Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
CHINESE WHO HAVE STYLE.

Costumes They Wear Now and
Couldn't Have Worn Ten Years Ago.
From the New York Sun.
New York has reached that degree Of cos
mopolitanism at which the most extraordi-
nary of foreign garbs attract little atten-
ton in its streets. Even the picturesque
and once abused Chinaman can go forth In
all his glory without much comment. One
of the most picturesque Of this race went
up Broadway a few days ago in a manner
which, ten years back, would have created
a small riot Of interest and curiosity. He
lounged back in the corner Of a brougham,
with fat cigar poised at a graceful angle
in his face. His garments were ct the most
flowing style and amazing pattern. The
material was elegant Powered silk and the
color dazzling blue. On his head was some
sort of gear that could hardly be called
either hat. cap or bonnet This also was
blue, and between balancing 1t properly on
top of his curled-up queue and keeping the
fat cigar tilted at the proper angle the at
tention Of the gorgeous celestial was pretty
well occupied.
On the opposite seat sat two American
lied Cinnamon. short-haired. correctly
clothed, and duly ornamented with large
watch chains and scarf pins. They ap-
peared to be listening reverenrly to the re-
marks which from time to time their COM
panion trilled out in ground and-lofty ca
dences. At that particular hour Broadway
was busy getting back to business from Its
lunch, and that carriage load of celestials
| didn't even lille up people on the curbs tc
see 1t go by. The only persons VINO took
more interest in the br1llla ally dressed Chi
naman than was expressed in a brief glance
were the women. A number of them halted
and compared admiring notes as to the sill
| OF his apparel The consensus of opinion
was that they all would like some off the
same piece, but that its like couldn't be
found in this country.
| Very different was the dress of China
| man who paraded on the Bowery on las
| Sunday. He, too had he appeared ten OF
even five years ago as he was on Sunday
would have needed police protection HI
| was big fellow, over six feet tall. a mos
unusual thing for Chinaman of low caste
| as most of the New York Chinese are, ant
| his stature was made more imposing by 6
| SILK hat OF forgotten style. Furthermore
| he wore long cutaway coat a fame,
| waistcoat, striped trousers and paten
leather shoes, and his mien was that of ,
| demi-gOd as he sauntered along the we'll
filled thoroughfare. Imagination pause
| powerless before the thought of what woult
would have happened to that hat and IL
| wearer In the times s.n: the BoWery wa.
the subject Of song and story. In its re
| formed state Of the present day 1t treated
! that Chinaman almost with Difference. ON
might have supposed he owned the place
| his fellow-countrymen as they passe,
bowed low. receiving patronizing mods fl
return. One of them, in handsome silk at
tire: stopped and fingered the big fellow
coat and hat, apparently complimentary
him upon the beautiful shine on the diago
| nal of the one and the fine furry appear
ance of the other, for he looked mucl
| pleased. Even the policemen on the cor
ners nodded affably as he passed, and on
Of them said to an inquirer: Him? VIII,
he's one Of the biggest politicians in China
town"