Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-09
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Gladys Vanderbilt, VINO is to be the
bride of Count Ladislaus SZechenyi
van Sarvar-Felso-Videk is highly
popular with the social leaders of
Hungary, whom she met last sum-
meT, and that her Wedding has arous-
is the statement Of relatives of the
count who are here for the wedding.
They allege that the marriage is the
result of a love me- tch, but this is
denied by private reports received
from Budapest correspondents, who
declare that Count Szechenyis fam
lily is in an impoverished condition
and that an alliance with woman
Of wealth was necessary for the
count. In arranging a marriage OF
convenience, the Hungarian newspa-
pers state, Count Szechenyi is but
following the presidents established
by his ancestors, the family having
| become as famous for it's financially
fortunate marriages as for it's an
tiquity and it's caste
Since 1897 the Szechenyis have
been titled aristoc' ats in Hungary.
Ha!Gly line of me nobility in the
realm antedates them or has won
more favors from the throne. The
ancestors of the present head of the
house were nearly all dignitaries,
statesmen, renowned soldiers or dip
| lomats, and the count himself is
members of the Hungarian house Of
lords.
Yet, despite its prominence, the
family has attained so little wealth
thai the Hungarian papers admit
| thai such an alliance as that with
the Vanderbilt family had become
imperatively necessary. This is in
despite of the Fact that Count
Szechenyi has perhaps aided in the
circulation of the report, in the
American newspapers that his fami-
ly was immensely wealthy and that
he himself had property valued at
$5,OOO;O0O.
For half a century, according to
the Hungarian newspapers, the
Szechenyi lords hare been notable
for their discretion in matrimonial
affairs. Some married wealth and a
few gained higher positions through
their matrimonial alliances. At the
present time three others are about
to become fortunate brides or BRIDE
grooms.
The counts cousin, the Princess
! Marizza, is engaged to Prince Ludwig
! Windischgratz of the royal Hungar-
ian family. Another cousin, julius,
will soon wed Darkness Haastechien,
one of the greatest eligibles in Aus
tria, and it is reported that another
member of the family is to enter
the court of Germany through mar
IMAGE.
When the engagement was an
nounced the Budapest newspapers
expressed great surprise that the
count should rave gone to America
! for q bride, but this is now explain
ed by the fact that the family is in
! dire neei of the money that Miss
Vanderbilt will bring. The Hun
garian family has heretofore scorn-
ed plutocratic wealth and deemed
money worthless to secure and main
tain a position in society OF late,
/ however, a change has come over
the spirit of its dream.
While the radical wing of the
Budapest press openly sneers at the
wedding as a financial necessity for
Szechenyi the conservative journals
/ gravely explain that Miss Wander
bilt's father was a most respectable
grocer, whose family has moved in
the most exclusive American social
! circles, so that the stepdown is not
so great as at first surmised.
The social power of the Szechen-
yis in Hungary is so extraordinary
AMI its ramificatioI,s so great that il
is generally believed that the Amer
lean bride will be honorably received
even though her ancestors were en-,
gagged in trade"
1t is known that Miss Vanderbilt
was not the prime mover in the Sc
lection of the count for her husband
and that but for her mother hel
name would never have been Hun.
garian.
fhe engagement was of some time
standing before the other member.
of the Vanderbilt family heard ar
inkling of 1t. Thon, 1t is said, they
ra-Nipdad HIod IL.