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...moment the resolution seemed upon the point of passing; the vexed question of "disarmament" was to be shelved again. Then up rose Count Apponyi, that lean Hungarian statesman, a grand seigneur of legend, whose pointed white beard, flaring Roman nostrils, and face of parchment, give him, when he is solemn, the air of an exiled patriarch, and, when he laughs, that of a goat. He swept the conclave with proud and sombre eyes. Twisting a little paper in his hand he began to speak...
...Opera House, led the orchestra, which was said to have "glowed like a colorful piece of tapestry." Though the bulk of the audience was German middleclass, former Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria and General Ludendorff glittered in the Wagner box. There, too, were Hugh Walpole, English author, and Count Albert Apponyi, towering Hungarian. Parsifal, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, other masterpieces followed...
...luncheon was Count Apponyi, veteran Hungarian statesman now touring the U. S. Said he: "I do not know whether you remember me?" Retorted Mr. George: "Oh, hello, hello. Of course...
Count Albert Apponyi, veteran statesman of Hungary, accompanied by his daughter, Countess Mary, who will act as his secretary, was reported on his way to visit the U. S. His object is to give a series of lectures, the first of which is to be delivered at New York University...
...Count Apponyi, 77 years of age, is over six feet high. He is characterized by a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, a resonant voice and a military bearing. He is the son of Count Georges Apponyi, late Chief Justice of Hungary. He speaks fluently Hungarian, German, French, Italian, English, and is conversant with Russian and several Slavic languages...