Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-08
ALEXA GAZETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
Marriage in China.


Marriage in China.
From the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil
Mrs. A. NJ Dllden who lives south OF the
Council Bluffs Iron Works, has recently rccclv.
ed a letter FROM her daughter Margaret, OF
rungchow. in China Mrs Duden is a widow,
and came West few years ago from Delaware,
Ohio One of her sons Is a railroad engineer
ON one of our roads. She is member OF the
Presbyterian Church, and her daughter Is
missionary of the same denomination to the IN
habitants of the tlowcry Kingdom. Margaret
started 10 China on the day which succeeded
the battle of Pittsburgh, aud intends to toll on
and die among its heather millions. AS far as
duty and health are concerned she is happy Ill
her field Of usefulness She resides in lung
chow, which is walled city OF lOO,ONO lnhab-
tauts It's people, as we'll as the Chinese gene
rally, are filthy aud degraded. Iupgchow Is
situated on an arm OF the I eioW Sea- ana Is
Headquarters for Presbyterian missionaries.
The latter hire native to carry their monthly
mail to and from Shanghai. From the latter
city there is u regular mail connection with
San Francisco.
The letter to which we were referred conveys
detailed account, among other things, OF the
marriage of the writer (Margaret) with anoth
er young Presbyterian missionary OF the same
field, whose name is Edward T. Capp The
neatly. printed wedding cards of the couple
were also inclosed in the letter, from which We
infer that there is an English printing office in
Tuugchow. We furnish below small portion
of the letter. No part OF it was ever in
tended for publication by its author, though
all of it mght, be published with cred
it to her: MIR. Capp wishes me to
thank YOU, and sends bis regards. We
were married in the new church. We were
expecting several guests from Chefoo, but a
terrible storm made it impossible for them to
come, and we had our wedding all to ourselves
The American consul would have been here
but for the storm. | have not time to tell
you about the supper, which was good Que;
but | must tell you about the presents. 1t
paws to get married in China Weddings (of
nlssiouaries) a.e so rare in this part OF China
that people are disposed to make the most OF
them Mr.. aud Mrs. Wherry gave large
japanese writing-desk Mr.. and Mrs: Craw-
ford pair Of silver plated caudlesticks with
glass globes Mrs. Holmes, a glass fruit dish
about sixteen inches high ; and her little son,
Landrum, breastpin set with japanese crys-
tails, which was worn on the occasion to flush
off dress of white silk gauze, which goods
are cheap in China. The skirt was plain, and
the waist trimmed with puffs and white silk
lace Mr.. and Mrs. Crusette gave pearl
handled silver frult-knite aud Half Hours with
the Best Authors 10 two volumes. MIR. Hi
well,-a young gentleman belonging to the Gus
toms in Chefoo, gave handsome parlor mental
clock with white marble casing fourteen inches
high and surrounded with a vase of mk-whte
glass ten inches high and ornamented with ten
glass pendants, the whole costing S23 This was
the most costly gift, except that OF Mr.. Capp'S
Rev. Mr. Richard gave japanese cabinet -
Dr. Brcwu gave plated teapot. Mr.. LILLY
pot. The three were plated silverware, ard
made to match | met at the outdoor two
Cinnamon with large sheen, which was led
by rope. Its head was ornamcnted in Chi
ncse style for bridal occasions, with pink CALI
hrlc ribbons
Mr.. Capp gave good dinner in restaurant,
aud | gave a dinner 10 the school girls and
Christian women. We went to the church in
large sedan chairs, each carried by four men.
We had a herald This man went first then 4
man with lantern thcnmy chair. then another
man with lantern. then Mr.. Carp's chair,
and don't know how many following. They
made great fuss haloriug. Arriving ut the
church, we were met by our folks and Mr.. Mills
The latter assisted Us to alight. Colvin then
talked to us little, prayed. made uS-no, NE
promise to love, honor and obey and then
MIR. Crawford prayed and pronounced the bene-
which was finished up with toasts, speeches,
c,c. Next day Mr. Capp and sat from 10 till
! clock to receive our Chinese friends, who
caluc i'll groups OF ten or twelve. Mrs Craw-
ford madc Us nice party i'll the evening. We
ouly lntermltted our duties IN school three days
on account of getting married We expect to
star, next "Wednesday fnr Pingtoo, about $50
miles to the south of this; it is our tarthest out
station. We shall probably be gone a mouth
Such trips are trying, as we'll to our health as
to our feelings. After We get back from Ping
too shall try to write you more about our
work, which must be left out this time.
EXPENSES OF MODERN "PoPULARlTY. 1t
has really got to be SO costly to get an officer
worth having by the popular sufrage-a man has
to buy SO many people, by fattery by tees, favors
and whlSkey-he has to go to such eXtrcmltes
and stoop to such depths to win the votes OF
people whose votes are necessary to his election
that even if successful, he is still heavily the
loser, if not in money then in his owu respect
and that of others al things considered, it
is doubtful unless in exceptional cases, If the
game is worth the powder. But 1t Is not the
candidate alone who loses. He is out OF pocket
a good deal, and he runs great risk OF personal
decentralization and debasement; but the con-
munity is also sufferer. Hundreds of men are
encouraged in habits of brawliug aud drunken
ness by the fact that for days and often weeks
they can have plentiful and free if they will only
bawl for the candidates who pay for it. II the
mischief done was confaed to the candidates
themselves, it would be comparatively triflng,
but is wide spread aud pervasive. Drunkenness
and all its concomitants and consequences are
iostcred by it and the best interests of the
community thus suffer serious harm. Gambler
land Ners