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" 'Little Snow Princess' is her favorite title," reported a doting correspondent of United Press, "because she adores winter sports. She has ash-blonde hair, a Cupid's bow mouth, the heavy eyelids of a dreamer, wide, dark, unplucked eyebrows, and a soft round face. Her eyes change from sea green to deep blue according to her mood. She is tall and slim and carries her clothes well. Her reserved manner has a regal touch about it and she is probably at her best in court dress. She is an ardent horsewoman, automobilist, swimmer, tennis player, dancer, well trained in languages, music, painting, sculpture, cooking, sewing and domestic science. . . ."

Not a marriage broker's handout, all this purported to describe H. R. H. Princess Ingrid Victoria Sophia Louise Marguerite, 24, only daughter of Sweden's Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. By popular request, all princesses are beautiful, but in fact Sweden's Princess Ingrid is a nice-looking girl, trim and healthy. For that reason, ever since she turned 17. the world Press has married her off on an average of at least once a year. Disregarding ephemeral rumors, the press candidates "on highest authority" were:

At 17: her second cousin on her mother's side, Britain's Edward of Wales.

At 18: her third cousin on her father's side, Denmark's Crown Prince Frederick; her second cousins, Britain's present Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent.

At 19: Wales and Frederick again.

At 20: just Wales.

At 21: a Count Nils von Rosen of the Swedish cavalry.

At 22: Wales and the Duke of Kent again.*

At 23: nobody.

At 24: Frederick again, this time truly.

Denmark's Crown Prince Christian Frederick Francis Michael Charles Valdemar George stands 6 ft. 5 in. A reticent young man of 36 with a genuine interest in music, he is heir to the throne of Europe's tallest King. Of course the Press has persisted in marrying him off too. He was "officially engaged" for a while to Greece's Olga (sister of Britain's new Marina) who finally married Paul, now Prince Regent of Yugoslavia. Rumor then coupled Denmark's Frederick with Belgium's Maria Jose, Britain's Lady May Cambridge, and various Spanish princesses. A lunatic school of rumor even had him engaged to The Netherlands' plump Crown Princess Juliana, who is heir to a throne of her own.

To watch Frederick deliver the "betrothal kiss," of which every Scandinavian paper last week published pictures. Frederick's 55-year-old mother Queen Alexandrine of Denmark last week accompanied him to Stockholm. At this intense moment Queen Alexandrine was stricken with appendicitis and intestinal strangulation. Scandinavian Press "halted popular rejoicing," held its breath until the Queen came safely out of an operation.

* Intense excitement at this point, because both took her to dinner the same night, the present Duke of Kent afterward taking his blonde cousin to see Marlene Dietrich in The Blonde Venus.

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