ON MAY 12, Westminster Abbey, the scene of so many stirring events in English history, will once again, after a quarter of a century, be the scene of the Coronation of a King of England. But this Coronation will differ from all those preceding it, since it is the first to occur since the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, whereby restrictions on the legislative autonomy of the Dominions were removed, and these Nations became associated henceforth with Great Britain as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations.By CRESSWELL ROSCAMP14 min
I’M ALL in favor of a spring tonic for the table—a dose of cheerful color in the setting, and some new beguiling flavor as a pick-me-up to appetites. Not that May menus are very different from any other season, now that such a variety is available all the year round.By HELEN G. CAMPBELL8 min
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