The New York herald., 1922-06-04
Ny Reception IN Chino aadMy First OhopstidS
The Beginning Of the Conflict Of Strange
Social Customs the Service Of TeaiT That
Must Not Be Touched, and the Attitude Of
Her Husbands People Toward lWomen
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cult he was teaching English the largest
colleges Shanghai maintaining legal practice and giving
lectures international law He glad to be at home
again. filed. enthusiasm his hopeful the
young returned students always first and through
inability limit his endeavors working beyond his
strength.
happiness being together again made all things
possible ragmenary beginnings in America
gathered again hands the life expected make
My part recognized to be genuinely
fashioned wfehe role fitted for and the
most helpful to ChanKng. And began by running my
household with minute attention providing for his
comfort small that he liked and failed to
preciate.
Our story house consisted Of two big down
and sleeping apartments and ny roof garden
stairs In this roof garden most Of time and there
wilfred and his amah passed afternoons 1t
pleasant place. furnished with painted chairs
and blooming plants in pottery jars At the back rather
the main Of the house. the kitchen
servants and air laundry We really
practical and modern and comfortable Our kitchen
provided admirable compromise between old and
methods. It had English gas and Chinese
But the Chinese atmosphere preserved by three
well trained servants who called themselves All Chin All
Ling Most Shanghai called simply
boy" "Amah" "Cooe" but chose those
distinctive for there and Bridget with
All Ching did most Of the housework and the running Of
All Ling did the marketing cooking giving
pleasantly varied succession Of Chinese and foreign Dishes
All Poh the amah looked after wred and attended
personal
formed intelligent her soft and gentle
hurried She had American mistress be-
coming but showed surprising willingness to
adopt particular doing things whether In making
beds keeping clothes in order in entertaining VIII
fred On the other hand All Ching elderly and full
Of responsibility partial to his accustomed Of
arranging furniture and of washing windows and floors
left himself, he would odd hooks and
faithfully but made formal inspection of his abors
he would invariably slight them-to intimate that should
not bs suspicious, friend expaineda form Of logic
that found highly amusing All Ling, aside from his
culinary ability chiefly interesting his
really obique, Chinese supposed be
and usually not and because his hair really cured
Chinese hair supposed and does occasionally
For young pair bent thrift may have seemed
extravagant indeed In similar circumstances in Amer
lea should probably have thought it have
But this household a very small
for China and modest income maintained it with
a satisfactory margin.
Chan-King helpful and showed great tact and
derstanding getting establishment under would
confess my utter bewderment trying manage
servants who did not understand half Of what said
them / think he became that holding
rather hard times during those first months and he
failed In turn helped him revise his papers in the
evenings and assisted him with his letters and he used
call HIS We discovered during
in China that had formed partnership
Our social life very pleasant We entertained
great deal in q simple way We belonged to club
and kept close touch with the
students who have become important the
tional life. Though wishing
the civilization Of China they bringing ideas
bear the solution of political sociological and