Lecturing To Royal Children

Of the first lesson giren to the royal children Mr. Hart says that when the professor (Sir Richard Owen) first arrived at Windsor castte he inqtiired where he shonld hang up his diagrama, as these lectures were to be given in the white drawing room, the walk of which were covered with white satin. The answer was that he was to do exactly ashe pleased. The gentleman in waiting waa theref ore of opinión that he should pin the drawings tipon the white satin hangings, but this the professor declined to do, and thereupon requested to be led to the laundry of the castte, to the blank amazement of the official. When he arrived there he picked ont the largest clotheshorse he could find, and, having procured some green baize, rigged np an impromptu stand, which showed off his