The evening world., 1908-01-27


Cornelius Vanderbilt gave the bride
away. his brother Alfred. who by hi.
fathers will was made the head OF th'
family. urging this in order to sho7
the world that there has been a con
plete reconciliation in the family.
This feature of the ceremony ha,
been widely discussed in society. ant
there were many wild rumors ahoa
concerning brotherly wrangle Owe
who should step up as the head of th'
family at this notable wedding.
The ceremony was performed IN the
drawing room on the Fifth avenue SIDE
and at its conclusion the bridal party
walked down the aisle marked by grow
Ing orchids to the ballroom. wher the
bride and bridegroom tok their p,ao" in
+ floral bower and received congratuia-
lions. This lurmaAty over. lac we'd
ding BREAKFAST was srvd.
As Countess Szechenyi Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt steps into the front rank
of the noble families OF Hungry. The
Count is twenty nine years Old and the
= youngest, son OF the late Emer!ch
Szechenyi. who for many years was
the Austro-Hungary Ambassador at
Berlin and the intimate friend Of three
German Emperors.
The young man is also wealthy and
can take mis- bride TO live in two cas-
ties that are not encountered, nor Will
he need any of her l2,OO.cvo to help
him maintain the nIasnlticence OF the
family estates
1870 Picked Policemen on Guard.
The police arrangements for guarding
the young nobeman and his 1900. 40
bride from the contact OF a curious
throng could not have been more e.ab
crate had the occasion been one Of the
profoundest official Importance. Chiet
Inspector Cortright directed the ar
ransements from Mulberry street, send
ing Inspectors Walsh and Schmittberger
to wall off the sacred precincts of the
Vanderbilt mansion from the public.
Likewise thirty Central Once men
were detailed to m!ngle with the crowds
and keep q wary eye out for pick
pockets.
Inspector Walsh and forty men in
vested the Fifty-seventh street entrance
to the imposing home OF Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt while Inspector Schmittber-
Ger, with sixty men. looked after the
Fifty-eighth street entrance and drive
way. TIE pavement bordering the three
sides OF the house was sacred ground.
OIL which none but the elect were AL
lowed to step without being Immediately
hurled out into the street All brushed
without the boundary OF the police line.
Closed Two Streets 10 Public.
Commissioner Bingham had impressed
1t upon his inspectors that he desired no
repetition of the dIssraceful mobbing
of RoNburghe and Miss May Goelet at
st. Thon.ass Church. Inspectors Walsh
and Schmitberger went to the task with /
more zeal than discretion and COM
pletely closed FIfty-sevenih and Fifty .
eighth streets to all public traffic, pre-
serving them for the time being as
private lanes of approach for men,
bers Of the Vanderbilt family and the
wedding guests.
When a flying squadron of camera |
men attempted to photograph Mr.. and |
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney as they
walked across Fiity-seventh street from
their home TO the Vanderbilt mansion.
they We're charged by Capt Burns and
dozen burly policemen. Mr.. Whitney
smiled on the camera men and made no
objection to being snapped. hut the po-
lice conducted themselves almost with
fury. driving the kodakers back into the
fringe of the crowd and threatening
them with arrest and annihilation.
II will not have the Vanderblts an
noyed said Inspector Walsh, and II
any Of you fellows cross the line again
will run you in
The Counts Willy Manoeuvre
The Count szechenyi executed a willy
manoeuvre in crossing from the Whit
ney home where he had spent the night
to the home of his bride. Unaccom-
panied he crept stealthily down the
steps and walked a little way west to-
ward Sixth avenue. Then he turned
and walked back. crossing the street
diagonally and finally dash!ng with his
coat-tails afiutter up the steps and into
the house.
Only the members OF the family en-
tered on the F!fty-seventh street side /
the guests driving n through the Fifty- |
eighth street entrance between a lane
of stalwart policemen Alfred Wander
b!lt drove TO the house alone in 5ne
OF his racing automobiles. his Wife fol-
lowing with her chiidre-. in another
car. Cornelius Vanderbilt dismissed
h.o equ.pnse at Frfty-s,xth street and
walked to the house. His wife was
not with him
II was a dificult task TO keep the
throng In circulate and also maintain
gangway for the wedding guests.
but tho inspectors saw that their
men I'D It. even II they had to be a
trife rouFa with the frenziedly eager
women ard the little groups OF male |
ladies' tailors who wriggled about in |
an effort TO tot down ideas and de-
scr!ptons OF the rich gowns that |
flashed from the carriages and van