Throne Lights

THRONE LIGHTS.

Queen Caroline of Saxony is preparing an edition of her husband's poems. Among them will be "Le Coup de Canon," which has been set to music by the Princess Amelie.

Though Emperor William is but forty-four years old, he is beginning to show quite a bit of age. His hair is fairly well sprinkled with gray, and lines on his face tell of strain and worry.

The Prince of Wales has a passion for white roses. An old variety has been discovered at Sandringham, and the blossoms are forwarded daily to London, his royal highness wearing a bud every day.

The Netherlands Insurance company has canceled its policy on the life of the king of Serbia because of failure to pay the premiums, which were unusually heavy on account of liability to assassination.