Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-28
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A COUNTESS; IS
WEDDED TODAY
MARRIAGE OF DAUGHTER or
MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT
TO YOUNG AUSTRIAN NOBLE
MAN ELABORATE CEREMONY
CROWDS OFCURIOUs
THRONG SIDEWALK

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THRONG SIDEWALK
AFTER WEDDING EREAKFAsT
COUNT AND COUNTESS GO TO
NEWPORT TO SPEND WEEK
SAY IT'S A LOVE MATCH
New York, jan, 27.-The wedding
Of Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt,
daughter Of Mrs. Cornelius vanderplt
to Count Szechenyi, member of the
Hungarian nobility, lieutenant Of >Hus-
sars and hereditary member of the
Austro-Hungarian parliament, took
place at the Fifth avenue home of the
brides mother soon after noon today.
| The ceremony was performed in the
presence Of about $50 guests in the
salon on the Fifth avenue side of the
Vanderbilt residence.
Miss Vanderbilt was accompanied
to the altar by her elder brother Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, and the count was
accompanied by his best man, Count
Anton Aigray. The wedding ceremony
was performed by Mons.gnor M. J.
Lavelle, rector OF ST. Patrick's cathe-
dral assisted by Rev. j. Bryne, The
wedding chorus from Gaull's cantata
Ruth was sung by thirty boys Of st.
Patrick's chancel accompanied by or
gan and assisted by the cathedral
male quartette.
The bride wore a gown of ivory
satin trimmed with !. point lace
and garlands of orange blossoms. Her
veil was Of point lace, caught vita
sprays of orange blossoms. She car.
ried shower boquet Of orchids ami
gardenias
Crowd Of Curious in Streets.
Many Of the most prominent mem-
bers of New York society were among
the guests, while outside of the Van
derbilt residence a great crowd OF
curious public thronged the side walk
and street. Following the ceremony
wedding breakfast was served, the
guests being distributed at various
tables throughout the house.
All the rooms were beautifully dec
GRATED with palms and orchids.
This afternoon the count and count
ess go to Newport to remain a week
at the home of Reginald Vanderbilt. d
Ceremony Of Universal Interest.
The prominence of the brides fam
lily in the social and financial life OF
this country and the romantic circum-
stances of ner choice of a husband
lend the ceremony an unusual degree
of public interest. Last summer Miss
Vanderbilt became Of age and under
the provision Of her fathers will en-
tered into possession of her share of
her great fortune estimated at from,
$12,000,000 to $15,0O0OO0
Ever since her coming out a few
years ago rumor has been busy en-
gaging Miss Vanderbilt to unmerless
young Americans, as well as to an
endless succession of titled foreigners,
ranging from royalty to the latest inl-t
pecunious noble who happened to land
on American shores But the gossip
mongers concede that in her marriage
to this comparatively obscure young
Hungarian she is making purely love-
match.
Count Of Ancient Family.
Count Laszlo Is handsome man Oh
%, slender and straight. He is not,
J however, the head of his family, being,
the youngest of the four sons Of that
Count Emerich Szechenyi who was for
, many years the Austro-H Hung garian am.
, bassador at Berlin, and VINO played
) an important part in the negotiation
/. of the German-Austrian alliance and
$ was one Of the limited circles Of dip
! lomats who enjoyed the close friend
ship Of Bismarck
Count LasZlo is cavalry officer.
s and, though he belongs to most of tho
e exclusive clubs Of Europe and is popu-
\ lar in society, he prefers sport and
!. travel to the social gayeties of his set
. He Is an ardent sportsman, a crack
+ shot and an expert polo player He
has done much big game shooting and
t was member of the expedition sent
by the Austrian emperor some years
ago to establish friendly relations
with King Menelik of Abyssinfa.
He is said to have an income OF
! some 100000 a year and owns both
town and country estates, although he
is not, as has been reported, the own
S er of the magnificent domain of Hor-
/ pacs castle.
!; All Deny Money Settlement.
g That castle is held by Count Dionys,
x the eldest of the four brothers and the
present head of the house of Szechen-
4 vi one of the Oldest and proudest Of
r the Hungarian nobility. Count Dionys,
K until recently, was first secretary OF
4 the Austro-Hungarian embassy at Ber-
s lin and now is reported to be slated
for an Independent diplomatic post.