Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
Arrangements Completed for His
Comfort and Entertainment.
how he WILL Be CARED FOR
His Personal Bill of Fare and Its
Favorite Attractions.
DAZZLING STATE RAIMENT

Chang and his suite tomorrow evening"
and the finishing touches are now being
put on the apartments reserved for their
use. The furnishing Of the salon and bed
room which the viceroy will occupy and
the private parlor between them is in solid
mahogany with rich gold trimmings. AK
minister carpets Of exquisite design cover
the floors. and upon them are also num-
Der of rare oriental rugs, which Mr.. Roessle
collected himself during his frequent visits
to Europe. The accompanying cuts show
the two most important apartments. and
give an excellent idea of their elegant and
tasteful appointments, the pictures on the
walls of the salon being examples of some
Of the best artists. The immediate suite of
the viceroy consists of sixteen gentlemen,
all of whom occupy exalted positions in the
Chinese service. TWenty-three servants
are III attepdance upon the party. With
the exception of LII Hung Chang. the men,
bers of his personal staff are fond of good
living, and their breakfasts and din ,lers
while at the Arlington will be succession
OF SaStronomic events, prepared and served
in the same advanced style that private
entertainments of the same character al
ways have been at the Arlington. The din
ners will consist of eight or nine courses
with appropriate wines.
The VicerOy's Table.
The viceroy himself is not a very hearty
eater, and is satisfied with what may be
regarded as simple fare for one of his sta
ton and wealth. He enjoys a variety of
viands however. at the same meal, nib
bling, as it were, at each. He eats four
times day, and, as he is one who believes
In early to bed and early to rise" his first
meal IS partaken of at very early hour
He usually has a bowl of rice cruel in his
apartment about > o'clock am and at
o clock partakes Of light breakfast. This
usually consists of pork, chicken livers,
steWed hsh. with onions, boiled eggs in
vinegar. rice and curry and tea About
noon he eats luncheon. which includes fish
pork with onions and sauce. pork livers
chopped fine, more rice and curry and lit
tie cakes with tea.
For dinner. which is eaten about 6 o'clock
he will enjoy bird's-nest soup, boiled baby
pig cut up in fine pieces, or boiled tongue
stewed with celery, and the inevitable rice
and curry. Cakes and custard will prob
ably form his dessert and tea will ueces-
sariiy be present
Lii Hung Chang usually rctires about q
o clock.
Birds nnd Mushrooms.
He mostly favors, however, chicken, pre-
pared with rice, and very young pig boil
ed. small birds and fresh mushrooms. He
is particularly fond of the two latter, and
Mr. Roessle is going to market tomorrow
birds and the best mushrooms obtainabla
to tickle the viceroys palate. Lis food is
very highly seasoned, ard the Arlington
Kitchen will probably contain during his
stay greater variety Of condiments than
II ever has before and never again prob
ably Will it see such a remarkable collec-
ton OF cooking utensils. Three cooks will
prepare the great Chinaman's food but
only one VIII carry on the manual labor
attendant upon it, the others exercising
directive influence alone in the important
ceremony.
When Arrayed in State Robes.
When the viceroy appears in his full
state costume while here he will be a re-
splendent object. His yellow jacket which
signifies in China what the Order of the
Garter does in England, Is the most strik-
ing part of his habiliments on such an
occasion. 1t is Of a material very much
like plush, but much finer than plush
as ruby Is superior to a carbuncle Its
nap is long and silky, and the light radi-
ates from its luStrous orange surface like
sunshine. The Jacket is maze in one piece
and hangs straight, being fastened with
tiny gold knot, buttons ard loops of yell
low cord. The sleeves; are cut off so as to
show the Inside garment, which is a coat
of maZarine blue brocaded silk embroider-
ed in flowers of celestial design. The col
lar of this coat falls over the yellow Jack
ct. Over his neither limbs he will wear q
to show petticoat of sky blue. His other
costumes regal affairs, and he has one
for every occasion. according to its import
ance but when he appears in state he is
simply dazzling.
His Immediate Attendants.
The most important men in Ii Hung
Changes party are his confidential secre-
tary, Flo Lang Tu: the viceroy's son, Ii
King Shu, or Lord Ii, jr., as he Is most
generally known on the present trip, and
Dr. Mark, the Interpreter DR.. Mark is
hardly more than twenty-seven years old
He speaks in addition to Chinese, his ma
tive tongue, English. French, German,
Italian and Russian fluently. He was edu-
Gated to the profession of medicine in his
own country, and then took postgraduate
courses in London, Vienna and Paris He
has the reputation Of being the foremost
physician and surgeon in the Chinese en-
pire.
Local Chinese Will Not Celebrate.
The Chinese residents Of WASHINGTON.
who comprise two or three merchants, any
amount of laundrymen and a favoring of
cooks. will not take part in the reception
to the viceroy tomorrow night. A Star re-
porter visited the Quong Sun Lung Com
pany. whose establishment is on Pennsyl-
vahia avenue, south side, near Sd street.
this morning. The Hong Fer Low Chinese
restaurant occupies the building above the