Identifier: achuotherstories00ande (find matches)
Title: A'Chu and other stories
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Anderson, Emma Maria (Thompson), Mrs., 1865- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., Review & Herald publishing assn.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ere were strong tanned-hide boxesbound with brass bindings and securely locked. Onemight readily guess that these contained the bridestrousseau. Suit upon suit of substantial clothing,meant to last a lifetime, lay smoothly folded withinthese small trunks, for fashions do not change asoften in China as they do in Paris. There werebright, dainty clothes for holiday wear, headgears formany occasions, and a dozen pairs of water lilies,as the tiny hand-embroidered shoes for poor boundfeet were called. (We must remember that this wed-ding took place years ago, before the girls of Chinabegan much to unbind their feet and to go to school.)There were bowls of various sizes and differentcolors, and decorations for bath and toilet use. Boxesand carved trays contained quantities of gifts andsweetmeats sent by the brides worldly wise motherto be distributed among the children and servantsof the great Chang family, as the new daughter-in-law should try to win her way into favor in herhusbands home.
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The Wedding Feast \11 It would not be profitable to attempt to describeall the trunks, baskets, and bundles that form a partof such a procession, and it would be quite impossibleto name the countless articles these might contain.Enough to say, all the belongings of the bride weresent beforehand to the home of her mother-in-law,who saw them safely deposited in the bridal chamber. Then came the crowning day when the bride her-self was expected at the feast. The bridegroom senthis closest and truest friend with a letter from him-self calling her to come. A Chinese bride keeps sucha letter very carefully, for it is proof of her mar-riage as the first and only true wife of her husbandshome. Amid the tears and wailing of her familyand young friends, the girl was carried out of herhome, placed in the big wedding chair, and borne away. At the Chang house there was heard the patterof many bare feet and a confusion of sounds outsidethe gate. Then came a loud knock, followed by alouder call, Ope

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