The record-union., 1897-08-31
A PRETTY CHINESE WEDDING.
PERFORMED LAST NIGHT AT
THE LOCAL MISSION.
Lau Tien Bo and Rosie Ying Wed
ded by Rev. f. j. Masters,
a Methodist.

Harry Lau, known among his coun-
trymen as Lau Tien Bo, and Rosie Ying,
known in Chinese society circles as
Kwak Lain Ying, are happy now. They
were married last evening at the Chin
ese Mission. Rev F. J. Masters, Super
intendent Of Methodist Missions on the
Pacific Coast, officiating.
1t is seldom that Sacramento has a
Christian Chinese wedding, and the Sc
lect few who gathered at the mission
last evening to witness the ceremony,
were interested from start to finish.
Harry Lau, or Lau Tien Bo C'Heaven-
ly Protection'') is an itinerant dentist,
who has a large and lucrative practice
among the Chinese on the coast. He is,
it is said, well fixed as far as worldly
goods goes, and has been Methodist
for six years. He speaks very fair
English and is entirely at home among
Americans-except, of course, when 1t
came to the pass of saying Yes, when
the all important question was asked.
Rosie Ying, or Kwak Lain Ying
C'Ma gnolia''), is petite little body, with
a round soft face and a pair of shy eyes,
who has heretofore gone through the
matrimonial mill. She was widow,
having been married when but 10 years
of age. That was three years ago, and
year and a half since her better halt
betook himself to the land where all
good Cinnamon go, and left her free.
She has been in Sacramento for some
time, and according to Mrs. M. A. Page
who With her daughter Ethel have done
so much for the Chinese missions IN TINS
city, had contemplated embracing
Christianity for some time. Ihe ldea
however, was not crystallized until the
day of her wedding, and yesterday she
was received into the church and Tor the
first time donned the American cos
tune.
But her new dress did not appear to
hamper her much, and many American
women might have taken lesson IN
skirtshifting from her.
DR.. Masters who is one of the trst
Chinese scholars in California, spun off
w;tticisms in the language of the Orient
without making a wry face. He is
large man, too, and lowered above the
little people who stood before hlm IKE
Mount Diablo above the foothills
The ceremony was first explained 10
the contracting couple in the Chinese
language, ana was IH6I pIOlAOuAlSSA ~
English. and under the direction OF Dr.
Masters the little couple from the Ce-
lestial Empire responded in strained,
queer tones.
After the trying ordeal was over, Mrs
Page marshalled her forces, and When
all present, Chinese as well as Amer1-
cans. had offered congratulations re-
fleshments were served to everybody.
The bride mustered up courage to
plunge a knife into the depths OF the
wedding cake, and all went merry as the
proverbial marriage bell.
The bride by the way, is the most
accomplished Chinese scholar of her sex
in the State, and while there are said to
be 40 900 characters in the Chinese al
phabet. she is a fluent writer.
The twenty little Chinese tots who are
being educated at the Mission viewed
every feature of the entertainment ana
captured much of the collation. that was
passed around Mrs. Page and her
! daughter deserve credit for the pains
taken to make the invited guests COM
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