Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 163, 2 April 1891 — The Chinese Trombone. [ARTICLE]

The Chinese Trombone.

E4itor Ka Lēo: People traveling through GOU»t*ies l«rguly popnljlted by chinese are> surpriseci to find how well the mongols use muscles of the iuouth iirvarious kinds of work. The laūndrymen for instance may be seen taking in their eapacious mouths about half-a-pint uf a, starchv solution, whieh while ironing, with faces like Seraphs playing the trnmborie, thoy squirt in a fine spray continuou«iy over the clothes, one .mouthful being 6ufflcient for a large nnnjbor of shirts. A short while ago while staying at— I was quietly strpiling aboue the yard at dusk, when through the half open kitcaen door my eye was involuntarily caught by the sight of t.he Chinese eook with his cheeks blown up in the characteristic way ready for immediate action. I suspected that he might be starching the tabl(s cioth for the BDecial supj>er about to be given, and stopped a inomeiH to ascertain how far one could go in the use of the napkins that night. But I was niistaken Ah Hop was not ironing. he was haniiling a sple.ndid eake and was artisitically putting on—the icing 1 I wns uncertain if I could say anyithing ahout my discoverv. but se©nig the implicit faith whieh the culfriarv department enjoyed, and that being a stranger and aCa lifornian. my statement might be regarded as tinged with prejudice. I kept silent. To do tbe <»ek justice ? when the eake made its appea-anee at the table it lookeā verg tcmpting v the icing being applied in a verv even frothy layer. Judging by the way the c«mpany—-especia!ly the ladies, helped themselve« U it, it must hav<s been of exc£lleat flar«ur lut her« I cann#t uoy

xperience. u Try the c:fe 1 oan really rtcomm'end it!" said pretty Miss r-audibly 1 bethe artistic icing. Bvi "l hardly ever ate . eake" and hanana and will eontinue in frame of mind while in Honeluiu. Visitor.