THE QUEEN AT OLYMPIA

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1934, Page 13

THE QUEEN AT OLYMPIA

MEETING WITH SIR J. PARR

(From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, February 23. While in- the Empire section o.f the British Industries" Fair, at Olynipia, this week, the Queen had a good look at the New Zealand stand, where she was received by the Higli Commissioner. Her Majesty was particularly attracted by tho rabbit and- opossum skins, and by the sheepskins which have been printed by a firm in London. These skins are used in the faneygoods trade. During the course of a brief talk 1 with Sir James Parr the Queen es- ! pressed her great pleasure to hear that the people of New Zealand- were delighted that Prince George is to visit their country. "That is excellent bacon —I know," she said, when inspecting some sides of Wiltshire. At the Australia stall the Queen noticed a- display of canned and dried fruits, and said she had tried them and found them excellent. At the South Africa staud she was attracted by a box of luscious nectarines. ."I have always preferred nectarines to peaches," she confessed. When shown a new type of thermometer which works without mercury, her comment was: "I have one like that at home. The King has one, too, a floating model, for his bath." "That's- the way to attract the foreign buyer," said her Majesty on seeing a notice on a stall that French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian were spoken there. "MY, QUEEN OF HEARTS." "Don't forget to send me this one,", the Queen impressed on the salesman at the stall of a famous firm of Christmaseard makers when she had selected one of a new series of coloured pictures mounted on wood. While there she also selected designs for her new Christmas card. As the Queen, turned to leave she caught sight of a large valentine bearing the inscription, "My Queen of Hearts," and laughed when, on looking into it, she saw her own reflection in a concealed mirror.- "That is very clever," was her comment. The Queen spent some time at tho exhibit of the Papworth Industries, and asked many questions as to the success of the venture. She also expressed her satisfaction with some fibre trunks, which' had beea made specially for her at the factory. Examining "Watersprite" face towels she remarked, "I am glad to find one of sensible size. They are usually too small." ART IN INDUSTRY. : One of the objects of tne display of the Birmingham Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association is to show the developments in the application of art'to industry. Many new designs produced by members of the association were examined by the Queen, and she was greatly interested in the work of students in the industry. At one stand a manufacturer produced an enamelled silver letter, cutter for the production of which, at Birmingham, tho Queen was to some extend responsible. Last year she sent from Buckingham Palace to Birmingham a specimen of tho cutter with the suggestion that it might be advantageous to mako a similar article. Tho suggestion was acted upon, and the representative of the firm of manufacturers told the Queen that the demand had been very good. The Queen expressed satisfaction at the result, and she and the Duchess of York each bought half a dozen Of the cutters, which have a steel blade with, an enamelled .and silver handle. Atthe stand of another Birmingham exhibitor the Royal party-were interested in learning that the firm had recently secured a large foreign order 2 for hair-curlers in competition with Continental competitors. "I enjoy my visits more and more every time I come," the Queen told Mr. j 13 Claude Taylor, director of the fair, as! she left. .. . ■ ■ ' .