Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-26
THE PARNELL-O'sBEA WEDDING.
Efforts Of the Groom to Have 1t Conducted
Secretly.

Secretly.
special cable dispatch to the New York
Herald, dated yesterday. gives the following
particulars of Mrs. O'Sheas marriage to Mr..
Parnel announced in the dispatches to TIE
STAR yesterday:
Mr.. ParnelI, who paid q flying visit to the
house of commons yesterday. proceeded to
Brighton by an early train on Wednesday after
noon and Joined Mrs. O'Shea at Wall
singham Terrace, Brighton, where the
lady had been in residence for the
past three weeks. They dined together
in Mrs. O'shea's house last evening. as the
honorable gentleman has not used the greater
part of his house adjoining since last Christ
mas. They passed the evening at home, re-
ceiving no visitors. and the lights we're
extinguished at an exceptionally early hour.
no doubt owing to the early hour fixed for
the wedding on the following morning. 1t is
said to be the custom of Mr.. Parnell and Mrs.
OShea when staying at Brighton to take an
early morning ride before breakfast. The horses
are obtained from livery stable within hun
dred yards of their house. But this morning.
instead of the customary order for horses,
only single horse with an open phaeton was
ordered 10 be at the house at o'clock. Half
an hour afterward Mr.. Parnell and Mrs. OSbea
entered the phaetou. the driver receiving in
structions to drive WESTWARD out of Brighton.
A short distance from town the driver was di-
rected to make for Steyning, market town of
about L. 500 inhabitants. eleven miles from
Brighton.
EFFORTS AT SECRECY.
1t rained heavily as the couple proceeded on
their journey, and as circuitous route was
taken Steyning was not reached until 8
O'Clock. Great efforts had been made to in
sure the marriage being kept from the knowi-
edge of the public, this long journey being
part of the plan to disarm suspicion. Before
Steyning was reached Mrs. OShea took the
reins and drove into town, with the streets of
which she is familiar, well as knowing also
the position of the registrars Office, which i'm
mediately adioins the town hall Notwith-
standing the fact that the Office is not opened
until 10, the couple had no diff
Guilty in obtaining admission on their
rival. The registrars had promised secrecy
and were prepared to do everything in their
power to keep the fact Of the marriage from
the knowledge Of the public. As the pair left
the carriage ana entered the Office Mr.. Parnell
looked remarkably well and cheerful. He
glanced nervously around, as il anxious to as
certain whether any one had recognized him.
LOOKED WELL AND cHEERFuL
Mrs. O'Shes wore . dress Of black broche
silk. q lace mantle and q black hat with pink
roses. She, too, looked well, but, apart from
the countenances of the bride and BRIDE
groom, the affair was rather somber and
depressing. The ceremony was commenced
at 10 o'clock, the only persons present besides
the contracting parties being the regis
the marriage. They had travelled from
Brighton by train and walked TO the Office.
The ceremony consisted Of the informal con-
tract customary under the circumstances and
included nothing OF a religious character.
On Tuesday last Mr. Parnell drove to Steyn-
ing and obtained a special license, which set
forth that a marriage would take place within
three months between Charles Stewart Parnell,
bachelor, member of parliament forty-four
years of age, Of Avondale, Rathdfum, Ire
formerly Wood, spinster, divorced wife Of
Henry O'Shea, of full age, of No. 8, Walking
ham Terrace, Adringham.
AFTER THE CEREMONY.
The ceremony being concluded the bridal
pair immediately drove away in the direc-
ton of Bramber, Mrs. Parnsll again taking
the whip and reins. The registrar returned by
train, taking with him his books, which he has
since declined to submit to examination. The
subregistrar Of Steyning. when proffered the Gus
tomary fee for examination Of the books aid
they had been taken away, and consequently he
must refuse to take the fee and could not
show the book. Yielding 70 great pressure he
consented to show the only book he had which
contained . reference to the marriage. This
was the notice book, Ia which was an entry
giving notice Of the intended veddin9
and description Of the CONTRACTING parties
ioennca! with that already given. The regis-
1rar eaad that when Mr.. Parnen gave notice ON
Tuesday he endsavored 10 bind him 10 secrecy.
saying no one ought 10 know Of the Wedding;
that he wished no one 10 know Of it, and that
the books IN which the notice was entered
ought not to be shown to any one.
prevent IL but he would do his best % Keep the
matter quiet He has kept his word, for every
obstacle Vas placed In the way Of those Who
sought Information. am authoritatively in-
formed that the wedding win be again performed
that the ceremony Win taks place within the
next two or three days. Mr.. and Mrs.. Parnsll
are now ct Warrington Terrace, where Mrs..
farneu this evening ~ prso representative
and informed him hat Tie marriage took plnes
a 0tnvu3ue