The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-09
Later Gets Invited GetOu ohe Roadand Make Way Others

rest OF the FAMILY are up Defines.
which means about s o'clock In the
morning There is the ordinary break
fast of a well to do English family.
and the head of 1t beguiles the inter-
walls between bacon and eggs with the
morning papers. After breakfast there
are charity letters TO dictate to sec
rotary, for even the Prince of Wales
Is not exempt from the ncessant
stream Of begging letters and appeals
from charitable institutions which
weight down the postman's bag Mt
every delivery
Having completed this, the heaviest
task of the day. the prince goes for
walk in ST James park or Hyde park
accompanied by one Of his equerries
who live In Marlborough House, and
when this constitutional is over it is
time to 90 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 equerries
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 100000
Then comes another walk in the
park and then book to read until
tea time. when there are generally one
or two visitors. Dinner. ut half past
s o'clock D. m, is quite informal, with
guest or two only here ana there If
the royal couple 20 to the theater, din
ner is set for I, but as they do not Of
ten 20 to the theater the evening Is
spent quietly at home, the prince read
ing a book and the princess doing
some useful fancy work with the nee
die
BED at half past 10 O'Clock p. m.
Is this not truly 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 a more active part in public af-
fairs. With this increased activity
there came an increase--or perhaps a
more correct word would be n growth
OF popularity. which probably p.easel
no one more than King Edward.
Like his father. the new king Is not
good speaker But he can say what
he wishes TO say. and. If he speaks
terSely, II IS always to the point. while
he is an exceptionally able man OF
business. So far as can be judged
the new kings sympathles are not so
wide as those OF his father. but his In.
terests are multlfarious
lie is a practical expert on alrships
and. Of course, his naval knowledge Is
profound Probably no one knows as
much about hospital management as
he does. and his speech some years
ago about the Brussels exhibition won
marked notice not only In England
but ON the continent.
BY inclination King Georges taste,
are sedentary, except that he is fond
Of shooting but almost daily he rides
for an hour.
The Sailor King.
Since he was called 1.-THE sailol
prince" George V. will doubtless be
come known as the sailor king"
He is a great lover OF the sea. and h,
has often said that had he not been o.
royal blood he would have entered tn,
navy and by hook or by crook have
risen to the post OF admiral. When al
a youngster in 1877. few days shor
Of twelve years OF age, he steppe'
aboard the Britannia nj Dartmouth fo
a naval training he undertook eXactl!
E And later. when he passed into IN,
D navy aud served with various wal
ships In the seven seas he spared him
self no task that fell to the lot q
. others. Indeed. he frequently under
i took duties which did not come With
0 his sphere II wanted To learn m
n profession" he said. and one doesn'
become sailor 10y walking up an
r down deck"
4 An English critic writing for Al
J, American paper once penned sketc
e Of the new king.
o intellectually" the critic said. III
Is n typical Guelph. He has not lnheI
s tied h fathers quick moving mine
l. His speeches are rather terrible pei
IS formances to read or listen To. He ha
Is never quite found his platform leg
To do him Justice he had no desire I
IS find them; ne would TAR rather be q
Q. n quarterback Rut he cannot cscap
e the penalties of his position. Hardl
week goes 10y without his bein
obliged to deliver a public speech .
some subject Of which he prObabl
IL knows nothing-o which. at any rat
D. he cannot possibly know more tina
ID the alphabet. A clever man would <,
L, used to such ordeals. would even lear
Up how to emerge from them triumphan
ID ". But fifteen years at sea IL not
$, good preparation for this kind Of worl
r. and the prince gets no further than
Ia I /. -.