Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-30
She's NOW A
COUNTNESS.
It.WaS a Case Of Love at
First Sight.
Marriage Ceremony Uniting Miss
GLADYS Vanderbilt and Count
LaSzIO SZeChenyi of Hun
gary was Performed
a Few Minutes
Past Noon
Today.
Especial to THE ARaUs.)


New York, Jan. 27-The marriage
ceremony uniting Miss Gladys Van
derbilt and Count Laszlo Szecheny1 OF
Hungary was performed a few min
utes past noon today at the home OF
the brides mother, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, corner of Fifth avenue and
Fifty-eight street. AS upon previous
occasions when American helresses
have bestowed themselves upon titled
foreigners, the ceremony was witness
ed by that select Eand exclusive body
known as society"
The Vanderbilt mansion was guard
ed by a large mum ber of police officers,
specially detailed to hold in check the
immensescrowdo of curious spectators
who thronged the sidewalks and oc-
cupied the doorways and other points
of vantage opposite the Fifty eight
street entrance to the Vanderbilt home.
There was nothing to reward the pa
tience of the crowd until h half or
three-quarters of an hour before the
time fixed for the ceremony.
One of the first carriages to arrive
contained Monsignor NJ. j. Lavelle,
who was accompanied by two priests
from ST. Patrick S Cathedral and lay
brother carrying a suit case which
contained the Episcopal vestments.
Then in rapid succession rode up the
handsome equipages with the invited
guests. The crowd at this time began
a1,o of
precinct commanders, kept the spec
tators moving, none being permitted
to loiter in front of the house.
WATCHING THE ARRIVALS.
Every arrival at the house was Gag
erly scanned by the crowd, but very
little could be seen of any of the cos
tunes by outsiders, owing to the avn
ings, which were closed the entire
length of the curbs, and which pre-
vented the guests being seen on alight-
ing from their carriages. The crowd,
however, overcome by it's desire to
catch at least glimpse Of some of the
participants, surrounded the carriages
which we're in line, many women
scrambling and jostling against each
other in their eagerness to see the oc-
cupants.
At quarter of twelve, the guests,
probably two hundred in all, assem- bl-
ed in the handsome drawing room. AT
one end of the room stood the altar in
white and gold, the scores of tall light
ed candles in golden stands rejecting
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embroidery.
FLORAL DECORATIONS ELABORATE.
The spacious drawing room was con-
verted into a veritable conservatory OF
rare plants and blossoms. On and
about the altar were tall golden stands
filled with clusters of long stem M ed
eastern lilies. The mantle pieces,
window -sills and curved hooks were
also banked with bridal roses, eastern
lilies and lilies of the valley in be-
vildering confusion. Pink and white
predominated in the decorations.
Promptly at the stroke of twelve
Monsignor Lavelle and his assistant en-
tered the room and took up their posi-
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at the south end of the drawing room
A moment later the two choirs from
st. Patrick's Cathedral began to sing
the wedding chrous from Gaul's can
tata ''Ruth,'' and the bridal party
were heard descending the stairs. The
singers were accompanied on the piano
by Mr.. James G. Ungerer, ,organist and
musical director of the Cathedral.
ENTRANCE OF THE BRIDE.
The bride entered the wedding par.
lor on the arm of her brother, Alfred
Gynne Vanderbilt. Next came the
brides mother escorted by Count
Dionys Szechenyi. Other members OF
the family group we're Count Stephen
Szechenyi, Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. Preceding the bride
were her attendants, Miss Ruth V.
Twombly and Miss Dorothy Whitney,