Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-06
FUTURE PACIFIC CHINATOWN.
San F'rancisco's Oriental Quarter Re-
building I'm spIendor.

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building I'm SpIendor.
In all the great San Francisco de-
struction no part OF the city has
been more sincerely regretted than
Chinatown. While It existed. al In
teryals, loud and deep were the pro-
tests against it---against It's dark al
legs. fits underground tunnels, Its
opium joints. against the whole
Oriental scheme OF life so different
from our own, says the New York
Times.
Chinatown went down in the great
fire to rise again on the other side OF
the bay. In thousands the Chinese
fed for safety to Oakland here
were they fed and clothed and cared
for-and now Oakland awakens to
the fact that the greatest Chinatown
on the coast Is in process OF develop
ment. II begins on the water front,
and for many blocks Il extends quite
into the heart OF the town, only one
block from Broadway. the main ave-
nue. OF the city. II was all done so
quietly that Oakland sat up IN
amazement. and with a gasp Of as
constituent realizes that for good or
evil in many ways for eyil-china-
town Is here 10 stay. White men
made the real estate transfers, ef-
fected the many leases, and the Chi
nese are in full control OF some Of
the most desirable business portions
Of the city.
What used 10 be demure little
roEe covered cottages have UNDER
gone a change. They are lifted IN
the afr, half stories added, little bal
comics thrown out, and they simply
TEEN with life. Splendid color tones
strike one on every hand, gorgeous.
primitive color schemes, flaming
orange, deep reds, yeIIows, greens,
striking biues--every house Is coli
or schemc-al the children, all the
women are resplendent in color, any
one Of them o treasure 10 an artist.
Narrow Chinese alleys are built
everywhere through the biocks-al-
legs into which one may not pene-
tratc-but the broader streets are
filed with teeming population,
with siant-eyed, yeIIow-skinned
people. a great Asiatic horde. The
instant you step your foot across
Chinatown its unforgettabie smell
comes AT you with q rush. You could
never anaIyze Il II you tried, but you
know that at least two Of IT'S cOmDo-
nent parts are dried fish and opium.
Everywhere I'm Chinatown the Chi
nese women challenge your attention.
The Chinese woman OF the upper
class f. a wonderful color study. Her
wide trousers are OF heavy black silk
and her long, loose Jacket Of violet
silk extends 10 her knees. She wears
the dalntiest OF white silk stockings,
and her little Chinese shoes, curled
np al the toes, are edged with violet
silk 10 match the tunic. The Chinese
woman never wears a hat, not even
on the hottest day; fan f. all the
protection she needs, and not for
worlds would she destroy the won
dcrful couture, in which Is a most
gorgeous comb OF rare Jade. She
has long Jade earrings and brace
let Of Jade completes costume fun
OF color. The costume, ugly IN It.
eeIf, suits these women admirably.
A problem that confronts one
everywhere in Chinatown Is that Of
the half-white child. At first one
wonders at the unusual type, for the
half-white half Chinese girls are
rarely beautiful.
The fu1l-blooded Chinese child
has slant, narrow eyes, and the dark
skin Of the Oriental, without any
trace Of color in st. He Is a sober,
sedate child, seeming to hold within
him all the reserve and mystery that
have distinguished HIS race for ages.
The haIf-wHite Chinese child f. diff
ferent. He has lost the slant eyes
and he looks at you with full. round
Iiqaid eyes-most beautiful they are
There are pink tones in his cheeks
and you will know him anywhere in
Chinatown, because he plays He
laughs and skips along In the ire
pressible fashion Of the American
boy and not at all ike the phleg-
matte Chinese child. The little half
white children are a great reveal
ton in Chinatown, and one is filled
with a great pity for the beautiful
little girls. shut up in the dark
depths Of Chinatown, with the racial
inheritance that Is the Americans
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