St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-07
THE MARRIAGE OF Ex-PREsI-
DENT HARRISON AND MRS.
DIMMICK SOLEMNIZED.
A WHITE LILAC. WEDDING.
THE CEREMONY WAS WITNESSED
ONLY BY RELATIVES AND INTI-
MATE FRIENDS.
GEN. TRACEY ACTED AS BEST MAN
After the Ceremony Gen. and Mrs
Harrison Took Their Departure
for indianapolis.

! NEW YORK, April s-Ths marriage of Mrs.
Mary Lord Dimmick to Gen. Benjamin Harri-
son was solemnized at. ST. Thomas church this
afternoon at 5:45. DIR. Wesley Brown, rector,
| oficiated at the ceremony The marriage,
| which took place in the presence of twenty
relatives and friends of the bride and groom,
was very private affair. The edifice was not
decorated in the lavish style that marked the
nuptials of Miss Vanderbilt and Miss Whitney,
the two most important weddings of the sea-
son, but the flowers used, iilacs and ascension
| lilies, were arranged in exquisite taste, and
| the chancel looked even prettier and more
effective than at the two previous weddings.
Mrs Dimmick arranged all the details regard
! ing the decorations. The altar was relieved
| with palms, tropical plants and banks of white
lilacs, surmounted with branches of ascension
| lilies.
The guests, as they arrived at the church,
were received by E. F. Tibbets, Gen. Harri-
sons private secretary, and Daniel M. Rams
| dell, who was marshal at Washington during
Gen. Harrison's administration, and were seat
ed in the front pews of The church. At $50
Mrs. John F. Parker the brides sister, was
escorted to the front pew on the left by Mr..
| Ramsdell, and simultaneously, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Pinchot were escorted to the front pew on
the right by Mr.. Tibbetts. Gov. Morton, with
his military staff, occupied the pew directly
behind Mr.. and Mrs. Parker and behind him
sat Senator and Mrs. Stephen ]. B. Elkins,
Mrs. ]. w. Foster and George Boyd. In the
pews behind Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchot sat the
brides relatives and friends, Maj. and Mrs.
Richard w. Parker, Chancellor and Mrs. Nc
Gill; the Misses Dimmick, and Mrs Briggs
Mr.. and Mrs. Leeds, Norman Leeds and the
Misses Leeds, Mr.. and Mrs, Broughton and
Miss Lambert, Gen. and Mrs. Fitz John Port
er and the Misses Porter.
Gen. Harrison left the Fifth Avenue hotel,
accompanied by Gen. Benjamin F. Tracey, in
a closed carriage, at O'clock and was driven
to the 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 f. Parker at $40. She was
accompanied by her brother-in-1aw, Lieut.
John F. Parker, who gave her away. They
arrived at the chueh entrance at $50, and pro-
ceeded to the lower room, where the bridal
procession formed and proceeded to the chan
eel where Gen. Harrison, accompanied by his
best man, Gen. Tracey, received the bride.
The ushers, standing to one side, faced the
altar as the bride and groom stepped forward
to the altar rail, where the rector, Dr.. Brown,
was waiting. Dr. George William Warren,
organist of the church, played the bridal music
from "Lohengrin," and during the entire cere-
mony played very softly Mascagnis Inter
meZZo.
That portion Of the service known as the
marriage service proper the recital of which
lasts only about fifteen minutes, was used, and
Immediately the blessing was pronounced
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison, followed by Mrs.
John F. Parker and Gen. Tracey Mr.. Tibbetts
and Mr.. Ramsdell, Lieut. Parker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Pinchot, marched down the aisle to
strains of the "Tannhauser march of Wagner
and entered the carriages at the entrance.
The bridal party was driven to the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pincho1 Gramercy park
where light refreshments t:vere served, and
where the party donned travelling attire for
the trip to Indianapolis
Mrs. Dimmick's wedding gown was Of pearl
gray gros grain and silk. The skirt was plain
with short train falling from the waist in
full, soft godets. A Louis XVI. coat opened
in front over full vest Of white chiffon.
with broad revers, draped with rare old Honi-
ton lace half yard in width extending down
each side Of the 'front.' and draped over the
hips, forming coat effect. The sleeves were
long and full, tapering to, the arm and ending
in fall of lace at the wrists. Around the
neck there was plush collar Of blue velvet
over which was entwined a rope Of magnifi-
cent pearls, fastened with a diamond clasp,
the gift of the bridegroom. She carried large
bouquet Of lilies Of the valley. The bonnet
worn by the bride was dainty French crea-
ton, composed of lace and blue velvet, with
white aigrette, held in place by Jewel pins
The groom wore Prince Albert coat closely
buttoned, with trousers Of dark gray White
gloves and a white silk four -in-hand completed
the bridegroom's attire. He wore a bouton-
ierre of lilies Of the valley. Gen. Tracey, who
was attired in conventional afternoon STYLE.
wore lilies of the valley and white yiolets, and
the ushers wore white violets Mrs. John F.
Parker, the brides sister, carried an exquisite
bouquet of Catalaya orchids
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison left the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchot at O'Clock, and
were driven directly upon the Pennsylvania
ferry boat which left Immediately for the
depot, where the bridal party entered the
private car of Vice President Frank Tomson,
attached to the regular train leaving at 7:50.
Immediately after the train pulled out dinner
was served in the car, Gen. and Mrs. Har-
rison being Joined by Lieut.. and Mrs. John
F. Parker and Gen. Tracey, who accom-
panied the bridal party as far as Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Harrison, who is small but very
graceful woman, rather dark in complexion,
and OF very bright and sattraetive appear
ance, is related to Gen, Harrison, through
his late wife, who was her aunt. She was
born at Princeton, Pa where most of her
younger life was spent, and where she be-
came acquainted with her frt husband, Wal
ter E. Dimmick, member Of a wealthy Penn
sylvania family, who died within few
months after their marriage. After the death
OF her first husband, she lived with her
mother mad father, and Mrs. Lords father.
DR.. Scott, until after her mothers death in
1880, when she came to New York city to live
with her sister. Mrs. John F. Parker. She
spent some considerable time at the White
house during Gen. Harrison IS administration,
and was great favorite with her aunt, the
late Mrs. Harrison. Her father was Russell
S. Lord. He was general manager of the
Delaware & Hudson Canal company Mrs.
Dimmick was born in Honesdale, Pa, and
married at Oxford, o., and moved immedi-
ately to Indianapolis.
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