Evening star., 1925-06-10

The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover have just left Washing
ton on a romantic expedition. They re
bound for the wedding of their first
born, Herbert e. Hoover, jr.,. at Palo
Alto, Calf, on June 20. Young
Hoover has taken a matrimonial leaf
out of the paternal book by marrying
classmate at Leland Stanford Uni
versity-Miss Margaret Watson. The
Young couple will be graduated to-
gether ~ the class of rs and their
nuptials will be solemnized as soon as
their diplomas are in hand. The
HooNers have a home of their own
near the Stanford campus. and there
the wedding will he celebrated. Her
bert Hoover wooed and won Miss Lou
Henry of Monterey. who is now his
wife, while they were studying me-
tallurgy at Palo Alto. The Secretary
has been urged by his colleagues at
the Department of Commerce to take
an all Summer vacation. But at Nine
teenth street, and Pennsylvania ave
nue. bets are being placed at even
money on Hoover's inability to endure
idleness longer than August /.
erai of the Pan-Amerfcan Union, has
organized a national Vermont home
coming pilgrimage" at which the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, both
Green Mountain folk, will be invited
to be guests of honor. Notwithstand-
ing that Vermont has the presidency
and the attorney generalship of the
United States, to say nothing of hav-
ing Barrett himself, the latter fears
that the State is headed for political
oblivion He, therefore, proposes to
MI oil Ia r,6
/. e., natives who have emigrated to
other chimes, into a nationwide
alumni" organization, which shall
boost, bolster and bulwark Vermont
in some such fashion as Los Angeles
is advertised by its loving friends.
Barrett viii launch his Save Yer
mont" crusade with the cordial sup
port of the ESQ townships OF the State,
which are anxious that the President
and Mrs. Coolidge should baptize the
movement with their blessing some
time this Summer. Barrett would like
the National Vermont Association"
systematically to finance deserted viii
lagos and other rundown institutions
which knew better days before Yer
menters went forth to eniighten and
develop the rest Of the world.
One of the pre-war customs that
enjoyed vogue In Washington-the
kissing of ladies' hands-is by way of
re-establishment. The popular new
German Ambassador, Baron Ago Won
Maltzan, has restored it. Washington
society women and girls who are re-
eipients of the escuaatory attention
seem to be submitting to the treat
ment gracefully, and apparently Hike
it. The Germans and the Austrians
are Europe's most accomplished hand
kissers. The practice has held sway
among them since time in1nemorial.
It is said to have originated in the
court usages of the Middle Ages,
especially in Spain. but for genera
tions has been the fashion among the
smart set In most continental coun-
| tries. In Vienna, the pressing of the
| lips against q fair lady's hand Is
| usually accompanied by the saluta.
/ ltion: Il kiss the hand"
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One of the big White House linn
cuisines, in which Mrs. Coolidge was
lriding, put up for few hours the
other day at garage not, far from
Washington while the first lady and
her friends tarFied nearby. While
the executive chauffeur was away for
his lunch the proprietors of the ga
rage, overwhelmed by the honor ot
housing a presidential automobile.
tagged it with. q, sign on the radiator,
to Indicate that the car must have
Especial care. When the Coolidge pilci