The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-16
NEVADA JONES.
Marriage Il the BOnanzl Prince at San
Francisco.

[San Francisco Chronicle, 3d.
The Hon. John P. Jones, one of the United
States Senators from Nevada, was married OF
Friday evening to Miss Georgiana T. Sullivan
youngest daughter of Eugene L. Sullivan, o.
f this city, and yesterday morning the happy
a pair took their departure for Gold Hill, the
home of Senator Joness mother, where they
will pass few days of their honeymoon prior
5 to leaving for Washington. This betrothal
| has long formed one Of the staple items OF
social gossip in the fashionable circles OF
San Francisco, and during the last few weeks
} expectation has been on tiptoe for the matri-
monial event at any hour. The utmost Sc
crecy surrounded the affair, and no invita-
tions were sent out when the day was finally
fixed upon. 1t was resolved that the ceremo-
ny should be as private as possible, and only
q few relatives and the most intimate friends
of the bride and groom were hidden to the
marriage feast.
| THE WEDDING
| took place at the residence of the brides
| brother-in-law, DR.. George J. Bucknall, I'll
Larkin street. The Rev. II. D. Lathrop, rec
tor of the Church of the Advent. officiated,
uniting them in accordance with the rites of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. The bride
looked lovely. She was attired in heavy
white grOs-grain silk dress en- trdine, with a
dazzling tablier Of white bugles as an over
skirt. The tablier was looped up behind, and
the waist was elegantly trimmed with white
bugles, and the corsage cut square. She
wore an elegant pair of solitaire diamond ear
rings, the gift OF the groom, and her coifre
was arranged Ia Refine, with large Chate-
laine braid, through which the bridal vail
was fastened. The floral display was exceed |
ingly attractive, the parlor being redolent
with the perfume OF flowers. The ceremony
took place in the front parlor. The bride |
was escorted into the room of her father, the |
groom escorting Mrs. Bucknall, the brides |
sister.
AFTER THE MARRIAGE
the Senator and his young bride received the |
hearty congratulations Of their friends. At
30 T. M. the party, consisting of about
forty persons, sat down to magnificent sup
per: The health and happiness of the newly
welded pair were toasted and appropriate re-
spouse made by the groom. At 10 O'clock
the bride put on her travelling Dress when the
happy pair went over to Tubb's Hotel, Oak
and. Yesterday morning they departed on
he overland train for Gold Hill, the Senator
md his bride enjoying exclusive use Of Mr..
Sharron's private drawing room car tor the 1
honeymoon trip. Ii
THE PRESENTS.
The bride was the recipient Of many costly +,
PRESENTS. Among them were two valuable
AaLuOuu rings, ana lOcKetS, cnalu0y etc. One /.
4 the most noticeable gifts was an ivory !
tatue of "Ariadne," about twelve inches in !!
eight, standing on base of solid silver. At
ach corner, supporting the base, stood sill
or bear on its hind feet. Around the edges of '
he base were arranged highly polished quartz S
pecimens from all the mines in which Sena- S
)r Jones is interested. In the center of the q
ont of the base was raised circle composed {
picks, spades, hammers and other mining Il
Implements, in the middle of which was the
rides monogram. the whole piece being
bout eighteen inches in height. The ex-
uisite work of art was the gift Of Mrs. Col
mpson.
THE BRIDE.
A private letter received in Washington
me time ago refers to the bride as follows: p
Miss Sullivan is of medium size with fine,
ylish figure, and very elegant and refined
anners. She has lovely, thoughtful face &C &C
DIVIDED with wavy masses of bright blonde ~ ~
ir, of that rare, beautiful tint which looks u
if it had held in durance the brightest rays
a summer sun. She is woman with great "
rec of character, and mind well disciplined =
d highly cultivated"