Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-27
Szechenyi=V Wander
bilt Love Match.

New York, Jan 26-In the famous
Vanderbilt mansion at Fifth avenue
and 51th street tomorrow at noon. Miss
Gladys. youngest daughter of Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt cousin of the
Duchess of Marlborough and one Of
the richest of New York heiresses VIII
become the bride of Count Laszlo, Jc-
no, Maria, Henrik, Simon Szechenyi.
young Hungarian noble of ancient lin
cage and comfortable fortune.
Both the prominence of the brides
family in the social and financial life
of this country and the romantic cir
cumstances of her choice of husband
lend the ceremony an unusual degree
If public interest Last summer Miss
Vanderbilt became of age and under
the publication of her fathers will en-
tered into possession of her share of
his great wealth. estimated at from
$12 100000 to s15,000,000.
Ever since her coming out a few
years ago rumor has been busy en-
gaging her to numberless young
Americans as well as to an endless
succession of titled foreigners ranging
from royalty to the latest noble who
happened to land on American shores
But even the gossip mongers conceded
that in her marriage to this COM
paratively obscure young Hungarian
he is making purely love match.
Count Laszlo is q handsome man Of
IS. slender and straight, his bearing
betraying his military training aud
.evo ton to out-of- doors sports. He is
not even the head of his family. being
the youngest of the four sons of Count
Emerc Gzechneyi, who was for many
years the Austro- Hungarian ambassa-
dor at Berlin and who played an i'm
pOrtant part in the negotiation Of the
German Austrian alliance and was one
of the limited circle Of diplomats VINO
enjoyed the close friendship of Bis
mark
The present head Of the house Of the
Szechenyi, one of the oldest and
proudest of the Hungarian nobility, is
Count Dionys, who until very recently
was first secretary of the Austro-Hun
garian embassy at Berlin, and who is
reported to be slated for an indepen-
dent diplomatic post. Count Diony's
wife was Countess DeCarman-C himay,
and cousin of the Prince Chimay,
who married Clara Ward. the Ameri-
with Rigo, the gypsy violinist, brought
her into notoriety a few years ago.
The other brothers are Counts Stephen
and Peter and all of them enjoy
hereditary seats in the Hungarian
House of Magnates.
Count Laszlo is also a cavalry Off
Ger and though he belongs to most of
the exclusive clubs of Europe, and is
popular in society, he rather prefers
sport and travel to the social gaieties
of his set He is an ardent sportsman,
a crack shot and an expert polo player
He has done much big game shooting
and was a member of the expedition
sent by the Austrian Emperor some
years ago to establish friendly rela-
tons with King Menelik of Abyssinia.
There has been much talk of the
money settlement to be made upon the
count, but close friends of the fam
| lily avert that unlike nearly all recent
| notable international marriages, in this
| case there will be no money settlement
| of any kind. The Countess Szechenyi
will retain her great fortune and she
| has told her friends that their Joint
means will be used in common in the
brothers and friends Indignantly de-
MED the reports of a money settlement
when they arrived here few days ago
and declared that no financial consid-
Grafton of any character was involved
in the marriage.
The marriage ceremony Will be per-
formed by Monsignor Lavell. rector OF
st. Patricks Cathedral, and the BRIDE
attendants will be Miss Ruth Wander
| bilt Twombly and Miss Dorothy Whit
ney. Count Anton Elgray, who recently
arrived here with Count Diony and
his wife and Count Paul Esterhasy,
will be the best man. One of The
brides brothers, probably Reginald,
will give his sister in marriage. After
| the ceremony a breakfast will be
served to which some $50 invitations
have been issued. The Vanderbilt home
has been superbly arranged and dec
GRATED for the occasion and one of the
! features Of the ceremony will be music
by an orchestra of so pieces.
The wedding gifts are said to ex-
coed s1,000,0 900 in value and are guard
ed day and night by detectives and
special arrangements have been made
with the police to manage the curious
throngs which usually gather on such
| occasions.
The young couple will leave Monday