Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-05

THROUGH the mis- aiding accounts OF
travellers who hay. not bad the OPP
portunity or take. the trouble Of
really studying tn, ocial life Of the
Chinese comparative Ely nothing is
known respecting til. Chinese lady Of
to day. says the American queen.
Her manner Cf living. her characterts-
tics and accomplishments are either
shroudcd in mystery or misunder,
stood. Having had exceptional op-
portunities for observing the domestic
life of the people of the middle king
dom" and being DESTROYS Of showing
how a daughter of Ham actually
passes her life. will ask the reader
to accompany me in imagination to
that far-away empire.
1t is 7 o'clock on y Silly tropical
morning as we approach the private
residence of a merchant who. besides
having three charming wives, is
blessed with a couple of sons and
daughter. After crossing a courtyard
payed with cobblesUOnes we ascend
four granite steps which extend across
the cIIIIe lIon'"S - ny I,,lr., ,,,l.,I
en- doors, enter the house proper.
This consists of several apartments.
The reception hall comes first, then
the ancestral hall and finally the sit
ting and sleeping rooms.
The members Oh Iue 0I"ii i"ln .,.
are not ABROAD !CO' '"oUSn - - Ju''
time Tor th'm 10 pG g"''ou' D ,,,,oo 'D5
Servants n''0 az ,'',y e,,,,1o az
t tne'I ""' a.4;n,1 a. :, thtn b,acI, cotton
clothes and poss. ssing large, natural
feet. now reverently enters the an
cestraI hall. carving a sheaf Of
brown-colored "jossticBs" and several
tiny cups Of tea on a lacquer-ware
tray Approaching an oblong altar
uDoD which are arranged an image OF
the Yeull Wang and of other deitios
sunnosod TO preside over the chief
doors of the house she places the
sacrffciaI Guns of tea in front of the
losses and LIGHTS the sticks, which
emit a FRAGRANT odOr of sandalwood
and CARGO Having done this she,
making several obeisances, leaves the
chamber and proceeds to the one &C.
cunfcd bv Mis- Ching All Choi, her
nis+ross. Tho servant finds that Miss
All Cboi has lust risen from her four
noe+ad wooden bed. which is inclOsod
NV embroidered curtains and
MOSQUITO net. and ts standing near Il
gauze-covcred window, tending some
flowers growing in q couple OF ran
tastic-loollng bowls.
Miss Chino Arises.
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ne Sou49 Si,' otttrod in close
at present o"' I, ~'' iaolla+ which
HUNS M i,., bor srnau vet
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loheo la'e' l,o' ~, ,,oI,ro,ys cmryn
ana lnI'tlo, I", a., ,,,. r,hicb fs small
upward - w, NV NV I,,,a. bo, ewes are
almost almond-shap,d and Of hqo'o
n .,a,,th 81 small, ana we'll formed. and,
49,, i,G'sl' .. 80, boIf narted reveals a
Do-"9 tho ,,os+ oven and pearly
too+b which look more artificial than
49, rooI r. tboir norfaction. 1t may in
t tea, - son,o 70 hear that Chinese
Iodtos are fastidious with regard to
tba tooth brushes they use, and usual
W. [mI ,,e so stool, Of now ones by them;
+bosa with verv short and stiff
I,ris+1os hainp the kind generally
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M,SS ,, nu NV 1,,t t,cy arc marred bv
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Ine eA. , az, ' ona a1,ouod 70 crow TO
,t, i 90 4u, W, -, +broa inches this
ie'slH " w. w., -. tbo sigr Of gen
oTiIls. ~ "a Voc ar, ~, land" Her
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