The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18
A SWELL CHINESE WEDDING.
A Boston Girl WEEDS Chinaman in
Tallest Celestial Style.

Another young white girl has sue
cumbed to the charms of a Boston China
man, and last night in the presence of a
select assembly of Chinatown nabobs the
words were spoken which made them
husband and wife. The brides name was
Nellie White and the Chinaman's, as
given in the application for a marriage
license, is Moy Dong. Moy is a cigarmaker
by trade, and is near relative of Sam
Wah Kee The high social standing of
the bridegroom made the event of more
than ordinary interest in Chinatown, and
although marriages between white
women and Cinnamon In Boston are now
such a common occurrence as to scarcely
rufie the outwardly calm surface of Chi
natown, last night was decided excep-
tion.
Early in the evening the Chinatown
agony orchestra, consisting of eight
pieces was stationed in the front room on
the second floor of "a Harrison avenue
and the windows were thrown open so
that the strains of the rasping flddles, the
different toned kettle drums, and the
Chinese flutes could food the neighbor-
hood with the melody so dear to celestial
hearts Sam Wah Kee, the richest and
best-known Chinaman in Boston, deter
mined that his relative should be married
in style, and nothing was left undone to
make the affair grand success
Some days ago Moy Dong made an appli-
cation for a license at the city hall, but
was refused owing to the determination,
ii is said, of City Registrar Whittemore
not to grant any such permits without an
order from the supreme court. Moy was
not baffied, however, and straightway
made his way over to Chelsea, where he
had no difficulty in securing the neces-
sary papers.
Both parties gave their residence as
Chelsea, and Miss White was put down
as dressmaker by occupation A just
ice of the peace was employed to tie the
knot and was requested to appear
promptly at 1880 O'Clock in a dress suit at
Moy's apartments on Harrison avenue
At the appointed time the company as
sembled in the front room, which had
been furnished especially for the
occasion. and waited with ex-
pectancy the coming of the bride
She appeared a moment later dressed
in a handsome costume of white material
and radiant in smiles as she bowed to the
company With the exception of the
justice of the peace all the party were
celestials, clothed in the best toys and
ready for good time, such as only Sam
Wah Kee can provide. The questions
were put and answered quickly, and the
justice pronounced them husband and
wife, and then left
Then the fun began, and the band put
extra force to their blows on the drums
and the changing of the cymbals, and the
sqneaky flutes played something intended
as wedding march. A table laden with
Chinese de1icacies was set in the room
and the party fell to feasting and drink
ing the health of the young couple in we'll
filed bumpers of Chinese wine
The affair was too select for the pres
ence of common white people. Even the
"copper" on the beat who was investi-
eating the cause of the great cOmmotion'
on Harrison avenue conldn't get any
further than the entrance to the rooms.
A guard of Cinnamon at the out
side door kept reporters at a safe dis
lance, and one who was successful in
passing 1t and getting in the apartments
was allowed to remain there only long
enough to get glance at the bride, when
the indignant husband, who can talk
English well enough to utter fair pro-
portion of the catalogue of American
swear words, pushed the reporter into
the hallway and shut the door.
The bride was charming, and appeared
in strange contrast to the crowd of China
men who were chatting exultantly. She
is decided blond and remarkably good
looking. Although her age is given in the
license as %, she looks much younger.
There are now over twenty white
women legally married and living with
their Chinese husbands In this city, and
in most cases they are young and good
looking They are scarcely ever seen on
the street, and resent the entrance of
white people to their houses, which are
generally fitted out in first-class Amer
lean style. Nothing can be learned of the
past of any of them, although efforts in
that direction have been made from time
to time by Boston preachers.