Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02


pears on the first list of eligible bache-
Tors. All the social bureaus keep him
on file.
For many years the British embassy
has led in the number OF bachelors on
its sta1. Matrimony. however, has made
deep inroads of late, and the embassy
now Is noted especially for its attractive
Young married couples. The bachelor
quota has been reduced to five.
The Italian embassy at present Is IN
the ascendancy in this respect. It has
gone into a tie with the French en-
bassy-each having six.
Just q day or two ago there arrived
at the italian embassy young man vino
Mobile Pho Macchi del Cont de Cellere-
more briefly, Count di Cellere, who is
bachelor.
The newcomers name is Carlo Andrea
Scardi. The social bureaus are passing
out the information to those interested
that he is
"A dazzling blond-tall and blue.
eyed. Evidently from the North OF
Italy-the same section which fair
haired, blue-eyed Mime. de MARITIME. wife
Of the Italian Ambassador, calls her
native heath. He Is only Is years old
and Is Just starting out in his career OF
diplomacy. He came from Rome, where
he has been on duty"
A sufacient description to make the
heart Of any debutante dutter And If
M. Scardi so chooses he is in for a
busy Winter.
Patience-that one indispensable vir-
hle Of the man who figures in public life.
Take, for example, the occasion when
Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War
during Wilson's administration, was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal in Washington recently. He had
to go through the ceremony four dN-
ferent times.
The first time it was strictly private
affair.
The second time it was for the benefit
Of the press photographers.
The third time it was for the news
reel photographers.
The fourth time (and over much pro-
tes) 1t was for the talkies.
There is at least one member Of the
United States Senate who advertises the
fact that he Is member Of that body.
In front Of the residence Of Senator
Key Pittman Of Nevada, on Ridge road
in Washington, there are two illumi-
mated gate post globes announcing:
SENATOR PITTMAN.
Bits of gossip picked up from the
Capitol to the White House:
Mrs. Hoover has ideas Of her own as
10 handshaking. And they evidently are
In accord with those of her husband,
whose dislike for the practice Is well
known.
The other day a group of biologists
was received at the Executive Mansion
by the First Lady. She made little
talk to her guests and as she departed
from the room gave them what she de-
scribed as Chinese handshake."
"A Chinese handshake" consists of
wringing ones own hand in a fervent
clasp.
Slim and brown-eyed Mrs. Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, Illinois Representa-
tive-at-large in Congress, has a fond
ness for sports clothes and is often seen
riding horseback in company with her
two children, John, aged IS, and Ruth
("Baysie') aged 8.
She owns a 2,400-acre dairy farm on
Rock River, near Byron, ILL.,, and says:
Farming means more than just look
ing at pretty COWS in meadow. It In
cludes some bitter times with account
books
She delights in repeating remark
her boy once made to visitor waiting
to see her: There goes mother, talk
ing politics and cows"
It's harder to crash the gates at the
White House than almost any other
place in the country. And those who
try it-there have been many-soon find
that they are up against the impossible.
Each person invited to formal affair
at the mansion receives three cards.
One is the large, handsome formal invi-
tation. OF the two accompanying cards,
one must be displayed on the windshield
of any automobile entering the White
House grounds. The third is taken up
hy attendants at the door. The color