The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

A blaze of lights reflected by the pol
ished marble walls, the many mingled
scents OF flowers and greenery every
where displayed eager crowds throng-
ing the nigh, spacious halls fes-
tooned with wreaths and flags and
decorated with palms and feathery
bsmboo--this was the opening of the
famous kirmess OF nations on a recent
evening in Stanford's beautiful museum.
a gsare of electric lights and then dis
tressing darkness for the space of an hour,
during which there rose a great cry of
despair and waiIng.
Every body and his wife was there,
but in the general gloom, which was
finally pierced by few dim candles and
smelly coal-oil lamps hastily produced
from somewhere, while the light from the
gasiets on the tall roles outside ficKered
tantaIzingly through the windows,
parties became hopelessly separated,
friends were lest and people iostled each
other in the darkness, calling franticaly
10 Minnie and Charlie and John and anxi-
ously wondering where Grace was.
Poor Looey Sing, hemmed IN corner
by the crowd, stood lettering on her funny
ka>tle Chinese shoes, that felt so queer and
,ed - pretty with their green and
NIX and lavender silk embroidered in
gold thread. Tightly clasped in her arms
she held an Oriental ian, a huge pink silk
handkerchief, scented with sandaIwood
and displaying IN the center arespIendent
peacCck EN- broidered in red and green.
and, most precious of all, box contain.
ing the fascinating Chinese ornaments
inb r-ora 10 ram poea har baodd -a.r
But as the electric lights refused to ap-
pear, she was finally forced, though with
ruefui countenance, to open the box and
!. ask friend to dress her hair in the dim
light. First, out came the green jade
rims. and bracelet and the curious earrings
made OF Jade and beads and mock pearls;
next the little fan-shaped ornaments OF
artificial forget-m e-nots, and finally the
regular bridal crown itself, which was
trujy beautiful affair, of four parts This
was most curiously manufactured from
glass beads of various colors, gllded wires,
lits of red and pink and blue chenille,
steel pendents, artificial flies and roses,
while from the side pieces OF the oval
crown, fitting about the coil OF hair at the
back, hung dozen strings of white paper
beads pendent on green paper, which
swayed with every motion of the head.
This crown was a fitting adjunct to
Loqey Sings costume, which was really
worn by a Chinese bride in San Francisco
scarcely month and half ago. OF the
three sans, or coats, with their wide
SLEEVES, the inner one was of a soft, dull
Lavender silk, the second pale blue edged
with black satin, and the ou!er sam was
made Of fowered lilac silk and black satin,
and broad green satin cuffs lined with
plu and covered with gold thread en-
u dery. The narrow skirt of fainIy
~ cred yellow silk was beautifully made,
pN2ng with lis black satin panels of ex-
qui3ite EN- mbroidery the most SNOWY part
OF the whole dres.
Finally the lights appeared once more,
to stay, and Instantly glad hum arose
from the cOngested mass of people about
Ithu statue of the old King in the
grtAt marble entrance hall. Looey Sing
driited away with the crowd into the
southern wing of the building where the
taaroom was situated.
In the center, surrounded by wonderful
JaPanese art treasures-hronze urns and