Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-01-28
COUNT LASzLO TAKES BRIDE
Elaborate New York Home Wedding
Of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt.
NOBILITY AMONG ATTENDANTS
Ceremony Performed by MOnsignOr
Lavelle Under Bower of Palm
Trees Entwined with
Many Orchids.

NEW YORK. Jan z-Miss Gladys Van
derbilt, daughter Of Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt. was married TO Count Laszto
Szechenyi. a young Hungarian nobleman
in the Fifth avenue home Of Mrs Wander
bilt. at noon today. The wedding was prob
ably the most brilliant that has taken
place in this city for several years. Al
though the number OF guests was limited
to about $50. mainly relatives and immedi-
ate friends of the families, there we're
included Baron Hengelmuller Won Henger-
vac. the Austrian ambassador to the
United States; James Bryce. the British
ambassador and several prominent mem
bers Of New York society.
Outside OF the Vanderbilt home a great
crowd OF the curious public gathered, hop
ing for a glimpse OF the count and his
bride and watching the arrival Of the
guests. There was no disorder among the
crowd for the streets were patrolled and
kept clear by force OF nearly 100 police
men. Police lines were drawn across
Fifty-seventh and F1fty-eighth streets, be-
tween which two streets the house stands
and the unlimited public was not permitted
on the Fifth avenue walk in front Of the
house. They gathered in large numbers
in the square in front OF the Plaza hotel,
but their curiosity was satisfied only by
Witnessing the arrival OF the count and the
guests. No glimpse of the interior OF the
house could be obtained by them.
MOnsisnor LaveIle Omciates.
From II until y o'clock the guests ar
rived in procession of carriages and auto
mobiles and on foot. Promptly at noon
the wedding ceremony was performed in
a large drawing room on the Fifth avenue
side of the house in which bower Of
palms and arbor of orchids were con-
structed. Beneath the arbor a temporary
altar was erected and in front OF this the
ceremony was performed by Monsignor ].
Lsvelle. rector of st. Patricks cathedral.
The bride was escorted by her elder
brother. Cornelius Vanderbilt down an
aisle bordered with palms entwined with
a great abundance of orchids to the altar.
Count szechenyi was attended by his
brother, Count Denis szechenyi The
ceremony Of giving the bride away was
performed by Cornelius Vanderbilt
Attire sE the Bride.
The bride wore a gown of ivory satin
with embroidery point lace and garlands
of orange blossoms. Her veil was Of
point lace caught with sprays of orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet
of orchids and gardenias. The bridesmaids
were Miss Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly, her
cousin, and Miss Dorothy Whitney. daugh-
ter Of William C. whitney. The bride was
also attended by her little niece, Miss
Flora Payne whitney. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
Among the ushers were Count Stefan
sEeehenyt and Count Paul Esterhazy
Among the guests were Baron Hengel-
muller Won Hengervar. the Austrian ann
bassador TO the United States and his wife
and Alfred and Reginald Vanderbilt,
brothers Of the bride.
Many of the most prominent members
of New York society were among the
guests while outside the Vanderbilt resi-
dence great crowd of the curious public
througed the sidewalk and street.
Following the ceremony a 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 Countess
Szechenyi went to Newport to remain for
a week az the home of Reginald Wander
bilt.