The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-16

70 oN THE STREETS.
ana sun the street is full of coed -,
lures | stop in store and take ont ~,
notebook and jot down the strange ,b;nn.
all about me. There are two Cbine,. r.ae.
ing each other. Each is shakin, n.
nands' putting his fists together r.;,h,r
man touches the other. Here come SOW.
eooiies carrying a great box fastened . =.
middle OF pole which thew rest o. - ,h .Ie
onou'uerS' They grunt and cry ont a,
s;.L sep as they move onward and both
aiu poor get out of the way. BY ere
tom the man who carries the load ;s 49,,
tne center of the street and the o,hs.s
must 80 to the wall This is for t,vo rsa
sons one is that the Chinese naturaIl,, 80
spect labor and another is that III.
Glotnes may not be soiled against the brr.
den so carried. ''e Oui-
axe Tor instance, that man who is com
ing down the street. He is hare N N.
waist and he has two buckets Of the ,,;I.s,
sop attached to the two ends Of ,oIe
Whlch rests on his shoulders. There Is
framework of straw on the ton of III.
iiquid, but the stuff would splash on, ;f h.
Jostled against you in passing. Behind b;,,,
are TWO coolies carrying a load of boards
on their shoulders, and still further back
are other men with baskets of greasy
cooked ducks. There are coolies totine
bales OF cotton and silk, loads of pottery
and in fact all sorts of things used by the
Ohlnese. he dray horse here is the coolie
and the cooie takes the place of the wagon
as well
CHINESE WOMEN OUT SHOPPING
There are many women in the crowd
moving past me. Some of them are gor-
geously dressed. They totter along m
small ieet' leaning on canes or aided bv
servants. Here and there you see one sit
ting III the stores or on the stems resting
herself during her shopping.
But what is that procession which is 90
ing by now? 1t pushes every ono to the
wall. FIRST come men bearing great boards
on which red characters are painted and
behind them boys in long gowns. with red
conical hats. Some carry flags and others
maces and dragons on poles. Some have
red umbrellas, and there are two Chinese
officials on horseback and behind them
gorgeous Sedan chair Of green silk look
IN at the windows as the chair passes Its
occupant is woman, the wife of Chi
nese general. She is splendidly dressed.
and the red paint Of her cheeks is spread
on in smears
Behind is a rich Chinese merchant in
silk and with him are two boys in SPEC
tacles, who are perhaps preparing for the
examinations which they will soon take al
Pekin.
IN A CHINESE STORE.
There are silk shops everywhere. Chill
dren are weaving most beautiful ribbons
and crepes some of the finest Of Chinese
silks being made by boys and girls under
IS years Of age. Some of the stores which
sell silk have factories connected with
them and some of the silk establishments
are very large. Hangchow has whole
streets of silk shops, some Of which sell
hundreds OF thousands of dollars worth Of
goods every year. The shops are nothing
like our dry goods stores. There are no
dresses displayed in the windows and no
goods on the counters. The interior looks
more like a music store than anything else.
Its walls are covered with pigeon holes,
out OF which long rolls Of cloth stick To
each roll is attached little strip OF white
muslin bearing the price mark in Chinese,
You ask for what you want and the goods
are then brought forth and unrolled Many
of the silks are sold by weight, at so
much per pound.
Later on enter a silk factory 1t is one
OF the largest in the city, and there are
about a hundred girls sitting on the floor
pounding at the refuses or waste of raw
silk. The girls look up as l come in, and
when point my camera their way they
every yellow almond-eyed maid
en- Jumps up on her little feet and toddles
away at full speed. They huddle together
behind the partition at the back OF the
room. and | hear their voices Indignantly
scolding, when my guide says
Master, no takee picture here. China
girls he no likee you take picture. He
thinkee you makee die"
THE BIGGEST FAN STORE OF ASIA.
One of the largest businesses of Hang
chow is making fans. They are produced
by the millions and shipped from here to
all parts of China. Some of them are
very valuable, costing SIS and upward Some
are made of eagles feathers others OF silk
with ivory handles and many of paper,
wood and other materials The Chinese
use more fans than any other nation. Both
sexes carry them. and there are fans which
are proper for men, and other makes which
are only proper for women. One of the
most popular gifts is an autograph fan. and
poetry fans are common. Such things are
written in Chinese characters, and when
produced by scholar are much desired
There are folding fans and fans with maps
of the various cities OF China upon them.
Some fans turn in at the ends. Some are
round in shape, and many are hand painted
and embroidered.
One use Of the ian is TO shade the eyes
from the sun. The most fashionable gen
tleman's cap has no brim, and the man VINO
has no fan can not walk about without an
umbrella. Many of the people go bare
headed. and as they are shaved 10 the
crown they must have something to pro-
tect them from the hot sun. In the shade
The fan is either carried in the hand or
folded I'D and stuck in the back OF the
reck or sometimes in the top of the stock
ing. II
Hanqchow has the largest fan store OF
tne world 1t faces the main street ana
consists of many rooms running around
courts and covering a large space. In the
front mart of the establishment a dozen
aA~'-- ..,.,,,rr fans n xVOllQ-