The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
NARROWING WAIT FOR A TRAIN
IN A BOXER DISTRICT IN CHINA.
OUTRAGEOUS Indignties to Which American Mis-
sionaries and Others Were Subjected at
the Hands of a Horde of Dirty, Vulgar,
AlmondEyed Pig Tails
Acknowledged
Written for The Iines.e.

Trxoyu :. western diocese, Wiie and
daughter, accompanied by four wemsn mis-
s!onarses. The seventh woman of the group
WAS the wife OF a colonel. temporarily
resident at Ties.-Tsii. With her was a
eovely little daughter. a child of ten. and
the Colonel himself. The latter had come
TO Tongasn to meet our party of five. Thus
there were fifteen OF u.s. all Americans,
and the females In the majority.
We had como from Shanghai on The same
steamer with the Bishop, q venerable and
most kindly gentleman. The quartette Of
missionaries We're OF the tpge OF selt-sac-
Titicing women. who in hearing the Mas.
ter,s call interpret it wholly Independent
of the effect upon themselves personally.
However ono may be inclined 10 regard
methods followed IN foreign evangelical
fields there can be no gainsaytIS the deFo-
ton, the self atnegation of a large proper
lion of The missionaries, notably the wo-
anen. Strange though 1t was primarily.
through The still remaining trend OF the
feminine characteristics in the women
missionaries. as we'll as the others of the
EcntIer sex with Us. that the peril at
Tongku EaS encountered.
The Pei-Ho river as far as Tongku Is
navigab'e for steamships Of light draft. Be-
yond, there is a succession of sand bars
and the usual course is to disembaTk ana
proceed to Tien-Tsin by rail-. There IS
small wharf at the steamship landing. snd
st was a scramble to get self and luggage
thereon. after which it was a long and try
ing walk to the raixssA station Vehicles,
even the "i,icksila ~''--tfle sort of baby
carriage for adults common in the East
were out Of the question. as the inter-
rening space was largely composed OF
swamp, ditch ridges and other difficult
ties to surmount. Walking was the only
means of accomplishing the distance and,
all in all. it was a pretty tough mile to get
over. Swinging out in single file. We made
our way as best we could, a gang Of
coolies" with our baggage bringing up the
rear. In the intense cicarress Of the at
mosphcre. the bright sun with its slanting
rays defined every detail of whatsoever
they fell upon, and seemed to delight in
not only bringing out lines but to intensity
colors as well
And in our column. fifteen strong and of
sweetness as it were, long drawn ont was
the rainbow typifea in all the efsulgence
OF its pristine a,riIliancg-- Tt was this that
played part, if no more. in that which
came 50 near to our ,Indeing.
AN ARRAY OF COLORS.
There was one of number, fenin-
Inc speaking. with The brightest of blood
red waits and snow white skirt; another
in a lemon yellow upper portion and dead
BLACK lower section. still another in vivid
green from neck to feet, while a fourth
nagneta and cream color. A fifth, for a
change, had The stripes OF blue and white
encrcled her form transversely. The elder
lady was in gray with brown trimmings,
and the child in bewilderins plaid-Scotch
with American variations OF the hats,
suffice It to say that bouquets ;nnumer-
able in combinations of color and constit-
nency could have been plucked from the
head gear of the eight. No two We're OF
conforming shape, and they ranged from
the turban to the Gainsborough.
That such an exemplifcation of the rul-
tng passion in felninity should have oc-
Cured in far-off China and among mis-
scenarios was another illustration of the
happening of the unexpected. To the
coming OF the Bishop from the States,
on tour of inspection of missionary posts
was to be attributed the desire to appear
ITO the very best possible advantage That
the missionary women evidenced their
humanity in their fashions was assuredly
no cause for other than commentator of
their naturalness. OF all places in the
world to send the effected and the sancti-
monfous the missionary field should be
the last.
However. to get back to that pilgrimage
across lote to Toneku.
Off to the right ana about e,1ui-distant
from the wharf and the railroad station,
was a Camp Of some four thousand soldiers
1y more TO eat. North Cinnamon "Roxers''
most Of them have come To be called. the
mood TO show openly the hatred entertained
and fostred against foreigners was illv
concealed, If, in fact, concealed at all.
s Only the week previously 4 large number.
of men of the same stamps as these. had
from nearby camp. suddenly swooped
down upon two or three Englisfrr1en at
another railway station. numbering one
of them and leaving the others for dead,
after shock!ngly mutilating them.
TERROR TO THE PEACEFUL
A terror TO the peaceful settlers of their
own nationality in the vicinity of the
camps, the men remained en- nasse In a
measure because of the promise made of
some day paying them. but principally by
reason OF having no other place to go they
could call their own. In this condition,
inactive of body. but in mind cherishing
every cumulative of spleen and malice
of which they We're capable, the human
streamer in all the coruscations of color
every known hue could lend it that on
the morning in question came over the broad
eXpanse between wharf and station. was
to these men In full truth as Haunting A
teasing flag in the face of a vicious bull.
It was dangerous to do it Hardly had the
long platform at the railway terminal been
reached when from the direction of the
camp there set in motion the string of
stragglers which in the end almost, if not
quite. ernptied 1t.
Within and about the camp were women,
wives or hangers-on. as they might be,
and 1t was these that first appeared in
numbers at the station. At the outset
they held somewhat aloof from our party,
being seemingly content to view the Ito
them) amazing feminine raiment from a
comparatively respectful distance
THE CHINESE WOMAN.
The Chinese woman has but one cos
tune in which she is seen in public. and
4tt is un6eniahly modest and unobtrusiva.
A uniform blue, dark, and of relatively
coarse texture. the blouse extending to the
lSnees. or lower, and loose trousers or
bloomers completing the attire The neck
Of the upper garment is always high and
kept closely fastened, and the length OF
the trousers is to the ankle. Slippers with
heavy, stiff soles, cover the white stock
inged feet and the head is left with no
other establishment than the jet-black,
glossy hair carefully dressed. the comb
with It's uirqnoise-real or imitaJion-set-
Ing and earnings to match being the only
fccessories deemed necessary. 1t is most
exceptional 10 come upon Chinese
woman otherwise arrayed and to the aver
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