Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-20
CHINESE SOCIETY STIRRED
BY WEDDING IN HIGH LIFE
CELESTIAL WEALTH AND BEAUTY
UNITED
Pretty Miss Teu You, BejeweIed and
Attired, Braves Vulgar Gaze of
"Melican" Man, but objects to Be-
stowaI of Bridal Kiss

"Ai-ai-ai-ai-ouch. You have hurt
me-" cried pretty little Teu You, the
fairest maid of Los Angeles Chinatown
as she escaped from her lover, in JUS
tice Pierce's office yesterday after
noon and with her lips puckered in a
pretty pout, pretended to be enraged at
the first kiss she had ever received.
The little woman had just become
the bride of Tuon Song, one of the
wealthiest and most influential mer-
chants of Chinatown, and during the
process of the marriage, "allee samee
Mclean ladie," the groom was in
structed to kiss his wife and the re-
suit was disastrous.
The marriage ceremony was great
event in local Chinese society circles.
Two days ago Interpreter Suey, who is
known even among yellow men for the
length of his finger nails, held a pri-
vate consultation with Constable Cline
of Justice Pierce's court regarding
the proposed marriage
Cline holds the same position in the
respect of the local Chinese that the
president of the United States holds
among the Indians and no important
move is made until Cline approves of
it.
When Suey told the couple of the
rights and privileges of the American
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greatly pleased and Song, although not
satisfied with some of the peculiar
clauses of the service, readily con-
sented.
The couple appeared at the marriage
license office yesterday afternoon, the
bride leaning on the arm of Cline,
who acted as best man. Suey inter
preted and the woman asserted she
was born in San Francisco twenty-one
years ago. Song claimed China as his
birth place and gave his age as 80
years.
Brides Trousseau
AS the bridal procession started to
Pierces court room scores of pedes-
trians stopped to stare at the little
bride. Teu wore real American shoes
of a late pattern. Her trousers were of
the finest silk and extra wide. Her coat
was of the same material and lined
with padded satin. Her hair was fixed
in the most proper Chinese style,
combed back from the forehead and
caught at the back with a silver net
and great gold hasp.
The hair ornaments worn by the
woman were worth more than a
thousand dollars Jewels formed the
decorations for the delicate carving
and workmanship of the gold hasp.
There were nearly one hundred great
Hungarian opals and as many pearls,
while score of large emeralds were
used as a border. The ear rings were
of like workmanship with pearls and
fire stones as settings.
Justice Pierce met the Chinese bride
and groom at the court house door
and ushered them into his private
cffice. To make the ceremony properly
American, young woman who hap
pened to be in the court room at the
time was called upon and consented
to act as bridesmaid.
The ceremony was simple until the
finish. when Justice Pierce suggested
that the husband kiss his bride. The
groom looked bewildered until the in
terpreter repeated the judges order
and puckered up his lips to show the
groom what was meant by kissing.
The groom tried it and the bride in
dignantly broke away and rubbed her
foce with a handkerchief