The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-11
WONG LING All GAVE A FEAST.
Boston's Americanized Chinaman Iptrc-
duces His Bride from the Orient.

| Boston's Amerieanlzed Chinaman Intro
duces His Bride from the Orient.
From the Boston Herald.
Wong Ling All was married in Mon
/ treal two weeks ago. He went there
/ TO await the arrival of his bride from
! China. The knot was tied. but it was
4 not until yesterday that the festivities
| began in Boston. Then Wong Ling All
had a 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. p oxford street, and there
friends called on him and saw the
blushing bride. Late in the evening.
when the merriment was at its height.
there was an explosion of firecrackers.
but Wong Ling All did not awake the
neighborhood as Cinnamon are wont to
do when they have fun.
The great time was in the restaur-
ants, which were all thrown open to
the friends of Wong Ling All about
o'clock. The tables were laid out with
white cloths, and the dantiest dishes
restaurant. where covers were laid for
100 Cinnamon, elaborate preparat lions
had been made, and the ivory chop
sticks, which are only brought out on
state occasions. We're beside each plate.
There We're all sorts of choice Chinese
dishes, and that pigeons played
prominent part in the feast will he
readily understood when it is known
that there Were over 100 live pigeons in
that restaurant Tuesday evening.
Wong Ling All left his home on OK
ford street a little before 5 o'clock. He
was. accompanied by his brother. and
they We're 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 were two
young cousins. These were dressed in
long white stockings. They also wore
tea caddy hats, and the sleeves of their
jackets We're 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 single
file while the people wondered. Wong
Ling All was particularly happy, and
by the time the guests began to come
around he was in a handshkinG mood
The party of four lined up before the
door Of the restaurant and there re-
ceiVed 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
claspng his own hands and shaking
them vigorously Then there was a
chatter of Chinese congratulations
This was kept up until all the tables
We're filled, and the same programme
was carried out in each restaurant.
The dinner was 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 Ok
ford street. The guests were intro
duced to the bride. and she bushed be-
hind her fan. Some of the Cinnamon
tried to steal the fan, and when they
succeeded the bride had to give a SOU
Venir before she could get ii back The
presents were 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 Wonk Yick would have had
great responsibility on his shoulders.
As IL was he had TO Amerieanize
good deal. 1t was Wong Yick who
placed the hat on Wong Ling Abs head
and that means a great deal