Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-28

Saturday afternoon there were exer-
cises in the chapel. After these exer-
cises most of the women came down
to our house. 1t is Chinese custom
to go calling on all holidays and feast
days 80 they all came to call on us.
really think there were at least 200
of them. You know on our compound
there are the girls large school build
ing, q woman's chapel, day school
building, and our home, besides the
servants quarters. Well, the women
filled our house and the chapel and still
there were some left out in the yard.
These wandered around and seemed to
have a good time. They stayed until
almost suppertime, and some stayed all
night and slept in the chapel. In the
evening Mr.. johnson gave a magic Ian
tern entertainment for the foreigners
and Chinese and the Christmas celebra-
tions were over. OF course, this was
all on Saturday, and Christmas was
yesterday, Sunday.
! l got six Christmas cards, q potted
Observation-Disclosures plant from one of
the Chinese teachers, a lovely 1905 cal
endar from Miss Dale of Wuhu, solid
silver name pin--that is, my name as
represented by the Chinese character
made into pin, from Miss Lyon, a
book of MendelssOhn's "Songs With
out Words" arranged for the piano,
from Miss Kelley, box Of lovely bon
bons from Miss Quimby of the Advent
ist mission, beautiful bonbon jar Of
Chinese blue ware from Miss Burke,
also of the Adventist mission, linen
turnover collar from Mrs Dannenberg,
a gold Chinese character stick pin from
our servant woman, pair of tiny Chi
nese ladies' slippers and a typical
painted Chinese fan from Miss Kelley IS
Bible woman, beautiful piece Of Chi
nese embroidery, silk worked on royal
purple blue satin from Mrs. Whan, a
Chinese lady friend, and one-third
share in a beautiful tea set that was
presented to the young ladies home
by Miss Favors Of Lu Chez Flu, besides
a third share in great many other
things, such as pictures and candies
that were given to the home.
Our rooms are now all decorated with
holly. 1 never saw such pretty holly
as we get around here any old place.
But we can't get mistletoe. AS one OF
the gentlemen said; "It is very diff
cult TO secure anything that is liable
to produce explosions" DON'T know
why he should say that in referring TO
mistletoe.
Well, / just made a pretty scratch.
Kitty, a great big yellow Persian cat,
a beauty you may be sure, just came
in. Before / knew Of her presence she
gave a spring and landed right square
on the keyboard Of the piano at my
back. Don't know which jumped the
worse, kitty or myself. Anyway, she
concluded not TO stay there, 80 she has
taken up her abode on my lap instead.
OF course you know gave her no in
ducement.
Well, today / saw another curiosity.
A Hindu silk merchant was here with
real Hindu silks and linen. IL was the
most beautiful stuff / ever saw. i in
vested, and il / can make arrangements
TO send you some, i will send you a
dress pattern. Maybe / can send a
waist as sample, anyway. Now, don't
accuse me of being extravagant. That
beautiful India and Hindu silk that we
pay such exOrbitant prices for at home
doesn't cost any more here than good
quality Of gingham would cost there,
so i can aHOru IL. leli phpd W bohh
me the number Of his shirt, so viii
know what size he wears and / will
send him some silk shirts that will make
the community green with envy, and II
won I cost scarcely anything. This
same merchant will be back before long
and he will have a great many shirts
with him, he says. He is the queerest,
most pleasant little man have
seen for some time. He is very swarthy,
with the dark brown eyes Of the Hindu,
and bows and smiles and says Eyes,
please" and "No, please and talks
a little pigeon English-enough 50 that
he trades with the foreigners, but not
with the Chinese, because, he told me,
he couldn't speak Chinese, He heard
me speaking TO Bunling, our house boy,
and asked me how long had been In
China. / told him, and thought no
would faint. He said he couldn't learn
Chinese, and he has been travelling up
and down the Yangtse river for years.
/ was talking 10 the boy In Chinese, you
With love, from