The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
CHINATOWN'S FAIR.
MERCHANTS Contribute TO
MAKE IT A SUCOESS.

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Prey-Cbnn Kew Tells - Legend Apropos
or Chinese women's Very Small Feet
The statesmen of Europe and America taxed
their diplomacy to impress the Chinese Viceroys
Ii Hung Chang. with the advantages OF rail-
roads and electric lights, and are waiting hope
fully for their adoption throughout China In
Chinatown they have advanced far beyond this
poInt. Last week the church fair of the good
old orthodox variety was grated upon the stock
Of celestial festivals. When tho rooms of the
Chinese Evangelical Band at & Pell street
needed enlarging it's members adopted the time
honored method which has provided parsonages
with carpets and pews with cushions. They
borrowed the domioile Of the Baptist mission In
Doyers street and straiRhtway spread the tables
with all that was swect and ortght-colored and
Chinese. Their regulation frst step was taken
In getting donations. The merchants of Mott,
Doyers. and Pell streets were oncouragingly
generous In gifts from their stores OF every
thing from tea to lily bulbs. III Iau gave
picked ginger, preserved lyclee nuts.
and canned Chinese vegetables. Anoth-
er merchant sent embroidered draperies
and lacquer.d boxeo of face powder. Jade
bracelets. teacups. and bowls, and carved curios
filled n table as the gift of another merchant.
Wong & Co.. gave n choice collection of sweet
meats. Hum Hing made a cake. 1t was his
first contribution to such an occasion. and ho
forgot the pair OF claspcd hands in sugar or the
bead edged rose which should have Rraced the
top, but the icing was put on In the regulation
whorl. and white waves. with pink foam crests.
Scattered generously among these Oriental
collections were tables crowded with the WE'LL
known treasures of the church fair. There
were cushions and splashers and tissue paper
toilet sets. bristling with bows and sprinkled
with forRet.me.nots Photograph frames and
crocheted slippers stood side by side with pin
trays and chocolate pots. Even that familiar at
tribute of the church bazaar. a clothes wringer.
stood on a pedestal. either as a significant eIn-
blem or as an object lesson for the Improvement
of visiting Cinnamon. In charge of the tables
were the usual essentials of the fair-the young.
smiling. hadsomely dressed women friends of
the enterprise. But at this point the usual
order at church fairs was reversed. 1t was men
In brocaded overdresses and with neatly at.
ranged %coiffures who dilated on the usefulness
Of decorated rose jars and embroidered centres
pieces. It was women's purses for the most
part that clinked reluctantly at the exit OF
silver and greenbacks. Sing Lee was radiant
with smiles and Gorgeously attired in a plum.
colored silk earm when he took charge of a
group of young women visitors. what
perfectly lovely heliotrope sleeves those
are in his-his jacket :" WHISPERED one
Of the young women as he led them TO an alcove
where yellow satin lemons grew III tropical
luxuriance on a Maine spruce.
You see dis lemons. Dey welly nice inside"
Sing insinuated with n bow.
HIM! Feels like cotton" said one girl with
a suspicious glance at Sing as she squeezed the
yellow ball.
You buy him. Mebbe you find fifty cent.
NJ eobe you find watch"
Sing smiled so sweetly that each Of the girls
took q parcel of the fruit with her, rs they all
followed the embroidered purple jacketthrough
the crowd to the next table.
Here nice face powder-nice gum for put
on hair" and Sing beamed as he held out two
handouts of boxes curiously banded and
marked like a laundry ticket.
China lady have him. You make you hair
nice shape. Wind no blow him. You no buy
him? You can take out and have velly nice
box for put candy in; see? You can put penny
in for Sunday school. You always be glad you
buy him. Please buy him"
The visitors were still immovable. but sue
cumbed in n body when Sing assumeda tear.
full tone and said:
Poor China sunday school! Him like velly
much know how lead. Him like sing"
well, I'm going TO get them. girls" said the
tallest one. They'll make perfectly weird
hairpin holders for my dressing table"
Every booth benefited by Sings impartiality.
and when the tour OF the bazaar was finished
the young women had as complete a collection
OF chop sticks. Jade bracelets, Bingham aprons,
u Ahb et"'fSr -.
fans as any girl could tiud use for.
Now" said their escort, starting toward .
small room near the entrance, you have some
ice CLEAN and fuit cakey"
This Is poetic JUSTICE sighed the last girl
as they trailed along after him.
AS they passed the entrance they stopped to
zee q woolly haired negro girl OF ten trying to
strike a bargain In the way OF an admission ;es
with the doorkeeper. She had inserted her hand
when the door opened to admit - ,t.St. and
with that advantage had managed To W. q ;le
her foot through the crack. Lum Lee protested
with a which lie might have used to
a customer who insisted on getting his washee"
without the requisite hieroGlyphic receipt.
You got no ticket. You go way. You no
good"
"Say. Lum Lee" pleaded Emeline Washing
en-. you jes' open de- doah so ] can peek in. an
II tell you who stuck tobacco tags all ovah
youah doahstep."
You go way. You not have ticket"
Reckon | couldn't trade you out OF a kisan-
thyum." ventured Emel!ne, gazing at the big
yellow flowers at the floral booth, and squeez-
ing lnsinuatingly into the crack OF the door
meanwhile
You go light along. tell p!ecce,"
on. there's ANNE See. Her mother told me
s sao1. Rms II tell w hsiii sna T piampe ,isS suils
through the crevice u the door into the it;tIs
s sSsn snd q n,h ,hS M Ts,s5i,a an 6, ,T. rem Which
hau been vigorously excluded. She lost lIttls
time in finding the candy table, where She and
Annie See. the white-aproncd little Chinese
girl, sampled the contents Of the biz lacqurred
box of Chinese CONNECTIONS for the rest Of the
afternoon. They lent as much interest 10 that
booth rs the cRndiet lemon. the sugared Gu
lumber and candled watermelon seeds. plums
and che~tnuts which hlled the compartments
OF he hweetmeat box.
hers OF thirteen division Of the band in
New York. eight branches in BIooKlyn. one in
Jersey tlIy, and one in HnhOkcn attended dur
Ing the fair, and those who could speak English
sufficiently well were kept busy explaining the
Chinese exhibits 10 the American visitors. Ono
of he most coveted OF all the wares for sale was
u little pair of red leather shoes about an inch
long. with u price mark OF five dollars attached.
- The only pair that can be bought in New
York" the placard said.
Mr.. Chan Kew. who has charge Of the Pell
street mission for which the fair was held. ex-
planned to a group OF wondering young women
that this particular pair of shoes had been made
~ q friend, In China for u little girl III New