The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-27
VANDERBILT WEDDING
TO BE GORGEOUS AFFAIR
Ballroom, Where Ceremony is to be Performed,
Grotto Of Rare Flowers, Illuminated by Elec-
tricity--- $50 Guests to be Present.

NEW YORK, January 26.-Every de-.
tail connected with the wedding of
Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt and
Count Szechenyi to-day at noon has
been arranged The decorations. Will
be most elaborate and picturesque. No
expense has been spared to make the
Vanderbilt home veritable palace for
arts OF the electrician, with rare cleo
trical effects, will be called into play.
and the ingenuity Of floral decorators
combined VIII produce u scene or
great beauty. The large ballroom,
where Mgr Lavelle will perform the
ceremony and where $50 OF New iork's
fashionable and exclusive set will wit.
Into huge grotto formed Of pink and
lavender orchids.
Daylight Excluded.
| The shutters, shades and curtains
tswill be drawn and all outer light ea-:
Guided. The illumination Will come
f,om electric lights concealed in huge
| masses OF flowers and greenery which
will form the mural ornamentatlon nf
the grotto. These dlmltghts Will produce
beauty OF q Californian sunset. Hang
ing from the roof Oft grotto By long
! streaners OF pink and Lavender RIB
BON will be large punches OF orchids
OF O shade to match the ribbon.
Bows and streumers OF the ribbon
will fall below the orchids. Garlands
/ OF orchids and crescent-shaped floral
designs placed about the room Will
4 add to the beaut. and plcturcsqueness
of the picture. The appearance Will he
| that Of d fairyland into which orchids
and soft lights combine the cathedral
/ and grotto effects.
i The Break fnst Party.
Elsewhere throughout tho house the
| skill OF the decorators work will BIT
equally effective and pleasing to the
/ eye. In tile grand salon. where the
bridal party 6f twenty will breakfast
1 Immediately after the ceremony, the
/ flowers used will be the rarest white
orchids obtalnable. orange blossoms In
profusion. and gardenias. Included in
| this party Will be Miss Vanderbilt,
Count Laszlo szechenyi. Miss Ruth
Vanderbilt Twombly, Miss Dorothy:
whitney, Mrs. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Vanderbilt, Count Paul
4 Esterhazy, Count and Countess Deals
Iszechenyi, brother and s!ster-in-la law OF
1.-THE bridegroom. Count Stefan Szech-
enyi and Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney.
Besides this party there will be about
1 800 guests assembled at breakfast In
the red and gold rooms OF the van
| derbtlt home. AT attractive Color
scheme IS closely followed throughn'lne
the house.
In the red room red roses are to be
used exclusively. In the gold room az
artistic decoration VIII be torthea o.
1 yellow datfodtls, while in the green
4 room will be masses Of palms, ferns
/ and greenery, and In the white room
greenery and white carnations.
The bridegroom will wear a bouton-
niero Of gardeu.as, and Miss Wander
bilt's flowers will be a large shower
i bouauet of white orchids. These eS-
4 uuIsite white blossoms VIII not DC
A morred by touch OF the violet or5 ever
A a lavender orch ida custom so much
i In vogue recently.
Miss Ruth Vanderbilt Twombley and
miss Dorothy Whitney will carry large
4 bouquets OF bridesmaids roses.
Pretty Living Picture.
Il Little Flora Whitney. who will be 9
4 loyely picture In her dainty frock o.
i lacesl ana frills,3will carry q basket OF
4 white orchids, ,Ehe handle to The
! basket will be formed Of strings and
bows OF pink satin ribbon,
Ths wedding presents, said 70 pe
j worth s1,000,00o. nre the most costly
; ana valuable that have been received
!. by any fortunate bride in many g day
& On account Of THEM value Pinkertor
u
Il Of the past week, and they Will stay
Il on guard until after this presents DIS
safely packed for shipment 70 the the
& BRIDES new home In Hungary.
Last summer Miss !Yanderbtlt beshlns
OF age. and under the proyisto pm 81 he1
IfntherEs will. entered into posse g sslo {,
Of her share Of Ills great fortune. s ! Z,
mated at from $4,000 00p stn " ,oop,ouu
Count Iaszlo is q n dsolle man g
Il twenty-eight, his bearing betraylng
his military training and deYot 10 2 .
ont-of-door sports, He IL not ever :!
1.-The heed OF HIS family heeing tlle
youngest Of the four ona OF that SouH
Iinlerich Szechenyi Swi was " many
IL yearsthe Austro-tIungarlan am has sanoo q
at Berlin, and who played an mpoF'
liant pRrt In the negotiation ~ TN
German Austrian alliance f he presen
head OF the house OF Szcche ny 6 one ~
4 the Oldest and proud est ot s the Fun
gnriaa nobility, ii Count n ionys, WHO
A Until livery recently. was nrst Ssaere ta 7!
of the A,lstYo- II ungar laIl en- ss q
v Eerlil, tsonnt 1lonys'si Wife was H
* Countess Do anna llnpss lld II: IN
.gLcoNs!ns of hat Prince schisnayA flYlls