est.

[Illustration: THE DINING-ROOM, WITH TABLE SET FOR DINNER.

_From a Photo. by Bedford Lemere._]

[Illustration: WITHDRAWING-ROOM.

_From a Photo. by Bedford Lemere._]

Another room you may perhaps find your way to to-night is the "Serapis"
room; it is half library and half smoking-room; in it you will see the
entire fittings of the cabin the Prince occupied on his journey to
India, in the vessel of the above name. One thing you may rest assured
of--that neither on this evening nor at any other time while at
Sandringham will you know a dull moment.

[Illustration: THE CORRIDOR.

_From a Photo. by Bedford Lemere._]

In the morning you will find breakfast served at nine o'clock in the
dining saloon. As, however, the Prince and Princess generally take
theirs in their private apartments, there is no formality, and you do
not feel bound to the punctuality imperative when you meet their Royal
Highnesses.

Perhaps you have letters to write; and I may as well here remark that
the postal arrangements are first-rate. There is a post-office _inside_
the house, which is also a money order office. Three deliveries per day
come in that way, while mounted men meet the trains at Wolferton
Station. There is also telegraphic communication with Central London,
King's Lynn, and Marlborough House; and telephone to Wolferton Station,
the stud farm, agents, bailiff, etc.

Before proceeding to outdoor sights--which will not be possible very
early, as your host has a multiplicity of business to get through--you
had better take the opportunity of seeing some of the rare and beautiful
treasures indoors. Of course, all are aware of the extensive travels of
the Prince in many countries, and will, therefore, expect to find many
mementos of the same in his home; but I think few are prepared to find
them so numerous and so valuable. Not only does one see them here and
there in various directions, but one room of considerable dimensions is
set apart altogether for them, and a day could be profitably spent in
their inspection. It is not only their costliness and their beauty, but
the associations which make them of so much interest. This one was
presented by the King of this place; this one by Prince So-and-so; this
by such a town, and this by such an order or society, until the vision
is quite dazzled with beauty.

Perhaps as a strong contrast you may get a peep at the Prince's
morning-room, a room plainly and usefully fitted and fur