The Porcelain Tower, or Nine Stories of China

Excerpt from The Porcelain Tower, or Nine Stories of China

We were sorry to observe that 50 excellent and well-bred a people as our Chinese, if not excluded from, were at least little regarded in those apartments into which the Chinese only could convev additional refinements; and the' belief that this resulted chiefly from the gravity of the attire in which they have usually appeared in this country, was our induce ment to try the experiment of presenting them in a livelier dress.

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