A request was made to the Queen that she would allow herself to be photographed, and after some shy doubt she consented if Mrs. Seddon would sit with her. Secular hands were then laid upon two of the great chairs of state and they were carried outside as seats for the "personages". Here it was noticed that the artistic sense of the photograph overcame his reverence for crowned hears; for , as the young Queen Lavinia placed her foot upon a cushion, the royal slipper was taken hold of and patted into the exact position needed by the exigencies of "posing." The operation being over the chairs were replaced, and the visitors said farewell."

[Keywords: Queens--Tonga]