The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-09
welded TO CHINESE HUSBANDS
Queer Matrimonial Ventures of White
Women of San Francisco.
From the Neie YORK. Star

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Women of San Francisco.
From the Neto YORK. Star.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Jan. S.-Fancy a
Yankee schoolma'am turned into the con
jugal partner of slant-eyed heather son
of China There is such a woman in the
the Chinese colony here, and she is living
with her second Chinese husband Her
name, when she welded the rattan in some
Yankee town, was Fanny Watson. Now
it Is Fanny All Watt She was pretty
once, aud some trace of past beauty is still
visible in her face She is 40 years of age
and weighs at least POO pounds She is
well educated and has not lost her native
refinement during her residence in China
town. or her early history little IS known.
After teaching school in Massachusetts for
something like five years, she went to Bal
timore and taught in the public schools of
that city for two years or more. Then she
came to San Francisco
Fanny is very retlcent about her first
marriage. She dropped into Chinatown
eleven years ago bride and took up uer
residence with the pg tai of her choice in a
little house on Dupont street. near Clay.
One child, now quite a slip of girl, was
the result of this curious union, and then
the husband died. Fanny'S widowhood
was of short duration. She was still hand
some and comparatively young, and few
weeks of widows weeds sufiiced. Then
Chow All Watt led her to the altar.
Four additional babies have blessed the
household. All five bear both English and
Chinese Names and the two eldest speak
and write both languages tluently. The
youngsters are as bright as any full-blooded
American children in the city and they
bear little resemblance TO their Asiatic
parents, save in the color of the skin. All
wear American costumes, as does the
mo her, and all are as neat and clean a any
children of whatever station in life. Chow
All Mott is an industrious chambermaid
who works for Morton street people. and
Fanny's faithfulness to him and the care
which she takes of their little home on top
floor on Washington street, has won for her
as great degree Of respect from Americans
as 1t is possible for item to extend to a
woman married to one Of the despised race
Fanny is not the only white woman here
who is married to a Celestial. There are
four others who now live in the city. Big
Jim, the Chinese politician and gambler,
has French wife. with whom he lives on
Prospect place Their home is practically
a hermitage. for no one ever goes there
The woman was a bit Of gambler in her
maiden days, and frequently bought tickets
in a Chinese lottery. One day she won
pot of $1,000 with a 50-csnt ticket. Big
Jim paid over the money, and the impulsive
girl threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him out of breath. Jim pursued his
advantage and married the young woman
in less than month, although he already
had a Chinese wife He is discreet enough,
however, to avoid bringing his two wives
together.
Another white woman, who lives in
Prospect place, acknowledges allegiance to
a yellowfaced husband. He is a merchant
in the interior, and visits San Francisco
only at intervals. The woman, who has
five children, is very quiet in her behavior,
and is apparently devoted to her family.
Quite q different sort of a woman is a Ger
man girl from New Jersey, who married
the big steward of the Inflated steamer
Jeanette. She got over her passion very
quickly, and her life of late years has not
been above criticism.
The last American girl to wed a China
man is Gussle Richie, who has Just been
wooed and won by All Rock, a Chinese
actor Marriage is apparently not a sue
cess with him thus far. as neither will con-
sent to live in the quarters of the other. Il
is limited that GuS,ie is already sorry that
she gave the Celestial actor gold watch
and chain as a wedding present.