, 1866-05-13
FROM PARIS
The Baron Rothschild's Larder,
Kitchen and Cellar.
x7nW Il & + Wl;HatKAs.;: WbakHe Eats and FKsss
Ag'ta Cooked

~ ~ F Fnf5ices whict have been 60 often described,
mil his cellar and kitchen, which hare hlth-
No 'e escaped description. Mons. dc Villemes-
ant accompapied me to support ny request,
MATED banker. wewer6 at oEce admitted Into
h,s preseuce. while portly anancless whose
. pair we're ehamplng the bit IN the street,
papcd On the benches OF the ante chamber,
While awaItips their turn to be admitted
Baron dc Rothsehild stood N u9nt Oh 2.
cn bell ropes. Each of these bell ropes and las
sels are ri a different color. It was easy to see
from the many colored chimes that tho pros
pcrity takes Its rise here where the master
lives as active. as spsightly. - an1ia5le g
ever, Dr.. Cabarrus was sented on the Baron's
rirht he had been sent for to visit the
Raton's leg, and was trying to demonstrate to
him thai there Is nothing In the world like
to cure all bodily Ills. The Bar
on inquired the object Of our visit When he
and be said in m agitated voice, "Iou come |
at m unfortunate time Ny kitchen and eel
lar arc In confusion. ! no longer give dinner
parties. I have no pleasure IN reee1v1ng cum
pnny now that my GOD is dead. It might for
The preparations of those bsnquets which
caTe to kings, but at present such visit has
little interest The palate shares the hearts
sorrows, and the most exquisite wines and
the most delicious dishes leave them tnseu-
sib1e whom griet never qqMtts. ,,s.s me 'nsEeea
we'll, then, L you viii visit them you mag-n'
He rang the third bell, whose rope and tassel
are Of blue and gold. a servant appeared In
livery Of blue and gold, and the Baron or
dered him to show rs through the larder,
Preceded by my guide went down to the
eucculent lower regions, from wheuce rose an
cdor in strong contrast with the Baron de
Rothsehild's warnings of sobriety. dsst en-
tered room whose walls were covered with
Rheasanss and deer Magnificent turkeys
were ranged In files on shelves, whose lower
dc Rothsehild adores truflcs. He eats them
every 6ay, md he Is also excessively fond of
pheasants, the larder.master told me he had
discovered way to keep this game three
months alter It was killed, without tbs least
trace Of putretaction appearing. thought
Of buying his secret; hut then Thought
10 attempt with my capital to bid against
Varon de Rothscblld's capieal Eas sheer mad
ness, and kept my peace. When think Of
The dazzling copper utensils waich I saw In
the Kitchen, am still blind. Imagine eighty
nv admiration to the chief cook, who replied
to me In the tone OF authority, In this house
! there is az much copper down stairs as there
| Is gold up stairs.n The truth Is, never saw
50 much copper In all my lite, except at sax's,
! the brass instrument maker. On lateral
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| their polished bottoms reflected the glow OF
| thh red and growllug furnaces. a dandy
tu1uspit was tying the knot Of his crayat be-
fore onc OF these extemportzed mirrors One
of the scullions bawled 10 him, ''set TO work,
aea aa1o ioNay The rc ~ whese splts we're turn. m
Ing before Haunting beech log, thicker than
! the Lebanon cet1ar IN the Garden Of Plants.
heard him call youthful colleagues atten
tion to my appearance they both Wort
white skull caps. The note book, which
held open and on which I .jo.ted my Eotes
puzzled them extremely don't know wha
be said about me to his companion, bat NJ
nosit1yely certain they did not taxi
ne for Deputy Sheriff taking Al
inventory Of 9, seizure Baron de Roths
withdraw, when fat. joyIal-looking woma,
etouped ne, saying: "1li bet you are news
paper ~ Twas near the range, which Wa
heated red hot; my cheeks were, consc
auently, cherry eolored; 20 she thought
blushed At my profession, .G she adqsa Tea+ N a
happen 10 any body; and, besides, don't dt
| fest newspaper writer's They spoke abou
me when the Emperor visited FerTfeFes, m
when any one pleases III prove that DR.. VI
ron's old Sophie isn't as good a coo
, her to make maccaroni, haricots
! ctoufIee and omelcttc nux sonlatees as VIC
, oa I do" The render may easily imas
inc soon struck up IN intimacy with
J, woman who showed herself SO indu1gcat t.
