Show diio of in china when one sees a lad in aliina with his head shaved one may be sure eliat however lie may loo i lie lias put aside all the things of youth and become a man in fact this event is celebrated in the household with great solemnity fur entrance upon manhood is a grave matter for alie boys of the flowery land invitations are sent to the friends and relatives to a family gathering and each is expected to bring a present in money for choice for alie liero of the hour the boy himself is dressed in fine bilk robes and perfumed with spices when everyone has arrived the father makes a speech in honor of alie occasion the presents are given and then a Cli inese priest alie boys licad to prepare the way for the pigtail which marks the man of the celestial empire |