The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-09-19
A BRILLIANT EVENT.
A former citizen who Is very pros
porous.

Daily State the following notice OF
reception given by DR.. J. S. Jones Of
that city on the occasion of his sons
marriage. DR.. Jones, now citizen of
afluent and literary prominence in
Columbia, is known as a native of
Blount Co. This notice will be read
with interest by his many relatives
and friends here, for whoever knew
Jim Jones will not be likely ever to
forget him.
zone of the most brilliant events
of the social season, just drawing to
close, was the reception rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Walter F. Jones, nee Spall-
man, by the parents of the former,
DIR. and Mrs. J. L. Jones, at their
handsome mansion on Plain street, on
wednesday night last. 1t was ten
dered the young couple upon their
return from their bridal tour. 1t was
the feature of the past week. there
has never been perhaps a reception
in Columbia on such an elaborate
scale, nor one SO thoroughly enjoy
able. 1t was attended by many of
the most prominent people of the
Capital City and many were there
from neighboring cities and towns,
having come simply to be present on
the occasion. From 9 o'clock, when
the first carriage rolled up to the gate
opening on the beautiful terraced
lawn surrounding the house, with its
occupants clad in fin de steele eve
ming costumes, till the hour Of mid
night, there was nothing bnt enjoy.
ment for those who entered the por-
tails of the mansion. They found
therein much to admire and please
the artistic eye, as well as every OPP
portunity for mental enjoyment.
This magnificent mansion OF DR..
Jones, so much admired, is construct
ed in an ideal way for large entertain
ments of this character. There were
fully $50 guests present, making a
brilliant throng, yet the house was
not at all crowded and could have
accommodated many more. No house
like this has been previously construct
ed here, for the entire arrangement
intellectually is original with DR..
Jones. When one spends an evening
there he cannot but say that there is
little wonder that many have visited
it to inspect it. The mansion has
four gables looking in four directions
and on each corner a tall pyramid
terminating IN tall final finished in
gold leaf. Thirty doors, heavily pan,
neled and fifty windows deliberately
cased, mark the openings, the latter
being ten feet high and filled with
very large sash and having two panes
to the window.
The corners Of the house are in
truding instead of protruding, thus
making a Mich four feet deep in each
corner, into which is fitted two win.
dows standing to each other at an
angle of ninty degrees. These corners
are covered by circular verandas,
which are supported by sixty columns
so placed as to present novel APP
|pearance. Situated on lot of nearly
two acres which is inclined to the
street at an angle of twenty degrees,
covered with grass and flowers and
overshadowed by tall forest pines.
this mansion, when brilliantly lighted,
as it was on Wednesday evening,
presented most striking appearance
to the guests as they arrived. But
one had to enter to see the ideal
mansion Tor reception. 1t is novel.
Probably no building in the South is
calculated to add more to the bril-
liancy of gathering Of people than
this. The stairway rests IN the mid
die of a very wide hall at the rear end
leaving passage on each side lead
ing to the rear, through two doors.
At proper height the stairway turn:
to the right and left larding on the
upper floor in the reverse direction.
The feature that attracts most atten.
ton is the construction and location
of eight large concentric doors, some
on hinges and some sliding, which,
by the power of a ohild's finger, car