Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
sprinkled with side Dishes cakes of various
sorts. rice and curry and a delicate GUS
tard. or course there will be tea.
How the Attaches Will Fare.

tard or course there will be tea.
How the Attaches VIII Fare.
The gentlemen'in Ii Hung Changs party
Will dine at the same time The table in
the large private dining room fronting on
| L street will be dream of loveliness. The
service will be from the best example Of
1avliand, rare creation, in pink and
| white. and the silver will be the magnifi-
| cent set formerly owned by Sir Lionel
Sackville West. The floral decorations will
| he In Keeping with the rare elegance of
the other fittings. The menu will be as fol-
lows:
Sauce Mignonette.
Green Turtle Soup.
Spotted Mullets
Fried in Butter
Cucumbers Potatoes an Grain
Saute Of Reed Birds
Cepes la Bordelaise.
Young Chickens
en- Casserole.
Lima Bears. Baked Tomatoes
Lettuce and Tomato Salad.
PUDDING "a RENE, Sherry Wine Sauce.
vanilla Ice Cream. Cakes.
Watermelon.
Coffee
Absolute privacy will be guaranteed the
siceroy ana his party. and. in addition TO
MS own attendants assigned for the pur-
pose. the Arlington management will have
speciai attaches on hand, and two police
men VIII be on duty from 6 o'clock tonight
The Program as Far as known.
Visitors will be received by the viceroy
In mis- private salon tomorrow morning, and
as ne Is an early riser the callers will prob
ably be entertained sooner than is GUS
tomary by other men of high rank Shortly
before noon carriages will be taken for the
Chinese legation, on 14th street extended
"here luncheon will be given by the Chi
mese minister In honor Of his emperor's s
lIlustlous representative. While the pro-
gram 1or-the afternoon has not been COM
pleted, 1t will probably embrace a visit to
,he new Congressional Library, the Wash
lhgton navy yard and the Capitol.
AT hlght ex-Secretary Of State John w.
roster VIII entertain the viceroy at dinner
IN the state dining rooms at the Arlington
ne guests will include the viceroy and his
secretaries, prominent government officials
ara the ranking members of the diplo-
matte corps who are in Washington. The
junction Will be rare one. and a fit com
panion TO the other royal feasts that have
been enjoyed in the same apartments, not
the least memorable of which was the dim
ner given TO the Pan-American Congress
ana the state dinners to the diplomatic
corps OF the late Secretary Gresham
saturday morning will be briefly devoted
10 receiving visitors. and the rest of the
day VIII be taken up in going the rounds
OF the various government departments.
ana probably a ride to the national Gem
etery at Arlington. Secretary Carlisle will
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tary Lamont at the War Department.
The Suite of the Ambassador.
The viceroy's suite consists of thfrtvs;x
persons, sixteen of whom are in his imme
dlate personal suite. The first in impor-
tance is Ii King Fong, who is commonly
calied Lord LII He is the adopted son of
La Hung Chang. He has been secretary
OF the Chinese legation In London and
mister to Japan. The confidential secre-
.ary OF the viceroy is Lo Feng-Luh. He
Was educated in Engla nd and has been
cilef OF the great naval school at Tfen
Is1n- There are four other secretaries Lii
hlns Slu, who is the second son of Ii
hung Chang: fu-Shis-Mei, Lien Chun King
and Lin Ho Shu, all mandarns of the first
rank. The attaches of the embassy are
Hunk-h Huang-Ching, Chang Liu, Hung
Chal-Siang, Lo Chung Sung. Sih-Pang-Ho,
Pah Hin. Doctor George Mark. who acts
as interpreter between the viceroy and his
visitors; Major Won Eanneken and DR..
Irwin.
Dr. Mark is a Christian. He was the
pupil of Rev. d. c. Henry, ID, president
of the American College in Canton, and
vas baptized by him. DR.. Henry is the
brother of Mr.. James S. Henry, the WELL
Known Washington correspondent.
Some Queer correspondence.
A great deal Of mail is being received at
the Arlington, and queer superscriptions
are found on some OF the envelopes.
One letter that arrived this morning was
addressed as follows:
To the Vice King
Lii Hung Chang.
In the house of
William Whitney,
Washington,
Columbia.
1t was postmarked New York
The humor of the great American drum
er was shown in postal card postmarked
Jackson, Miss. 1t was addressed His
Excel Ii Hung Chang. Washington. ID. c."
On the other side was the name Of a WELL
known firm of New Orleans grocers and i'm
porters, and printed notification as fol-
lows:
II will visit you on September 7th with a
full line Of samples. Please reserve orders
until arrival and oblige'
1t was signed Tom Taylor.
Autograph Albums.
More numerous than the mall pieces
being received at the hotel for the viceroy,
how ever, are the autograph albums. They
are being sent by messengers with notes
plea aiding with the management of the Ar
lington to secure the autograph of the H.
lrstrious guest, while more precious VOL
umcs are brought in person by their jeal-
Gus owners, who leave them with piaint.ye
appeals for a similar favor. The albums
already received would, If presented to the
vioeroy, require his entire time while here
to decorate them with his signature. as 1t
is well known that the distinguished China
man does his autograph with d paint
brush. The Arlington mana cement, how
ever, has never been known to treat any
one discJurteously. and it rumorei
around the hotel this morning that all the
abb ms would be returned to their owners
with a streak of cabalistic Chinese char
acters running through them. as the Chi
neSe scribe who does business down or
Az street is an adept at autographs and
will be quietly engaged to decorate the
albums in accordance with the desires
Of their proud possessors.
Not Like n Palace.
Officials at the White House are won
dering whether Earl Ii will pay visit TO
that interesting mansion while he is in
this city. They fear he will be terribly
disappointed if he does and expects to find
a mansion ''fit for royalty according to
oriental ideas. About all the carpets of the
White House have been taken Up and the
A<n~ al, faer lii