BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM THE KING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 3

BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM THE KING.

Miss Fraser, a prominent >''; social worker in London, on. behalf of those engaged in the tailoring-trade, has (the journal "Men's Wear' states) received the gift of a brooch from...the King to mark', her 87th birthday, accompanied by the following letter:—.

, "Dear Madam,—The .King has been made aware how; for considerably more .than half, a century you'have given up your life, it may almost be said, in promoting the welfare of the members of the tailoring'trade; ''..' '"' ' '~', "His Majesty having .further'heard that "to-morrow' will be your 87th birthday, is anxious to mark the auspicious day.. .-■"■■ -"I write, therefore, now by ihe King's command to send you tho accompanying .brooch, which his Majesty hopes'.'.you will accept from him, as a. small token of bis appreciation of the valuable services you have, rendered unceasingly during -the last' 54 years to a deserving class of his Ma> jesty's subjects. j.' "With his Majesty's sincere ■ hope that your valuable life may be spared for many years yet,—l remain, dear madam, yours faithfully, D.-M.'-'Pro-"byri, General Keeper of the' Privy Purse. Windsor Castle."

A hoi'M>-meat dinner can now bo had in Berlin for twopenceBalls and Socials will no,w be the order of the day, and the greatest problem, which .-is,always; hard to solve, is something that will put a gloss on the floor, and this has now been found in a preparation called Mazurka Ball Room Floor Polish, and is applied by simply sprink]in<r the' preparation around the room. Itcauses no dust, and gives a beautiful polish. It is sold only in tins at Is. and 2s. each, solely by Frank Shaw, ChemistOptician, Medical Hall., Manners Street, and The Cecil Buildings', Lamhton Quay.