Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-04
WONG LING An GAVE A FEAST.
Bostons Americanized Chinaman Introduces
His Bride from the Kingdom.
(From the Boston Herald

| Wong Ling All was married in Mont
real two weeks ago. He went there to
! await the arrival of his bride from
| China. The knot was tied. but it was
not until yesterday, that the festivities
began in Boston. Then Wong Ling All
had big dinner in all the restaurants,
| and he. with members of his family,
| received the guests with smiles and
| bows and handshakes. That is, each
man shook his own hands as he bowed.
| The groom is an Americanized China
man. He wears American clothes, and
has done so for many years. He does
| not like to dress in the flowing gowns
| of China. He was a happy man yes
terday and had a good time.
| He spent nearly all day at his new
home. u Oxford street, and there
friends called on him and saw the
| blushing bride. Late in the evening.
| when the merriment was at it's height.
| there was an explosion of firecrackers,
but Wong Ling All did not awake the
neighhorhood as Cinnamon are wont to
| do when they have fun.
| The great time was in the restau
rants which were all thrown open to
the friends of Wong Ling All about 5
o'clock The tables We're laid out with
white cloths, and the daintiest dishes
We're prepared. In the big Oriental
| restaurants. where covers We're laid for
100 Cinnamon. elaborate preparations
had been made. and the ivory chop
sticks. which are only brought out on
state occasions, were beside each plate.
There We're all sorts of choice Chinese
dishes, and that pigeons played promi-
| nent part in the feast will be readily
understood when it is known that there
We're over 100 live pigeons in that res
taurant Tuesday evening.
Wong Ling All left his home on Ok
ford street little before o'clock. He
| was accompanied by his brother, and
| they were dressed alike. Both wore
loose coats of dark red, which came to
about the knee. Under this were skirts
of blue. and white stockings. full at the
knees. The hats We're of black silk. of
the shape you see on tea caddies. the
crown being of red.
In Wong Ling Abs party We're two
young cousins. These were dressed in
long blue costumes which almost hid
their white stockings. They also wore
tea caddy hats, and the sleeves of
/ their jackets were so long that they
had to be turned up at the wrists so
that they could carry their fans
These four made a tour of the res
taurants, walking the streets in sin
gle file. while the people wondered.
Wong Ling All was particularly happy
and by the time the guests began to
| come around he was in Misunderstanding
| mood The party of four lined up be-
| fore the door of the restaurant and
| there received the guests. There was
| lots of bowling. but the George Francis
Train style was adopted and there
was no shaking hands.
| AS a guest appeared Wong Ling All
| and his party bowed low. each man
| clasping his own hands and shaking
| them vigorously. Then there was a
chatter of Chinese congratulations
This was kept up until all the tables
were filled. and the same programme
was carried out in each restaurant. -
The dinner was a long one. and there
was rice wine in plenty. The guests
ate until they had to let their belts out.
| Then they left the restaurants in small
| parties, walked around the block. or
| stood at the street corners for a time.
Then they went back and ate again.
When the dinner was about half
over Wong Ling All made another tour
of the restaurants, and the guests
drank his health. After the dinner
there was another reception at the
house on Oxford street. The guests
We're introduced to the bride. and she
blushed behind her fan. Some OF the
Cinnamon tried to steal the fan. ard
when they succeeded the bride hal to
give souvenir before she could get
it back. The presents We're numerous
and costly, in all that stereotyped
phrase implies. Mrs. Wong Ling All
showed them to her friends.
Wong Yick, an aged relative of the
groom. was the big man of the occa-
sion. If the ceremony had taken place
in China. Wong Yick would have had
great responsibility on his shoulders.
AS it was he had to Americanize a
good deal. 1t was Wong Yick WHO
placed the hat on Wong Ling Ais
head, and that means a great deal
About 200. 900 people are engaged in