The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-27
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sworn in scabbard OF silver and gold.
An of the countrymen Of the count;
including his father, brothers, cousins
and his best man. Count sigray, as
well as Baron Won Hengelmuller, the
Austro-Hupgarian Emebassador. and
the members of his stan. were similar
ly attlred. and gave to the wedding
the appearance of gorgeous military
spectacle. All were arrayed in the
brilliant and many-colored costumes
of Magyar magnates and officers, with
heron.plumed. fur-bordered caps, tun-
les and nantes of rich velyets and
costly furs adorned with jewels.
The chorus from Ruth" was the
only vocal music at the ceremony. AZ
ter the ceremony, however. and during
the wedding breakfast, an elaborate
instrumental program was rendered
by Nathan Franco and his orchestra
of fifty musicians. The breakfast was
served to the invited guests in the
magnificent dining room, tnc walls OF
which were covered with costly and
beautiful paintings, among them the
famous Turner painting for which Mr..
Vanderbilt is said to have paid $780,
900. During the breakfast the orches-
ira rendered Hungarian and American
airs, in honor of both the bride and
groom.
Count Szechenyi's gift to his bride
was collection of jewels, some of
them being heirlooms of the family
hundreds OF years old. A famous IT,
ara OF diamonds was among them.
All OF the counts relatives also gave
the bride magnificent jewels and sill
yer plate as wedding gifts. Hun
dreds OF other valuable gifts, aggre-
gatin gmany thousands OF dollars in
value, were also received by the young
couple from relatives and friends.
One OF the daintiest articles of the
brides trousseau is rare set of Irish
point lace, in what is known as the
Empress Eugene pattern. made 200
years ago by the nuns at Youghal,
county of Cork, Ireland. The set re-
quired twelve years to complete and is
so fine in texture that the threads can
be traced only with the aid of glass.
Arbishop Farley. the chief dignitary
of the Catholic Church in New York,
was not present at the ceremony.
While he granted the necessary dis
pensation. he refused to be present at
the ceremony himself, because Of his
strong feelings against marriages be-
tween Catholics and Professionals. He
heartily disapproves OF all such ALL
ances, and. no matter how prominent
the contracting parties, he has always
consistently refused to give the sane
ton of his presence to such marriages.
The new countess Szechenyi was
born in Newport. R. l., 81 years ago,
the youngest of the six children born
to Cornelius and Alice Gwynne Van
derbllt. Her father. the grandson Of
Commodore Cornelius vanderbilt, died
in 1889. leaving her a fortune estimat-
ed at $12.OOO.O0O. She has three
brothers and one sister living, the for
mer being Cornelius, Alfred Gwynne
and Reginald C. Vanderbilt. and the
latter being Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney.
Count Szechenyi is % years OF age.
the son Of Count Imre and Countess
Alexandria Szechenyi. His family is
among the oldest in Hungary and is
very close to the imperial family, the
count being an imperial royal cham
berlain. He is member OF the Hun
garian House of Lords by hereditary
right. He has three brothers, Count
Denes, the elder. and Count Stepan,
the youngest, being in attendance at
the wedding. Count Peter Szechenyi
had to remain in Hungary because OF
the Illness OF his wife. Count Denes
is expected to be appointed as minis.
ter to Denmark upon his retur INTO vi
emma. His wife. who Is also here. is
beautiful and accomplished bru-
nette. She is cousin Of Prince Chi
may. who married Clara Ward. Count
Paul Esterhnzy and his wife. the lat
ter a sister of the bridegroom, also
witnessed the ceremony.
The count and his new American
countess will leave shortly for Hun
gary. Relatives OF the count declare
that the bride will be received with
open arms in the most exclusive cir
cles OF Biennese and Hungarian socte-
ty. and that she will be received at
court. Doubt is cast upon this by the
comments of leading newspapers of
Vienna. 1t is a well known fact that
the Austrian court is the most exclu-
sive in the world. and that introduce
ton to the emperor is governed by
strict rules and regulations in the mat
ter OF genealogical qualifications. No
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