The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-27
THEY ARE WE'D.
Marriage of Count SZechenyi to
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt
Is Solemnized at the Home OF
the Brides Mother.
TIARA OF DIAMONDS.
Necklace of Pearls and Heaps OF
Gems and Plate
Are Among the Many and Law
ish Presents Received.
TITLE AND MILLIONS.
D
Are Among the Many and Law
ish Presents Received.
TITLE AND MILLIONS.
How the Union of These Be-
came Possible.
History of the Szechenyi and
Vanderbilt Families.

New York, Jan. 27.-The wedding
of Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt.
daughter of Mrs Cornelius Wander
bilt, to Count Laszlo Scechenyi, men,
Der of the Hungarian nobility, lieuten-
ant Of Hussars and hereditary men,
Der of the Austro-H Hungarian parlia-
ment, took place at the Fifth avenue
home Of the brides mother soon af-
ter noon today. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of about
$50 guests in the salon on the Fifth
avenue side of the Vanderbilt resi-
dence. At one end Of the long room
an altar was placed under a bower of
bending palm trees, the tops of which
came together forming an arch un-
der which the brital party proceeded
to the altar. About the trunks of the
palms were twined thousands of or
chidS.
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 Sigray. The wedding cere-
mony was performed by Monsignor M.
J. Lavelle. rector of St. Patrick's 8
cathedral. wearing purple silk vest
ments and lace cape. He was as
sisted by the Rev. John J. Byrne. The
wedding chorus from Gaurs cantata
Ruth" was sung by 80 boys of the
st. Patrick's chanceI choir attired in
surplices and red cassocks accom-
panied by the organ and assisted by
the cathedralS male quartette.
The bride wore a gown Of ivory
satin with embroidery, point lace and
garlands OF orange blosso ms. Her
veil was Of point lace, caught with
sprays of orange blossoms She car
ried a shower bouquet of orchids and
gardenias. The brides maids were
Miss Ruth Vanderbilt TwombIey, her
cousin, and Miss Dorothy Whitney,
daughter of William G. 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 Szechenyi and Count Paul
E,sterhazy. Among the guests were
Baron Henglemuller Won Hengervar,
States and his wife and Alfred and
Reginald Vanderbilt, brothers of the
bride.
Many Of the most prominent mem
bers of New York society were among
the guests, while outside the Wander
bilt residence a great crowd of the
curious public thronged 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 decorated with
palms and orchids. This afternoon
the Count and Countess Szechenyi will
go to Newport to remain for a week
at the home of Reginald Vanderbilt
The bridesmaids each received a 81
500 pearl necklace as a gift from the
bride. By the terms of the marriage
Count Szechenyi will share eoualIy
with his wife the $12,0O0,00o which
she possesses in her own right. and
upon the death of either the other
will inherit the entire fortune, The
count himself is by no means poor. as
he has an income of $4,000 a year.
The wedding gifts the bride received
were valued at $1,0O0.00O.
Guarded by Police.
There was no disorder among the
crowds for the streets surrounding the
Vanderbilt residence were patrolled
and kept clear by a force of nearly
100 policemen. Police lines were
drawn across Fffty-seventh and Ftftv-
eighth streets. between which two
streets the house stands and the un-
the Fifth avenue sidewalk 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
could be obtained by them. Between
IL and IL o'clock the guests arrived
in procession of carriages and auto
mobiles and on foot Promptly at
noon the wedding ceremony was per
formed in a large drawing room on
the Fifth avenue side of the house in
which bower of palms and arbor of
orchids were constructed. Beneath
the arbor temporary altar was
erected and in front Of tnis the cere-
mony was performed. The bride was
escorted by her elder brother Cor
nelius Vanderbilt down an isle bor-
dered with palms, entwined with a
great abundance of orchids to the al
tar. Count Szechenyi was attended bv
his brother Count Dionys Szechenvi
The ceremony Of giving the bride
away was performed by Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
The Presents
Mrs. VanderbiIt's gifts to ter
daughter included a tiara Of unusual
height, composed of solitaire dia-
monds, and collar or me same gems.
of exquisite design. and having pen
dants of diamonds.
Mrs. William Douglas Sloan. an amt
of the bride-elect. sent a beautiful neck
piece and stomacher of turquoise and
diamonds, and from Mrs Henry Pavne
Whitney there was a stomacher of sap
phires and diamonds
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbi1t's
gift was necklace of pearls and di