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Updated: May 27, 2025
The objects were of Japanese manufacture, and consisted of specimens of rich brocades and silks; of their famous lacquered ware, such as chow-chow boxes, tables, trays, and goblets, all skilfully wrought and finished with an exquisite polish; of porcelain cups of wonderful lightness and transparency, adorned with figures and flowers in gold and variegated colors, and exhibiting a workmanship that surpassed even that of the ware for which the Chinese are remarkable.
Hong Wo, No. 37 Chow-chow street, making up a lottery scheme in fact we found a dozen others occupied in the same way in various parts of the quarter, for about every third Chinaman runs a lottery, and the balance of the tribe "buck" at it.
Five courses: oyster cocktails; Waldorf salad; veal loaf, Saratoga chips, devilled eggs, dill pickles, mixed pickles, chow-chow and peach pickles: heavenly hash; and ice-cream with three kinds of cake. And small cups of demitasse, of course." "Three kinds of cake?"
As tokens of his esteem, See Yup presented the party with gaudy plumes made of gold tinsel and trimmed with peacocks' feathers. We ate chow-chow with chop-sticks in the celestial restaurants; our comrade chided the moon-eyed damsels in front of the houses for their want of feminine reserve; we received protecting Josh-lights from our hosts and "dickered" for a pagan God or two.
"And if you wait until night I'll make some muffins to eat with the roast corn. Mother is going to show me how." "Well, don't put any chow-chow mince-meat in your muffins," begged Bunny with a laugh. "I won't," promised Sue. "But can't we do something while we're waiting for night to come so we can roast the corn?" "Will you put up the swing you promised to make for us, Tom?" asked Bunny.
Washee him piecie pants, chow-chow top-side see, John?" With his mouth and hands he made exuberant motions of eating rice and washing clothes; and the Chinaman, who concealed his distrust of this pantomime under a collected demeanour tinged by a gentle and refined melancholy, glanced out of his almond eyes from Jukes to the hatch and back again.
Her voice suddenly changed into another key. Hamel knew instinctively that she wished him to understand that their conversation was over. "Chow-Chow," she cried, "come along, dear, we must have our walk. Come along, Koto; come along, little dogs." Hamel strolled down the terrace steps and wandered for a time in the gardens behind the house.
Now cut out the college talk you been springing on me lately. I won't have it you hear? You're a poor man's son, and the sooner you make up your mind to it the better. Pass the chow-chow, mother." Nervousness had laid hold of her so that in and out among the dishes her hand trembled. "You see, Harry, it's the free City College, and " "I know that free talk.
"You goodee pijjin and chin chin when you comee," he only said, "and when you wanchee chow-chow, you comee Ching Wang and him gettee you chop chop!"
"Thank you," I replied again, not knowing then what he meant by his term "chow-chow," although I fancied he intended something kind, and probably of an edible nature, as he was the cook.
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