The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-06
THE dixie MARRIAGE.
A Quiet Wedding in Chelsea and the Demon.
stratiOn that Followed.

Cable Special
Chelsea was crowded to day by people who
came to witness the marriage OF Sir Charles
Dixie to Mrs Pattison. It Was due to Mr..
Chamberlain that the wedding took place at
Chelsea He urged that the ceremony should
be performed at that place in order to enable the
friends of Sir Charles to make suitable demon
stration. This, Mr.. Chamberlain held would
assist to accomplish Sir Charles Dilke's election
in his candidature for Parliament. Sir Charles
obtains considerable fortune with his wife
The lady's dowry is EGO, 900, willed to her by
her late husband They were married from the
house of the husbands brother The wedding
breakfast was limited to party of fourteen, and
was simply a family party, no guests outside
the immediate relatives being invited. Mr.
Chamberlains final efforts to settle the Craw-
ford case quietly utterly failed. Mr. Craw-
ford's agents have been busily at work all the
time seeking for facts on which to base his suit
and have completed an array of evidence
which makes it certain that he will be able to
obtain divorce from his wife. The proceedings
which were TO have been begun against Sir
Charles Dixie, involving damages of ego, 600 in
connection with this now famous scandal case,
were settled by Dixie paving 925, 900 cash.
Strong social and political influences set to work
to prevent public trial. but without avail The
injured husband is an active Radical but not
heretofore we'll known, the scandal bringing him
into notorety His wife received dowry of
fl00, coo from her father, who is a member of
the House of Commons. bikes public career
up to the time of the scandal had been an un.
usually successful one for so young a man, he
having won fame, such as it was. by declaring
himself Republican and making speeches
against the expenditures necessary to keep up
the needless state OF the Queen, the royal fam
lily, and the numerous hangers-on about the
court.
Mrs. Pattison is perhaps thirty-fve years of
age, with frank, intelligent and winning face,
gentle eyes, and a wealth of chestnut hair. She
never WINGED as she quietly but proudly moved
between the rows of gosspng people in the
church toward the communion table. Her dress
was rich but simple From obvious reasons. as
we'll as this being the second marriage for each.
it had been decided not to have an elaborate
wedding. She wore tight fitting corsage and
skirt of pale fawn, by some called cream-colored
brocade. The dress terminated in a long train
and was caught up at the side with ribbons of
the the same material. On her head was
dainty princess" bonnet to match. Round her
shapely throat was broad lace collar. A very
serious look came over the bridegroom's bold and
bearded face as he moved to join
his bride. Mrs Pattison was veritable
picture Of contentment, though her eyes
were misty. The service was short Sir Charles
and Mrs. Pattison made their Il wills"
Chamberlain handed the ring to the bridegroom.
Nobody arose at the eleventh hour to forbid
the wedding, and in very few minutes the
happy couple were walking down the aisle. this
time armn- arm, toward Sir Charles's neat little
brougham. AS they left the church the joy
bells rang out. and at least s. 600 people shouted,
and 80 they whirled away for a day to prepare
for the stern delights of the political honey
moon. 1t seems that the couple were engaged
years ago. when each was single. 1t was broken