The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
BULLOCK WILKINSON.

Married in the Methodist Church, in
Washington, n. c.. on Wednesday, April
25th Miss Lena Virginia Wilkinson and
Captain John d. Bullock.
The pulpit in the beautiful new church
was artistically decorated by loving
hands, with cacti callas, geraniums and
palms. all banked in tropical luXuriance
and profusion; while overhead were sus-
pended delicate and graceful festooms of
bamboo, which, with the flood of light
from the handsome chandeliers. made a
brilliant ensemble.
Long before the hour appointed for the
ceremony. the throng poured in, till the
spacious edifice was filled to overlooking,
and a hushed expectancy seemd to fill
the air.
During the interval of waiting, the or
ganist ord violinist OF the regular choir,
assisted by the melodious cornet of Mr..
Julian p Norman, of Rocky Mount, rem
dered several Beautiful selections; and
Miss Short whose voice is sweet and pa
thetic. sang with much expression, "Oi
Promise Me-
Promptly at o'clock the strains of the
grand old wedding march were heard and
the attendants came in in the following
order Ushers: Messrs. j. A. Arthur, r.
Bragaw II. Bri6gman and Thos. HOughton.
Miss May Tayloe, Washington, with Mr..
John Lamb. Williamson; Miss Fannie
Whitney, Washington, with Mr.. f. w.
Carrot, Weldon Miss Margaret Hoyt,
Washington, with Mr.. j. C. Braswell,
Rocky Mount: Miss Lillian Bonner, Wash
ington, with Mr.. L. D. Bullock Rocky
Mount; Miss Mamie Burbank Washing
ton, with Mr.. r. D. Bullock, Rocky
Mount.
The bride entered with her maid of
honor, Miss Hattie Bridgman, and the
groom with his best man, Dr.. j. P.
Whitehead, of Rocky Mount.
The bride was handsomely attired in
white satin. en- train, with veil of tulle,
and carried bride roses. The bridesmaids
wore white organdy gowns and carried
pink and white carnations alternately.
After the ceremony the refreshments
were served to the bridal party at the
home of the bride, who is one of Wash
ington's most attractive and charming
young ladies, and who will be missed by
a large circle of friends.
Captain Bullock is an enterprsing and
public spirited citizen of Rocky Mount, and
Is prominently huOWu Ill DuSlHSSS anu
society circles.
The popularity of both the bride and
groom is attested by the number Of hand
some presents which they received.
Among those who went down from
Rocky Mount were: Miss Yettie Bulluck.
and Miss Rives, sisters of the groom
Misses Rives. Miss Norman, Mrs. E. D..
Barnes, Miss Whitehead, Miss Meta Win
stead. Messrs. l.. d. and R. d. Bullock.
brothers of the groom. Drs. w. H. and j..
p. Whitehead. j. G. Braswell, 7. Moore,
B. Bum, j. Norman, A. A. Thorpe, j. p.
Bullock. and Mr.. j. NJ. Donlan.
At 9:45 the happy couple, accompanied
as far as Rocky Mount by this party OF
friends left Washington on a special car,
en- route for the Northern cities and
Canada.
Rocky Mount will gladly welcome in
its midst as a charming addition to So
cety Mrs. John Bullock, who bids fair
by her winsome grace and ingenious
manner to captivate all hearts.
TO BE MARRIED MAY 9TH.
This invitation has been sent to friends
OF the contracting parties:
The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Mrs Ada Elizabeth Richardson
to
Mr.. James Spencer Fulghum,
on Wednesday morning,
May the ninth, nineteen hundred
at ten o'clock
$40 West Edenton Street.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mr.. Fulghum is the popular and es-
teemed book keeper of the News and OBJ
server Publishing Company. A gentleman
of high character and integrity. The bride
is d lovely and accomplished lady who has
a large circle of friends.
THE AMERICAN GIRL IN PARIS.
MADAM Nevada in Saturday Evening Post
When a young girl tells me that she is
going to Paris. alone and with little
money, to study music, tremble. | know
what it means. / do not care if she has
the making of a real artist. If she is
pretty, so much the worse, for the temp
tations in her pathway will be doubled.
If she has no mother, brother, or con-
slant chaperon to attend her wherever
she goes, her struggle will be very bit
ter one | do not hesitate to affirm that
to send poor girl to Paris alone to cul-
tiyate her voice is nothing short of a
crime.
whats the use?" said an impressario
to me one day, when | brought to him an
American girl who had a magnificent
voice, hoping that he would interest HIM
self in her welfare. There are plenty
of American girls over here whose frocks
are lined with thousand frame notes. Why,
your candidate is so poor that she is ac-
tually dowdy in her last years gown!
And this with an infection that implied
a crime on the applicants part. He Wouls
not even try her voice
Now another case in point, OF the OPP
posite nature. An American girl OF great
wealth was f1attered into the belief that
she had phenomenal voice and that she
must go to Paris to cultivate it. Her
mother accompanied her thither, and to-
gether they went the rounds of the musi-
cal professors. Some of the better ones
would not undertake the girls musical
education at any price, while others were
willing-at price
But before very long the inevitable
arose when there came complaints of lack
Of application and of mingling workp with
of application and of mingling work with
millions was Snoken TO sharply during a