The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-12
ALL WAS BRIGHT
IN Old CANTON
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blowpipe and hammers in beating out
quaint bits of jewelry, chased rings
and bracelets, filigree silver ornaments
and gauds of all description. Along
the street can be seen lantern decora-
tors hard at work with brush and
colors; elsewhere the vendors of 1ichis,
melon seeds and other Chinese dainties
run opposition to the sellers of creams,
chocolates and gumdrops. Flowers,
real and artificial, tiny potted ferns
and Towering bulbs are there to be
taken away, Chinese fancy work is on
sale at tempting prices, while the eli
max of the display is reached in the
BOOTH brilliant with a large number
of genuine mandarin gowns, heavy silk
vestments beautifully wrought with
silken designs in delicate colors.
These gowns were imported by Mrs.
Damon direct from the province of
Hankow. in Central China, district
where as yet the demands of the tour
lists have not commereialized the de-
light of the Chinese seamstresses in
good work into the habit of turning
out cheap articles in imitation hun
dreds. In the doll booth are hundreds
of Chinese lords and ladies in minia-
ture, dressed in true and correct eos
tune: Chinese brides in all the glory
of their tinsel headdresses and silken
pantaloons; Chinese babies, Chinese of
ficials and Chinese peasants. There
was great demand last night for
brides and the doll booth disposed of
much of the stock. All these are to
be seen and had in the "Street in Can
tom in the basement of the church.
Outside are other attractions, lnclud-
ing a grab-bag lion who swallows dimes
and returns the moneys worth IN pres
ents. At the various tables set be-
meath the great swinging lanterns IS
served all the known foreign drinks OF
church fair reputation and two new va
rieties-almond tea and tow foo, sort
of curds In the tea garden, dainty
maidens serve six varieties of choice
tea. the six blessings blend, the drag
on S beard, the everlasting faith, the
heart of the lotus, the water god tea
and the famous oolong The water god
tea grows only on the high cliffs OF the
province of Foo Kien, and, so the story
goes, that is served along with the tea,
the bushes are accessible only to mon
KEYS. The monkeys gather the Young
leaves for the exporters, and whoever
goes to the Chinese fair gets the bene-
fit
The Chinese Y. NJ. G. A. building, be-
hind the church, is in use on both flats,
the ground floor being turned into
Chinese restaurant, where chinese
dinner will be served from eleven this
morning until three this afternoon, and
upstairs are shown a number OF very
good stereopticon views Of the country
in and around Picking.
Passing through the little passage
wav alongside the building, passage
way decidedly Chinese in its narrow
ness and unevenness Of footing, the VS.
itor will find a regulation Chinese the
at-r more befowered than usual and
with decidedly more harmonious or
cbestra. but Chinese in all other re-
sheets Here is presented at intervals
during the lifetime of the fair a drama
of ancient China set to modern foreign
music. The costumes worn by the ac-
tors and actresses-fOr IN this Chinese
theater the female characters do not
fall to impersOnatOrs-are beautIful
and correct in all details. In the cast
are several of the leading students OF
the High School, although it would
puzzle Professor Scott to pick out his
scholars in their whiskered and gown
ed DISCUSSES. The drama gives the OPP
portunity for a number of pretty songs
in Chinese and some good marching by
a bevy of young girls. A feature OF
the closing act at the performance IS
musical number given by the two tiny
daughters of DR.. Ii, one of whom plays
violin solo and is accompanied on the
piano by her sister, neither of them
being tall enough to look over table
In all. from the wailing of the or
chestra at the front entrance to the at
tractive appearance of the pretty
booths and the pretty maidens IN cos