California Chinese Calendar, 1898
By Editor
"California Chinese Calendar, 1898."—An original and unique calendar, a real work of art, has come to our table, published by A. M. Robertson, San Francisco, and illustrated by a well-known artist of San Francisco, Solly Walters. The calendar consists of fourteen cards, 9x11 inches, tied with red cord, on each of which are some fine pen drawings of actual scenes and characters drawn from Chinese life in the great city of the West. For instance, on the first card we have a Chinese nurse-girl with children; on the second, different types of Chinese; and following among others, a Chinese scribe at work, a Chinese barber dressing the hair, a boy running to school, a Chinese gentleman, a vegetable pedler, a cook, a highbinder, an artisan, the dragon, etc., etc. The name of each month, and the year 1898, are given in Chinese as well as English. It contains in all thirty drawings from life. A neat holiday gift. Price, 50 cents, red boards, wide margins, silk tied, $1.25. Postage, 10 cents. Address the publisher.