Evening star., 1936-12-06

spats, carrying his hat, gloves al
nounced the news. Fancy 1t! Dlplo-'
mats who marry without specific per-
mission of the Secretary Of State will
be considered insubordinate and
shall be separated from the service"
And further, those in the service who
are already married to aliens will not
be permitted to take entrance exami-
nations for the service Well. as to
the latter, those who take entrance
examinations are the lesser fry-but
there are always visions Of future
ambassadorships, even among the most
lowly.
Acting Secretary Moore
Left to Hold the Bag.
With the Department of State just
teeming with good neignborliness, reci-
procity, peace and good will toward all
men, President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Hull sailed gaily away to spread
the doctrine to our sister republics to
the south, leaving that charming
bachelor and distinguished acting
Secretary of State. Mr.. r. Walton
Moore, to release the fatal message
that was nothing more or less than q
stab in the heart of Cupid who draws
his bow and lets his arrows fly in all
directions regardless of the nationality
of the victims. 1t is true that most
Of the other nations of the world have
such a ruling or understanding, but
love Is not q thing of volition-as
there are those In high places who
could so testify.
A'Little About
The Act Of 1922.
It is said that officials Of the De-
partment Of State have made 1t clear
that Foreign Service officers now
married to foreigners will not be az
fected by the late ruling. For in
stance, in the case Of Ambassador
Hugh Gibson, American Ambassador
TO Brazil, who was the official in
troducer when President Roosevelt
landed in that country the other
day, succumbed to the charms of the
delightful Belgian, Ynes Reyntiens
before the act of 1922, relative to
the status of foreign women who were
married to Americans, became ef-
fective. At that time women auto
natically took the status or ma
tionality Of their husbands.
1t will be recalled that Lady Nancy
Astor. when the subject was brought
up in the British House of Commons
several years ago, made q spirited fight
TO save British women who marry
aliens from having to take the ma
tionality of their husbands. She had
the support Of the Labor party, but
the government beat her on a second
reading by . vote Of something like
179 to 43. When she was twitted
since, II she had not lost her American
nationality on her marriage, she could
not sit in Parliament, she answered
that wives influence their husbands
more than husbands influence wives
therefore 1t was more to have an
Englishnan married to a foreigner in
Parliament than an Englishwonau
with . foreign husband.
The Presidents cousin -in-law. Mrs
Warren Delano Robbins widow of the
United States Minister to Canada,
who went to South America with the
Buenos Aires delegation as q kind of
omcial counselor and an Interpreter
Tor Mrs. Cordell Hull, was the radiant
Irene de Bruyn, an Argentinian by
birth. who met and married the late
Mr.. Robbins, when he was q secretary
OF legation in Buenos Aires. They
were married in 1910, so she. too, es-
capped the act of 1922, which would
have required her to become a natu-
rallied citizen Of the United States.
Automatically she became one on her
marriage.
Mrs. Robbins adopted, and was
adopted. by Washington society show
ing interest in all that affected life
and living at the Capital. A charm
ing and graceful hostess, her house in
Georgetown. which Is now being made
over by Mrs. william Corcoran Eustis
whose sister by the way married
Comte de Talleyrand-Perigord DUO de
Valencay-was the rendezvous for the
most brilliant society. A place where
there was wit and conversation and
where one was likely to meet people
from the uttermost parts Of the world.
Her English Is at times piquant and
her coiffure. which frequently took
the tone OF the gown she was wearing.
was unique
Mrs. Hanna Returns
to Washington.
Mrs. Matthew Elting Hanna, since
the death of her husband, the some
time American Minister to Guatemala,
mas returned to Washington to live.
She was Gustava Won der Tam, nee
Baroness Won Rheinvaben. who mar
ried the soldier diplomat in 1925. Mr.
Hanna, a favorite in the corps, was
agraduate of West Point, seeing ac-
tive service in the Army before and
during the Spanish War, when he was
recommended for brevet for gallantry
at the battle Of San Juan Hill. Amer
lean women have married German
diplomats, but few American diplo-
mats have married German women.
By the way, It was an American, Mary
Esther Lee of New York. who was
the aunt by marriage Of the late En-
press Augusta Victoria of Germany.
Miss Lee married Gen. Alfred Count
Won Waldersee, for her second hus-
band. She was first married TO an
Austrian nobleman and the title of
Princess Of Noer IN her own right
wrs given her by the late Austrian