The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-13

BANQUET
!. Total Entertains a
Prince.
AN Courses Of Cold Food Sery-
dina Cold Banquet
Hall.

. auANu INV tfNt''''' ~ 'F''N
ssfry SHANGHAI. CHINA.
~, pssn swinging at anchor here
/ week. aud have been doing
a., attending festivals IN our
mote and giving return courte-
hs shanghaians on shipboWrd.
bssn dined extensively In
english. and In Danish style:
u,she need a rest. but the ordeal
.sals,i Chinese feast awaits us.
V,n,y Taotal or Governor. of
Ia has Invited his Most August
Majesty" thus the scroll reads
- yaldomar and suite. 90 a
s their honor at the country /
of the TaOtai
- they do things by contraries
s,untry % Ceiestlals. ana We ate
. !, used 10 the unusual and uncN-
,bat natural things appear 10 us
',sf real In IN" canton districts
lad the farm-hands building hay |
.,gnd trees Tor "A centre support. |
'rs,d OF building from the around |
Ii Use ordinary mortals, these
..I yeloV faced devils start ~
= ,nd build downward. Keugious |
,.rs ON reaching the temple. face |
Id walk forward with "a back |
.b DOCTORS charge their patients
i. .Be time they a~p stick. hut for
Ia tbs, are well. We are con-
being introduced 10 people i'm
I, tlss aud dolly little slippers. who,
IA III shaking hands with us. shake
efu themselves the proper
.e IN shop Ia tu-Chau We saw
l,s mechanic put his hlo IN "a wise
nt A lock across the nle. In car
! anon artisans were using mod
,rss In backward fashion. In
|. 6I pushing away from them. they
UNard tuom, ana laughed at US
|. o. showed them how 10 handle the
naturally. when We spled ~ Ce-
aa the quay at shanghai IN the
IL VI mounting his bicycle, some OF
Irg.sd to sec II the man would not
|, atkwurd To our astonishment,
10 forward IN the proper manner.
fWo war such "a ~ not easily for
y The tuERy trousers were hauled
5f. tho knees disclosing "a pair OF
III sticks swathed In dishrags or
hfF This was done Co prevent his
sn from tearing In the chain. Bare
a rubber pedals. a big. yellow hal
AIT bulging cut like the spinnaker
mg.ug Yacht. and flying pigtail.
small tiu-can OF n cap topped by
'ntn DO was n wealthy merchant,
lsfu Tod. and looked as ~ wheeling
b N.lh him In spite OF his clothes.
4 banquet came OF. and we had our
ili hro We were thirty i've at the
llntIug the Prince and his stan
Mo- Morse naval officers. The table
\ 10 In crescent shape. and each OF
I'D humble slave standing like a
J ehind our chairs. ready Co get any
~ mlEht call for. and unable to
|Frimd anything We said. Conse-
|ry aolhlng was called for. and for
~ W. sat there with empty stom-
J 40 plates At "a gesture by the Tao
0toyrr. the mob OF servants began
b w provendor In front OF US In such
|auuos that the table. had "a been less
|sw. might have crashed on our feet.
b Nero nlneteon courses, mind and
J Gre nineteen wonders To W.. rs
.lhsr people finish their meals with
b. ID was not only natural. but inn
70 hat this formidable Chimes ban
should begin with dessert There
Ia and rice 10 Overlooking with each
D. Some roasts, some entrees. some
n uma namelesa and indotlnable Gees
\ norsels, some soups, some puNAung
dshos, and the stately dinner wa
\ d took a long time 90 get through
uEud was shown for our western
boo placing at our disposal FORK anc
u addition To the usual ChopstiCki
Empire. Wines Of European origii
! HUod, bat the Chinese presen
- 10 prefer the native table wine
h vas slipped from shallow meta
p aud enjoyed. though ~ tasted y
n sale water 20 a suspicious desree
D. naive dishes. which We were ahl
ilnu. swallow nests with enctosur
lUUA'H haTd-bOilod eggs proved
tuu much fOr va Co swallow. W
uu Ogg aud disCoursod upon IN
thlgh was gray. tellyhke and for
s iruDe Naldemar. however. o
n ,he W0t,hful gianCe Of many Man
tested, was obliged, for courtesy.
10 eat one nest with enclosure. "
~ al pleased aud serene as ~ ~ pos
90 tuy human being Go look ~ sue
tl thereby proving his Unborn c1ui
ial ught To- bear the name OF Irinc
~ uausa, and what III more % vi
berlin law To the Prince OF Wnle'
N nhs lu style Celestial was anotus
~, which We were very careful
" which tho intrepid Prince fuur
10 compelled o. pUrtake, togcth'
bic uoguaglod Mandarin entertain
me- lunro affecting u scmblance
nut That was Irresistible. Aspurag,
HUuEht forth with solemn pOmp, ~
'ie evidently considering ~ IL RAJ
NJ and they expressed surprise vine
no ate tao one but the Prince. '
%. and he did eat one solitary aspa
Instead % serving them hot az
aute 0r butter aa We do. these %
veil seasoned crops we're parcell'
lmong ua In an almost frozen CONE
tesemhllng long. green icicles.
l'haut at my side transferred o
hsse verdant iciclcs To hts coat-ti
w temafking that he would Try
: hack-laCk.
Nefe not half through this mend
east before every man In the par
w the mandurina, was shivcrlng wi
The soup, The eatables, the "a
'ableH,' In fact, the entire bill or IA
old The hall Of feasting was co
ee Prince was responding To- "a tot
leN chattering syliabies. How
! ask NY learned friend. Ona
handarin, explains: "Chinese
~ warm, other people eat war
WI Looking about I saw All
arms festively decked out In heat
garments. and by each comic
- l.
uthunR on chllls In dress suit n
.hed front We felt the temperate
md more, and under some prefer
~ Nc all found our way TO IN"
shence We rcappeared attircd w ov
CAREFULLY huttoned. We all had
at oi this protection against barba
XVI table etiquette--all OF Va exc
nnce. iie had 90 freeze for dec
'ase, and he dld freeze must d'
quo his change of costume q
the tatle, several startl
49, TOOK place on the stage OF
,Wsed theater erected In our no
,orner Of the hail. a show with
,nF or end WINS going on. Aci
I.rttf mnsks tied 10 their Ia
~ ont In tho manner OF drag
9orns and claws and twisting I
nv h'her ana thither bowling
nlt doing no harm. There was
~ accompaniment o.
=, utfHr people attended TO the N
othfr noises hut we failed
see.rg The object Of this cons
W noises, and an object here
y, NY learned friend, oman. the "