The Washington times., 1931-04-18

mother for her own wedding
some twenty-odd years ago.
The dress is of white satin
made with long tight sleeves, a
round neck and flouncc Of rare
old lace. The court train Is
of satin heavily embrc idered in
silver and silk and the veil is
of the same lace as that used
on the gown. She will carry
the traditional bridal bouquet
of white roses and lilieS-of the
valley with streamers Of satin
ribbons.
Sister will Attend Bride
Her elder sister, Countess Cor
nelia Szechenyi, a bud" Of last
season, Is to be her maid-of-
honor, and will wear a charm
ing creation of apple green chif.
fon made with a long skirt and
deep cape of the same material.
Her hat is of green straw, wide
and dropping, with ribbons OF
green velvet. The bridesmaids,
who are the Countess Margaret
Hadik, sister of the bridegroom;
Princess Elizabeth Cantacuzene,
niece of Prince and Princess
Michael Cantacuzene, Miss Dora
White, daughter of Mrs. Rich
ard S. Aldrich and Miss Edith
EuStiS, daughter Of Mrs. Will
liam Corcoran EuStiS, will wear
similar frocks. All will carry
spring fyowers.
The two flower girls, the
CounteSSes Sylvia and Nandine
Szechenyi, will wear green, also,
little frockS of chiffon with
floor.length skirts, puffed sleeves
and tiny hats Of the same ma
terial. They will carry baskets
of spring flowers.
For the ceremony and recep-
tion Countess SZechenyi is plan
ming to wear q gown Of mauve
georgette with white chiffon
and collars and cuffs Of lace.
Her hat will be of mauve straw
with a dropping ostrich plume
in the same shade.
Uncle Is Best Man
Count Stefan Szechenyi, uncle
of the bride who has come
from his home in Hungary for
the wedding, will be best man
for Count Bella, a change in
the original plans neceSSitated
by the fact that Ramon de
Padilla, son of the retiring
Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Padilla, who was to
have been one of the uShers,
has dropped out Of the party
owing to the political changes
in Madrid.
Count William Wudenbruck,
an Austrian living in New York
and an old friend Of Count
Bella, who was to have been
best man, will be among the
uSherS. Others serving in the
role will be Baron Paul Schell,
an attache of the Hungarian
legation staff; Victor Podoski,
of the Polish embassy; Alexan-
der Won Wuthenau, Of the Ger
man embassy; Armine Dew. of
the British embassy; Lawrence
Morris, of New York, and
Chaplin Rogers, Eugene Roberts,
Hopewell Darneille and Martin
Firth, of Washington.
Will Direct Orchestra
Throughout the ceremony
program of bridal music will be
played by the organist at st.
Matthews and a stringed quar-
tet. Later at the reception at
the legation, Meyer Davis viii
direct his orchestra, having
come down from his home in
Philadelphia this morning for
the occasion.
Only five or six hundred
guests have been invited to the
reception, the size of the lega-
ton limiting the number in
vited. The ceremony, however,
will be witnessed by a vast as
Sembly of nOtableS, including
practically every diplomatic rep
reSentatiVe in Washington, the
majority of the important Gov
ernment officials and notable
group from residential society.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Here
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
grandmother of the bride, is
here from New York to attend
the ceremony and reception,
and number of the brides ma
ternal relatives have come to
Washington for the event. Un-
fortunately, the parents of the
bridegroom, Count and Countess
John Radik, have been unable
to attend.
Count Hadik is a member of
the upper house Of the Hun
garian Parliament and Of the
governing board of the Hun
garian National Bank and his
official duties were too great to
permit his absence. Countess
Margaret Hadik will be the only
representative of the Hadik
family present. The SzechenyiS
will be represented by Count
Stefan. who is brother Of
Count Szechenyi. and Count
Gahor SZtaray, an uncle of the
minister.
Following the reception this
afternoon, the bridal couple
will slip away for a honeymoon,
destination a secret, and, late in
May, will sail for Hungary to
take up their residence at
SeVegilyeS, the personal estate
of the bridegroom and their
futurp home