A reader writes in, “Suppose Moon may be spending the night
sometime?” — and sends along this overlooked Washington Post story. It’s about the Lincoln Bedroom getting a monarchy-themed makeover. The occasion: a “sweeping rethink.”

The pièce de résistance, both decoratively and symbolically, will be a carved bed canopy in the shape of a crown. It too has been sent for gilding. When affixed to the ceiling, the crown will support yards of regal purple satin over white lace, both trailing to the floor.