Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20


that scatters gems OF light
when the sun pours In.
A summers Absence
signora ortona Is noted for
her Dresden-like pink and
white coloring. her slim
figure. and her melodious.
slightly husky voice. For the
summer she Is in Italy with
her children-Danda. n. who
Is studying architecture at
Turin. Donatello. IS. who
has just completed the first
year at Georgetown. and
Ludovico. Is. who is also a
student.
Another Italian diplomatic
couple-the De Rege Thesau-
ros-live on 3lst street. In
their 20 years Of marriage.
this Is the first time they
have lived in one house for
as long as two years. II think
that's why I love this house
So" says Signora De Rege.
The house belongs TO the
Edward Burroughs. 1t is ex-
ceptionally pretty inside.
Outside In front a postage
stamp lawn is bordered by
tiny lockwood. and in a gar
den In back roses stand.
The De Reyes are travelling
diplomats, having served at
many posts-Algeria. Moroc-
co, Tunis. Albania, New Zea-
land, and now Washington.
OF all their posts, George
town is probably their
favorite. They like neighborly
touches here. such as people
in evening clothes walking
dogs late at night, their teen
age neighbor, who disassem-
bles his red MIG every Satur-
day and puts 1t together
again on Sunday, and they
like informal entertaining in
gardens.
In italy. Signor De Rege
Thesauro comes from YER
cell, near Turin, where the
Fiat and Lancia are put to-
gether.. His family of IL
brothers and sisters is a very
old one Of the Piedmontese
nobility. His wife, Kary De
Rege, comes of an old Gen.
oese family. The two first
met at Albissola on the Ital-
ian Riviera.
Juliano Boatani, another
Italian diplomat, is a George
town neighbor of the De
Reyes. A bachelor, he has a
small house with q small
porch. At the embassy he is
assistant director of the Of
fee of American investments,
a new ONCE established since
last January by the Italian
government. to take care
Of American business firms
wanting to invest capital in
Europe.
Signor Boatani likes
Georgetown almost as well as
his native Fiesoli, which is
praise indeed. Outside Flor
ence, q narrow, winding road,
bordered with chalk-white
walls and tall poplars, leads
up to q hillside town fragrant
with gardeniaS and roses, and
shaded by grapevines. This is
Fiesoh and it looks out over
a beautiful valley. Once
viewed on q moonlight night,
Fiesoli is never to be for
gotten.
Juliano Boatani was first
a Fulbright scholar here and
served briefly at the U. N. He
has been here since last No
vember.
A Growing Group
The colony of Italians in
Georgetown is happily in
creasing. Paolo Savena, labor
counselor. and his wife have
recently moved TO P street,
their third move in a year.
1t wasn't until they found
q house and garden in
Georgetown that they stopped
moving. Their cocker "Pepin"
also enjoys walks around
Georgetown more than other
sections Of town.
Signora Savena is q mem
Der Of Count Volpi's family
in Venice. The count is q
famous industrialist who was
ennobled by the King and
was one-time Minister of
Finance. Before coming to
Washington. Paolo Savena
was stationed in Brussels,
The Hague and Luxembourg,
in connection with the Coal
and Steel Community.
Francesca Ripandelli, Sec
ond secretary at the Italian
Embassy. and Signora Ripan-
delli are Georgetowners who
are spending the summer in