The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-25

which compels the public announcement
in the church OF all persons about to b.
married. Mr.. Kelly's marriage was an
nounced at the Cathedral in tho usus
! manner.
All the arrangements having been per
fected, those who were assembled in thu
parlor repaired to the Cardinals private
chapel, and the ceremony was imme
distely performed in the most simple anC
unostentatious manner possible The
BRIDE and groom entered together and
took their places before the alar, on
which were number of lighted taper;
and numerous choice flowers. Near by
stood the two sisters of the bride, Miss
Mary Mullen having the place of honor.
They were all attlred in travelling
dresses, the brides being OF brown silk.
Mr.. Kelly was in full dress. The Car
dinal appeared before them dressed in
his scarlet cassock, lace rochet, scarlet
mozzetts, stole, pectoral cross and inter,
and with his crosier. Without making
any remarks to them the Cardinal pro-
nounced them man and wife in the usual
simple and brief cerimony of the Cath
Ollie Church, after which missa pro
Sponso ct sponSa (mass for the bridegroom
and bride) was celebrated by the Car
dinal in white vestments. This mass
does not differ from an ordinary low
mass until after the Pater Noster is re-
cited Then the Cardinal, standing on
the Epistle side Of the altar, turned to
the bride and bridegroom, who were
kneeling before him, and recited two
prayers, which in effect asked the bless
ing Of God upon them; that the wife
might initiate the women of former times
and be pleasing to her husband; that IN
her years and fidelity she might be like
Sarah; that a regularity of life and con-
duct might be her strength against the
weakness of her sex, and that they both
might see their children's children to the
third and forth generations, and live to
an old age He then gave them the
nuptial blessing. Alter this the mass
proceeded to the Communion, when the
Cardinal, the bride and groom received
the sacrament, which is one of necessary
duties in the Catholic Church of those
whe are to be married. Before giving
the customary final blessing to the peo-
pie, the Cardinal read another prayer,
when the ceremony WIS completed.
After the marriage ceremony simple
and plain wedding breakfast was fur
nisht d ut the Cardinals residence, Of
which all who were present partook.
About two hours was spent socially In
the parors, when the new Unmarried
couple left the house to take the l
o'clock train !or Boston. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Kelly will return to the city at the be-
ginning OF next week. The presents
which were received were few and SIM
pie. None of the presents however were
displayed, except the jowelry worn by
the bride, which was presented by MIR.
Kelly.
The bride is daughter of the late
Edward Mullen, merchant of this city.
Her mother is also dead. She was born
in this city, and is nearly thirty years of
age. She hiss Il rich brunette complexion
and is graceful and attractive in appear
ance. The simplicity of the ceremony
yesterday was the wish OF all VINO took
part in it, though it created some sur
prise among the friends of the couple,
who thought more display should have
been made and more publicly given to
it. In former times the marriage OF a
near relative OF y Cardinal was attended
nth much grandeur and ceremony, and
it vas customary for the Pope to send
his special blessing upon the couple, but
the wcll.known simplicity of Cardinal
McCloskey forbade any unusual show
being made on his account.