Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1896 — MARY LORD DIMMICK. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MARY LORD DIMMICK.

FACTS ABOUT THE WOMAN MR. HARRISON WILL WED. Not a New 1 Wonsan by Any Means— Neither Rowe. Nor Skates, Nor Hides a Bicycle or a Horse—Well Read and Charming. Not Exactly Beautiful. If ex-President Harrison's opinions can be inferred from his choice of a bride, he can have little sympathy for the so-called new woman, for Mrs. Mary Lord Dimmick is her very antithesis. The fact that she never wore, and steadfastly refuses to wear, shirt waists is a good key to her character. She dislikes anything stiff or mannish or severe, and, though she dresses plainly and generally in dark colors. she always chooses soft things that cling to her in an affectionate way, a* If

they were a part of herself, and had not been merely put on. She does not caro much, either, about their being in the height of fushion, as long as they are becoming. All, or at least most, of her tastes and accomplishments are feminine. Shs is passionately fond of music, embroiders beautifully and is an excellent nurse. During the season she goes constantly to the opera. She knows every one of Wagner's operas, from beginning to end, nnd can tell the instant she bears a musical selection just what It is and who wrote It. Embroidery seems to rank next to music In her favor and many of her friends possess elegant specimens of her work. Mrs. Dimmick has not the smullest Interest In athletics of any kind. She was never on a bicycle, and does not approve of tho machine, aud she does not ride, drive or skate. Iler time 1h pretty evenly divided between books and embroidery and the opera. She is a great reader, and keeps up with all tho current literature, though sho enres little for anything clussical. She has a fad for collecting uutogruphs, and possesses the signatures of many wellknown people, among them being those of Jean do Hoszke and Uichnrd Mansfield. Mansfield is her personal friend, and she is his devoted admirer. lie is her favorite actor, and she considers him one of the greatest lights of the modern stage. Allison, by the way, hns the honor of being approved by her us a candidate for the presidency. Mrs. Dimmick does not. however, confine her interests entirely to these favorite subjects. She is a thoroughly well-in-formed woman, and lias decided opinions on all the questions of tho dny. Sho can talk about politics ns intelligently as about embroidery, but at the same time, If one of her learned remarks were to be Interrupted by the entrance of a mouse, ■he would be the firßt to jump on a chair, and it seems to have been just this combination of qualities that fascinated tho ex-Prosident. He finds his fiancee always ready to listen sympathetically to anything he may choose to say, and yet atho has enough feminine weakness to give hlin the pleasure of posing as a protector. In appearnneo Mrs. Dimmick is not exactly beautiful, but sho is so bright and vivacious, and so uristocrntic in her bearing, that she gives one tho impression of being so. As a young girl, she was noted for her perspnal charms, and In Princeton, the home of her childhood, they still talk of her beauty. Tho wedding Is to take place at noon on April 0, in St. Thomas’ Church, New York, and will be extremely quiet. It is understood that there will bo only twelve guests, relatives, and some Intimate friends of the ex-President, nnd that there will be no wedding breakfast. Lieut. Parker will give the bride away. After the ceremony the newly wedded pair will go to the general’s home in Indianapolis, where a public reception will be given in their honor. A boudoir for the bride has been planned by herself, and sh? has personally selected the hangings and other furnishings for it. In August they will go to tho Adirondaeks, where a simple little cottage is now being built for them.

MRS. DIMMICK.