The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-31
BIC NUPT|AL EVENT
Gathering Was a Notably Brilliant
Onc--Great Crowds Gadhcred on
tlie Outside to Gain n Glimpse OF
the Bride and acknowledgements
VIII be Spent at Newport-Descrip-
ton OF the House Ceremony.

New York, January T7.-M,ss
Gfadys Vanderbilt. daughter Of Mrs.
| Cornelius Vanderbilt, was married IN
count Laszlo SZechenyi, a young Hum
Sarlan nOpleman in the Fifth Avenue
/ home of Mrs. Vanderbilt at noon to-
| DAY. The wedding was probably the
most brilliant that has taken place in
this city for several Years Although
! the number of guests was limited TO
ABOUT $50, mainly relatives and inn
mediate friends of the two families
| there were included Baron Hengel-
muller Won Hengervar, the Austrian
ambassador to the United States; jas
| Bryce. the British ambassador, and
! several of the prominent members OF
| New York society.
Outside of the Vanderbilt home a
great crowd OF the curious oubli,
I gathered, hoping for glimpse OF the
count and his bride and watching the
arrival OF the guests. There was no
disorder Tor the streets surrounding
the Vanderbilt residence were pa
, trolled and kept clear by force OF
nearly 1oo policemen. Police lines
were drawn across 57th and 5sth
streets, between which two streets the
/ mouse stands and the unlimited public
was not permitted on the 9Th avenue
sidewalk in front of the house They
gathered in large numbers in tho
| square in front o. the Plaza Hotel
but their curiosity was satisfied only
by witnessing the arrival OF the count
and the guests.
From IL until II O'Clock the guests
arrived in a procession of carriages
and automobiles an on foot prompt
ly at noon the wedding cero
mOny was performed in large draw
ing room OF the Fifth avenue house.
in which a tower Of palms and arhor
of orchids had been constructed Be
meath the arhor a temporary altai.
was erected and in front Of this the
ceremony was performed by MOnsigO-
nor Michael j. 1nve,le rector Of St
Patricks cathedral
The wedding chorus from Gauls
Cantata Ruth" was sung by thirty
boys of the ST Patricks chanCol choir
attired in surplices and red cassocks
accompanied by the organ and assist
ed ny the cathedral's male quartet.
The bride wore n gown Of ivory
sat0n with embroidery, point lace AMI
garlands or orange blossoms Her
veil was of point lace caught with
sprays OF orange blossoms. She car
ried q shower 5oquet of orchids and
Gar6eniaS
The brides maids were Miss Ruth
Vanderbilt Twomhley. her cousin and
Miss Dorothy Whitney. daughter OF
William G. Whitney. The bride was
also attended by her little niece, Miss
Flora PAYNE Whitney. daughter Of Mr..
Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney.
Among the usherS were Count Ste
fan Szechenyi and Count Paul.
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served, the guests be
ing distributed at various tables
shrough out the house. All the rooms
were beautifully decorated with
palms and orchids.
Immediately after tire wedding
breakfast the Count and Countess
departed upon their honey'moo trip
eluding ty clever strategy the thronS
Of people that pressed about the Van
derhilt mansion a broughr1an driven
by q coaChman AMI f0OtInan In tho
Vanderbilt livery drove out osten-
tatinusly in front OF the mansion at
the Fifty seventh street entrance \
white rosette .decorat"' the r-i1al Of
the horses and a white ribbon was
tied to the wHip The crowd broke
through the police lines and swarmed
about the equiraCe.
Meanwhile Alfred Vanderbilt
brother Of the bride. drove up Quick
" In the 18th street entra ,ce in hiy
touring car. The door Of he man
sion opened and the countess and Ter
husband in their travelling costurnfS ..
stepued into the machine AMI were
whfrlAd away before th-. crowd was
aware what had rapnene'- The des-
tination cf the bridal courIe is said 10
be Newrort. where thew will remain
until early next month when they will
dapart foT. Count ScheneyFs home in
Hungary.