Golden Crown

Speaking at a banquet last week, Edward of Wales urged upon steady-going Britons the slogan: "Adopt! Adapt! Improve!"

But last week Their Majesties were still reigning in the good old way. At the London Hospital, Queen-Empress Mary bent for a moment last week over a crippled girl's cot.

Questioned the blue-eyed, towheaded child: "Are you really my Queen? I thought you always wore a golden crown."

Said the Queen-Empress Victoria Mary: "My dear, I am sorry I have left my golden crown at home.

When I go out I wear only this sort of crown,"--pointing to her hat.

Then, turning to the brown-bearded man who was standing near a cot across the aisle, Her Majesty continued: "Come here, George. This little girl wonders why we are not wearing our crowns. This is the King, my dear. . . ."