New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
CONFIRMS ENGAGEMENT
Wrs. Vanderbilt announces That of
Daughter to Count.


Newport. R L. Oct s.-Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt
made formal announcement to-day of the engage
ment of her daughter. Gladys Count Ladislas
Szechenyi Of Budapest foreshadowed in a cable
dispatch in to-day's Tribune
Within few hours after the formal announce
ment The Breakers. the summer home of Mrs.
Vanderbilt deluged with hundreds OF bou-
quets for Miss Vanderbilt from her many friends
Several congratulatory kilograms and cable mes
sages also received during the day.
Miss Vanderbilts fance is here, but as yet New
port practically has not seen him. He arrived
from New York last night the private car Way
farer owned by Alfred G. Vanderbilt. a brother OF
Miss Vanderbilt He met at the station ty
Miss Vanderbilt. who drove him in basket phae-
ton TO The Breakers. She and the count went TO
Portsmouth to-day to visit the country estate of
Alfred c. Vanderbilt.
Although only few OF the cottage colonsts
here have met Count Szechenyi those who do
know him express pleasure at the engagement
II Is expected that the wedding will take place
next month. It is generally believed that the
ceremony will be performed in the historic Trinity
Church. where Miss Vanderbilt's mother is a pew
holder. and will be followed by a reception at
| The Breakers.
| Nearly all the members Of the Vanderbilt fam
| fly are at present in Newport. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
| nelius Vanderbilt 1r.; Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald c.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney all
being IN the city. Alfred G. Vanderbilt is in New
| York for few days II is understood that
season until after the coming marriage. and that
| The Breakers will be open until after Christmas,
unusually late date.
| Count szechenyi brought with him such great
| quantity Of baggage 10 make II evident that
| his visit was not TO be bret one.
Young Count Ladislas Szechenyi who has just
| arrived at Newport from Austria and whose en-
gagenent to Miss Gladys Vanderbilt has been an
nounced. is scion of of the oldest families of
Hungary Ia Of
three hundred years or more ago. and the name OF
| which may be found almost every page OF Mag
| var history. Among the most celebrated of it's
| scions was that Count Nicholas Szechenyi who
the compan nion in of the patriot Zrinyi whose
| fate has been made the theme of one of Theodore
| Koerners most famous tragedies. Another Of the
| Szechenyis. holding the rank OF archbishop was
/ the mediator in bringing about that peace between
| Emperor Ferdinand and Rokoczy by means OF
| which the latter was recognized legitimate
| Prince of Pennsylvania To Count Stephen Szech-
enyt belongs the credit OF having Initiated the use
! of the Magyar language instead Of Latin for off,
eial communications and for social intercourse in
hungary Another member OF the house OF Szech-
| enyi endowed Hungary with its Conservatory OF
| Music and founded the Danube Steamship Com
| pany, while still another the creator of the
| National Theatre and of the National Museum at
| budapest In fact. there few houses Of the
| aristocracy to which the Hungarian nation is moro
| deeply indebted than that OF Count szechenyt.
/ Ihere are three Counts SZechenyi. namely. Bella.
| Emmanuel and Paul who occupy at the present
| moment the highest offices in the Hungarian king
| dom. respectively. as Keeper Of the Crown of ST
| Stephen as Grand Master OF the Horse 20 the
! King of Hungary. and as the latter's Minister OF
State Count Andor Szochenyi was the hero soma
| years ago OF a marOoning adventure on an island
1 IN the Pacific Ocean. and achieved much fame rs
| an explorer in Central Asia after having benn
| driven TO expatriation by a sensational duel. IN
which he had the misfortune 10 kill his adversary.
Another interesting member of the family IA Count
/ VERhn rkr .nIrl
| stantnople. where he is at the head OF the SuI-
! tan's Fire Department. with the rank of general
In the ottoman army and OF principle aide-de-carp
| TO the Padishah. He first achieved prominence by
navigating a little yacht of his own ND the Danube
and through the Main. Rhine Marne and Seine IN
| Paris, which he reached in time for the Interna-
| uonal Exhibition in 1861. Both Napolaon III and
| Lugenie frequently visited him on his pretty boat
as 1t lay moored OFF the DUAL des Invalides Sub
! seQuently he undertook prolonged tour through
! the United States for the purpose OF studying the
various means of quenching fires used in this coun-
! try. Then he spent year in London as a voIun-
teer fireman, under the orders of Captain Sir Eyre
Shaw. at the time chief of the London Fire Brigade
and thereupon organized and equipped the verv e.
| fcient fire department at ConstantInopIe which
alone prevents Stamboul from being periodically de-
| stroyed by fire.
| His daughter, Countess Wanda Szechenvi is
married to one of the Armenian princes Dadlan
! who is member OF the SuItan's household and
/ Is one or the closest friends and companions OF
| tle udushteFS OF sultan ABDUL Hamed. Count Ed
/ monds son. Andrew Szechenyi. was formerly mar
! ried to a Russian. who since her divorce has
! been forbidden 10 make use of the name and title
| OF Countess Szechenyi in Austria and In Hungary
and who while still retaining IL in other countries
| figures on the operate stage in the dominions OF
| Emperor Francis Joseph Elena Sarvar.
Count Ladisas Szechenyi. at Newport. is a
chamberlain of the King and lieutenant OF hus-
sars. He is the youngest of several brothers the
eldest. Count Dionys Szechenyi being now Minis
ter Plenipotentiary and counsellor of the Austrian
| Embassy at Paris Countess Dionyis Szechenyi
| being member Of the princely and ducaI house
| of Caraman Chimay- A cousin. Count Louis
szechenyi. until quite recently counsellor of
the Austrian Embassy at Washington. and is
now officiating in similar capacity in London.
II may be added that the father OF Count Ladislas
was for many years Austrian Ambassador az Ber-
lin. where he enjoyed the warm friendship of the
three successive German emperors. and contrib
uted In small degree TO establish those close
and intimate relations which now subsist between
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