The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-08

so in all, are preparing TO greet their
hege lord Count Ladislaus Szechenyl
and his lady, the Countess Gladys with
becoming honors-bread and salt, flow
ers, greens. fOlksong, national music,
and rural dances. The Hotel Hungaria,
of this city, is likewise putting it's best
foot forward 10 render a royal welcome
to the young couple. for the Szechenyis
own no town house and must put UP at
a hosiery Ike ordinary travellers.
The Washington Times correspondent
fust back from OermeZoe, found the viii
! &c in a high state Of expectation. The
gypsies were rehearsing new and old
melodies. some of them furnished by no
less an authority than the redOubtable
RiCo. a relative Of Countess Sgechenyi
by his former wife, Princess Chimay.
who was Clara Ward, Of Detroit.
All the women were washing and iron
ing clothes: all the men polishing metal
buttons. daggers, and swords, brushing
up furnished gold and silver lace, or
putting a new coat OF dye on purple
trousers, red skirts, and yellow mantles-
For the gala array of the people of
Oermezoe. the Szechenyi domain, puts
all the Colors Of the rainbow under
contribution, and as most of the ma
tionaI costumes worn Lsare are inner
itauces from fathers and grandfathers,
they need freshening up and renewing
every time they are taken out of the
great oaken boxes, where they repose
year In and year out
Only Six Carriage Horses.
The tumbIe-down railway station of
the narrow gauge road leading from
Budapest is being wIitewashed inside
and out. and If the young couple delay
their arrival until the forests wear their
spring dress, there Will be green twlgs
and branches in Profuslon-
As TO flowers, The Lady Of the Man
or House. Count Szechenyis mother,
will furnish them from her lighthouses,
and Countess Gladys path viii be act
ually strewn with flowers when she
steps from the train to mount the six
finland victoria that win convey her
and her husband TO the castle.
As the Szechenyis keep only six CTR
Yiaee horses, the family will be Obliged
to await the young couples home-com-
ing at the castle, but a number Of mag
mates Of the neIghborhOOd, particularly
the Counts and Countesses OF Sigrais,
the APPOINTS and others, will be on
hand at the depot, on horseback, as IS
the fashion here.
The DOwager Countess Of Szecnenyi
Count I.adislaus' mother told The Times
repre sentative that her steward would
furnish a mounted guard OF honor. and
that her friends. the noble families
named would Argument the same by
both men and beasts.
You must understand ADDED the
grand old lady. that the administration
of our estate 10 iutrusted to an old
vassaI of the house, Herr Neigestock.
The landed properties. embracing over
500 acres, would necessitate too much
vorlI for men Of the world like INV sons.
Hence Veigestock was put into absolute
charge Of the land, cattle, and people,
the family retaining less than thirty
acres for its own use, namely the gar
dens and parks surrounding this castle.
Dance for Countess Gladys.
As most of the work in the fields is
done by hand and by oxen, NeigestOck
does not keep enough horses to make
much Of a show. and for my own use
six old hackneys suffice. for 1 seldom
drive with more than four horses. How
ever. n nv new daughte --in-lsw. the
Countess Gladys, is inclined to revive
the old ceremonials which were in vogue
under my late husband who was very
fond of pomp ana circumstance. Laszlo
tthe Hungarian for Ladislaus) viii add
enough horses 10 our stable to enable
her TO travel with six whenever she
likes. Six horses, YOU know. is the limit
for a count or countess in Hungary.
Only margraves or princes may drive
with eight"
Countess Imrene Szechenyf is . we'll
preserved woman of sixty-five, the typ
lcal grand Old lady. She has the car
rage and imposing address Of a woman
who has lived much In the company OF
royalty and considers herself not an iota
less highborn than any queen In Chris
tendon. She wore a costume OF purple
velvet, the beauty OF which was height
eled by precious lace and a discreet dis
1Dlav Of Jewels. On her breast was the
great order of the Star and Cross, and
above her writing desk hung a highly
emblazoned patent of royalty signed
bv the late Empress Elizabeth, deslg
mating her dame Of the palace.
In Hungary the countess is esteemed
n very rich woman, since. according 4
the testament Of her late husband, Lad
isIaus' father, she received for life TWO
eighths of his fortune OF 100000 franc
ts2.OOO,O 900. and the use of the castle
Oermezoe. Her six children four boy
and two girls. received $35O,O0O each, be
sides their respective interest in TIT
family lands, held in common.
Income About szso a Week.
The much-advertised fortune o
Gladys Vanderbilts husband, then, con
sists OF a quarter Of a million dollars
capital and a more or less regular in
come of from 500 TO $3.50 per week. HI
has, at present, no home H. Hungary
except an apartment OF three rooms a
Castle OermezOe. which the correspon
dent was allowed 10 inspect It is SAT-
TO say that they compare badly Will
any middle-class bachelor apartment
in New York, while the furnishings ar,
the reverse OF modern, and sanitary an
PoIntments are absolutely lacking,
When The Times correspondent aske,
Viegestock whether there was runnin,
--sater. that functionary replied indig