The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12
MRS. Ii ENTERS SOCIETY.
CHINAToWN SMELLS PUT on THEN
BEST TO MEET THE BRIDE.

Her Honeymoon Had Lasted Two pfoens' ana
Now she IL Presented 70 Her Hnnbnne's
Friends nt y Banquet-ConinE-out Gowh
Pale blue SIN Rmbroidered Beautifully.
Two months aEo Ii Sung Quong, n merchant
ut 10 Mott street, was married to q lttie Shi-
nose girl who had como all the way from the
far-off Flowery Kingdom to keep her plighteo
troth. He had left her years before, whom she
was scarcely moro than a baby, to seek his for
tune among the foreign devils" Of America
and he had prosperod. He had grown to %
rich and influential. q partner in the Dock I'll
Company, and n power among the family OF the
Lis. SO In the early fall he sent back for tho
bride Of his youth and she came. The wedding
ceremony was performed, as was chronicled In
THE SUN at the time, and all Chinatown made
merry.
But Chinese marriage etiquette did not per
nit then that the bride be presented to her hus-
bands friends. Tho honeymoon must first DO
passed In bllssful retirement. And 80 1t was.
The bride did not enter society until yesterday.
Ii Sung Quong outdid himself with the brill
liancy Of the function.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the beating OF
tom.toms, tho clashing of zams. and the piping
of reeds on tho second floor of the Horn Hong
Low restaurant, at IL Mott street, betokened a
eremony Of some sort. Below in the street q
crowd assembled. Through the doorway lead
ing to the staircase in the rear a number OF
Cinnamon kept running in and out as though
they had moro business TO attend to right Off
than they could handle in n week. This was
where the fenst was to take place.
Up the street ut the store OF the Dock tt Com:
pany there was more fuss. Brilliantly dressed
large number stood IN the real. OF tho store chat
looking young man came in with a grin on his
face. This was Lii Sung Quong, the host Of the
SIX blouse He sG and d0 lowered s Elk trousers 'n q se Of darE
green. He chatted with. his friends. and
sbh hnaust of SaIi' 3 Here o,Sl0G 'her he T rsPsiF sIre 40 the q
and more kept coming. When all was in
she might attend; She had been secreted over
the store of the Dock I'll Company. In front Of
by white horses and driven by a grecn-livoried
coachman. At Just half past s o'clock there was
A little, toddling thing she was. with s.iarSbel3
before her face. She WINS gowned iii pa blu5
silk. beautifully embroidered. She was only a
maidens OF her own race, and just back Of her
came two little bits Of Chinese girls. with their
ringe by her ladies Of honor. There were no
jumped in after her. Tho door was slammed
and the curtains were pulled down with a snap;
out they ali flea and up the stairs. while the
carriage waited to take them back. The women
did not 60 directly, lya to tho the banquet hall hail. , but t, to :. a
RECALLED themselves with dolfun. which is pigs
feet; chow gal pin. which is fried chicken; bat
CUP sung. which is pigeon pie; chow hop jung,
which Is ducks feet; fu yum dun, which Is ham
omelette. and all sorts of things Of which there
Is no counterpart in this land OF ours.
When this was over the bride came down to
the banquet hall, and while the tom.toms
tummeh and the zams zammcd. she toddled
from table to table with her fan ever coyly he
fore her face, and was thus presented to all the
guests.
Then they drank and made speeches ant
toasted the newly welded couple. All the swell.
OF Chinatown were in attendance, even the
Mayor. Pom Sing. who is alleged to have de
clared in ecstasy ut sight OF the bride. that sh,
was tho %prctticst woman outside of China. anC
that verify Ii Sung Quong was a lucky man.