Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-04-11
welded BLISS
Marriage of Mrs. Dimmick
to Ex-President
Harrison.
FLORAL DECORATIONS
Not Lavish but Aristically Dis
played-Many Notables
Present.
FLORAL DECORATIONS

New YORK, April THE marriage OF
Mrs. Mary Lord Dimmick to Gen. Ben
jamin Harrison. was solemnized at st.
Thomas church yesterday afternoon at
5:45. DR.. Wesley Brown, rector. ofiicist-
cd at the ceremony.
The marriage, which took place in the
presence Of twenty relatives and select
friends of the bride and groom, was q
very private affair. The edifice vas not
decorated In the lavish style that mark
ed the nuptials of Miss Vanderbilt and
Miss Whitney, the two most important
weddings of the season, but the flowers
used, lilacs and ascension lilies, were ar
ranged in exquisite taste and the chan
eel looked even prettier and more effect
i've than at the two previous weddings.
Mrs. Dimmick arranged all the details
regarding the decorations. The altar
was relieved with palms, tropical plants
and banks of white hlscs surrounded
with lunches of ascension lilies. On
either side of the altar was placed @
large vase OF white lilacs. The guests
as they arrived in church we're received
by MIR. E. F. Tibbot, General Harrison's
private secretary, and Mr.. D. M. Rams
deli, who was marshal at Washington
during Harrison's administration, and
who V as seated in the front pew OF the
church.
At $40 Mrs. John Parker, the brides
sister, was escorted to the front pew on
the left by Mr.. Kamsdell and eimults-
neousIy Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchol were es-
corted to the front pew on the right by
Mr.. Tibbot. Governor Morton, attend
ed by his military secretary, occupied
the pew directly behind Mrs. Parker
and behind him sat MIR. and Mrs. 8. B.
Elkins, Mr.. Jehn W. Foster and Mr.. G
w. Boyd, OF the Pennsylvania road. In
the pews behind Mr.. and Mrs, Pinchol
sat the brides relatives and friends,
Major and Mrs. r. Parker, Chancellor
and Mrs. McGill, the Misses Dimmick
and Mrs. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Leede
Mr., Norman Leeds and the Misses
Leeds, Nit. and Mrs. Broughton and
Nice Lambert, Gen. and Mrs. Fitzjohn
Porter and the Misses Porter.
General Harrison left the Fifth Ave
nue hotel accompanied by General Ben.
jamiu f. Tracy, in closed carriage, al
o'clock and was driven to Rev. DR.
Browns house on Fifty third street
They passed through the house to the
vestry, where they awaited the coming
of the bridal party. The bride left the
home of her sister, Mrs. John r. Parker
40 East Thirty-eight street, ut 5:l0
Abe was accompanied by bel
brotherln-law, Lieutenant John F
Parker, who gave her away. They ar
rived at the church entrance at $40
and proceeded to the lower room, where
the bridal procession formed 10 the fol-
lowing order: Mr.. E. F. Tibbott, Mr.
Daniel Ramsdell, ushers; Mrs. Dim
mick and Lieutenant Parker, and pro
oeeded to the chsncel, where Genera
Harrison, accompanied by his best man
General Tracey, received the bride. The
ushere, standing to one side, faced the
altar ss the bride and groom stepped
forward to the altar rail, where the
rector, DR.. Brown, was awaiting, Dr.
George William Warren, organist OF
the church, playing the bridal music
from Lohengrin, and during the entire
ceremony playing very softly MsscaR-
ME intermezzo from Cavalleris Rus.
ticsna.
That portion Of the matrimonial ser
vice known as the marriage service
proper, the recital Of which lasts only
about fifteen minutes, was used and i'm
Al ho
General and Mrs. Harrison, followed by
Mrs. John F. Parker and General Ira
cey, Mr.. Tibbot and Mr.. Ramsdell,
Lieutenant Parker and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pinchol walked down the aisle to the
strains OF the Tannhseuser march OF
Wagner, and entering the carriages
waiting at the entrance the bridal party
was driven to the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pinchol, 2 Grammercy Pork, where
light refreshments were served and
where the party donned travelling attire
for the trip to Ipdianapolis.
Mrs. Demmick's Wedding gown which
was of pearl grey Rros grain silk, was
made by Madame Denoit- Mathie. The
skirt was plain with q short tram fall
ing from the waist in fall soft godets.
A Louis XVI coat, opening in front, q
full vest of white chiffon, with broad
revere, drape6 with rare old Honiton
lace half q yard 10 width, extending
down each eide OF the front and draped
over the hips, forming coat effect. The
sleeves were long and full, tapering to
the arm below the elbow and extending
in q fall OF lace at the wrist. Around
the neck there was plush collar OF
palest blue velvet, over which was Cd
twined q rope of magnificent pearls,
fastened with diamond clasp, the gift
of the bridegroom. She carried large
bouquet of lily of the valley. The bonnet
worn by the bride was dainty French
creation composed OF lace and blue vel
vet, with white aigrette held IN place
by Jewel pins. The groom wore we'll
made Prince Albert coat, worn closely
buttoned, with trousers OF dark gray.
White gloves and Q white silk four-in-
hand tie completed the bridegroom's at
tire. He wore q boutonniere of lily OF
the valley. General Tracy, who was at
tired in conventional afternoon style,
wore buttonhole OF lily Of the valley
and white violets, and the ushers wore
white violets. Mrs. John F. Parker, the
brides sister, carried an exquisite bou-
quet of cstslayse orchids.
General and Mrs. Harrison left the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. PiDchol at Z
o'clock and were driven to the Desbrosses
street ferry, driving direct on board the
Pennsylvania ferry, which will leave
imme diately for the depot, where the
bridal couple will enter the private car
of President Frank Thompson, attached
to the regular train for Indianapolis, al
The Mineral Market.
New YORK, April 8.
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