The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-29

couple of anahs. who guard the fair
one from intrusion or danger. Arriv-
ing at her friends house Miss All Choi
is at once shown to the inner apart
ments, into which no male member of
the family dare intrude himself, and
there the ladies discuss the latest
scandal. drink tea and, of course, smoke
the pipe of peace.
Dinner at six.
After thus harmlessly Willing an
hour or two away our young lady re-
turns in time for dinner, which Is
served at o'clock, the chief dishes,
as usual. consisting of rice, fish and
vegetables. The evening is spent in
reading, card or chess playing, music
and storytelling, and perhaps the
husband and son join the ladies, to
whom they relate all the topics of the
day
Tonight Mr.. Shun causually informs
his daughter that a propitious day for
her marriage has been found. He also
gravely informs her that her horoscope
and that of her husband have been ex-
amined by a fortune-teller, who has
predicted favorably regarding the I'M
ion. She also hears that Mr.. Lee
Foong, the sutton. has paid $500. which
will partly be spent in her bridal trous-
seau. which is always sent with much
ostentatious display to her future home
previous to her marriage.
The day for Miss All Choil's mar
riage at length arrives. According to
the custom of her country, she has
spent a whole week in weeping and in
lamenting that she is obliged to leave
her home, so her poor eyes ought to
be very red, but they are not.
At p. M, in compliance with the
instruction nf pStrnInCar 10 hriH.,
appears in the reception hall attired
in rich scarlet silk robe, her face be-
ing entirely concealed by a thick veil
of the same color, red being emblema-
tic of life and prosperity. Presently
the loud sound of gongs, flutes and
trumpets is heard as a gay procession
nears the house. followed by crowd
of spectators, who cluster all at the
front entrance.
The Wedding.
One Mr.. All Sin now arrives, looking
very responsible and tanning himself
vigorously, and Is escorted with much
pomp into the presence of the bride
whom he presents with a letter, writ
ten on red paper tinged with gold.
| which is from the bridegroom, urging
her to come. This epistle is an equiva-
lent to our marriage lines, and is kept
| as such. and is the first and probably
| the last billet doux she ever receives.
Without exposing her face she sa-
/ salutes this matrimonial aide de- camp
and at once enters the grand palan-
| quin which is of red gaudily embell-
ished with tinseled paper. silken tassels
| and flowers, and is borne away, follow
| ed by her younger brother, amid the
clashing of gongs, the squeaking flutes
and fiddles and the braying of elongat-
ed trumpets, and preceded by a couple
of anahs. On arriving at her future
home the chair is lowered to the ground
and the bridegroom, who is waiting at
the door, comes forward and knocks
with his fan against the front screen
which the male attendants now re-
move. The deeply yelled bride now
steps out. She is Immediately carried
on the back of a female over a char
coal fire, rice and chopsticks being held
in the meantime over her head. The
bridegroom has by this time taken his
place on high chair raised on plat
form, where he receives the bride. who
prostrates herself at his feet. De-
scending from his throne he unveils
her face, which he now beholds for the
| first time. He is very pleasantly sur
| prised in this case. And thus COM
mences Miss All Chois further life OF
retirement as Mr.. Lee Foongs first
wife