Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18

IL nose are anl mourning the cm-
poror and thc great empress
dovagcr Tho emperor hos al
fcady had two funerals. and hc wiz
have a third before hc u finally nd
away bon thc great western tnmbs. Hif
monument there De- moss huildiug. and o.
viii cost si.O0Uo1o before BE- is completed.
two Yeats from now. rho mains ui
tn, great dovagor uc DOB O. hcluorcd
vonu herc boz pcku. and preparations
arc making to carry hcr tu hcr ldat
resting place lloc tomb win cost more
than tuat of kWung su. and h.r Guns
oral expense, win ruu high into tn.
millions.
IS NATION u.s. MOURNING
"a is now almost O. year since tae
deaths uf these mou1tUhs. but thc
period of mourning is JUST at its Dee
ginning 10 win last for three years,
and during that time the highest of the
imperial clan win keep on their saeN-
cloth and viii have their regular
periods of waiting Many of the oish
officials stl wear mourning buttons,
and Pa ST. the baby emperor is FREE
oucutly reported ns giving "a wall Tor
his grandma, the dowagcr boz huni
style
The death of "a monarch means much
10 the great Chinese empire No ono
who does not understand thc reverence
these people have for their rulers and
sheir holy feelings for ancestral wpr-
ship can appreciate what has been 60
ing ou here during the past nine or 10
months. : was In Mukden, Manchuria.
~ the time of the imperial deaths ana
when ] reached pekin the capital was
Of 3D.
mourning l can describe Il best by
surprising similar conditions 10 exist in
the United States,
What would our people think " tht
government at Washington should send
ont an edict that for 100 days every
man In our whole country should 30
about unshaved, that every woman
should take OF her finger rings. ear
rings and all other jcwelry, and every
man. woman and child should lay away
all bright cOlors? suppose the procia-
nation should provide that during that
time not a face should be touched by
the razor, not a lock of hair cut, not
finger nail pared. Suppose all feastins
and love making should be forbidden.
aud marriages absolutely prohibited
within % DAYS. This was the condi-
ton OF China at the first of the year,
and the police were instructed 10 see
that the regulations We're kept They
did so; and All who broke the new laws
were fined or sent to the prisons.
2OO.OOO.O 600 UNsHAVED HEADS.
The mourning was especially hard on
the BARRIERS. Surprising China to have
a population Of 1000 900. there are half
that number Of men and boys. each q
whom has his head gone over with a
razor about twice week. The Chinese
gentlemen would rather go unwdshCd
than unshaved Now, when one has
shaved his head from his babyhood tho
hair grows like a bamboo sprout The
result was that week or so after the
mourning period began these millions OF
Chinese scalps We're covered with hris-
ties like those ~ shoe brush. They
stood out on all sides except where the
queue grew forth from the crown. Tho
BARRIERS. who are numbered by millions,
had nothing 10 do and I'm some places
they came 80 near starving that the
government advanced them money un-
I'll the mourning period WAS over
Here and there a man broke the laws
and had his head shaved. All such who
wore discovered were punished In
Ttcntsin a clerk in one Of tho banks
shaved his head three days after the
death cf the empress dowagrr He was
arrested a. soon as he came out on
the street and was fined $3.50 In silver,
This is equal 10 over 500 gold. and 81
shaNes upon earth.
Here Ia PelSin "a young Chinese dandy
came 10 a barber and begged for a
shave, The barber replied that he fear
cd he would be arrested and the dandy
thereupon promised that he would
stand an the fines The barber con-
scented The man took a seat ON the
stool. and his head was Just half shaved
whom a policeman came Ia and took
both barber and customer of to tn
court. Tho judge heard the complaint.
and al IN close Imposed fine Of $50
upon each. The dandy paid the fines
hut as he ala SO. he pointed 10 his
head and asked the Judge
But what am | to do? 7 can't 20
about with my head half shaved"
AS 90 that" replied the Judge. 'you
may have the job completed, hut "a see
qhd ofense of this kind viii land you
in prison"
This custom ~ stopping shaving on
the death Of the emperor goes back ta
the days Of Chien Lung the second
great emperor of the present dynasty
WHO b. said to have inauguated &
when bis fayorite wife died Ills grief
WAS such that he ordered his officials
not Ca shave their heads for 100 days.
ana thereafter similar order was Tent
forth upon the death of am emperor.
HOW 1T AFFECTED THE WOMEN
The Imperial deaths had serious
effect upon the women OF the empire
The laws provided that they must take
on their icWoly within three days and
lar aside their silks Bud satins for
three months. An wore dun c0lors. and
some clad themselves I'm white. n
was against the laws ca wear red. and