The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

ated in one of the cellars. He re- fused to open the door when it was assailed by various excited young women who tried to tell him of the important visitors who were wander ing about so informally upstairs. Not quite catching the gist of their re- marks, he became very impatient and told them to get away-he didn't want to be bothered. T am in the middle of most important work" he called through the locked door. Do go awavi l don't want to be inter- rupted by anything or anybody" When at last, however, it came to his reluctant ears that the Queen Of England was actually walking round the galleries his confusion and dis may can be better imagined than de- scribed. The poor man was in no state to receive his distinguished vis- itors. He had on an old coat, his hair was on end, and his hands were stained with chemicals. However, he made the best use he could of few minutes "washup" and then dashed breathlessly up the stairs.
 QUEEN ENJOYED HERSELF
 In the meantime her majesty seemed to have been enjoying herself inn mense, for she was full of smiles and graciousness when he arrived Her un-
 
 all blame from the shoulders of the various attendants at Burlington house who failed to recognize her. The Queen was wearing tailor-made gown of dark mauYe cloth, the coat cut with full tails" and the skirt made on generous lines. Her hat was of velvet in the same color with two or three long white ostrich feathers curving round the crown. She carried 10 1ISp6 a, sort of indicator" whenever she caught sight of an object that arrested her attention Princess Mary was also tailor -made''--in chocolate brown with a black velvet hat on her pretty fair hair and an umbrella with "crook" handle hooked on her arm Mother and daughter looked very cheerful and animated and fingered for quite a time in room that IS intended to show a modern nursery The toys and the fairy story wall pa per seemed to especially entertain the young princess who, in spite or her grown up" years, is very glrilsh Ill her tastes and loves playing with lit tie children and babies. one day am sure that the only daughter Of the King and Queen will blossom out into something close to beauty. She re- minded me very much of her cousin, the Queen of Spain, when as Princess Fna of Battenberg she used to be seen running through Kensington Gardens with her golden hair falling about her rink cheeks and her blue eyes danc- ing with health and happiness.
 There are many ornamental queens and princesses nowadays among the allies. Queen Marie of Rumania IS probably the most beautifully dressed and best looking queen of modern times. and her daughters also are completely decorative The Empress of Russia also, in spite of her au- sterity, and aloofness from the world, is invariably exquiste1y and suitably dressed, while her daughters. the three grand duchesses are elegant looking young women. The Queen of Italy is another example of well dressed roy atty. while, of course, the Queen of the Belgians is a model of elegance and good style.
 KNOWS VALUE OF BEING CHIC
 Queen Alexandra, in spite of her ad- vanced age, still realizes the value or a chic appearance, and other feminine members of our English royal family have also realized the public value of elegant clothes, for Princess Arthur of Connaught is exceptionally dainty in effect, and since her marriage has tlossomed out into all sorts of femin- ;-o that include a he1lIfV