The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-08
Open Arms Of Peasants
Await Countess Gladys
In Szechenyi's Domain
Showers of Bread and Salt and Old-Time Melo-
dies and Folklore Planned by Elders
and Merry Villagers

/ nantly that the Hungarian nobility. the
Lord be praised. could aford to hire
servants TO fetch them water from the
well whenever needed.
IN a further talk the dowager coun-
tess said: Il have no intention To leave
this palace. where 1 have passed the
happiest hours Of my life with my dear
husband"
Vanderbilts Will Build One.
To enable Ladislaus TO improve
Oermezoe and for the purpose Of Sc
curing a town house for Gladys and
her count the Vanderbilts set aside
s.. 10000 OF Gladys fortune. but the
marriage contract does not give Lads
laus full control OF that amount Of
money. The real estate transactions
and rebuilding are all subject TO Gladys
approval; not a dollar can be spent
without her consent,
Countess Gladys, it seems, has made
up her mind TO have a residence in AIu-
scum street. Budapest, and the residence
will be entered on the records as the
property Of Countess Szechenyi
Since Ladislaus intends 70 run for par
lament in the near future his greatly
increased fortune will be a feather in
his political cap
The Times represents i've suggested as
much 10 the dOwageT countess. but her
ladyship absolutely refused to talk
finance.
You know" She said. Il wouldn't
have given my consent to this inter
national marriage If it were not d love
match. A Szechenyi has no occasion
to take the finances Of his intended
wife into consideration" she added
proudly Continuing, the dowager
countess said: Il am speaking for my
daughters and my other sons, as well
as for Count Ladislaus' unCles. aunt5.
cousins. and the rest of the family.
when / say that there was not a ghost
Of opposition 10 the marriage on any
bOdys part from the very start.
Some of us knew Gladys; we all
know the worth OF the Vanderbilt fam
lily. Consequently, when my son in
formed me that he loved this lovab g
girl, my heart Ieaped with JOY, and NY
sentiments were shared by my son 3
brothers and sisters and the othe-
Szechenyis, every one OF them"
The dOwager is most ceremonial IN sll
she does and says. She never referred
10 either her son or her daughter n
law without giving them their titles.
Speaking Of the young countess
1 chances Of being received at court. The
| dowager said:
Since Hungarian magnates have long
I ceased to go to court unless commanded
by the King on certain ceremonial Oc-
/ casions, my daughter-in-laws lntroduc
ten 20 his majesty depends upon cir
/ cumstances and TO a certain extent on
| politics. King Francis Joseph visits
Hungary only when obliged for reasonS
of state. If he does come, my son may
be called upon TO 90 to the Hofburg.
and, Of course his wife will accompany
| him, for wherever a Count SzeChenyi
secs his wife is welcome"
/ As to Running Water.
Have you d telephone?" asked the
| correspondent
Herr Veigestock had heard Of the teIe-
| phone, but according to Oermezoe ideas
tit is an invention for the big cities.
But we have a telegraph at the de-
| pot" continued the steward, his face
| Frightening up. "and the depot, as yoI
/ know. is only six miles distant. II we
! had a decent riding horse in the stable,
/ a telegram could be put on the wire ir
an hours time"
NO electric light. no phone, no saddle
horses. no autos-but the young countess
has at least running water in her
/ rooms?"
| Il told you" said Herr Veigestock. &C
/ centuating each word. that mis- lord
I ship, when at home, never knew what
running water was Why should the
/ Countess Szecnenyi demand such luxur-
! les? Hasn't she got maid to fetch
water from the well2'
/ To cut a long story short there are
no sanitary arrangements whatever in
/ Castle Oermezoe. No wonder the Van
/ derbilts appropriated money for its i'm
l movement It needs it.
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