The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-18
LAST OF VANDERBILT EXPRESSES
10 more Vanderbilt girls!

M Let fortune-chaSing noblemen 4 abroad and impecunious youths here give up their fondest hopes. The last of the Vanderbilt heiresses has been pre-empted; there are no more Wander bilt young women to be married off.
 The wedding of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, youngest child of the late Cornelius Van derblt, grandson of the famous Commo- dore, takes place on December f. next, in New York city, at the splendid Wander bilt mansion Fifty-seyenth street and Fifth avenue. The fortunate bridegroom is Count Laszio Szechenyi, dashing young nobleman of Budapest Austria Hungary.
 And so the S12,5O00O0 which Miss Van derbilt inherited from her fathers estate, goes abroad. All her brothers have mar Tied Americans and so has her sister, but she has elected to choose title-th1s youngest of the five Vanderbilts.
 With her marriage, the last of the Vanderbilts passes beyond the reach Of fortune-hunters There is stili an un- married boy, young Harold Vanderbilt, youngest son of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., who is a younger brother of Corne- Illus, ST. But as he isn't of age yet and his father is alive he has only what IS allowed him.
 The other Vanderbilts-Cornelius, AL fred, Reginald Mrs. Harry Payne Whit ney and Gladys-all have every cent now that their father left them. With a for tune of $12, 300 900. of which she can't be- gin to spend tithe of the income, Miss Gladys is among the richest young wo- men in Amerlca-in her own right. There are girls who may inherit more, but Miss Vanderbilt has hers now. And it is in- ereasng by leaps and bounds for how can young woman of 21 with propriety spend half a million a year?
 " Q taken aback when Mrs. Cornelius Van derbilt announced the engagement form ally several weeks ago. Few in Gotham's fashionable set ever heard of the count. Some of the men remembered, however, that 1t was he who fought trifing duel under the code with another Hun garian, Count Aurel Batonyi, who married Mrs. Burke Roche, one of .he ''400's' most beautiful women.
 Batonyi was professional whip and admitted on the stand in court that he wasn't a count and that his real name was Cohn. Mrs. Roche was promptly disowned by her millionaire father, Frank Work of New York, until she con- scented to give him up and sue for dl- vorce.
 But if society hesitated over another Magyar the Vanderbilt boys certainly were even more upset While they may be at the wedding, they made it very plain that they didn't approve. They al- ways happened to have other engage ments when parties were being given for the count-their brother-in-law to-be. Though Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt gave the count the use of his splendid New port place, Portland Farm, he left him in charge of the servants. Reginald Van derbilt, the youngest brother, quietly left Newport altogether, thus giving the gos- sips plenty to talk about. Cornelius went to Chicago.
 Now. it mustn't be assumed that this newest adjunct to the Vanderbilt family is like the impecunious Castelane, who married Miss Anna Gould, the pomp- ous Marlborough, who married Miss Gladys cousin, Miss Concuela Wander bilt. Far from it.
 For a wonder, he is rich himself
 The count is the youngest son of the late Count Emmerich Szechenyi, who was for some years ambassador from Austria Hungary to Germany. He has a heredi- tary seat in the Hungarian parliament and is one of the chamberlains of the Austrian Emperor. What Is more his estates abroad are not encountered. He is 2S years old--good-looking, athletic, af- fable and full of fun.
 All last summer the Vanderhilts. meth-s CT and daughter, were abroad. Their re- gal place, the Breakers, at Newport the great mansion built by Cornelius Vanderbilt-was closed. London, Paris, Vienna, Budapest-it was a gay summer for the rich American widow and her charming young daughter.
 Now every nobleman thinks rieh American girl his prey. Miss Vanderbilt had her share at her heels. She couldn't take a drive or even a short walk with out being bowed to right and left by men with irreproachable titles, who imagined their names would command her instant adoratlon. Instead they found themselves getting the cold shoulder Of course, ali the Vanderbilt friends thought that Miss Gladys would follow her familys exam pie and marry an American.
 Then she met the count.
 Nobody guessed it. but it was case of love at first sight, for both. Mrs. Van derbilt herself was immensely interested in the handsome young Hungarian, who had such a splendid position at the Aus trlan court as chamberlain to his maies- ty. the Emperor. He was all attention of course. and when he invited mother and daughter to visit his estates oyer the Hungarian border. Mrs. Vanderbilt read fly agreed to chaperon her daughter.
 In August last Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Gladys went to the Hotel Bristol, Vienna, with their retinue of maids It was then remarked in the American col ony that Szechenyi was more than us- ually attentive to the charming American girl and her young looking mother But nobody. for moment ina agined that any thing would come of it.
 While they were there, too, a notable