The daily banner., 1910-05-09

accompanied by one Of his equerries
who live in Marlborough House, and
when this constitutional Is over it is
time to 60 back and prepare for lunch
con. Sometimes there is guest, but
more often the meal is taken only in
the company Of one OF the equerrles
and lady Of the princess household.
Luncheon over, there must be some
stamps to sort. The princes stamp
collection is the finest in the world and
is said to be worth more than S500,OOO
''Then comes another walk in the
park and then a book to read until
tea time, when there are ge!>;iali, oia
or two visitors. Dinner ut half pasl
8 O'Clock p. n, is quite INFORMAL vii II
a guest or two only her. and there. ii
the royal couple go to he ,heater. din
ner is set for Z, but as they do not of
ten go to the theater the evening l.
spent quietly at home. the prince read
ing a book~>and the princess doin-
some useful fancy work with the Hee
die.
Bed at half past 10 o'clock p. IN
Is this not truly a picture Of beautiful
domestic bliss? Nevertheless | am
quite certain that when the Prince OF
Wales comes into his own he will sur
prise the British people by his mental
grasp Of affairs. his wide sympathy
with all classes of the people and his
inherited capacity for governing"
Growth of Popularity.
Lately, however, the prince. at the
express command OF his father, had
taken q more active part in public at
fairs With this increased activity
there came an 1ncrease-or perhaps a
more correct word would be growth
Of popularity, which probably pleased
no one more t,sin King Edward.
. Like his fa,ler, the new king is not
a good speaker But he can say what
he wishes to sly. ;.lld. fF he speaks
tersely, it Is al1. ~, to tie l,oi.it, while
he is an exceptionally able man Of
business. So far as can be judged
the new kings sympathies are not so
wide as those of his father, but his in
terests are multifarious.
He is practical expert on atrships,
and, Of course, his naval knowledge Is
profound. Probably no one knows as
much about hospital management
he does, and his speech some year
ago about the Brussels exhibition VOL
marked notice not only in England
but on the continent.
By inclination King Georges tastes
are sedentary, eE ept that he is fond
Of shooting, but most daily he rides
for an hour.
The Sailor King.
Since he was called the sailor
prince" George " will doubtless be-
come known as the sailor king"
He is a great lover Of the sea, and be
has often said that had he not been Of
royal blood he would have entered the
navy and by hook or by crook have
risen to the post Of admiral When as
a youngster in 1877, a few days short
Of twelve years Of age, he stepped
aboard the Britannia at Dartmouth for
q naval training he undertook exactly
the same work as his fellow cadets.
And later, when he passed into the
navy and served with various war
ships In the seven seas, he spared him
self no task that fell to the lot of
others. Indeed, he frequently under
took duties which did not come within
his sphere. Il wanted to learn my
profession" he said, land one doesn't
become a sailor by walking up and
down deck"
An English critic writing for an
American paper once penned sketch
Of the new king.
intellectually" the critic said. 'he
is q typical Guelph. He has not inner
tied his fathers quick moving mind
His speeches are rather terrible per
formances to read or listen to. He has
never quite found his platform legs.
To do him justice, he had no desire to
find them; he would far rather be on