The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-24

The betrothnI Of Miss Gladys Van
derbllt. daughter OF Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. ST.. and the young Count
l-aszio ~Szecheuyi Of Budapest Hun
barry tthe marriage 20 take place on
December -, had the dash Of an An
thony Hope romance about a. What's
more. the young people. knowing all
the facts OF the case, must be laugh
ing in their sleeves at the sensation
caused by the vague rumors from
Newport that found their way into
print.
From what Austrian officials 10 this
country say, the socalled sensation
was quite a e~ut-aud-dried affair. One
Of the richest Of American girls had
been formally betrothed IN a Hun
gariau castle weeks before. and on
that occasion the details OF the
American betrothal in October had
been arranged. Then a young Hun
garlan nobleman had dropped quietly
into Newport 10 play bis part IN the
formalities
The first surprise over, every n
asked.
Who Is Count faszio ~SEechcnyi?"
Therein lies the romance Of the
story. Only the last chapter properly
belongs 90 the Anthony Hope school.
The hrst % % might be a short story
by William Dean Hoaells on the
other hand. the real romance IS wor.
thy OF Gibbon or sienklewicz In e
are the raids OF n savage Aslatic pc0-
pie upon the nomads OF the Russian
steppe5. the prlmoval forests 81 the
Danube and the Wild denies OF the
Alps There Is also the pageautry OF
primitive war. the strains OF wild
muslc-of Slavonic harmonies en-.
b%ruidered ia q web OF national trag.
edy-nusio hardly suggested by the
Hungarian o~rchastras 81 The cafes. but
mirrorcd by LIsst and P-adcreWskL
and vsuaiiEed n few years ag0 In
the latters opera. "Mauru.
Then there are the green fey, the
flowing white robes OF tho Turk. the
brown habit Of the Christian mission.
airy, the splondor OF a Hausburg
court. and Nraunles that led a proud
people 10 "A rebellion that echoed
around the world. And an finally
ends in a haukct phaeton on the CHI
Drive az Newport. with a young Hun
garlan and ga American bcircsss &C
kuowlcdgins 90 their friends that they
ave about 10 marry.
An Object Of Interest.
New Workers have been watching
Miss Vanderbilt with more than ems.
tomary interest ia the last three
years. she ia the youngest dauEhteg
OF Mira Cornelius Vanderbilt, aud me
only one uf her children unmarried.
Her sister So Mrs. Harry Payne whit
uey: her brothers. Cornelius. Dr., A.
fred Gwynue and Reginald Wander
bnt She is. too. one az the richest
girls OF her age In America having
come into a fortune OF Si2.b0Q. 600 on
her twenty FIRST birthday last August
Miss Vanderbilt was introduced "a
society three years age 40 a dance
given by her mother In the great Van
dcrhlt house az FIrh avenue and
Tuysevonth street. It was one OF
the events OF the season. The HOUSE
had not been opened for ave years.
The chat OF the drawing rooms con
nCcted Miss Vander0ilts name aEaiI
ard aeaIn with those Of young mei
who might be considered her suitors
Sometimes these reached the news
papers, sometimes not. ono OF th0
young men was Robert Walton Goelet
Another mentioned more recently wa
one Of the younger generation In Ga.
Gerard family. When any 90 these re
ports crept into print they were pos.
lively denied.
Then There were rumor that Mis-
Tandorbilt's trip abroad last summe
had back OF q a desire 20 put as man.
miles ~ possible OF sea and railroa
botween herself and n OF The NOR
persistent suitors, be that as d mas
Mrs Vanderbilt and Niss GLADYS wen
20 California early last spring ait
Mrs Elliott y shepard, then cam
east and stiled for Europe in April.