St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
ROMANTIC CHINESE WEDDING
A Happy Double Event Celebrated
in Gotham.

A Happy Double Event Celebrated
in Gotham.
The first Chinese wedding in New
York occurred few days ago. And it
was double wedding. too. There have
been numerous cases where Cinnamon
have married white women, but two
couples of simon-pure heather have
been united in orthodox Christian
fashion by a regularly ordained Chris
tian minister. A short, chubby. copper
colored individual, attired in the garb of
Mott street merchant, the other day
walked into the police Headquarters
building from the Mott street entrance.
From his dress ne appeared to be man
OF distinction i'll Chinatown. He was
Moi Stone, who is distinguished in Mott
street society for having the prettieSt
Irish wife on the street. MIR. Moi ex-
planned to the policeman who stands
guard ut the door that there had been a
great love feast in Chinatown for the
last few days, occaSiODed by the mar
riage of two nabob MongolianS to two
pretty Chinese girls, who had come all
the way from Victoria, b. c., to be mar
ried in regular American form. Mr..
Moi said he wanted to get a certified
copy of the marriage certificates to send
to China. Mr.. Moi paid the usual fees
and obtained his certificates. One of
the two certificates said that Chew Gin,
twenty-eight years of age, had been
legally married to Miss Shong Fong,
twenty-five years of age, by Rev. .. r.
BoutOn, superintendent of the Five
Points Mission, on Dec. 5. The other
certificate states that Chew jim. thirty
years of age, had been married by the
same minister to Miss Lin Fong, twenty
two years of age.
Mrs. Chew Jim is very pretty and can
speak some English, but she was unable
to make any comprehensive statement
as to how she happened to come all the
way from Victoria to New York to
marry Chew. Mrs. Moi said to Il New
York Herald reporter that six years ago
Mrs. Chew left China with her aunt,
Kun Ion. and landed at Victoria. She
was married by the Chinese rite to
Chew and lived happily with him for
two years. Chew was not a success as
business man in Victoria, and he
came to New York, leaving his bride
with Kun Yon. At the time Chew jim
came to New York Chew Gin came
with him. Chew Gin also left his wife
under the protection of Kun Yon. Both
merchants prOSpered in New York and
soon became Mott street Sweils. About
month ago both decided that they
would send for their wives and the
faithful old Kun Yon. The young
women disguised themselves as Chi
neSe boys and started overland for
New York. They reached the city
about Dec. 1, and found their husbands
awaiting them. The two young women
were taken to II Mott street. and Kun
4on was locked up at 10 Mott street for
safe keeping. The next move was to
bring Moi into the scheme for advice,
because if it was known that there were
two Chinese bellies iii Mott street the
neighborhood would be too small to
hold the festive Mongolians. Mr.. Moi
consulted his Irish wife. 1t was Mrs.
MOi's opinion that there would be no
peace in Chinatown for the two ChewS
If they did not get married over again in
the American way. This course was
finally decided upon. and Rev. Mr.. Bou-
ton was taken to II Mott street and the
double marriage ceremony performed.
After this Chew Gin and Chew jim had
no occasion to conceal the facts of their
| marriages. The chinese band dropped
around and gave them serenade, and
the mayor and sheriff of Chinatown
offered them their congratulations.
Both couples are still receiving con-
CALCULATIONS. The presents received
up TO date are all unique.