Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-04
of various kinds, the whole covering

| dCTtS.
We entered the grounds by i road
| way guarded by immense marble lions
| on pcdestals The lions were painted
| bright blue. and their wide open Jaws
| were Intended to terrify all who came
| in Still farther on were three gates
leading into the great courts upon
| which the main yamen buildings faced
| The two side gates were opened. but
| the one In the center had imnnenee
| wooden doors, upon each of which, IN
| rod and black, was painted the hslirc
| of a Iong-bearded giant about ~ 1ees
| high Such giants are found at every
such entrance. and they are considered
| terror inspirers. 1t is only tho vlceroE
| himself and men of high honor VINO nre
| permittcd to go through this central
| gate. all common people passing III az
| the sides.
AS we came up the doors OF the mid
die rutc were closed. but we halted our
carriages until the great padlockS ooulu
be removed and then drove on IN
state until we reached tenpie-hhe
building facing the court, which WIS
walled on all sides by buildings mucn
lower. Form is much In China ana
the consul. who has been long III the
country, knows we'll how important II Is
to Insist that himself and his country
should be paid the proper respect
MIR Martin and myself each had Chi-
ncSe cards ready for the uccusioN.
These were of the size of n page oi
note paper, were bright red In Color
and bore the Chinese characters repre-
sentinc our names. They were taken
by the officials into the yamcn, and
few moments later the Viceroy. accom-
panied by dozen retalners, inter 2II
ters and deputies, all fnc-looking chi
nese dressed IN silk gowns, came Ior'h.
The yiccroy put his two yellow hdhos
n1d ChnnE them at us III
Chinese fashion, bowling low as he ana
so We folded our hands and dld nm
one better by bowling still lower. his
excellency then led us through room
after room until we came into loug
hall in which was a dining table, set
with plates of bananas. orange appleS
and pears. as we'll as dishes of assorted
biscuits. which had peen e'lueh'iS III
ported in tins.
The yIceroy directed the American
consul to take the chair at his right.
and placed me at his left, the seat OIL
honor In China Cups of dencious tca
were now brought In, a bottle OF cham-
pagne was opened, and glass OF .i1e
latter placed before each OF US we
did not touch the tea nor the chal.-
pagne until the close of the interview,
and then not before his eNcellency nad
raised his own glass and begged us 10
drink. Chinese etiquette provides ,nat
a guest must not drink until after h.S
host. and also that the caller mus
never begin drinking until his most mas
indicated his pleasure.
THE yICERoY OF HUKWANG.
NV talk with the viceroy was carried
on through an interpreter, CnlheSS
who speaks English as ,well as sat ! 90, t,ns =.
tnMShIno elbows I had a chance to
81, tSa ,Jcarov chen Kwei-Luug is
~ RECOMMENDATION of the typical we'll
saJ Et,i,,ese' ocfIcial He is a flne-look- 4
inr, man of medium height, weighing,
7 5udqo ahoilt 200 pounds. He stands
! l.@eIa,t @ and n.alles with a swing OF
. :, alsl. 1l,.i ..,f,d,n, one of the mobiles
tne arms arms lctt,'' Ha had on today a long
OF Noir1I, 91, -, o,,,,tb lin5ne, of .he
piteh pS. SIN I'm ,sN,t,di,tn iaa,oyy this showed
Wl.l.1Se VIM ~ ~ .so1,.5t hoots and above it
' oue In.r1 81, Siasd 1TshIch was crowned
80, 80 h,opI hatf chose brim was turn
WIN WI nc q ip'ssa,,nd on,pwhose crown was
eu up dll q, ouiiU' i,. no.cocle feather
ornamenteu py d us ~ The fea tber
'ne ee ~ 10 inches hack of the
eNtehdeq ous iUt IL ,iford down as he
nat, anu - r. to1Lcd Ont af
SHOOK HiS tteau a. ,.at ,,uno long dueue
the back OF tne Ia @ nuns 10 /
oil aI oily l,I ulaon hds rasted on the
nus eAeShS.S' - u,bn1y wore as
table In front OF MN ~ ~ tbev
soft as velyct. ana NtilIul Nu - romoI
have never done strohe " a.
work. They could not anu Piee i,s n the
fine finger nails me lalis ~ Hn ,ong
hand nearest me were an, an inor oorod ,N, for
and as we'll kept as thousn
by one of our fair mahicure9'
rruINA,S NEW CONSTITUTION.
The vlceroy opened the interview py
asking me the usual questions as 10
how long 1 had been IN emma anu
whittier l was going. He spoke AiuiS
of the United States, and III relerriig
to our return of the Boxer loeInilly
said that his people from one emo ot
the country to the other .i lei.
grateful to us, ana tnat uiey
were glad to be able to send SO
many students to be educated IN the