Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-17
MUCH LIKE AMERICA
Oriental View of the Chinese
Republic.
CELEBRATION OF NEW YEAR
Celestials Observe Holiday and. Dis
play the Flag Of the New
Dispensation.

Local. Cinnamon ushered in the Chinese
New Year on the stroke of IL last night.
and the passing Of the last year under the
Old regime in their native country was
deemed to be additional reason for special
rejoicing
Next year we may celebrate the Amer
lean New Year." one of the leading resi-
dents Of Chinatown remarked. You
KNOW" he added, China much like Amer
lea now"
1t is stated that the recently elected
president Of the Chinese republic has
sent notification of an intention to
change the Chinese calendar. but just
what the change will be is not known
here.
Many proprietors of Chinese laundries
in remote parts of the city wendell their
way to Chinatown last night to partici-
pate in the festivities. Their laundries
were closed earlier than usual in order
that they might the earlier minele with
their friends, exchange cards and extend
the compliments of the season.
Flags of Chinese Republic.
Not much work was done by Cinnamon
today. Labor was laid aside and the day
given up to frivolity. and the attention Of
Americans was directed to the new flags
of the Chinese republic which were very
much in evidence at some Of the business
places and homes.
Some of the queueless celestials went
American handshake. 1t was the first
experience of the kind with many of them
and they seemed to enjoy it.
Cigars, tea. cakes and candies from the
orient were handed to American callers;
the Cinnamon were expected to help
themselves PrpSanf0
sums Of money and packages Of sweets
were bestowed on the younger callers.
and there was every evidence of solid
enjoyment
Ali day the Cinnamon were busy ex-
changing calls and. discussing things of
interest to their relatives in their native
country and to themselves. The change
In the form Of government, they stated,
was the chief topic of interest, and their
American friends had to take their word
for it.
Women in Seclusion.
Wives of the Cinnamon were not in
evidence. The members of the fair sex,
some chinese and some Americans, re-
manned in their living quarters. A num-
Der of them reside on the top floors Of
the business houses in Chinatown. The
children were dressed and sent out with
their fathers.
Ordinarily the celebration continues
several days. In this city, however,
most of the laundrymen content them
selves with a feast of one day, some of
them not even closing their places of
business today.
American people want their laundry,
one of the laundrymen remarked this
morning, and if We don't let them have
1t they go to another laundry; can't af-
ford to lose them
Today is the one day of the year that
the Cinnamon feel at liberty to spend
money without much thought Of the fu
ture. Some of them who. do their own
cooking and who live chiefly on rice. APP
peared in fashionable Chinese restaurants
today and ordered food ''fit for our new
president.
Banquet at So a,,Rlate. is
A three-dollar banquet enjoyed by,
many Of them consisted of goe chez
hong SHARK fin soup, with chicken and
ham), don kwoown OPP (whole duck steam
ed, with mushrooms. served whole at table,,
mo kwo guy pin Spring chicken chop
suey, with French mushrooms), chow
min fried noodle, with chicken, ham,
vegetables and eggs, hame sung soe
Chinese sweet pickles, with fish, kim
guet golden limes). loong dan tea.
A dish that was called for by some of
the ordinarily less pretentious Cinnamon
was what the Chinese call yen WOO guy.
1t Is composed of birds NESTS and whole
chicken, with nuts and mushrooms. The
price is $3.50
There. will be big gatherings in China
town tonight and tomorrow. Tomorrow
Empire Reform Association will gather
in their hall for Notification. At night
many of them will visit the Chinese mis-
sion on John Marshall! place.