. Christian herald and signs of our times . AND SIGNS IX)Z- 19- NUMBER 37. Dc Witt Talmage, , Editor. NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER 9. 1S96. Price Five Cents. iung Changs Welcome* Gat Chinese Statesmans Visit to the United States-His Impressions of America. EfARELY has New Yorksjfjjkyl magnificent harbor pre-Py sented so animated andpicturesque a scene as itB\f|p| did on the forenoon ofKa^SJ August 28. Bright sun-J v^-^j shine and cooling breezescontributed to make the?perfect as the heart couid line along the lower bay. leav-Hie channel between, lay the splen-?Lels of the Atlantic Squadron,
. Christian herald and signs of our times . AND SIGNS IX)Z- 19- NUMBER 37. Dc Witt Talmage, , Editor. NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER 9. 1S96. Price Five Cents. iung Changs Welcome* Gat Chinese Statesmans Visit to the United States-His Impressions of America. EfARELY has New Yorksjfjjkyl magnificent harbor pre-Py sented so animated andpicturesque a scene as itB\f|p| did on the forenoon ofKa^SJ August 28. Bright sun-J v^-^j shine and cooling breezescontributed to make the?perfect as the heart couid line along the lower bay. leav-Hie channel between, lay the splen-?Lels of the Atlantic Squadron,Hg with bunting, and flying count-among which the great dragonTiina loomed conspicuous. One of the channel were miles andsteam and sailing craft, excursion, tugs, launches and yachts, manyiy with bunting. And when, at e huge and stately ocean liner, St. states-man ofthe East,Li antici-pation ofhis arriv-al a for-midable pro-grammehad beenarranged,includingrecep-tions bythe Na-tional,State and. taryaides costume to honor the occasion. As he ne-Major tered the salon, the Americans gazed atDavis him in well-bred surprise. His jacket wasand Capt of golden yellow silk, loosely made. FromMills, in his waist hung a number of skirts or sec-re s p len- tions of silk all of different shades of blue,dent uni- and upon his head rested a dark blue hatforms, or cap. with a wide, upturned brim thatAssistant made it look like a turban. The top ofSecretary this hat. which was red, was jauntilyRoc khill decorated with a three-eyed peacock plumeand the indicating high rank. Interpreted throughChinese Chinese etiquette, the whole costumeMinister, conveyed the official respect and admira-T h e y tion of the wearer and his imperial masterwere for this country and its ruler,trans- Li Hung Chang, surrounded by atten-ferred to dants all more or less picturesquely garbed,the big entered the salon leisurely and seated him-liner and self in a heavily-cushioned bamboo Hung Then an att
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