The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-06-11

Royal guests leave Paddington eittet 1t
Ave haf-past six on arriving NJ the vlsltots' en-
the chamber, who, after consulting table on which
each person's location is written out, conduct the
guests to their respective apartments. Tho visitors
rooins arc spacious, warm, and thoroughly comottabo;
they arc hung with interesting pictures, and each
Contains atge uath, With perpetual hot and cold
sprnE 4 ~ gest y sgow, to any ore 70 Willing s,idn
il lie is acquainted %it ais y tGd Saseoid III
may lie hidden TO drink ten with het ~ my ta5e
he probably receives visit from SIT John towell
About hat-pnat scvcn It is time 70 prepare Tor the
Queen dinner party as II Is Indispensable to appe9t
~ the royal table In fun dress. Tho Old and ugly
Windsor uniform is usually worn by those who have
right to H. Soon after csht tho visitor finds his way
into Tho gtard corridor where tho dinner company
shortly after $40 tho Queen chies isoih fer ovid
private apartments, followed 10y Princess Beatrice.
Her Majesty speaks word or two TO tho ysltora and
then all 60 TO dinner, Tho private dining room,
which opens from tho corridor, is most comfortable
apartment The Queen always lunches IN this room
and dinos there when her party docs not cNcocd six
tcon The further side is almost all window, looking
Into tho uuadranglo the walls each side Of the door
are covered Tl, c4ES ~ mitch ySs p1T
only two pcturcstho Queen tby Angelll at one cad,
and tho Duchess Of Edinburgh ut tho other. The
dinner Is always very good, the carte being well
executed, and the diners cNcollonty served ON tho
menu the name OF tho cook who Is responsible Tor
each dish Is written opposite to IT. 80 that praise ana
blame can 10 cqultably dispensed. Champagne ana
Clarot the Wines usually taken. Therc is large
cellar Of very fine old port at tho Castle but very NJ
favorlte wine Of William w In great request In
Prince Alberto time Tokay always appeared, as ho In
variably drank one glass after dinner and as SUP
ply was sent every Christmas Ivy tho Emperor OF
Austria, Ito got tliu hes, THAT could he had.
The foyal dinlug- todu is quito spectacle and the
ltst time visitor "hns the oubt " dining he Is
very likely TO lose HIS dlnier while looking rOnd tho
room. John Brown, IN full Highland dtess, Y alta
toned behind tho Queen chalr aud occasionally tue
Albcrs confidential valet X also to he seen lowering
about There foutnon In their state veres, pages
IF,V tINn
clerks of the kitchen, who carve at the side table
ON ordinary occasions they are In plain black with
knee btcc6nes hut at large dinners they appear In
While tho Queen Is dlhhg tic ladies aud gentle
men of the household are iHkilg tlicr u'cal ~ tile
largo dining toof dct the presidency OF SIT John
Cowcll: this iooni 6hens Into tic hrst Of the three
principal drawing roos, pnd Is Il tito northeast COT
nor Of the Castle ani the finest view FROM tho wl0ie
place Is obtained from It's windows Tho Qucen dimes
here when she has party Of from twenty to thirty
On the very rare occasions when tho number Is stlll
larger, and II becomes affair OF state banquet
St. Georges He'll II used The Queen leaves the
| room with the ladies', and in two or three minutes
the gentlemen follow, aud then comes the only per-
sonal intercourse that takes place between guest
and the host rs her Majesty remains In the corridor
TO, perhaps h,lt an hour, and ccnycrses for few
which she bows 20 the circle and rctlres
The guests and household then adjourn
Cthcrc is some wonderful Chippcndale work
| In this room, which wOrld hc tito despair OF or
binary dittttdntf " they coud sec It, and the even
| ing closes with mislt and whilst These rooms COM
tain numerous cabinets ~ Priceless thind, The puceii
passes the evening III conversation with Princess ed
rice, or In reading, or writing. OF in listening t3 4
reader, either in her own sitting room, OF IN the adj
Joining one, which was formerly used by Prince AL
bert Both are Invariably lighted up. Candles are
used FOR the illumination of Her Majesty's private
rooms. There is an excellent blard-room, where
smoking is allowed AMI cooling drinks to he oh
aincd The idea that the regulations as to smoking
arc of iuconvenient stringency Is quite illuscry.
There are smoking rooms, not merely FOR tho house,
hold and guests but for the upper and ordinary
wants. II Is impossible to giant liberty to guests to
smoke In their rooms, the next person might dis
like the SMELL and after nights occupation by some
OF the German visitors, would fiud an atmosphere
capable of curing Wostphalian han.-London Truth.