The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-21
ASIATIC NUPTIALS.
Double Chinese Wedding
Last Night
IN TRUE AMERICAN STYLE.
Happy GroomS and Pretty Celestial
Maids Are Joined by Rev.
F. j. Masters.

Under a large canopy made OF gayly
colored paper TWO happy couples OF Mon
golian birth and American education were
married last night in the chapel OF the Chi
nese Methodist Mission at GIG Washington
street, by the Rev. T. j. Masters.
Il was a double wedding in high Chinese
circles and there were hundreds OF people
present TO witness it.
One of the contracting parties was MISS
Gum Fung, graduate from the Methodist
Mission, who some months ago met and Tell
In love with Dr.. Lau Kim zee. dentist
known in the Chinese quarter as DR..
Henry.
Miss Suey Neen, another one OF Rev. Mr..
Masters pupils and very cute-looklng
Acknowledged damsel, was the other bride,
and she was married TO George Flung low,
q Bakersfield merchant.
All of the contracting parties were thor
oughly Americanlzed, not only IN language
but also in their dress ana habits.
The brides wore the usual white satin
costumes en- traine. bridal yells ana orange
blossoms, while the grooms looked very
much emanciDated in their conventional
black suits.
IL was the first time in the experience OF
the officiating clergyman that the regular
ritual Of the Methodist church was thor
OuEDY GOmHll6Q Will ny AHinCsC-OOAh
converts who intermaTried, and he SAID last
night, after il was all over, that he 0eileVed
no Chinese couple was ever married before
under similar circumstances. because Ne
had never heard of an exchange OF rlngs
between Celestial groom and bride being
had until these two couples insisted on nav
ing this feature added TO the ceremony.
Miss Gum Fung is quite beauty and she
looked charmingly modest IN her bridal
robes.
Miss Suey Neen also presented very
charming appearance. being little taller
and more at ease than her evidently some
what bashtul bride companion.
Miss Kambalo TSunayo, cute little
Americanized Japanese lady. was The
bridesmaid for Miss Gum Flung, while Mss
Alice Beekman performed the same service
for Miss Suey Neen.
Mrs L. Z. Williams was the lady who
performed the mOtherly part OF giving the
brides 10 their future husbands. Mrs. Good
ali. the president of the Wemans Mission
airy Society, being unaToidabiy absent.
Dr. Henry, who is as much OF an Ameri-
can as any Chinese can ever be IN speech.
manner and habits, looked SO cool and IN
concerned during the ceremony that he in
spred his more timid triend from Bakers
field, who braced up and also stood the
ordeal OF getting married like man who is
used to that sort Of thing.
The usual form was gone through WITH
and everybody seemed to be glad when it
was all over.
There was great deal of Misunderstanding.
kOw-IOWing aud cOngratulatlng, and then
everybody went upstairs, where several
tables we're spread with profusion OF re-
freshmentS.
The TWO newly married couples occupied
the seats OF honor. and were prevented from
eating and drinking anything by the aSSldu-
Gus attention paid them by the many ladies
and gentlemen present.
Every body had, as matter OF course, 10
be introduced 10 them, and when the dentist
cast a wi5tful glance over to the man from
Bakersfield about 10 o'clock it was met by
responsive smile, so that it became evident
TO any observing mind that both of them
wished people would go away and leave
them alone with their bliss.
As long as the refreshments held out,
however but few departures took place,
and the four principal figures of the we'd
ding party found no relief from their social
obligations until late hour.
They viii depart to-day on their wedding
tours, and then Nh. and Mrs. Fung Tow will
while Mt. and Mrs. Laa Kim zee will per-
maneDtly reside either in San Francisco or
in Portland, Oregon.
Rev. Mr.. Masters says that both Of the
marriages are extremely happy unions.
The men are wealthy and are deeply enam-
oTed of their wives, and the latter have
every quality which makes a good house
wife.
They can play the piano and cook a din
ner." said Mr.. Masters, land one Of the
conditions under which they married was
that their future homes must be conducted
strictly on the American plan"