The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
MISS VANDERBILT
WEBS A COUNT
MARRIAGE CEREMONY PERFORMED
IN NEW YORK HOME OF THE
BRIDES MOTHER.
FEW WITNESS The CEREMONY
Cornelius Vanderbilt Escorts Sister to
the Altar and Gives Her
Away.

/ The marriage ceremony uniting Miss
/ Gladys Moore Vanderbilt and Count Las.
/ Alo S2echenyi, member of the Hungarian
nobility lieutenant of Hussars and hered'
itaIy member of the Austro- Hungarian
! Parliament, was performed a few min
uteS past noon today at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs Cornelius Wander
bllt, corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty
! eighth street. AS upon previous occa-
sions when American heiresses have he
slowed themselves upon titled foreigners.
the ceremony was witnessed by that Sc
lect and exclusive body known as $50
clety,' there being only about 900 per-
sons present.
The ceremony occurred in the salon on
the Fitch avenue side of the mansion.
At one end of the long room an altar
was placed under a bower of bending
palm trees, the tops of which came to-
gether fronting an arch under which the
bridal party proceeded 10 the altar.
About the trunks of the palms were
I twisted thousands of orchids.
Promptly upon the stroke of l. Mgr.
NJ. j. Lavellc of St. Patrick's cathedral,
and two priests from the same church en-
tered the room and proceeded to the al
tar. The monSignor wore purple silk
veStmentS and lace cope. AS soon rs
the priest reached the altar Il choir of
thirty boys from the cathedral began
singing the wedding chcrus from Gauls
cautata Ruth The boys were attircd
in SUPPLIES and red cassocks.
Cornelius Escorts Bride
The bride entered the wedding parior
on the arm of her eldest brother, Curue-
Illus Vanderbilt. Next came the brides
mother, escorted by Count Dionys Sec
hcuyl. Other members of the family
group were Count Stephan Szechenyl,
Mir and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
Preceding the bride were her attendants,
Miss Ruth Vanderbilt Twomby, her
cousin, and Miss Dorothy Whitney,
daughter of William c. Whitney. The
bride was also attended 10y her little
niece. Miss Flora Payne Whitney.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney.
Awaiting the bride at the altar were
The hr degroom ana his best man. Count
DEM SZecheuyi. The bride and bride
groom, surrounded by their attendants
and relatives. stood IN front OF the altar
and Mgr Lavrilc advanced to meet
rhem All being in readiness the couple
kueit upon the velvet cushions and the
monsiguor proceeded with the marriage
ceremony of the Roman Catholic church.
brother and the bride 10y Cornelius VAN
dyrhlt. The ceremony occupied scarce
~ more than quarter OF an hour ana
mt its conclusion the couple We're warmly
concentrated by the distinguished &c.
clcSiaStic. They at once proceeded TO a
second parlor whore they received the
congratulations of the guests. Among
these were Baron IIcpgc.muller, the
Austrian ambassador, and the various
members of the Austrian embassy ut
Washington. Alfred and Reginald Van
derbilt, brothers of the bride We're
among the first to offer their best wishes
after the ceremony.
Among the distinguished guests was
James Bryce, British ambassador.
The Countess Szechenyi will take with
her to her new home in Hungary some
wonderfully exquisite gifts. II is said
that 100000 would not be an eNtrava-
giant estimate of the total value of the
wedding presents. This does not include,
of course, marriage settlements in cash.
The bride of today is the youngest
child of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Her three brothers are Alfred G. Wander
hilt, Reginald Vanderbilt and Cornelius
Vanderbilt Her only sister, Gertrude
Vanderbilt married Harry Payne Whit
ncy. son of the late William {. Whitney.
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt made her debut
nearly three years ago and since then
New York and Newport. She is de-
scribcd as petite and unassuming III man
ner. simple in her goWnlng. reserved and
quiet She is not pretty, but is an eN-
cellent singer, and has studied voca! mu-
sic under Jean De Reszke.
Love at Fist Sight.
Miss Gladys met Count Szechenyi
abroad. 1t was Il case of love at first
sight she told her intimate friends. The
count belongs to an old and distinguished
family. His fathers uncle. lstvan SEE
chenyi, was the famous patriot, and was
called the Greatest Hungarian The
counts eldest brother Dionys Szechenyi,
married the Countess Emeiie De Cara.
man ct Chimay. Count Laszlo Szechenyi
is % years old, and is a court chamber
lain and lieutenant in the Reserves.
He is Il good sportsman and is described
as Il charming type of the Hungarian
cavalier. He is said to very wealthy III
his own right.
When the bride attained her majority
last August she came into POSSESSION OF
more than S12,0OO,OOO, which was her
share, with interest, of the GO,0OO,OOU
estate left by her father. Though the
bride is one of the wealthlest young
women in America, the count, so his
friends assert is not q fortune hunter
and has given little attention to the
handsome dot that comes with his bride.
He is the owner of Il large estate in
Hungary and on the whole, is said to
be far better provided with this worlds
goods than has been the case with the
majority of foreign nOblemcn who have
married American hcireSseS.