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Show EffBMlDING It is One of the Brilliant Sooiety Events of the Day An Irish Tribute. THE Y. P, S. C. E. SOCETY IN SESSION Cooke's Monument to Be Restored in the Near Future Other Specials. London-, Juno 13. Special. The marriage yesterday of William O'Brien, unquestionably the most chivalrous of tlie Irish band now battling in paiiia-1 ment for the rights of their country, to Miss Sophia Rafl'alovitch was a "brilliant "bril-liant social cveut. Archbishop Croke of Coshel oflieialed at tho ceremony, and Cardinal Maiming occupied a seat in the sanctuary during the services. John Diilon tho colleague of O'Brien,! and tho most popular of tho Irish nationalists na-tionalists acted as best man. Miss Hall'alovitch caino to England from France a mouth ago for instruction in 1 the Catholic faith. Today she was received re-ceived into the church and on her three of its sacraments w ere bestowed. Archbishop Croke, who was president of the seminary iu which O'Brien received his education, delivered a short but eloquent s.Tiuon. The church was crowded with Ihe friends of tho eon-trading eon-trading parties including the parliamentary parlia-mentary colleagues of the groom. A receptiou followed the ceremony. Tins presents to tho bride were numerous and beautiful. Nor was the groom forgotten. for-gotten. The lord mayor of Dublin presented pre-sented Mr. O'Brien with a testimonial from tho Irish people as an expression "of tho affectionate rcgnrd. tho unqualified un-qualified respect and the heartfelt admiration" ad-miration" with which he is regarded by his countrymen. Thn Tarnellilo. members of tho house also presented him with a valuable gift. The family of tho bride hails from Russia, and occupies oc-cupies a leading place iu the cultured and aristocratic society of Paris and London Mrs. O'Brien is clever, accomplished ac-complished and beautiful. Her mother is proficient both with the brush and sculptor's chisel. The family has strong popular sympathies. sympa-thies. !She is tho daughter of one of the wealthiest merchants of Odessa, and has two brothers who are distin-guisip'd distin-guisip'd in the literal y world. Sho lias herself translated a number of Knglish works into French, especially books on political and social economy. O'Brien is a journalist, lining the editor of Cnited Ireland. 11a ha been to the United Slates on two or three occasions. oc-casions. His visit. to Canada to denounce- Lord LamUriownu, Ihe then governor; is .till well remembered. Balfour, who has (imprisonwd hint, no less than six limes,, seems Jo have singled him out from his party for martyrdom.- O'Brien is honest and fearless, in tho cause of Indand he would go to tho-dungeoii or. the scaffold scaf-fold with as light heart as to tho bridal altar. |