature after a few Sunday-school les
sons. were on hand with big punches
Of red roses to sell The flowers went
plain and upinteresting young woman
who was not the recipient of at least
a half dozen of the red blossoms.
the Grand Republic was seen rounding
the Battery with bunting flying from
every possible point and the Chinese
hsf Miss 0fE Keley ron oF the the % Atlantic ies ASenue
Mission, who is most active in Chinese
missionary work in Brooklyn, was
AIDED Dy ner neutenant, MISS SWeeZy,
in marshalling the big crowd and get
ting the Mongolians safely on board the
steamer.
Prominent among the Celestials were
Foot, and Jim Pom, to whom belongs, II
is said. the glory of having originated
the picnic feature OF the Chinese Sunday.
school.
Thero was only one Chinese woman tc
be seen in the crowd. She was Mrs
Ouchl San; Mrs. San looked as If she
wasn't quite sure whether or not she
approved Of the whole affair.
There were several white women in the
! crowd who had married Cinnamon, and
one rather pretty woman carried very
pretty baby whose slanting eyes be.
trayed its Chinese paternity.
There Will be no end of fun before the
Grand Republic gets back to her wharf
A baseball game between teams made
up exclusively of Orientals will cross
bats this afternoon, and there will be
kite flying and fireworks which can be
seen in broad daylight.
A bountiful supply Of eatables was pu,
on board the steamer early this morning
the cost OF which, together with the
chaftering Of the boat and all the Incl
dental expenses, will be met by grateful
Mongolians who have enjoyed the ad
vantage of Christian teaching through
the medium of pretty girls.