New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
CHINATOWN FULL OF VISITORS.
WHITE WOMEN RANsACK THE DARK
HOUSES AND MAKE DISCOVERIES.

HOUSES AND MAKE DISCOVERIES.
The streets of Chinatown yesterday resembled
| Coney Island walks with few hundred Chinese
thrown in. The newspaper prominence which the
quarter has had since trouble began in China
brought curious crowds of people from all parts of
the city. When the Boxer uprising first began to
attract attention Americans ceased their visits to
the quarter, and the dealers in Chinese novelties
mourned for lost trade Now the whites going
the other extreme, and the streets were blocked
with visitors yesterday afternoon. The women
largely outnumbered the men, and they went every
where after they overcame their first feeling OF
fear.
One who trying to pilot a party of four
women had his hands full. They insisted going
everywhere. and plunged into dark Railways and
climbed rickety stairs with all the assurance of
Chinatown detective. On the top floor of of
the Chinese tenement houses they came across
white woman who sat IN doorway. holding two
Chinese babies on her lap. She had once been
pretty, but long life in the quarter had left many
cruel traces her face
How you possibly live with Chinaman?'
asked one of the women.
He is my husband. Do you find it hard TO live
with yours?' the reply.
What did you marry him for?' the next
question.
Because loved him" firmly replied the woman
with the babies. He takes a heap better care OF
than did my first husband. who was one of you
white 'swells.' Give Chinaman every time"
The visitors lips puckered for another question,
but It not asked. A hard looking Chinaman
dashed up the stairs utterng strange Mongoian
oaths as he came. Get out of here, you white
catsr' he cried. What do you by bothertng
my wife?" The women went in a hurry.
The Chinese restaurants. of which there
many, attracted the young men who showing
their best girls through Chinatown One couple at
least knew a great deal more about Chinese food
after finishing their first meal than they did when
they started They studied the bill of fare long
that the lazy stole who waited on them grew
tired.
Wen have chop suey SOUP" said the young
man at last. I've heard a lot about that. and I
don't believe there any rats in it."
I'm going to have some 70 young dan. said
the girl. The name sounds nice" Great was her
dismay when 40 young dan" turned to be
nothing but ham and eggs, with few Chinese
herbs sprnkled the plate. Il can't ham
and eggs this time of the day" she said in dis
gust. Lets order some chau-gay-mo- bark
gop.'" The cost of this long named dish was
plainly marked 81. bat the young man sent for it
after swallowing hard. 1t turned out be a
broiled pigeon, and the girl was happy.
Won't you please show me opium den?" was
the request another innocent woman made of q
Chinatown policeman
You'll have to find it for yourself" said the
policeman. THE best way is TO go about until you
detect a strange smell in the air Follow the smell
The woman went up Peii-st. with her nose in the
air and turned into Doyers-st still hunting for the
"Oh, I've found it, she exclaimed to her com
around several times 20 get the proper direction
and then darted off up dark flight Of stairs. At
swearing softly TO himself as he scraped burned
chop suey off the stove. She gave up the hunt for
opium smokers.
There many Chinese babies in the streets
and fire escapes yesterday, and they were the
wonder of every feminine visitor. What they
pected Chinese babies be like is hard TO say but
their eXclamations seeing them showed that
they expected them to be very different from white
babies.
''Why. the little thing cries just like my baby
does" exclaimed one matron who stumbled across
a Chinese baby who in
''Yes. but half much.' sagely remarked
the old Chinese who had the infant in charge