The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-01
WONG LING All GAVE AFEAsT.
Boston's Americanized Chinaman
Introduces His Bride.

lHtEOuUCeS Ills b'iues
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 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
yesterday and had good time.
| He spent nearly all day at his new
| home, II 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 fire
| but Wong Ling All did not awake the
neighborhood as Chinamen 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 8
| o'clock. The tables were laid out with
| white cloths, and the daintiest dishes
were prepared. In the big Oriental res
| taurant, where covers were laid for 100
| Cinnamon, elaborate preparations had
been made, and the ivory chopsticks,
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 a
prominent part in the feast will be
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 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 stock
ings, full at the knees. The hats were
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
|
their packets We're so long that they
had to be turned up at the wrists Sc
that they could carry their fans.
These four made 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 handshaking mood
4 FTyt.-
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 nc
shaking hands.
AS a guest appeared Wong Ling All
and his party bowed low, each mar
clasping 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 a long one and there
was rice wine in plenty. The guests ats
until they had to let their belts out
Then they left the restaurants in small
| parties, walked around the block, ol
stood at the street corners for a time
Then they went back and ate again.
When the dinner was about half ovei
Wong Ling All made another tour OF
the restaurants, and the guests drank
his health. After the dinner there waf
, another reception at the house on Ok.
ford street. The guests were intro
duced to the bride, and she blushed be
! hind her fan. Some Of the Chinamer
tried to steal the fan, and when they
succeeded the bride had to give a sou
venir before she could get it back. TIL,
presents were numerous and costly, il
all that stereotyped phrase implies
Mrs. Wong Ling All showed them t
! her friends.
Wong Yick, an aged relative of the
groom, was the big man of the occa
|, sion. If the ceremony had taken plac
in China Wong Yick would have hat
[ great responsibility on his shoulders
AS it was, he had to Americanize
good deal. 1t was Wong Yick VIII
: placed the hat on Wong Ling Ali
head, and that means great deal.