The evening world., 1892-01-27
CHINESE WE'D At CITY HALL. !
Blushing Miss All Kim the Bride
of Stalwart Lem Soon.
Alderman Clancy tnites the First
Mongolinn Pair at city Hail.

Alderman William clancy tn-h WAS nc
corded the proud distinction OF unichtug at
the ir,t chinese wedding ever pcrtormcd in
the ,lty Hail.
The groom wa, Lem Soon, aged lw,uty-uNr
years, oi II Mott street, ami the bride Nh
Kiln, a little maiden OF twenty years, ol the
same address.
Lem wah, who is connected with the kuAn
Tang Lung Company, dealers In medicines
and merchandise at - Mott street, wa, the
Interpreter ana one ot the witnesses.
\ little fur-clad Mougoll,n named io Gan
was the other.
Miss Nh Kim. the Tiny bride. was vision Of
celestial loycIncsS clad IN the yaricgutcd
colors and green garb uf the flowrry King
dom.
She Is a little over four feet IN height and
looked Ike an animated bundle Of fancy silks
a. she todllcd into Room Is In the wake OF
the tail, slant-cycd groom. The todilc was
occnsioucn by her foot gear.
Little All Kim has feet OF Chinese rrgUla-
tion Size ana they were inCased III highly
Ornamcntcd shoes with aolCs butt on the
rocker principle, which made her walk on
bits Of white felt with "A surface about "a lig
| as a silver dollar placed right under the mid.
die uf her tiny foot.
Her long, coarse. nlack hair was brushed
smoothly back from u low, r,trcatiUg tore
head, and was done up IA a heavy braid,
which reached nearly to her feet. SIN
threads had been woven into II to max" It
quite tpuch the tioor. This hair was only
pretty because OF Its glossy hlnrknu,S, for /,
was quite as coarse as a horses mainr. y
| III DAD red ribbon bound II close to her head.
| Now that An Kim Is a wir this style ot
dressing her hair will be- abandoned aud IT
Iyi II,lr i,, i'm
| bright little head.
The brides wcddiug-gown was an outer
| coat of gray Inquired silk, trimm"d with three
rows OF black six braid. ms coat was lined
with red sin and partially concealed nm un-
der coat OF green silk, trimmed with gold ana
| silver.
\ red SIN handkerchief and paper fan
| completed her Uutiit, II mention Is not made
| oi the litilo lady s lcwtlrS, which consisted of
a gold clasp to her outer coat, several heavy
| rings ON her fingers and me barDarOu, | Oh
| Ing pendants which Wur" fastened IT. her
| Tiny ears.
These earrings were of green Jade In gold
| setting, with prOiuNiOn ui great pearls at
tarhcd 10 them without ANY apparent order
! or design.
The rid'sroom's appara! was nca, and
| clean, but wa, aS subcrly black and unaltrac.
| tiv" as a modern dress suit.
! Lem Wah, the Interpreter, f. a fat, happy
| little person, VINO wears pretty littlr hlt.
toned skull cap OF silk, which he keeps
covered with an ugly black Iclt hat most OF
lnt tllc.
lie Interpreted the service a. read 10y Alder.
man Clancy, and bride aud bridegroom made
their responses. the latter audlhly. the former
with further inclination oi her head, winch
was all the while Kept hanging bashlully.
THAT'S ALL" said the Alderman, as h
finished reading the services. Now kias
her T.
The laughing bridegroom fastened to obey
The bowed head OF the hashiul bride wa
lifted and Il sounding smack was Administered
square on her llps. All Kiln apparently likcC
the situation. too for She smiled IN her sweet
| MOngOlan way.
ON the marriage certificate which brld,
and bridegroom signed. the names Of Al
kim's parents, who are living III China, wcr,
given as All Ling and Sing. Those OF Len
soon We're said to be- Lem Wy and Gee.
Lem Wah, the Interpreter, said that Len
Soon has been IN this country nv" years. ant
that the bride has been here nlmOs, rs long.
There Is n Wet defined suspicion, however
that the bride is IA recent Importation by th
way OF the Canadian Pacific railroad. for sh
was not known In Mott street.
A wedding banquet VIII be spread AZ J.
Mott street Tonight, In honor Of the ncwl!
welded pair.