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V SeouJ rv I*—Si XT ~ •* tr > * ±0 iiorea, , 1936. Dear father: Before I finish this letter it will be time to leave for Kimwha. Han moksa and I are taking the 3:50 train this afternoon, and it is nearly two now. But I wanted to get as much written as I could before leaving because it is so much easier to write on the typewriter than by hand. My handwriting seems to get harder and poorer all the time, because I do so little of it. What writing I do is almost always Korean and Chinese, and that is improving all the time. J In my last letter I wrote about the wedding of Han moksa* s son. They came back from Chemulpo "in.Tuesday. All night the night before Mrs. Han stayed up and withlthe help of a friend or two made different kinds of pastry for the bride*s return. The reason there had to be a night of work was that the things would hot be good after being set aside manyfhours. % Late in the morning of Tuesday the bride, her mother and aunt, and Han Sang ChIk came in, bringing bowls * y_.-- W \^* Km* . of chestnut rice, an enormous utensil full of candy (a solid lump of Korean taffy); and they were soon followed 'by men carrying a cabinet or two which the bride's father had bought and bundles of clothes and bedding. The women were ushered •Vc.-"" into the inner room immediately. First of ail Han molfsa and his wife entered and knelt together opposite the new comers and received the bride's bows, and then bowed to the mother and aunt. I took my turn with the bowing, and some of the others who had come in did also. Soon Korean spaghetti and pastries came in and everyonefwho called that day to see the bride was given a table. The inne^ room was turned over to the new couple and Han moksa came into my room and Mrs. Han went into the daughters' room for the night. They say it is custom for the bride to stay quiet In her room#for three days before beginning household duties, but the began'sweeping and helping in the kitchen the next day. r"he family seems to like her very much. She is very pleasant, but like all Korean women is silent before men folks; so I cannot tell much about her. k For"two for three days Han moksa and I went out to Suchulli, and found it so restful we were loathe to return. We Mrs. Han had to stay here until £*X y had our meals at Chung moksa the bride can take over affairs. Most of our belongings have been moved to Suchulli now. vesterday we the night here. came back, and spent Today, according to cuutom, the bride was sent back *o her family for a few days so she could see her parents and give a report of the new home. Araingilrs. Han with some friends spent the nlgit last night making pastries to send with the bride Just a. little while ago a taxi came and was loaded with a big trav of pastries, a tray of unpreparel spaghetti, a tray of fruit (apples, grapefruit, and bananas), several kinds of meat, and
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Full text | V SeouJ rv I*—Si XT ~ •* tr > * ±0 iiorea, , 1936. Dear father: Before I finish this letter it will be time to leave for Kimwha. Han moksa and I are taking the 3:50 train this afternoon, and it is nearly two now. But I wanted to get as much written as I could before leaving because it is so much easier to write on the typewriter than by hand. My handwriting seems to get harder and poorer all the time, because I do so little of it. What writing I do is almost always Korean and Chinese, and that is improving all the time. J In my last letter I wrote about the wedding of Han moksa* s son. They came back from Chemulpo "in.Tuesday. All night the night before Mrs. Han stayed up and withlthe help of a friend or two made different kinds of pastry for the bride*s return. The reason there had to be a night of work was that the things would hot be good after being set aside manyfhours. % Late in the morning of Tuesday the bride, her mother and aunt, and Han Sang ChIk came in, bringing bowls * y_.-- W \^* Km* . of chestnut rice, an enormous utensil full of candy (a solid lump of Korean taffy); and they were soon followed 'by men carrying a cabinet or two which the bride's father had bought and bundles of clothes and bedding. The women were ushered •Vc.-"" into the inner room immediately. First of ail Han molfsa and his wife entered and knelt together opposite the new comers and received the bride's bows, and then bowed to the mother and aunt. I took my turn with the bowing, and some of the others who had come in did also. Soon Korean spaghetti and pastries came in and everyonefwho called that day to see the bride was given a table. The inne^ room was turned over to the new couple and Han moksa came into my room and Mrs. Han went into the daughters' room for the night. They say it is custom for the bride to stay quiet In her room#for three days before beginning household duties, but the began'sweeping and helping in the kitchen the next day. r"he family seems to like her very much. She is very pleasant, but like all Korean women is silent before men folks; so I cannot tell much about her. k For"two for three days Han moksa and I went out to Suchulli, and found it so restful we were loathe to return. We Mrs. Han had to stay here until £*X y had our meals at Chung moksa the bride can take over affairs. Most of our belongings have been moved to Suchulli now. vesterday we the night here. came back, and spent Today, according to cuutom, the bride was sent back *o her family for a few days so she could see her parents and give a report of the new home. Araingilrs. Han with some friends spent the nlgit last night making pastries to send with the bride Just a. little while ago a taxi came and was loaded with a big trav of pastries, a tray of unpreparel spaghetti, a tray of fruit (apples, grapefruit, and bananas), several kinds of meat, and |
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