The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-22
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week--of the whichwi
make an epoch in the history Of So
cial life in the Capital of Nevada,
was the marriage, last evening, of
Harry Shrieyes, a conductor on the
the Virginia and Truckee Railroad,
to Miss Lou. G. Tutiy, one of the
most accomplished young ladies Of
Nevada, and for some years the
reigning belle Of Carson City. The
ceremony was performed in the new
Catholic Church, by Rev. Father
Grace, in the presence of nearly five
hundred ladies' and gentlemen. As
early rs 7:ij p. m, 276 people had
been seated in the church, and the
gallery and nearly every foot of
standing room was occupied 10y
those unable to procure seats. The
bridal party arrived nj the church nj
$40. and marched down the aisle
amid the plaudits of the assembled
multitude as they mingled with the
rich tones Of the organ. The bride
wore a superb white watered silk
dress. cut court train, eighty inches
in length. over a white satin
round skirt; large flowing sleeves.
worn over tight fitting coat sleeves:
point appliquelace collar; waist with
points, laced in the back and corda-
ted in front with pointe laces; Il rich
and handsome veil trailing with the
dress: an elaborate crown of orange
flowers, and a bouquet of same on
the breast; hair most tistefully an
ranged in a chignon composed of
three crimped pulls ell friser; dia-
mond breast-pin and earrings. The
bridesmaids were Miss Alice Nav
nardand Miss Mettie Curry-grooms-
men, Judge Ed. w. Hillyer, of the
United States District Court. and
John Shrieves, brother to'deceased.
Miss Maynard wa dressed in a white
Swiss, long train. trimmed with blue
satin. Miss Curry wore q plain
white Swiss dress, with train; hair
curled and crowned with trailing
vine covered with delicate and beau
tiful white flowers. The bridegroom
and groomsmen were dressed in plain
black clothes of fashionable cut.
Owing to the fact that the marriage
was Il mixed one the bride only be
ing a Catholic) the ceremony was
short, but was preceded by a philoso-
phical lecture from Father Grace oc-
cupying some twenty minutes. At
the conclusion, the music again
struck up, and hundreds OF
friends crowded around to see
the bride and congratulated
the happy couple-the ladies nearly
smothering the bridegroom Will
kisses also. \ special train of car.
brought down n number of distin
guished personages and friends o
the twain. most of whom returne,
on the same train about 1890. Tn,
happy couple may felicitate them
selves with the reflection that the,
start out together with the SINGER,
wishes for their happiness and pros
perity of not only this but ever,
other community where they ar
known.
PEgsoSAL.-R. II. Pratt, genera
Road Superintendent of the Contra
Pacific Railroad Company, and Hon
ID. II. Haskell, Town Site Agent 70
same, paid us n flying visit yestel
day. on legal business, and departe
for Virginia via evening train.
KNOCK DowE. A skirmish OF
CURED on Carson street about
o'clock last evening, which resulte
in q gentleman from White Pin
being Knocked down by n gentlema
from Storey. No serious damage.
IL Tows.-J. G.. Law, of the n,
vada State Journal Reno, arrive
in town last evening and will lea,
for home to-day. He is stopping
the Ormsby House.
BALLS. Two anniversary bal
will be given this evening, n
Moore 4 Parker's Hall in this cit
and the other at the Empire Hous
Empire City.
LENT.-The quadragesimal fast
the Roman Catholic Church begir
to-day this being Ash Wednesday
and lasts forty days,
WILL CLosE.-The Branch Mi
and Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S Office wi
be closed to-day-the latter after
o'clock a. m.
ADJOURNED. Both branches of Il
Legislature last night adjourned ov
until tomorrow.
RELIoIoUs.--Ash wednesday sc
vices will be held to-day in the Epi
copal Church at 2 o'clock, p. IN.
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