Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-31

people visit their, relatives and there is
plenty to eat and drink everywhere Even
the poorest coolie saves up from his
scanty earnings in order that he may dis
play the proper hospitality New Year
day
Use of Good Language.
Good Language must be employed in
addressing one another" Charlie Sing
explained. "Chinamen must not talk bad.
but express the best wishes for the wen
being and success Of their friends and
acquaintances. 1t is much like the "A meri-
can Christmas, but the Chinese spend
more money on their New Year Cay than
they do on Christmas or any otner holi-
day. We must give the Chinese children
money-a dollar or more-and wish that
they may grow up to be good men and
It was added that red cards with the
name. of the visitor must he exchanged
On the cards. in Chinese characters, are
the words: "A Happy New Year" TIL.
cards" are large pieces of brilliant red
paper.
The dinners tonight and tomorrow will
be the best of Chinese cuisine. The cooks
for the New Year feasts will employ the
culinary. art of the orient for dishes to
tempt the appetites of their visitors.
Charlie Bling supplied The Star, with the
following as part of the menu with which
the new year will be greeted:
Features of Menu.
Sharks fins and bird nest soup. War
Men pork. onions, celery, bean sprouts,
mushroom and noodles), Fan Rare Ngow
Yoke (stewed beef and tomatoes). Thoong
How. Gown Goock .beef. with onions),
rhoong How Goock pork, with onions),
Chop Sheo (broiled loin of pork, Bark
(,f.- Ill f>Ns1 t2y.1 ~
You Cow Goock (beef, with green pepper
Cow Goock Wong 4wa Cbeef. with pickles
and onions), Chow Lang Fan fried rice
ham and vegetable), Chow Main (boneless
chicken, celery. ham. pork. eggs and vege-
tables. with fried noodles). Yahkomen
noodle with roast pork. Gal Gong (c:lick.
en-. with celery. water nut. mushrooms
etc.e Cal 500 Min noodle with homeless
chicken and ham). Gal Chock Chicken
with rice), Chow On eggs fried with
onionsD, Foo Yong On Cham omelette. with
herbs). Foo Yong Haw lobster omelette)
Foo Yong High Chinese crab omelette)
Go L Chook homeless fish. rice. water
nut etc.), Chow, Ye Pen fried homeless
fish. with Chinese condiments). Chop Suey
ia mixture fried Of pork, celery. onion
bean, sprouts and Chinese musfrooms)
Mo Kwo Chop Suey Same as above, with
French mushrooms). Cow Goock Chop
Suey (of beef. Gia Chop Suey (of bone
less chicken. Very fine.).
Sweetmeats-Fresh canned Ii Chez, Qwa
Wing (chow-chow). Bor Lor Chinese pine.
apple), Yong Ho (star fruiD. Hong Geon
(candied ginger).
Tea-Oo!ong. Long Sue, Suey Sim.
Legends Of Good Luck.
The residents of Washingtons China
town, Pennsylvania avenue between 30
and Az streets. were busily engaged to-
day in making preparations for the event
The several clubrooms and Chinese stores
and assembly places have been put in
order and gaily decorated with Chinese
lanterns. flags and large sheets. of red
paper bearing legends of good luck.
happiness. prosperity and the injunction
.'be good in the queer characters of the
Chinese language as she is writ
Imporfations of delicacies from around
the world have been received by the .ce.
iestial merchants Sharks fins. pc.
c,Iiiar- looking fish OF the founder va.
riety, sun dried; Chinese mushrooms
preserved ginger. piHeapples. nuts ant
fruit OF seYarai varieties hav, come di.
rect rom China, and will figure In the
fast that Will begin at IL O'Clock, tonight
The mails from the other side have alsc