Evening star., 1960-12-18
By BETTY BEALE


and don't intend to In the
coming week, do not con-
denim yourself as the do
nothing. least-likely-to-suc-
coed type.
On the contrary, you are
copying the most successful
man in America, one John
r. Kennedy. The next Pres
ident Of the United States
and his wife are not sending
cards for the simple reason
that when you are cam
paigning like mad, getting
elected. receiving and an
swering tons Of mail, seeing
dozens Of people, having q
baby, picking o cabinet,
giving o child'S party, plan
ming an inaugural, christen-
ing q baby, selling o house,
renting another, moving into
Q third. picking out q ward
robe, preparing for . family
Christmas. posing for pic
lures, going on trips and
making periodic appearances
on the front stoop-you don't
have time to send cards. In
deed, it's q wonder you have
time for Christmas.
THAT. THE KENNEDYS
will have though. down in
Palm Beach where Santa
Claus, no doubt. rides in on
q surfboard in bathing trunks
and deposits his toys on
o sun terrace. Having spent
his life In chimneys, Santa
is also entitled to q new
frontier.
President and Mrs. Eisen.
hover, on the other hand,
viii spend their last Christ.
mas In chilly Washington In
the White House, also with
their family around them.
and they are sending their
traditional Christmas card,
the last to be inscribed THE
President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover"
As for cards this year they
cover everything from the
most formal and least color
full such as many Ambas-
sadors sent, to the religious
such as Bufae Ives sent, to
the amusing such As Lucille
and Gene Markey sent from
Calumet FaruaS. Il
ADLAI STEvENSON'S
SISTER, who signed her
card Informally IN ink ''Buf-
DE Ives" chose an illumi-
mated verse that read as fol-
lows:
mot what We take, but as
we give;
Not as we pray. but as we
live:
These are the things that
make for peace,
Both now and after time
shall cease"
The MarkeyS' card Is q
photograph Of the two
dressed In summer whites
and sitting by the famed
gate Of Calumet behind o
table that bears the signs
Lemonade Sc" and "Calu-
met Must Survive. Protect
ing the most successful wom-
an In horse racing from the
sun as she peddles the nickel
drink Is O paraSol held by q
butler!
Senator and Mrs. Frank
Church sent an amusing
card with q print on the
front Of multiple church
steeples In Washington with
the greeting: From the
Churches In Washington. . -
Inside 1t reads: 1.-THE Frank
Churches that is =" AND
there is q picture Of the
whole family standing on the
steps Of the United States
Capitol.
Texas Representative and
Mrs. Clark Thompson must
have sent the longest card in
the country. A shiny paper
candy cane that unfolds to
2 feet in length, 1t has be-
guiling SantaS climbing all
over it.
Swedish Ambassador and
Mrs. Earring sent the only
authentic picture Of reindeer
Capitalites probably received
The copy Of o pastel Swedish
drawing, 1t shows real rein.
deer being driven home Just
as cattle are driven on Amer.
ican ranches, only the mer
are on skis instead Of horse.
back!
OUR AMBASSADOR TIC
RIO and his wife sent Q
painting Of q brilliant styl.
lied Brazilian rooster witt
the inscription: Jack ant
Elizabeth Cabot send you
warmest greetings and many
good wishes for Christmas
and the New Year." Writ.
ten In hand is q note that
they will be here for Christ.
mas. In fact, Elizabeth Il
already here.
Nancy and Tom Clagett
sent q picture Of themselves
on q balcony pointing to q
sketch Of their beautiful new
ski lodge at Mont Tremblant
and the words "C'est flnis,'
meaning that 1t is now COM
pleted Christmas, 1860.
The Wiley Buchanans sent
a family picture showing
Ruth holding her poodle
Dandy, Bonnie holding hel
dachsund. Didi holding hel
poodle, Bucky holding hi:
beagle. and finally Wiley sit.
ting in the rear, but not to be