The Opelousas courier., 1899-04-15

MS daughters Dv putting his Ion
black cue under his derby hat. H
was the soul of hospitality, and h
loved to give big spreads at homo.
All Fong Sails Away.
In the spring of 1892 MI. All Fon
planned a sasit to China with hi
eldest son, about seventeen years old
The mar had become very wealthy
in fact, one Of the four richest men il
tue Hawaiian Islands. His invest
ments in stock in the sugar compsa1r
had paid themselves out six and sever
times we He made over $500, 90,
in n deal in sugar stock to Clau
Spreckels, of San Francisco. Hun
dreds of acres of land on tie Island O
Maui that had cost him a few, th5u
sand dollars had become worth man,
times more. He was popularity ratet
at about 81, 900, 900, with an income o
over $40, 900 a year, and the estimat,
seems to have been just.
In the summer of 1892 Mr.. All Fone
had so arranged his business that he
and his son sailed away for Hons
Kong. When six months had passed
and the rich Chinaman had not re.
turned there was some comment. But
when a year went by and he was still
absent all Honolulu was interested.
Mrs. Alb Fong and her lovely daugh.
tiers never spoke on the subject-at
least, to outsiders. Then the Chinese
in Honolulu began to get news. from
relatives and friends in China, and the
information became general in the city
that All Fong had gone to visit in
Pekin, and that by the laws of China
be came very near going to prison for
a long term for going to a foreign
land. The gossip had it also that Mr..
ALI Fong had paid atine of many thou
sands of dollars and had settled down
with a good-sized fortune to live all
his days in Pekin. How much of
this is mere gossip and how much his
tory no one can say confidently. At
any rate the ALI Fong family in HOMO
lulu believes the story as to the fate
that befell Papa All Fong in Pekin.
Moreover, the Honolulu and San
Francisco newspapers published the
gossip about Nh. All Fcng and no n
has yet contradicted them.
Mrs. All Fong and her children
have gone right along, apparently
needless of the absence of the hus-
band and father. The estate is we'll
managed and is in such shape that it
earns its dividends with little personal
care of the family. When the first
daughter was married to Captain
Whiting it was decided that each girl
should have her share of the family
patrimony when she married. Mrs.
Whiting got 800, 900 in cash and
$3.50, 600 in property and securities.
it was then settled also that the
were to consist Of money aud
property or securities to the value of
$3.50, 900 each.
Girls All Winsome, Some Beautiful.
Eight of the thirteen girls are un-
usually attractive and would be much
observed in any general assemblage
Of young women the world over. All
The All Fong girls are petite and have
peculiarly graceful ways, winning
and a certain vivacity that has
10 comparable counterpart in Ameri-
IAN life. They range i'll height from
i've feet two to five feet seven, with
he average at about five feet five.
All the All Fong girls are good sing
RS, and have the love of the Ha-
vaiians for string music. For years
he girls have been famous for their
valtzing. Many . naval officer has
allied away from Honolulu harbor
With fond remembrance of his first ap-
'reciation of the soulfulness and
of Strauss waltzes after a
,arty at the All Fong house. Five of
he girls are unusually handsome and
7ould win attention for that reason
lone in any society. Two or three of
he girls have the Chinese almond
haped eyes quite marked, and they
dreadfully about it. But they
the very ~jolliest of the All Fongs,
nd by the graces and accomplish
lents that they have evidently studied
} overcome any facial defect, they
particularly popular. Two more
ave a faint suggestion of slanting
yes, but their superb compilations
nd limpid dark eyes make them par
cularly prepossessing.
All the All Fong girls have dark
air. -Four have deep olive COM
lexions, five are as dark as American
runettes and four have light COM ,
[exions. They all have small hands
Id feet. One or two of them are
hat would be called fairly fat, but , ,
'ne of the others can weigh over 100 (
y
Stylish and Picturesque. ..
But it is the manner of dress and !.
9 chic style of the All Fong girls L
at make them such attractions to j..
wal officers and prominent resident !.
nericans in Honolulu. Possessed !.
great wealth and a natural genius !
r color effects, the All Fong girls =
We from the time the eldest first :
out to dancing parties till the =
'ungest a year ago made her debut =
Honolulu society at the age of l.
teen worn some of the most heart =
gowns man ever looked .
on. A modiste from Paris has been .
pit at a good salary for over ten = L
ars to live neal the All Fong house Il
d devote her talents solely to the "
'ther and the unmarried girls in the ,
nily. Once every two years she u
es to San Francisco, thence across
continent to New York, thence to "
ris, where she spends some thou
Ids of the All Fong fortune in great st
xes and cases of the latest Partisan