The daily sentinel., 1908-01-27

New York, Jan. 27.-"Rejoice, for
Blessings Round us Fall" sang
surpliced choir of thirty voices from
st. Patrick's cathedral in the great
Vanderbilt mansion at Fifth avenue
and Fifty-eighth street at noon to-
day. announcing the advent of the
principals in the most important in
ternaticnal wedding of wealth and
title that New York has witnessed
In many years. A few minutes later
Mgr. NJ. J. Lavelle, rector of st. Pat
rick's cathedral. had pronounced the
words which made Miss Gladys
Moore Vanderbilt the wife of Count
Laszlo Jeno Maria Henrik Simon
Szchhenyi, and a countess of one of
the Oldest families of Hungary. The
brides wedding gift to Count Szech
enyi was In the form of dot" of
So, 100000 of which he Is to have
the use of the income only. The new
Countess Szechenyi is the wealthiest
young woman in America, her for
tune being estimated at $4,000, 900.
From early morning the Wander
bilt mansion was a scene of activity
and hustle. Hundreds of curious
persons, mostly women, gathered in
the vicinity, hoping to catch
glimpse of the bride and groom, but
the "rubbernecks" We're kept at u
distance by the police. Some time
before the hour was set for the cere-
mony automobiles and carriages
arrived before the big palace, deposit
ing at its doors some of the social
and diplomatic leaders of New York,
Washington and Austria-Hungary.
Among them were relatives of the
bride and groom. many multi-mil-
lionaires and their wives and the
entire staff of the Austro-Hungarian
embassy at Washington.
The singing by the carefully
trained choir of the chorus from the
cantata Ruth" "Rejoice, for Bless
ings Round us FALL" heralded the
coming of the bridal party. The
bride has as attendants her cousin.
Miss Ruth Twombly; Miss Dorothy
Whitney. sister-in-law of Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. who is the new
Countess's sister, and little Miss
Flora Whitney. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who
Sigray, a leader in Vienna society.
acted as Count Szechenyfs best man.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. eldest brother
of the bride, gave her away.
The ceremony was simple, al
though the stage setting was magni-
ficent. At white and gold pre-dieu.
conforming to the color scheme of
the Louis XVI. drawing room of the
Vanderbilt mansion, Monsignor La
velle united the two young people
AS the bride is not a Catholic, hav-
ing persistently adhered to the Prot
estant Episcopal denomination, in
the tenets of which she was reared,
there was no solemn blessing of the
ring with incense and holy water,
usually striking feature of the
Catholic rite. 1t is said to be a dis
tinct disappointment to Mrs. Van
derbilt that her daughters wedding
ceremony, because of difference in
religion, was necessarily SO simple
and brief, but the surroundings and
subsequent wedding breakfast and
festivities were of nature suffic-
iently elaborate to atone for the lack
of glitter in the actual ceremony.
The brides gown was the most |
beautiful and costly creation of q |
famous Partisan modiste. the lace
alone representing thousands of dol
lars. Her attendants were clad in
attractive gowns of white lace ana
satin.
Count Laszlo wore at the cere-
mony a spectacular military uniform,
that of a lieutenant of the Austrian
Imperial Hussars. 1t consisted of