The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-25
DAUGHTEROF RICH
Chinese IS BRIDE
Queen Of Chinatown In San
Francisco Welded To Promi-
nent Young Maui Celestial ;
(From "Wednesday Advertissrl

y romance Of California and Ha-
a wall, the union of Native
Daughter of the Golden West and
a Native Son of the Paradise of the
Pacific, was brought TO a happy culmi-
nation in Honolulu at eight o'clock last
night when Rev. Henry Bond Resta.
rick, dean Of the st. Andrews Cattle.
dral, married Miss Anna ". Tong of
San Francisco TO Apau Paul Low of
Waikiki, Maui. o.. -...... ..
The wedding ceremony was perform.
ed at the home Of the bridegroom e
brother, 1640 Kalakaua avenue, Wal.
kiki, which was prettily decorated for
the occasion. Only intimate friends
were present, the official witnesses TO
the ceremony being James F. o. Yapp
and Tan Lo, brother of the bride.
groom. .s Is, .ur..,., ~.
Miss Tong arrived in the Lurline yes.
terday morningfrom San francisco, be.
ing accompanied on the trip by Mr..
Yapp, an old and intimate friend Of the
parents of the young couple. She is n
native Of San Francisco and the daugh.
ter Of one Of the Chinese merchant
princes Of the Pacific Coast. .
Tears At Final Parting
The bride g father, who is venerable
widower, was at the pier in San Fran.
cisco at the sailing Of the Lurline with
many friends of the young bride, He
was the center of much attention, dress
ed as he was in beautiful Chinese silk
robes, such as merchants of high castle
and great wealth only are permitted 10
wear in China. Chinese, as n rule, are
not an emotional race and tears are
seldom seen in their eyes, even on the
saddest Of occasions, but on this occn
sion Mrs. Lows father and many OF
those present at the parting were stir
red with the deepest emotion on thu
leaving of the fair Chinese daughter
of California, and manly, womanlv
and maidenly tears stained many I
face. d"
Mrs. Low is beautiful and charming
| terday at 81 when "Cupid" Palmer
P. Woods timorously inquired what il
might be, while. filing in the marriage
license. lShe is graduate of the Oak
land High School and the U University OF
California at Berkeley-an American in
education, refinement and personal ap.
pearance, with Just a Quaint touch OF
the Orient to denote her family de
| scent.
Was Social Favorite
On the trip down to Honolulu Mrs.
Low was the life and soul of all social
functions aboard the vessel. She is n
musician of rare ability and social
favorite. She has held the rank sew.
eral years as the Queen OF China
town" in San Francisco.
"Oh, how beautiful" she ex.
claimed early yesterday morning when
she first caught sight of her future
home and it Was her home, Maui, the
island first seen in the morning light
III the far horizon.
Mrs. Low is sister of Mrs. Gum,
wife of Capt. Tom Gum, the Chinese
aviator, who is well known in Homo.
lrlu owing to his frequent visits here.
The Gums were married in San Fran
cisco only a few months ago, and are
now residing in China, where the cap
tain is head of the aviation corps of
the swelling army of the great repub.
lie of the Orient.
A. P. Low is a native son of Hawaii,
WIN mo BoiNhbo ShlHtbC. nc 10
new assistant county engineer at Wal,
lGku, Maui, his home, Low is a gSad,
uate Of Stanford University, at Palo
Alto, California, and is an exception
ally bright young man.
II was while Mr.. Low was a student
at PHlo Alto that he first met his fu.
ture wife. He was introduced to her
at big Chinese social function 10 San
Francisco. 1t WAS case of love at
first sight, and not long afterward he
had won his fair countrS&Oman =
promise to marry him. Mr.. Low is
twenty-five years of age.
Wedding Day fastened
| On the arrival of the Lurline a gay
party, headed by the expectant bride.
| groom, was at the pier to receive and
welcome the fair bride. The meeting
was pleasant one, and the couple
we're soon the center of attraction. On
the way down the fair bride had
quietly given out the intimation that
she would not wed before December
Christmas Eve would Just about suit
/ her, she said.
The young couple got into machine
HE soon as the fair arrival came ashore
They toured the city, Mr.. Low show
ing his bride the beauties of Honolulu
She would wait until December. she
thought, but he pressed his suit so vel
that shortly afterward the couple
called on Cupid" Woods and the nee
essary license was secured. Low hai
Everything planned beforehand. BishoJ
Restarick was in his confidence, ant
the exact hour for the wedding had
heen fixed before the Lurline hove il
! sight Of Honolulu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Low will leave in thu
hauna kea this morning for their fu
ture home in Waikiki, Maui.