New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16
"CHINKS" IN HIGH "JINKS."
Ne1u Years Celebration in Full
S7cing IN ChinqtO1cn.

Untisturbsd by the busy re very near at hard
aud the Jewish and Italian settlements on its Dor
Ger. Chinatown celebrated It's Sew Years Day yes
tcrday. More property. o. began 20 celebrate a.
midnight on SUNDAY. and will continue 70 TO DO
for q week. Unhccalng his Occidental surround
lnE. paying attention 10 the stares q the Inn
polite foreign devils the Celestial went sys-
teuaucaHy about hts joyousnesN
Dragon banners. say tinted paper Dlaoa-ds pea
cock feathers ra.nbow-hued ralmert. bursting FIRE
crackers. changing cymbaIs and booming trums
ell the heavy. sweet odor OF the burning joss
sticks-it the Orient indeed IN the dirty. TAR
row. crooked streets OF Chatham Square There
vas 70 business done 90 Chinatown and there Will
be practically none Cor the rest o. the week Feast
lHg drinking. continued festival al the theatre AID
the Joss house. with the paying Of ceremonial visits.
VIII De the order % the no iday season
The visiting began at midnight on Sunday. with
The entrance OF the New Years season Between
then and daylight yesterday most OF the Celest-als
had called on their friends and relatives. eaten
Vith them. drunk o, the rice wine or ordinary
American whlskey. which is supDlartiug the Chi
nese drink. and left New Years cards little REQ
or yellow papers covered with the Chinese charac-
te-s, praying Tor all SORTS OF blessings and pros
perljy 10 the holder thereof.
Last night again night Of foastinE and cele
braton. From restaurant and iosghuUss rang forth
the weird Chinese music the shvll piping o.
strange reed instruments ia queer dissonant chords
reinforced by the twauEing O, strings and the beat
OF drums with peculiar wooden effect. agrinst
background q Ugu toned guuEs ard never co3sUg
clash,ng. Changing symbals. Grave faced chinese
in gala attire o. brilliant hucd silk blouse basEy
trousers. ted tight at tho ankles skull cap With
the yau-cCored button a. the top. and queue
plated with ribbon, went from house 10 house or
gathered IN the restaurants 20 drink together.
With tho men went the dainty Ettle Chinese
women 50 seldom seen IN the strects-halr Of the
blacklist, set or by pink OF blue or - How or green
caps, heavy with sold and silk embroidery, their
blouses Of the fines, silks brighter in hue than the
peacocks feathers displayed so beautifully; their
silken trousers swishlng around white stockings
and little felt shoes. patterng over Mottst's dirty
The young Chlnese-AncrIcau was much In svi-
CeuCr. ttrecraciegs APPEALED 70 him Immensely
ssfety his fond parent sei them or Tor him and
schemes could surpass in variety and brilliancy
BE- those designed for the young Ceestars adoru-
Every house and every store IN Chinatown was
decorated. FlaRs % every deception foFtet from
Was everywhere on most OF the signs we're two
little heart shaped paper and tnsrl affairs. much
poters-e Peult and Mott WITH t,ir q'rgT
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rumble OF the elevated trains and the trolley cars
Once inside the uousss ALI sense Of tho occident
yellow kingdom we're there Most prominent in
torlh with lychee nuts Chinese preserves and pots
!tor. while the host VIII press on one tho Chinese
pipe American cigars.
The visit 10 the 1OseaoIse 10 greet the god Is
always ,Ae most important Of the New Years
throngs which aiIe6 the narrow stairways 81 the
ongy building IN MCtt-et. whore the god sits
Th,re. high up altar TO which gIided steps
lead sits the great joss. six clad priests waving
the scented. punEenL burning punk before him.
Making Oreisarce with head the PRAYER mat
each Chine=e prayed 20 the god FOR a prosperous
New Year and confusion TO his enemies
There are three other CeTrrouials which All the
clref men Of Chinatown y.il o5~crvc. one tho
Z 0--T yl-ha
VIE be mutual felicitat'ous and feastinE The
others are visits 20 tho Northern Pacific Railroad
cf7ces and 'he Chinatown ONCE Of the American
EXPRESS Company. IN Mott-s. where the procedIIre
paid.