Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-22
WILL MARRY HER DOCTOR.
Marie Nevins- Blaine to Become the vii
of DR.. Bull Of New York.

WILL MARRY HER DOCTOR.
Marie Nevins- Blaine to Become the Wife
of DIR. Bull Of New York.
From the New York Herald.
Young Mrs. Blaine Is to change her name.
She is going to be married to DR.. William T..
Bull. There have been many rumors Of an en-
gagement. but all these have been denied until
now, when the announcement is authoritatively
made. Ever since DIR. Bull was called in to at
tend Mrs. Blaine professionally when she was
lying i'll with rheumatism at the New York
Hotel almost at the very moment when she
had hoped to make her triumphal debut Oh the
professional stage, there has been a suggestion
OF romance about their association. They
only recently became engaged. The wedding
will not be long deferred. According
to present arrangements it is fixed for
early in June. 1t will be a quiet one
and may be followed by trip to Europe.
The bestowal Of her heart and hand on DR..
Bull entails only one sacrifice on the part of
Mrs. Blaine. In marrying him she will be
obliged to virtually renounce her faith. She is
a Catholic, and the Catholic Church inexorably
and without exception forbids the marriage of
divorced person while the former husband or
wife ia living. The ceremony will not, there
fore, be performed by Catholic priest
Marie Nevins Blaine obtained a divorce from
young James Gillespie Blaine year ago last
February. She went to Dakota for that pur-
pose and her husband put in no defense.
REGULAR LOVE STORY.
At the time Of her illness physicians Of high
rank pronounced Mrs. Blaine's case practically
incurable. From the moment DR.. Bull was
called to her bedside he brought words Of en-
couragement and hope to the young woman.
Nor was that all. Dr.. Bulls first diagnosis OF
the case and his opinion Of what he could do
for the sufferer were fully warranted by what
he succeeded in doing.
Mrs. Blaine Is not well woman today, but
she is very far from being the stricken, help
less cripple she was when she first saw DR..
Bull. Since Mrs. Blaine's convalescence what
DIR. Bull has done for her has often happened
to many people, and probably on the old prin-
ciple that heroines in love stories always marry
the man who saves their lives, people have often
half jokingly and half seriously connected their
names.
THE BRIDEaRooM-ELECr.
The bridegroom-elect, DR.. William Tilling g.
hast Bull. is forty-four years old, but does not
look it. He is a well-bred man Of the world
and Of q fine figure, which bespeaks the athlete
in every movement. His face il clear cut and
his head well poised on his shoulders. His hair
Is tinged with gray just enough to give added
dignity to his appearance.
Sohoa oh uAC ooCtOT loSb uiSut, anu Wull0
he admitted the correctness Of the Herdlds in
formation he begged me to excuse him from
going into the details Of either his engagement
or his future plans The doctor was glad to
learn that if the engagement were to come out
1t was to be announced through the columns Of
the Herald.
Mrs. Blaine, like her fance, regretted that
the news was to be made public She expressed
herself as having recently allowed the belief to
enter her mind that she would no longer be a
subject for public discussion. In Mrs. Blaine
case 1t Is not the announcement Of the engage
ment and approaching marriage. which mean
SO much to her has suffered SO much, which she
regrets. but rather the dread of seeing re-
vamped much Of that which she has learned to
put out Of her life forever.
OF OLD COLONIAL STOCK.
DR.. William Tllinghast Bull was born in
New port. R. l.. May 10, 1349. One of his an
cestors, Henry Bull, settled in Rhode Island
with Roger Williams and was twice governor OF
the colony. The large landholding allotted to
Henry Bull in Bull street, Newport, remains in
the Possession Of his family to this day. For
$50 years six successive generations have added
honor to the family name, and the seventh
Henry Bull, the present incumbent Of the
family homestead. is the father Of DR.. Bull who
is his second son.
DR.. Bulls studies have been long and thor
ough He is Harvard man, where he was
graduated as an A. B. in 1862 His degree Of
MD. he received with honors from the College
of Physicians and Surgeons three years later.
After this he studied with DR.. Sands, went by
merit into Bellevue Hospital for year or two,
then devoted two more years to study in
Europe, and, after this lengthy preparation,
began the practice Of his profession in New
York city in 1875.
APPELLANT OPERATOR.
DR.. Bull was for two years in charge Of the
New York Dispensary. For eleven years he had
charge Of the Chambers Street Hospital, and
for four years he was attending surgeon in St
Luke's Hospital, where he 10 still consulting
physician, and for several years he has prac-
ticed at the New York Hospital
DR.. Bull has not only won from his profess
sion this thick crown of laurels but he has
also advanced his profession. His brilliant
operations in laparotomy have brought about a
revolution in the treatment Of gunshot wounds
in the abdomen. and his improvement in the
surgical handling of such cases has largely re-
duced the percentage Of mortality from such
wounds.
To complete the list OF Dr. Bulls honors in
his profession it should be added that he is con-
sulting surgeon in Manhattan Hospital as well
in the Orthop edic Hospital and Dispensary,
surgeon in charge ct the Hospital for Ruptured
and Cripples and is a professor Of surgery in
Columbia College.
In regard to social honors, Dr. Bull is a
member Of the Harvard Club, a founder Of the
Zeta Psi Club, is on the committee for admis-
sions in the University Club and Is a member
of the Century Club. The doctor has never
been married.