The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-02
The Greatest of DandieS
in All the Orient.
Chang Yen Huan, His Cor
geOuS Costumes and Gems.
The Mechanism Of a Watch-SOme-
thing About Our Holidays.

ns we'll as in countries that claim TO DO
more civilized and which affect to look
down on the people Of the Flowery King
dom. A Chinaman named Chang Yen
Huan has tho proud distinction OF being
the greatest dandy In oil the Orient. Rich
and radiant is the far East in color and
magnificence of costume. but by the size
Of the most resplendent or his contempo'
raries Chang Yen Huan stands out llko
peacock in a crowd Of barnyard poultry.
Satin is his favorite material, ana as lar
as possible he sticks TO satin. But WIN
regard TO color there is no exclusiveness In
his taste. lie has satin robes in ali the
bright colors Of the rainbow, and whep
he takes walk in the grounds OF Ms
palace in Pokin the popu!ace knows OF
tho fact, ii is said, by the reflection on
the sky.
1t is not only in his clothes that he Is re-
splendent. His diamonds are the envy
and admiration of all the most famous
burlesque actresses in China ana MS
collection of precious stones is the noso
valuable In tho empire. Ho never wears
the samo gown twice in ths same season,
and for every fresh gown he wears
special set of jewelry 60 match. But not
diamonds nor his emerald, snor his rubies
are his chieicst glory Fortune, saiu the
philosopher. is IA jade. But Chang Yen
Ituen Juue ls WOTtu lOTt9 "hNo
Is OF all highly prized stones the enc that
Is most highly valuad in China lie
has one necklace of tho raiest anu most
beautiful green Jade which is valued at
more than SO, 0O0 and he never wears III
sayo with "A special costume which ex-
aC.ly matches the color He has examples
OF Jade carving that are IN 1re than 2OO0
years old. and he has carved jades which
show tho progress Of Chinese art from
the dawn Of history down TO the present
time. Chang has fine figure Tor tho
display of his rich gowns ana gorgeous
gems for he Is more than six feet In
height, broad in proportion. and not
withstandiDg his 81 years, carries hlin-
self as erect as tower
The one who has never studied the
mechanism of watch, It's mainspring
or the balance wheel Is mere piece OF
metal Ho may have looked at the face
of the watch and while he adnires the
motion of its hands and the time it
Keeps, he may have wondered In IDLE
amazcment as to the character OF the
machinery which is concealed within.
Take it To pieces and show him each part
ospecially-he Will recognize neither de-
sign nor adaptation nor relation between
them: but put them together, set them
TO work, point out the Offices OF each
spring, wheel and cog, explain their
suit Now he pcrcoiycs that IL Is all ono
design-thas Notwithstanding the num-
Der of parts, their diverse form and va.
rious Offices. and the ay,nt concerned, the
whole piece IL of one thought, the expres-
sion OF one idea. He now rightly con-
cludCs that when the handspring was
fashioned and tempered its relation 10
all tho other parts must have been consid-
ored that the cogs of tins wheel are cut
and regulated the rachots
on that. etc. md his final conclusion
will bo that such picco OF mechanism
oould not have been produced by chance;
for tho adaptation Of the parts is such as
to show it TO be according To design, ana
obodient to the will of one Intelligence.
Memorial day is often spoken OF as
national holiday. but such Is not tho fact
1t IL not even a legal holiday in "A Alabama
Delaware. Florida, Georgia, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland. Missis-
sippi, Missouri, Nevada. New Mexico. North
Carolina. south Carolina, 1ennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. IN
the other states it Is u legal holiday only
because so declared by tie state Legisla-
lures. There are strictly speaking, no
national holidays Two days Of the yenr
July and Dec. 25-aro legal holidays
In al, the states, hut they are made so
by local enactments and not by act OF
Congress. Next t0 Independence day
and Christmas. Thanksgiving day Is
most generally observed as "a holiday. but
the Presidents annual proclamation doss
not make IL national legal holiday.
New Years day is u legal holiday by
Legislative enactment in all the states
except Massachusetts,, New Hampshire
ana Rhode Island. nut business is not so
generally suspended as IL Is on the days
previously mentioned. Washington's
birthday is legal holiday except In
Indiana Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi,
tennessee and Vermont. Labor day 1.-THE
first Monday IN Sertember) was first
made "A legal holiday in Massachusetts,
and New York, and other states aro grad
ually falling into lire; but thus FAR it's
observance is by no means universal.
The birthday OF Abraham Lincoln has
not vet developed into the proy ortions of
u general holiday. though il is "a legal holi-
day in New York. New Jersey, Illinois,
Minnesota and Washington. Probably
Louisiana has more legal holidays than
any utEer state in the union. These arc
Gel brated Jan. 5. in commemorauion of
the battle Of New Orleans; Mardi Gr0s
(the day before tho beginning of Lent)
Confederate Memorial dav In Arril; Good
Friday, All Saints day. Elrt ton day,
Louisiana Labor day (Nov. 25). inanks-
giving and Christmas. Florida celebrates
INC nlIluNhy III JtuSTSoH bbNis, IeNhs.
tho anniversary OF the battle of san
Jaointo. and Alabama, the day of Mardi
Gras.
All the New England states used to
have an annual fast day but Massac hu-
setts and Now Hampshire have given 10
up. and adopted in its place Patriots day,
April lg, the anniversary of the Concord
fight. Boston celebrates two holidays
which aro not observed out Of the state
Evacuation dny, March IL, the anniyer-
sary of the departure OF tho British In
l776 and Bunker Hill day, June IL, the
date Of the famous battle. Boston bar