Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26
PREPARING F6R BIG TIME
EVENT IN CHINESE CAL
ENDAR OF FESTIVALS.
Goons He Fat Toys with Cake and
Elaborate Display-Twenty-
Seven kwanG Su.

Seven kwanG Su.
"Goong He Fat -Toy!' I said shaking
hands with myself.
"Oh. yah! Geong He Fat Toyr' replied
Hop Sing, adding with chuckle: Him
not here yet. do soon come"
He made a dash for the Chinese calen-
dar published in Frisco and fingered
over it for a minute with the aid of a
nail that Caucasian would be afraid to
wear In the presence of policeman.
Fat Toy come on Feb'laly, athis year."
unused Sing, "Feb'laly the eighteen
"Goong He Fat Toy is the way to say
A happy new year in Chinese. Sings
laundry is on the 'avenyer' between Sd and
AZ streets. He Is aged and can speak
United States fairly well, being old in
the land. and therefore not over-suspicious,
would talk readily with the reporter
''How you know 'Goong He Fat Toy?"
he queried, trying to con me at the start,
to fatter me of my knowledge of his peo-
pie
I've been in many Chinatowns on New
Year day. Last year 1 was in Pittsburg
when Fat Toy came around early in jan
uary of the american ., mans calendar
l told him it was great.
s.Chinee man have big time here in
Wash'on Feb'laly eighteen he said hap
PLY, proudly, while his old eyes shone like
freshly mined soft Goals. What Chinee
man do in Plittsburg las year,
| told him of how the boys in smoke
town had arisen early; that their places
of business, whether wash or "mer-
chandise" were found looking beautiful
from dressing done the night before
with fruits CONNECTIONS. pictures and can
dies; how each Chinaman had started out
visiting on his own hook after waiting a
reasonable period for callers, and how he
carried a bunch of New Year cards bear
ing his own name, address and the saluta-
ton that is spelled in English as "Goong
He Fat Toy" on them
yah yah. we have big time like that
here next month Gettin leady now
~ Main Guy in Washington.
''Who is the main guy here in Washing
ton among the Chinese boys?' L asked
Hop. He is fond of American slang.
'sT'ree fourteen" he replied. Then he
complained of sickness, and 1 could see
that the poor old chap was experiencing
spasm Of what Mr.. Dooley calls the
countermarching of Roscommon and ker-
ry Mickrobes. The grip was on him.
and he went back to lie down, while L
moved along the avenue toward the Cap
itol. only to stop at number 3li
The people at number 3l4 were lndeed
well-to-do .lich people, as Hop had said
There was in stock goodly amount OF
groceries, clothing OF the Old country and
knick-knacks The manager of the Tsue
Lung Company was a round-headed emma
man of about fifty, wearing the appearance
that is perceptible in every tribesman OF
wealth There was the lack of low dissi-
patton about him. y ~
my name,"- he said,i lis on the outside
of the store Then this was Tsue himself
the main guy of Washington Chinatown.
1 wished him 'Goong He Fat Toy, out
brio hfo mad no INNS
thought me premature, for he did not shake
hands with himself as he would If it were
Fat Toy day. a..f' Hfr.f
He admitted plea sanity, did this sage of
the local colony, that special effort was to
be made by the boys" in Washington to
out-do any other years. celebration. and
to even cast shadow over the days DO
ings in New York or Philadelphia.
1.-The new year Will be numbered -.
Kwang Su,' for We don't count the time
by centuries. but by each-what you call
them, yes-dynasty." He pronounced his
emperors name "Quong Swi,' and at the
| rear of the store three Others of the man.
agerial and clerical force-hoor walkers and
counter men, undoubtedly. ---,
Big Time and Big Cake.
1--WE will have a big time in the joss on
the eighteen remarked Tsue. (The joss
house is located on the avenue near BY
'In our store we will have the biggest cake
ever seen in Washington. We shall enter
tain until noon, making frequent visits
! nearby. Every laundryman is expected to
| make goodly display--Christian Cinnamon
as we'll as the faithful-and the entertaining
| is to be on more lavish,scale than ever
before. In every pace.of business will be
many home and native delicacies, including
orange confectionery, cigars, tobacco, gin
ger ale, peanuts and tutti-frutu. There
will be small Chinese cakes to eat, for the
big one will be for characterization. We
shall have pictures about on the walls OF
all the good, old ripe fellows, who did
| things in bygOne days, and there will be
great good cheer and patriotism Ballads
| of the good old days in our country will be
rendered and during the live-long day not a
| shirt-bosom will be spat upon, not an ounce
of tea is to be sold and no one shall turn
| a hand for love or money. When the guests
arrive they will say, 'Geong. etc, just as
| you observed in Pittsburg last year, and
| shake their own hands. The response OF
| the host will be in the same manner and
| wording.
| After noon every one will take in the
| joss house and pray awhile, after which
all will make merry in his own way until
morning"