The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-28
J0HNCHINAMAN SITS
HIM DOWN TO A
RARE MENU
Sons Of Confucius Begin the
Celebration of the Dawn of
Their New Year With a
Tempting Feast Surround
ed by Emblems of Their
Ancient Religion.

SOUPS.
Aboluni. Bicho De Mer Birds Nest.
Sharks Fins in OIL
Fish, Minced with Tartar Sauce.
CHOW Mein. Olalong.
ENTRIES.
Fine Chopped Turkey with Rice subgum
and Bauloo.
Wor lie Lee. sarlee: Ii Chez.
Yum Yung Ho.
DESSERTS.
Sui Sin. Wal Lon. Gam Gott Hong Shut.
TEA.
Lon So. Lok On. Oolong.
Longdin. Hongkong
Preserved and Candied Fruits.
Chinese Cakes and Candies.
This is the. bill of fare being discuss
ed this morning at 6 o'clock by the
Cinnamon of st. Paul, for it is the
beginning Of their New Year festival.
Lots good time" Is the greeting Of
the Celestials as they meet one with a
smile. And a good time they make
of it, surely, devoting, as they do, a.
whole month to it. The period Of jolli-
ficatfon lasts from yesterday till Feb
ruary of the same date.
In the rear of the store of Woey,
Sen, Low & Co., 439 Jackson street,
there is erected an altar the like of
eyes or dreamed of by Western minds.
Picture Is Striking.
Stretched from the ceiling to the
floor is a huge paper banner upon
which is painted the scene of a group
not greatly unlike the Christian con-
cepuon of the Nativity where the
wise men are gazing with rapt devo-
ton upon the face of 'the Messiah
and in import the story in connection
with this Chinese picture, as told by
Sam Woey last night, is not greatly
dissimilar The group represents two
men in the prime of life, gorgeously
arrayed IN silk of many hues; an old
and crippled hermit, who is looked
upon with awe; a woman servant, and
child-the Hcly Child, who sprang
from the loins of the god Fen Cheu.
This old hermit holds in his hands the
representation of a heart which he
brings and holds before the child. It is
the crucial point of the test. They are
70 md by this means whether or no
TINS is the promised Savior The old
man kneels at the feet of the one who
holds the child. and the moment the
infant sees the heart he stretches out
ms hand for 1T and great drops of rich
rel blood appear on the heart. 1t is
tie sign.
Upon a table draped in gorgeous
silks OF deepest crimson, carnine and
VINE are elaborate dishes of candied
and dry preserved fruits. Oranges.
large and beautiful in symmetry such
as are never seen in the stores here.
are piled high in lavish generosity.
FROM the appearance of the oranges
one would gather that they were sent
mere by California Cinnamon for the
purpose. Bananas, pineapples, dates.
Hgs and many other tropical fruits are
abundantly supplied. Then there are
many fruits the like of which are never
seen IN Anerica-sent hither across
the broad expanse of the Pacific that
they may officiate in part at a New
Year festival in st. Paul Chop sticks
are there, for it is in this manner
JOY their repast, and over all floats the
sheayy, but not oppressive, odor of
Chinese incense.
Things Not Explained.
Immediately to the right of the altar
IS the Holy of Holes" In small al
cove, the walls of which are generous
~ piastered with the mysterious, ca
balistic characters of the Chinese Ian
guage, is little brazier. lamp with
hoatlng wick and burning citron oil.
which gives forth the most fragrant
aroma. Besides this is a vase filled
with some manner of little thin, long
oeASfA0D AOOh4AAS 1OI 0u11h0- SlTdWS. 1n1S
part of the show Sam utterly refuses
to discuss preferrfng to direct the con-
versation to other channels as becomes
the sly Celestial character.
For over two hours, from 8: 80 till
11:45, fully twenty-five China.
men sat around tables in the rear of
the store drinking white wine i'm
ported from the old country, smoking
their curiously constructed dope
pipes" and occasionally varying mat
tiers by the absorption of few dates or
1eechy nuts.
AS TIL e Globe man arose to 60.
Sam Woey volunteered the informa-
ton:
"Gleat big blowout mex Sunday
mo'ning-yehi-yo'c hey? Va
yo'cum-good time!"