Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-11
Celestial Orange Blossoms.


Last evening at the Congregational Chi
nese Mission, on l street, between Sixth
and Seventh, Mr.. Fong Bow, of this city,
was united in marriage with Miss Ii Shun,
Of Marysville. Hymen's knot was tied by
Rev. w. C. Pond, of San Francisco, assisted
by Chinese interpreter. The groom for
several years has been a member of the
Mission, can read and write English, and
speaks the language fluently. The mar
riage ceremony took place at 8 o'clock and
was witnessed by all the members of the
school, and a large number of ladies and
gentlemen who had received special invita-
tons. The bride and her attendants ar
rived in a closed hack few moments be-
fore 9. She entered the room bowling, and
was accompanied by three female at
PENDANTS, one at each arm and one follow
ing close behind. Owing to the smallness
of her feet-which are the size of infants,
not being over three inches in length-she
hObbled along 10 the altar with difficulty
leaning on the arms of her attendants
Her bridal trOUsSeGu consisted of a heavy
green silk dress, extending to below the
knee, large flowing sleeves, g trowsers' of
heavy gross grain silk, ornaments gold
Her face and head were covered with a
large red silk handkerchief and she held
III uOlIl udIlIS III lIOIll Oh her lace q MANI
moth white feather fan highly ornamented
Her diminutive feet were incased in shoes
covered with pink satin. The ceremony was
conducted with all the solemnity usual on
such occasions, and when Miss Ii Shun
promised to love- honor and obey Mr. Fong
Bow she spake not, but bowed her willing
ness in a manner that indicated she
was very happy and highly pleased with
the individual whom she was wedding.
FOng Bow, was one of the happiest of men,
and he smole a smile that extended entire
ly across his face. At the close of the
ceremony the bride was led to a seat
| where she received the congratulations of
her friends as best she could in her blind
folded condition. The bride is small in
stature, IS years of age, was born in Marys-
vile, where she has reigned belle in the
most fashionable Celestial circles. That
she was the handsOmest young lady of our
neighboring city, the reporter is not able
to state, for he like all others present, was
not permitted to gaze upon her angelic
features. Fong Bow says she is beauty,
| and we do not doubt his veracity. The
groom is employed at the Silver Palace
Hotel, and is said to be a very good man.
The couple have had neat apartments
fitted up at Fourth and ! streets, and will
| receive their friends on and after Friday
next. The hall had been most elaboratelv
| decorated with evergreens and flowers for
the occasion. After congratulations were
over-no kissing of the bride having been
permitted-Mr. Fong Sing took his place
at the organ, and the Chinese scholars sang
in excellent voice and time, the groom
joining in the song, with harps and with
viols there stands a great throng.n This
was followed with when He cometh to
make up His jewels" and ooh. what a
Saviour, that He died for me-" At the
request of Rev. W C. Pond Mr.. Fong Sing
sang a solo, playing his own accompan-
iment on the organ. He has an excellent
voice and persons who could not see him
would never for a moment suppose that
the sweet melody came from the throat of
a Chinese lad. This completed the exer-
Cises, and then all present were served with
tea, coffee, cake, candies and fruits.
CHINESE BURGLAR ARRESTED Y esterday
morning it was found that w ]. O'Brien's
lime depot, on l street, between Fifth and
Sixth, had been burglarized during the
previous night, and robbed of eight sacks
of barley and a pair of blankets. The
| thief gained entrance by breaking pane
of glass and removing the fastenings of the
window. Officers Ash and Sullivan
worked the matter up, and arrested a
Chinaman named All Hung for the offense
1t was ascertained that he had disposed of
the barley to another Chinaman, named
All Sing, who had placed it in building
| in the block between Second and Third, II
and l streets. The purchaser was arrested
| for buying stolen property. The barley
was recovered and was identified in sin
| gular manner. When the thief was re-
moving the sacks from the lime
| house he saw that one of them had a
hole in it, through which the grain was
escaping. OF course if he carried it through
the street in that condition the trail OF
grain would give him away" go he tore
q copy of a San Francisco paper, which he
found lying near by, in halves, and used a
portion of it to stop the hole in the sack.
The officers examined this piece of paper
and found that it correspondent with the
| piece left at the lime house. When All
Hung, who is supposed to have stolen the
grain, was searched, barley was found in
his que.
THERE are but few business houses in
Sacramento as favorably known on the
coast as the Big Tree" Store, corner
Eighth and J streets. This house is one OF
the few landmarks of Pioneer days" still
, in existence. To-day It's proprietors enjoy
/ the same goodwill and business standing as
in former times As an evidence of this
fact, il may be said that by liberal adyer-
Using and sending out price lists of theil
| select stock of groceries, they have built uI
| an extensive country order trade oyel
| almost the entire coast. The reader will
! please notice their price list on third page
under "a Holiday Groceries" The wants O
those at distance will be attended to thu
] same as if present.