Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-17
CHINESE VINO HAVE STYLE.
Costumes Tn.Y Wsar Now and
Couldn't Have Wsrn Years Ago.

New York has reached that de-
gree Of cosmopolltanisin Of which
the most extraordinary OF foreign
CARDS attract little attention in its
streets. Even the picturesque and
once abused Chinalnan can 90 forth
In all his glory without much COM
ment One of the most picturesque
of this race went. up Broadway a
few days ago in o manner which,
ten years back, would have created
small riot cfinterest and curiosity.
He loungel back in the corner of a
brougham, with fat cigar poised at
a graceful angle in his face. His,
garments were of the most flowing
style and amazing pattern. The
material was elegant lowered silk
aud the color dazzling blue. On his
head was some sort of gear that
could hardly be called either q hat,
cap or bonnet. This also was blue,
and between balancing it properly
on top of his curlel-up cue and keep
ing the fat cigar tilted at the proper
angle the attention of the gorgeous
celes tial was pretty well occupied,
On the opposite seat sat two
Amcricanized Cinnamon, short
haired, correctly clothed and duly
ornamented with large watch chains
and scarf pins. They appeared to
be listening reverently to the. re-
marks which from time to time their
companion trilled out in ground
and-lofty cadences. At that partic-
ular hour Broadway was busy get
ting back to business from it's lunch,
and that carriage load of celestials
didn't even line up people on the
curbs to. see it go by. The only per-
sons who took more interest in the
brilliantly dressed Chinaman than
was expressed in "a brief glance
were the women. A number of
them halted and compared admiring
notes as to the silk of his apparel.
The consensus of opinion was that
they would like some off the same
piece, but that it's like couldn't be
found in this country.
Very different was the dress Of the
Chinaman who paraded on the
Bowry on last Sunday. He, too,
had he appeared ten or even five
years ago as he was on Sunday,
would have needed police protection.
He was big fellow, over six feet tall,
most unusual thing for a China
man OF low caste, as most of the
New York Chinese are, and his
stature was made more imposing by
silk hat of a forgotten style
Furthermore, he wore a long cut
away coat, fancy waistcoat,
striped trousers and patent leather
shoes, and his mien was that of a
demigod as>he sauntered along the
well-filled thorQughfare Imagina-
ton pauses poMqrless before the
thought OF what wNuld have hap
pened to that hat and rs wearer in
the times when the Bowry> was the
subject of song and story. Nm its
reformed state of the present h<y It
treated that Chiuaman almost WIZ
Difference. One might have sup
posed he owned the place. His fel
low-countrymen as they passed
bowed low, receiving patronizinG
mods in return. One Of them, il
handsome silk attire, stopped ant
fingered the big fellows coat ant
hat, apparently complimenting hin
upon the beautiful shine on the dag
onal OF the one and the fine furr!
appearance of the other, for h
looked much pleased. Even tn
policeman on the corner nodded af
fably as he passed, and one OF then
said to an inquirer: Him? Why
he's one of the biggest politicians il
Chinatown. IN. Y. Sun.