The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
LUM SING LOO,S MARRIAGE.
The Rich Young ahinaman who
Won u Newark Girls Heart.
New York Sun.

The Rich Young hinaman Wh,
Won Il Newark Girls Heart.
New York SUM-
Lum Sing Loo, a young Chinaman
said to be wealthy, married a few day
ago in Newark, N j., Miss Alice Dodd
an American girl, eighteen years old. A
Methodist Episcopal clergyman otficiated
Lum Sing Loo is about twenty-eigh
years of age. He was born in Canton
China, where his father, merchant
holds an influential position under thu
Chinese Government. When he was fif
teen years old Lum Sing Loo emigrate(
to California. He settled in San Francis
co, where his two uncles, Chock Fan Loo
and Choo Yam Loo, were in business.
He attended a public school for two
years, in order to learn to read, write anc
speak the English language. Then he be
came clerk in Chines4 drug store, anC
after he learned the business lie returned
to China. His father gave him large
sum of money. After a brief stay il
Canton, Lum Sing Loo returned to Sar
Francisco and opened a drug store Hi,
venture was successful. In two years he
became member of the firm of HoF
Kee & Co., druggists in Dupont street
and also of the firm of Hung Woo Song
& Co., wholesale tea merchants, in Jack.
son street. Eighteen months ago he
rented the old Drummond property in
Houston street, Newark, and converted il
into a Chinese drug manufactory, the
only establishment of the kind east of
California. He built high board fence
about the entire property, so as to keep
out curious people.
A score of his almond-eyed countrymen,
all of whom wear blue cotton blouses and
wooden shoes, are employed in the estab-
Iishment preparing drugs for shipment to
China. These men seldom venture out
side Of the inclosed grounds, but Lum
Sing Loo frequently visits this city
to purchase herbs. His uncle and part,
ner, Chock Fan Loo, very tail and
swar,hy man, who superintended the
drug factory, returned to San Francisco
three months ago. He was angry, it is
said, because his nephew was too fond of
the "Aleljcan galee."
Lum Sing Loo wears his hair cut short,
and he patronizes a fashionable Newark
tailor He is slender, and not above five
feet five inches in height! He has pleas
ant features, and intelligence and good
nature sparkle in his bright black eyes.
Soon after he opened his factory he per-
mitted several parties of young ladies to
inspect his parlor and other rooms, but
he would not allow anybody to enter the
He gave tea parties to a
few female Christian acquaintances.
Among his visitors was Miss Alice Dodd,
whose widowed mother lives in East Kin
ney street, and she captured his suscepti-
Bile heart on sight. Lum Sing Loo's at
tentions to Miss Dodd soon became 50
marked that the gossips began to comment
upon it.
Instead of eating with his workmen, he
thereafter took his meals at Miss Dodd's
home. He made her presents of costly
jewelry, and bought her gold watcn
and chain last Christmas. Diamonds al
ways sparkle in Lum Sing Loo's shirt
bosom, and he carries gold-tipped ebony
cane. A few weeks ago he rented a
residence at 261 Lafayette
street, which he furnished richly, and
then he told some of his female acquaint-
ances that he was to be married. His
associates are principally Americans, and
he seldom mingles with his coun,rymen
in Newark.
"Mr. Loo is real nice little man." said
a young lady who WAS seated in the bay
window of a Frencl-roof cottage on La
fayette street, Newark, yesterday, to a
reporter for the Sun, "and all of us girls
down here had set our caps for him. We
liked his tea-par,ies and his presents, but
we liked his company the best. He's got
lots of money, and he used to spend it on
the girls, too. Amt it too bad that Alice
Dodd cut US all out? He used to escort
Us to the Methodist Chapel in Houston
street, treat to ice-cream and soda, and
lis pretty pigeon English is just too sweet
,or anything"
Mrs. Loo is above the medium height.
Her black hair Yesterday was wound in a
arge coil on the baekof her head, where
It was fastened with gold-headed pins
md comb. Her features are regular and
Ter eyes large and dark blue. She said
& the reporter: "We kept the engage
nent quiet, because we didn't want
everybody talking about it. I.oo's
Nople were pleased when they heard he
was to marry me. He fitted the house
~ elegantly, and he was 80 considerate
or my religion that he did not hang any
Chinese pictures nor characters in any of
he rooms. A week ago last Thursday
We were married by the Rev. Mr.. Van
Duyne, a Methodist Episcopal minister,
who breaches in the Houstou-street
Chapel. We were married at his house,
N Eighth avenue, and my mother and
'ister-in-law were the witnesses"
Mrs. Loo's wedding present from her
husband was a set of gold jewelry, with
oearl ornaments. As the reporter was
,aying good-by she remarked: "Somo Of
he girls who affect to laugh at me and
'ideule my marriage to Loo may get
worse husband. He never swears, does
lot drink strong liquors nor gamble, and
) never cross"
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