The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 26, 1903, Page 8

SAD OFFENSE TO THE : GREAT JOSS ‘ : ) THAT RULES ALL THE ... s vescock testherr I do not know just what Joss I toppled, CHINESE but I am sure that I can never be the same sgain in Mr. Wong’s esteem. FASHIONS. “The peacock feather with the light costume—impossible!” he sald, with hor- rified face. But he wore the wonderful coat of wire- like silk thread woven in lacy pattern, nd Mrs. Wong, who toddled ia on tiny angular feet, wore the most wonder- 1 phoenix robe of turquoise satin heav- wrought in deathless phoenixes. Her o wrists were heavy with bracelets, and from her shoulder fell a string of haped pearls, milky white; of great Mr. Wong s & graduate of Yale of the n jade beads; of amethysts and pals s far better Eng- rose crystals, He also speaks ‘“And where are the childrent” I asked, His wife is a as the two arrived. has ever ar- Mr. Wong spoke casually. *“We couldn’t find them,” he sald. “They =eem to have to the photog- wandered out of the hotel. They must bs around the city somewhere. I don't sup- pose they'll get lost—they never do.” Mr. Wong and hia before you. SARAH COMSTOCK. “CHINA IS AT LAST SITTING HOTEL sulte has recently over- flowed with some of the most dis- ed Chinese ever enter- which Wong is Chinese Commisstoner They promised to go rapher's en masse for & pleture, the whols seven of the Wong familr. “As & great favor, Mr. Wong, will you So that is why on e ‘steel wire coat? I begged. wife a UP AND TAKING NOTICE” By Wong Kai Kah. NE of the great mistakes that The Euro Americans make reeping more “hine b ahe 'were now for s nning to live. “China 1 B p and taking notice,” I have heard some Stax vou oft are just have seer s can ‘be used by one s&y of beginning to “s e lar t eign language. Our ; commerce and gen- . relations make’ this impor- e ot £ admindedness ¢ is one of < 17 1t 1s w is known abouf her she i slow to k of a new tly. that we commerce as o increase tual bene re nations that erce is a great edu- ¥ first brings with one another and Jearn here no race 00 ignorent to teach. The more that men of men the better all around ina and the United States are in the of their acquaintance de their bow of recog- e conversa- nue is d people. r commercial nd. England account of the g and & terests ount of es than there Iy an ocean, we sc t communica- on is dir even though slow. " railroads are built accord- = %5 Moy t There are a num- flerent directions I might m afraid ngless. and hese roads are traveled by the regula- frerent per- by American ccording to ’ It ¥ your style” of t entirely Amer- traveling is still done as in olde t exceller hey have be comfort. One of the uis will be of old chairs rs used, and it will ! have changed. Whee! b some extent now vet no streetcars i carefully perfected longer find cur im- siness buildings and houses little nut ofl lamps of the ‘n Chinatown for souvenirs. ctric lights just as other do. You will also find tele- telegrap! be at an early date! fidings in the large cities are much like yours, especially in Shanghai and Hongkong, where the foreign settlements are large. They are not high enough yet to satisfy lofty ambitions mor to make ors an essential. There are no sky- scrapers. So far as I know <hina has y one elevator, which i in & buliding anghbal he W HOEMNI1X | The Chinese Vice Imperial Comm iss‘iqner to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Says Americans Are Densely Ig- norant of the Real Broad- Mindedness of the Ureat Oriental Empire. Our ‘exports are largely ted, Wos and ornamental goods. such as china, carved furniture and’embroideries. In return we KA; receive piece goods from FEurope; for im- stance, Gérmany sends us a large amount of housefurnishings. Opium from Indis . is/one of our ext tmports. In time “wve hope to have railroads making a net- work ail over Asia and connecting us far better with Euroje. While Europe and America keep on im~ proving their own manufactures, China does the same. e porcelain is of the most beautitul in the world and the Chi- nese are always alert to make it better. They adopt designs from forelgn goods and use them in china decoration and in embroidertes. rinese ltke these forelgn designs just.is you like the Chi- nese. Every one wants what is a novelty to him. The great f brolderies is colors. In many that vou are acc at each other,” pu whole is always harm Tam car ing many of these 1 robes to show the people of this countty what our people do, for the best of our embroideries and fabrics have not been brought.out of our country. One pjece that I have is the Fiohe of the Hundred Butterfiles. It is of lavender silk with hundred butterfiies wrought upon it by no two alike and all in count t colors which d into a perfect whole. his is the first time that qur Gewara- ment has sent an exhibit to ons of these World’s Fairs. There have been omly small yivate exhibits before. So ‘there will be much to show that is new te the world. We are making a particular peint of showing the development of China. by object lessons in her hisfery. We ‘have ancient war chariots to show, heavy af- falrs something like those ‘of the pld Romans. They held four men W{- archer. We have old imblements, erude things used {n agriculturd and other forms of labor, and our modern omes to show for comparison. The development of the Chinese boat will be similarly ‘shown. The history 'of our China making will be displayed In’specimens of the wared of different perfods down to the presenf day. The main building will be the ome oc- cupled by his Highness Prince Pu Lun and it is to be begun by Americans and finished by Chiness workmen, for they alone know the dellcate architectysal methods that are used in China. My wife will design the decorations to be used In the interior. The building will bave the tmperfal roof, for it is to be the head- qugrters of a Prince. Next winter I shall return to China to escort him to St Louls, A mineral exhibit will be features. China has and she has been slow i of it, but now that th code of mining laws in our country we look for a great impetus in the direction of mining. Wallace Broad of England is 1o help us in the form )t these laws. As to the “New China”—what country is not new In these days? We all are It we are progressive, and we all hope to be pew again at every milestone in our career. China is one of these progressive coun- tries as is the United States. In behalf of the Chin to our better acqualntance ————— Danger Lurks in Exhausted Brain Cells. Nerve specialists say that a great many sulcides are the direct results of exhaust- ed brain cells. When you find yourself becoming mo- rose and despondent, when you are con- sclous that the zest of life is evaporating, that you are losing the edge of your for- mer keen interest in things generally and that your life is becoming a bore, you may be pretty sure that you need more sleep, that you need country or gutdoor exercise. If you get these you will find that all the old enthusiasm will return. A few days of exercise in the country, rambling over the bills and meadows, will erase the dark pictures which haunt you and will restore buoyancy to your animal spirits. No man is in an absolutely normal con- ditlon until he enjoys bare living, and feels that existedce itself is a precious boon. No one Is normal who does mot feel thankful, every day, that he is alive, and that he can think and act with vigor and effectiveness. Ob, to be strong; to feel the thrill of life in every nerve and fiber in middle lite and old age as in youth; to enjoy exist- ence as do the young lambs and calves which chase one another over the flelds and meadows and pastures; to exult in over e ’ winter! B the crisp air ef The (¢ e Chinese em- ferful blending of 508 u will find colors side and the