The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-15
The All Fonps' social nosition IN

The All Fongs' social position I,
Honolulu has been assured for te,
years, and since the father went t.
China lever to return to Honolulu tn,
position of the girls has been settled
beyond argument. The marked at
t~ention the naval officers have shown
the girls has given them a prestige
that their money could not buy ever
in mercenary Honolulu. The agree
ability of Nine. All Fong, and he1
smiles of happiness upon all hel
daughters attendants have been pc
tential in making the All Fongs the
favorites they are. The pagoda man.
sion has always been kept open to the
girls friends.
Captain Writings Happy Home.
Miss Henrietta All Fong, who mar
ried Captain Whiting, U. s. n, and
now at Manila in command of the
Monadnock, is considered the most
charming in the family. She is a
pretty brunette, and is the only book
ISeader among the girls. While all the
gn1s have had so much attention from
navA officers, it was nevertheless a
nine lays wonder in sHonolulu and
San FRANCISCO when. tie announcement
went ou.a- e.apF@ grave, dignifed and
aristocratic Commanders Whiting was
to wed Miss All Fong. To be sure,
she was very bright and pretty and
would adorn any home, and-and she
had an absolutely sure dowry of $780,
600, and may get more. But then
there is the persistent thought that
possibly old Papa All Fong and his
queue and his Gathering wooden shoes
may come out of China one day on a
visit to his daughters. Then, too,
cannot suppress the wonder whether
any of Mamma All Fong's Kanaks
blood will ever assert itself in future
generations. The naval officers, even
those who had repeatedly been guests
at the All Fong mansion, shook their
heads and talked in whispers among
themselves.
But the marriage, which took place
in May, 1894, has proved a perfect
ShPtdiu NultIuS anu LIS WHO
have a beautiful home among the
cocoanut trees of Honolulu, and their
devotion to each other is only married
by their common devotion to their
three-year-old girl. Mrs. Whiting is
one of the most beautifully gowned
women among the naval circles any
where.
Three Other Married Sisters.
Miss Alice All Fong, who married
Arthur NJ. tombstone formerly q re.
porter in St. Louis, the Associated
Press representative at Honolulu, is
the tallest and most dignifed of the
girls-that is, if one may speak of dig
nifty in connection with these Jolly,
bits of femininity Of the tropics.
tombstone owns a great block of
stock inthe Hawaiian Sugar Company,
and the annual income from that alone
IS over $22,O OO. Besides, her dowry
included a coffee plantation and bust
aess real estate in Honolulu. Mrs. J.
Morgan, wife of a prosperous
awyer in Honolulu. who came from
Kan, was Miss Jenny
An Fong until her marriage last Janu-
Try. Her dowry consisted of cash, a
of stock in the Maui CONNER
'ial Sugar Company and real estate at
near Honolulu. Miss Helen
Ah Fong married a young San Fran.
'isco lawyer named George Stewart in
August, 1897, and went on a tour Of
he world with him. They will b
Jack in Honolulu next spring. Mean
Fhile a very handsome home for the
Dung couple is building in San Fran.
isco.
But there are nine other All Fong
iris to gladden. the hearts and homes
+ youth and ~chivalry. Moreover,
here is vast amount of stock in sugar
onpanies, interests in cocoanut
roves, thousands of acres of fertile
oil on the islands of Hilo and Maui,
tock in Hawaiian steamboat lines and
honolulu real estate to be given in
owry to the girls as fast as they choose
leir husbands. And above all old
apa All Fong has recently sent word
ON Pekin that he will probably
ever leave there again, and Mamma
h Fong is not at all likely to SO much
sail out of Honolulu harbor.