Show in a chinese house home the windows of chinese houses belonging to the wealthy classes are rade made of oiled paper or semi ent oyster shell artistically wrought in i variety of fantastic patterns as may be imagined these give very little light and no ventilation consequently the house bouse during the day is dark and dull duh but at night when the numberless picturesque lanterns are lighted the scene is most beautiful round hang from the center and other ether points of the ceiling some with flat backs are fastened to the wall ind nd others are set upright on tables cd stands the prettiest and m most ost ive are made of white silk or delicately painted in a variety of colors red the symbol of oy predominating there are octagonal lanterns fancifully painted with red silk tassels hanging banging from each corner comer mechanically th chani cally contrived lanterns which the heat sets in motion beautifully emed cured horn lanterns and some of basket work and bamboo the rooms are separated Kpa rated one from another by carved i wooden scroll croll work which is most or mental ca and gives a very rich and I 1 handsome appearance to the interior this carving is sometimes gilded and Ime times polished again the wood is iett in a state of df nature and given only i coating of wax the chinese are as fond end as the french of mirrors large and small ones are scattered about and cheval glasses placed in positions to give ari an idea of grandeur and extent extant the doors of a celestial home instead of following a monotonously rectangular form like those of the western world are sometimes round or leaf shaped or semicircular semi circular apertures aper tures the round doors are regarded as a ambol of the sun another doorway vt fal perhaps resemble a flower illume buted by a window so constructed as to enhance the conceit tg ular doors are used in the gardens which separate one court from another r and amin n doors shaped like tans fans leaves carolls crolls and fruit are seen unlike the hP japanese anese the chinese have been accustomed cus tomed to the use of chairs tor for cenes teries according to western ideas the e chinese chairs are models of dis mafort for they are made of a patera which prevailed in england in the th days of queen elizabeth or queen aue e tall straight of back and in ordina tely angular the most comfort able le chair to be found has an adjust ible back and is filled with reversible alons but this is a a modern anven cioll a when visitors axe are expected or oa the celebration of an anniversary PS of red cloth are thrown over the to couches conches and squares of the same Ya aUrial rial cover the seats seals of the chairs |