Show DOINGS OF ROYALTY Emperor William takes daily fencing lessons an hour each from Col von Dresky and finds the practice strengthening strength-ening his weak left arm Queen Victoria recently surprised a bride by sending her for a wedding present pres-ent a diamond pendant containing a lock of her majestys hair Tho queen regent of Spain now takes personal care of her son the infant king and dresses and attends to him and her other two children with her own hands The shah of Persia accepted a translation transla-tion of the Bible from the British minister minis-ter and when this was known a mob assembled as-sembled at tho palace gates and were only quelled with some difficulty I When the czar travels a little vanguard is sent in advance consisting of two locksmiths two carpenters and two masons ma-sons all of them being married men born in the imperial service and devotedly devoted-ly attached to their august master Their duties are to examine walls floors chimneys chim-neys fire places locks and furniture in every room occupied by the czar The London correspondent of an English Eng-lish paper alleges that the Prince of Wales has instituted the custom of weighing both the coming and departing guest at Saudringham palace At the first opportunity after his arrival the guest is weighed and his weight recorded in a book kept for the purpose and he is weighed again on the morning of his departure de-parture and another record made accompanied ac-companied by the autQgraph of the guest |