Peeps into China . CHINESE THEATRICALS. clothes. If he has none good of his own, he hires orborrows a dress. Every one, well dressed in silks,satins, and furs, marches forth to make calls, to bowor be bowed to, and, more than all, to impress self The Chinese New Years Day 33 and others with the fact of elegance. About thethird day the women begin to exchange calls, likewiseshowing a desire for fine dress, good looks, andflattery. This season, last of all, is one of amusement. Richmen hire actors, build a stage in the open air, andamuse the masses. Pious people, with worldlyproclivities, can fi
Peeps into China . CHINESE THEATRICALS. clothes. If he has none good of his own, he hires orborrows a dress. Every one, well dressed in silks,satins, and furs, marches forth to make calls, to bowor be bowed to, and, more than all, to impress self The Chinese New Years Day 33 and others with the fact of elegance. About thethird day the women begin to exchange calls, likewiseshowing a desire for fine dress, good looks, andflattery. This season, last of all, is one of amusement. Richmen hire actors, build a stage in the open air, andamuse the masses. Pious people, with worldlyproclivities, can find at the temple a theatre. Highofficials, who close their offices for thirty days, giveto the poor, listen to the music of some strollingband, laugh at the jugglers, hire a theatre, or receiveguests to well-prepared feasts. A large portion ofthe people gamble, drink, or smoke, and so CHAPTEE V. THE CHINESE FEAST OF LANTERNS.
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