Resplendent Motor Car Now to be Used to Take Bride Home Instead of Chair No longer can the story of a Chinese bide be written with the el strokes of the Chinese writing brush. Only the ultra-modern calligraphy of fountain pen or perhaps a typewriter is now the suitable implement in vogue to depict the! changes which have attacked ancient] ceremonial, For the Chinese bride is on the verge of stepping out of her classic conveyance of sedan chair that starts her on her way to the second of the "three obediences," and to step into a red upholstered wedding chariot on tyred wheels.
To those persons who make the daily journey from the western trict to their offices down-town the idea is mot a novel one insofar as they have noticed, in all probability, the gorgeous trappings of an automobile bride's conveyance ini plain view at the Foh Sin Garage, 23 Avenue Joffre.
Tt is a massive structure heavily encrusted with all the cerempi red and gold necessary to make Chinese wedding a complete success. The outlines of the regular sed: chair have been faithfully adhered to, and the swooping lines of roo: hear the traditional pon-pom whis-Kered dragons as additional protec tion to the bride who will seek the} car's red upholstered confines. These follow the inexorable rules or absolute seclusion of the bride-elect. Through electrical wiring her stay in the cubicle with its symbolical tapestry panelling ard painted glass is made quite comfortable; one might almost say picturesque. This same electrical wiring makes possible display of painted allegory on the outside panes of the ear which is muss of heavy gold and red carving.
Goddess With Tassels The top of the car has a temple} of coven arrangement suppos a handsome goddess whose chi function is to bring affluence and felicity to the innate of the cur and her prospective matrimonial enter.
ise, Thick clusters and rows of coloured tassels make the cat] in motion coquettish beyond deséription and there are sufficient stories told in exterior carving to cause snuck speculation on the part of even the average Chinese himself who approves of the whole but is almost as vague about detail as is his foreign] questionner.
On each side of the wind-shield in front of the driver's red-leather seat, are painted lanterns on which the numas of the linking families cat be brushed in when the car is hired. The hood of the ear, an old model of the Buick, is painted the same bright rod as the carved back.
Mr. Chang Kwei-ling, manager of the garage, is the designer and owner. Six months were required in the construction, and already bookings have been made by Chinese who approve of this innovation in traditional custom. The price for using the car throughout the marriage ceremonial is $140 and it is presumed that the comfort of railing around Tuxuriantly in a motor car compensates the bride for any pangs which she may entertain as to departure from accepted Chinese]
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