Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-23
a CHINESE MARRIAGE.
New York Celestial. Have A Great Time
On sunday.


New York Cclcstials Have A Great Time
ON sunday.
A big Chinese marriage was celebrated
by the we'll -to-do class of the Chinese col
ony yesterday. Mr.. Fong Wing, OF the firm
of kwong Hong Long, Mott street, was
married To the young maid of Mrs. Wo kee
of Mott street. Mai boy IL a comely Chi
nese girl who came from canton some years
ago, while still little mite of girl, as
nurse TO Mrs. wo KEGS children. II has
been her habit for the past few years to
take the youngest baby out for an airing
on Mott street whenever the weather per-
mitted. IL was noticed that she fingered
much around the store of kwong Hong
Long, but no one suspected that the senior
member Of the sharks fin and birdsnest
importers was wooing Wo KEGS comely
maid until the matter was made public
yesterday by Wholesale treating Of his
friends in the general Chinese restaurants.
Though the lovers were far away from
their homes in China. yet the customs of
that ancient people followed them here IN
love making country" Both were in
love, yet neither the man or the woman
dared to speak To the other The services
of an old and experienced matchmaker In
the person of Mr.. Gan Pock, an attache of
the Chinese City Hall, were called in. This
old genius had been In the business before
while yet young man in China. lie him
self IL still single, some say because he
loves the happiness of others 40 well that
he doesn't need n wife to be happy.
Can Pock Immediately espoused the
cause of the lovers. lie first got the con-
sent of Mai Dogs mistress and master, Mr..
and Mrs. Wo kcc. who said II was " all
lightee" il the groom would pay back the
passage money that they advanced the girl
when they brought her from Canton. Then
Mai boy concluded she would be happy
enough with FoDg Wing without trying 10
get her four years salary from wo Kee,
and Fong Wing agreed to pay the passage
money. The great triangle then met and
the thing was u go.
Hence the big demonstration of JOY In
the heather quarters yesterday, when all
Mott street was aplow with high colors,
champagne flowed IA FREQ as Croton water,
and birds nest and sharks fin puddings
were as cheap ~ Jersey hapjacks. Fong
Wing spent money like an Indian nabob
from noon 10 midnight The forenoon was
devoted to exchanging compliments and
present making. The gifts were numer-
Gus for the groom, but hardly any for
tho bride, except few articles OF silk
dresses from her Chinese lady friends. At
about o'clock u number of tho most fa-
vored guests were invited TO the great
event of the day, the marriage services,
which were held on the third floor of No. 3
Mott street, whore the Choon Fab Coon So
Ceau Sung, or Chinatown mayor, oiliciated
In tho midst of n crowd of Chinese busi-
ness men.
The bride was clad i'm high coored silk
| gown, and was accompanied by the little
maids of Mrs. Sim Quong ca and Leon
| Dom. The groom wore the usual long silk
robes ofa merchant. The pain began,by
worshipping the ancestral tablets and burn
| ing joss sticks and incense papers, and
ended by partaking of the cup of eternal
peace "a light wine) which was handed
them by Gan Pock. They were then dc
clared man and wife by the Choon Fab
Coon So Ceau Sung. In conclusion they
bowed to the elders present for permitting
them to dare to become pair.
The blushing bride, accompanied 10y the
two little maids, were conveyed in n closed
| carriage to the various banquets at
the restaurants To be congratulated by
the less fortunate guests. She had
roaring reception at all the places,
| aud many insisted upon drinking her
health in regular Oriental style by holding
the cup of moi mar duo trice wine) to her
lips, but at the earnest entreaty ofthe trem-
bling groom, who followed nj a respectful
distance, she was spared the trying ordeal,
and, after series oflow bows, she retired
and went home.