The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
By ELEANORE BROWNE

LONDON, Aug. 23.-What's all tn
 fuss about? l mean this prince cha
 who's letting America in on his pol
 complex?
 Why the excitement over Eddie Wet
 tin, whose mother and dad changed hi
 name to match a house they've got i
 the country and turned him into E
 Windsor? One minute it's Edward Al
 bert Much Etcetera, Prince of Wales
 Duke of Cornwall More Etcetera; mex minute, Baron Renfrew, Knight Com mander of the Garter, Different Et cetera, and in still another minute Hey, Eddie; step on the gasp k
 In the worthy words of an anonymou. immortal, how come? Let's see!
 It is lamplighting time on July eve. ming in London. In July that means il IS twenty minutes after eight, and mo. torists must switch on their tail lights the captain of the Beefeaters at the Tower of London must take a last look at the diamond crown in the regaIis room and the gracious man in Bucking. nam Palace who has been Ringing since seven In the morning may dismiss his minister in attendance, shut up Empire shop, and go. over into the south wing Of the palace for a chat with the good wife, Mary, about the grocer's bill. For. at lampighting time in London George Rex goes off duty; the Empire is safe TOT another day; shades are drawn in otticlaI Whitehall; the Horse Guards retire; alrs we'll and
 Brings Stick To Attention
 The old lamplighter-they all are old who conjures little flares of flame from the end of his, magic wand in tbe ann corners of the inner courtyard of St. James Palace, suddenly brings his long stick to attention. A subaltern of the guard appears; at the narrow en- trance to the court two red coated guardsmen swing stiffly into first posi- ton for salute. A car, with a chauffeur ana footman. glides up to the foot of the stairway. The subaltern steps forward. draws his sword, faces the footman. who mas opened the car door, brings his blade to the vertical second nositinn Takes over" royal burden.
 The king is off duty and the kings son, Edward, Prince of Wales, ia abont to take over" for the night.
 Presently an equerry, higher officar Of the guards, runs down the stems. Ha glVes direction of the chauffeur ''To House, up Pal Mall, over to Plccadhly; to Berkeley street, square gate into the grounds, front house en- trance Watch your time-arrival twen- y minutes to nine sharp. Turning to Lhe tootman the equerry says: Don't bother about the door when we ret there. Public affair. May be a ian W Natch off side of the car and keen neo- pie from scrambling on the running boards"
 The chauffeur and the footman 'alute.
 The subaltern's eyes are fixed on tba ace of the footman. Nevertheless he tees the curve in the stairway. A dim. evening dressed figure comes down two 'teps at time. The rifles of the guards nen at the entrance snap into second hen third position of salute.
 The eTening-dressed figure. ion hat ust little on one side, cane swingino akes the last steps in a bound. waves Vhlte gloves at the subaltern and tbe | 'uardsmen and, quite often, begs a lipht | or a cigarette from the footman. who | res gloriously to dip up mad of matches, strike one and hold if to +ba ID or His Royal Highness's flag with ut bringing his right hand down from IS cap. If he does it successfully F' w. laughs. If he bungles he will | ct a raz2ing from the master of tbe hambers next morning.