). talk together. sho Is from Klssinger. nes
l. frankfort. She has been for fifteen years {
r the head Of Baron dc Rothschi1u's kItcher
/ She won r high rank as much by her inco
y rupiible honesty and raTe' talents as by II
mastesly manner IN which she prepares Il
y kroute undeYgoe8 complete metamorphosi
st The care, she bestows on this vegetable cas-
le completely into the shade the manipulation
r of .hz alehyiuist ha strives 10 axtEact II
'o philosophers stone tram hi, rctort. Ju1X'
80 Clara places her sauerkSonie In silver pt
y which She keeps for two days md two nigh
le on q gentle tire. Every half hour she car
y fully lifts the top to pour into 1t glass
y champagne wlnc aud an ounce OF goo
1e grease. She told nc she had passed MAJ
piece was simmesinE under the watch OF I
asslstant cook. She would wake wish ste
many and many time, her forehead cover
=, with cold pcrBpEration aud weight Of lead {
y. her heart, and does not 20 to sleep ogain unit
ID with her own hands, she atlds the above me-
In toned elements. After foHY.efght hours
this iuccssaut solicitudc, 1t seems the Baron
sauerkroute hat4a saEor which tho gods
Olympus never dreamed Of. Clara has prof
~ med 10 let me- taste. and sie has given 4
VI VI the, front courtyard. She viii give me
sn ss mouthfnl In q half sheet Of this neWsnapt
~ ~ where crown her With glory.
NJ ;n quilted Clara to enter the conlectiouc
n which Is managed By confect'oner fFom
~ ~ emma, whom | surprised In earnest confersn
y | thinking they were discussing some new bo
= bon. 1 listened to vhat they were saying vi
S &c ali my ears They were discussing the da,
4s auatations OF the stock exchange. I saw
~ was indlscrcct, aud coughed to let aht
q g1 know a stranger was present: The bead CO
g., fectioner came up to me. He Is = charmi
lof youug man, blonde, beardless, nag. quito
u fjpupished In appearance. He showed me
~ mou]ds, earthen dishes, syrnps, and did r
rs conceal from me that he had the monopt
'. ~ of au elsewhere unknown nQngat. I
~. claimed: $50 young, and already 50 fnve
81. iva r. lie answered: II an not young
n am thitty-fre." I reioined: ion do
lbs be seem to bo twenty.aye.'' He replied: "su'
~ ~ keeps man young"
q T. did not stop In the shamb1es where
"a, butcher, cast In Hercnles's mould, IVES c
IT, r., ting up a sheep, but Kept on. to the mai
" " d'hotel's room, where the generaI.fn-chie1
'te all these servants prepares bill Of lare tn
10 q tlaF to submit to the -Batuness de Rot
.a child. She dzaws score through the nal
ste, OF dishes whose preparation she thinks !
~ less. Upon the return Of the bill of fart
IS The kitchen, the forty servants emplo
~ there hasten to prepare the dishes It conta
1ns The chief objects noticed on the bill Of
ou. yesterday we're truft1ed chicken, gafeaa1
"as saNe and preserved Mfrabelle plums.
nno ,i1o It's NOT enough to eat--nan must d1
4s9 too. went TO the cellar, whern the bu
~ q, waited for me, lamp in hand The mas
nls oak door vibrated with the crcak Of the1t
an1 and we entered the first cellar, whose s
w W Are ANed with auadrsneular she5ves.
tne M mounted by label containing the nam
.or The wine and date OF its b0ttilns. | do
ny know the ralue of theee bottles CONTENTS,
'eAt @ their outward appearance has nothing re
'Isn E sive- Their scaled mouths are ;9 G9sesea
nv. respectable mould: ana tr t9e.r sues @ 1'G
8 in brannc Bran sc Moutoan Of 1855, and St. j
1Sn, oi 1875. II l reckon accurately, I
ta,s ore $4,000 bottles OF wine IN :,
Rer P, nazon's selaE, worth at ths least .sa, ~
oets, from the golden drops Of LacEytna Chris
s 70 HE purple syrup ofthe Cape: from the
tent nary Juice Of Macon vines to the precious
ltea, 'r, cades which pour from Hecca's presses
.aen a'e cellars where the liquors and spirits are
o1ee Is as Rich as the wine cellar. and like the y
e S q has It's history and catalogue. Baron Dc
~ y chi!d'e servants drink two barrels OF VI
LaeH week. As soon As bare Is brought t
house, 1t is at once bottled he SLOWS no
8, a thing IL drinking from the cock. As I
men ! - leaving the honse, a faotmau came and
'a 70 the Baron Hi.hed to see me: hastene
Aea5 his Office. He ts1d to me: My dear 1
ana have thought over the matter, and you y
a,es 1e, nblige me by publishing nothing about
al In noa5 mse5 ds.oun;nsS R tn 1enIv nmhi;cIv te
ltlcal uasts oFtba -. .,sr;e;o,s IL m}1fonaire. aI
- in | =. IA ~ rnT Tsr1n thr eye M The fsa1
:rime ~ srs+.;.,, loan ana sn11 In you. B.tou
they Iii r. ,is-tIc1,iarlv aorerahIc to me If
op1e7 M 80 ~ r., nntbinr tn do with the Aus
'iciou ~ ~ ~ou Tn111,f have renlted that the
Eny Is W., s9s 1xrfter must Yfeld to tb
Q the sax4. - 1Ss{ I'M snbsrribe,x. Allow me, I
e the - =, *nl,r}t t1,at ynur wishes Yield Il
Coni- pleasure which 10000 readers will hs
white taSI.r In the world y GAM
thern ----------'
hting Sad Calamity In an IRON rom
now Three Persons INSTANTLY hiIIc