, 1866-05-14
FROM PARIS.
The Baron RotlschiId's Lardar,
Kitchen aud Cellar.

ing permission to visit, not bis drawing roou
and Offices. " lich hare been SO often described
but his cellar und kitclcu, which hare liti
eEto escaped description. Nous. de Villemc!
| SAINT accompanied me to support my request
and :lanks to the card be sent iu 10 the celt
| Dfated banker, We were at once admitted Int
| h1s presence, while portly Rnanciers who's
"palE " we're champtng the bit In tho street
Eaped on the benches of the ante cha,nI,n,
while awaiting their turn TO be admitted.
Baron dc Rothschi1d stood In front OF
desk, above which hung the tassels OF doz
en- Dell ropes: Each Of these bell ropes aud tas
6%is arc o& q different color. It Tos easy to se
from the many cololed chimes that tic uros
Rer7ty takes Its rise here where the mastc
]iTcs rs active. as sprishtly, ~ amiablc n
eyer. Dr. Cabarrus was seated on thc Baron
riyht; be had been sent for to visit til
Baron's leg, and was fryin. to demonstrate I,
him thai there Is nothing in the world lik
homeopathy to cure all bodily ills. The Lar
on inquired the object Of our visit. When i,
heard what It was, a cloud came over his brow
and he said In an ngitatetl voice, You cnm,
at an unfortunate time. afy kitchen aud eel
lar are In contuslon- no longer give dunno
parties. have no pleasure IN receiving CON
pauy now that my son is dead. Il might tor
mefly nave been cardous, perhaps, to Witnes.
gave 70 kings, but ut present such visit has
little interest. The palate shares the Aeart's
sorroEE, md the most exquisite wines nnd
tie most delicious dishes leare them insen.
sible whom grief never quits" We insisted
upon visiting the Offices. He rcplled,,s' Very
Mell, theli, you VIII visit them you may.''
He rang the third bell, whose rope and tassc]
are Of blue and gold. A servant appeared ii
livery Of blue and gold, and the Baron or.
dered him to show us through the larlcs,
Kitchen md cellar.
Preceded by my guide went down to the.
succulent lower regions, from whence rose au
odor in strong contrast with the Baron dc
tered room whose wnlls were covered witt,
glitte1ing hooks, from which hung hares,
pheasants and deer. Magnificent tuykeys
were ranged IN flies on shelves, whose lower
ranEcs filed With baskets OF trnt1cs. Baron
dc Rothschi1d adorcs trpi1les. He cats ti,:n
every day, md he is also excessively fond v(
pheasants. the lartler-master told me he lat]
months after 1t was killed, without the least
trace OF putretaction appearing. thought
Of buying his secret; hut then / thought
to attempt with my capital to bid against
Baron de Rothschila's capieal was sheer mad
ness, aud kept my peace. When think Of
the dazzling. copper utensils which I saw III
the kitchen, an still blind. Imagine eighty
suns hung on IN immense wall expressed
my admiration 10 the chief cook, who rcpiled
to me in the tone of authority, s. In this hous.
there is as much copper down stairs rs there
is gold Nr 6tuirs-n The truth IS, | never saw
sR1nNfl3ss s"1RsEI IN falh [" On 4lstefal
shelves, iron stew pans we're place In order !;
their polished bottoms reelected the glow OF
thl red and growing furnaces. 4 dandy
ttunspit was tying the knot Of ilis cf:lyat be-
fore one Of these extemporized mirrors Onc
Of the scuilions bawlcd 10 him, @'Set to work,
re dandy, you ~ The turnspit bounced tor.
wurd toward the IRE, where splits were turn.
Ing before q Haunting beech log, thicker tnan
the Lebanon cedar In tue Garden OF Plants l
lleard him call q youthful colleagues atten-
ton to my appearance they hotl wore
held open and On which I jottcd my Eotes,
nuzzled them extremely / don't know what
he said about me to his companion, but IN,
positively certain they a.d not take
me for Deputy Sheriff taking m
aSsa1te Ut Of os 1e3e pa[on Toa Dc s Keth
withdraw, when tat. joslal-looking woman
stopped me, saying: "i'll bet yon nrs news
Ialer:" Twas near the range, which was
heated red hot; my cheeks were, con5e-
quent1y, cherry colored; 80 shc thought
blus1sed ut MT profession. She added In m
encouraging tone: "confess It. That may
happen to anybody; end, besides, l don't de-
me when the Emperor visited Fcrricres, and
when any one pleases III provo TINT Dr.. We
1on's old Sophie isn't rs good cook
as she has the reputation OF being. [ dare
her to make macca1onf, haricots /
ctoutfce and 0uc1cttc aux somatees Us well
rs I do.'' The reader may easily imag-
inc I room struck up an Intimacy with a
woman who showed herself so lndulccnt TO-
wards ny horrid profession We had a long
talk together. She is from E1ssineer, near
Frankfort. She has been for fifteen years at
the head Of Baron dc R0thschi1a's Kitchen.
She won h:r high rank as much by her incor-
ruptible honesty and rare talents as by the
Daron's sauerkroute. Uudcr her hands 5auc--
kroute undergoes complete metamoTphosis.
The care she bcstoWs Oh this vegetable casts
completely into the shade the manlpulatiouy
Of the alehYmist who strives 10 extract the
philosophers stone fr,m his retort. Judge!
Clara places her sauc1k1oute In silver PIT,
which She keeps for two days aud two nights
On gentle fre- Every hllf hour she care
fully lifts the top to pour into it elass oil
champagne wine md IN ounce OF goose
grease. She told me she Ind passed many
restless, anxious nights while her mast:r:
piece was si1nmering under the watch Of an
assistant cook. She would wake with start
many and many time, her forehead covered
with cold pcrtpfration and weight of lend on
her heart, and does not 20 10 sleep agaln until
with her own hands, she adds the above mcu
toned elements. Alter forty-eight hours o.
this jncessant solicitude, it seems the Baron's
eauerktoute has3a saTor Which the gods o1
Olympus ueycr dreamed Of Clara has prom
lsed to Let me taste, aud she has given me
tepdezvous at the bills eye, which opeus OF
the front courtyard. She will give me Z
mout1ftl]l in q half sheet Of this newspaper,
where crown her with glory.
11uittcd Clara to enter the confectionery
which is managed By n confectfoner from vi
enna, whom surprised in earnest conference
T.. i
thinking they we're discussing some new bon
hon, ! listened to what they we're saying with
ali my ears. They were discussing the days
quotations OF the stock exchange. saw
was iudEscreet, and I coughed 10 let them
know stranger was present. The head con.
fecttoner came up to INC. Lie is charming
young man, blonde, bcardless. nay, quite dis
monlds, earthcn dishes, syrups, and did not
conceal from me that he had the monopoly
Of IN elsewhere unknown Tlongat. i e1.
claimed: $50 young, and already so Invent.
irei'' lie answered: II an not Young; ]
nm thirty Ave- rcJolned: ). "Ton don't
seem to be twenty-five" He replied: "sus;ar
/ did not stop in the shambles WHERE :
butcher, caEt in 1erculesfs mould, WIS cut
ting up sneep, but kept on to the maitre
d'holcls room, where the gcueraEiu-chief o1
all these servants prepares bill of fare twicc
a day to submit to the Baroness de Roths.
child. She draws score through the names
Of dishes whose preparation she thfnEs use
less, Upon the return Of the bill Of fare Ia
the kitchen, the forty servants employed
th,4e llasttn TO prepare the dishes it contains
The chief objects noticed on the bill Of fare
YESTERDAY wero truff1cd chicken, gdteanE d<
sable and preserved Mirabel1e plur1s.
It's not enongh to eat-man mnst drink
too. / went TO the cellar, where the butler
waited for me, lamp In hnnd- The massive
oak door yib1s.ted with the ercak OF the lock
arc flied with quadrangular shelves. sur
mounted By u label containing the namo o.
The vine and date Of It's bottlinS. I do mol
know the value Of thcEe bottles' contents, but
their outward appearance hns nothing repul
siye. Their sealed mouths are covered Will
respectable mould. and their sldes are hid
den under tho dust Of thirty years. =! I,3 no
BraSue Mouto1m Of 1859, und ISL Julie!
Of 1915. Ii I reckon accurately, Their
arc 1900 bottles Of wine IN tn.
Darpn's cellar, worth at the least 11o,uh
francs. II contains wines OF every country
fri m The golden drops Of Lacrymn ChFisti y
the purple syrup ofthe Cape: from tue ord
psry Juice OF Macon vines to the precious cas- ca
cades which pour from Mecca's presses In
ccllnre where the liquors and spirits are kep'
l. as rich as The vine cellar and like the latter
It's lis history and catalogue. Baron de koth
chi!G1's servants drink two barrels ol, WING
week. Az eoon' as barcl Is brought to tlt
house, 1t isn't once bottled he allows no sucl
thing Us drinking from the cock. AS I va:
leaving the house. a footnnn camc and eait
the Baron wished to eco me. L hastened tS
his office. lie said to nc: Ny. dear sir,
have thought over the matter. and you wolllt
obli.c nc 6r publishing nothing about n.
hn,,ca howed Drnf,unG3ty without saYipt