Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-18

so-called, apparently, because they do
not actually dwell in the Presence, their
duties being to attend upon the Lords,
Ladies and Maids of Honor, and upon
any of Her Majesty's visitors. For this
they receive ESQ year. There are nine
house keepers and up ward of sixty
housemaids. The household has its eccl-
esiastlc,l staff. The Bishop of London is
always Dean of the Chapel Royal, and
draws for his services salary ofE200
year.
There ie complete sanitary establish
t1ent at the cost to the taxpayer of e.
700 pounds Y ar. This consists of two
physicians in ordinary, four physicians
extraordinary, four apothecaries for the
Queen herself; and two for the combin
ed household, one dentist, an aurist, an
oculist and a surgeon-chiropodist
There is also Poet Laureate. at the
present time Lord Tennysor, who re-
ceives f100 yer sun that seems in.ig-
nificant beside the income of one IF the
Pages of the Back stairs. The sister art
of painting is even more shabbily treat
ed, the painter in ordiL ary receiving
only ESQ a year. More clearly pc, tain
ing to the household, in the ordinary
acceptation of the words is the de-
partment of the Lord Steward. Like
the Lord Chamberlain, he is peer of
realm, a friend of the Government of
the day, and the recipient of E2,0OO
year. His functions are defined in the
same precision as those OF the Lord
Chancellor or the Commander-in- chief.
1t is written that The estate of the
Queens household is entirely committed
to the Lord Steward. TO he ruled and
governed according TO his discretion. ALI
his rules and commands in Court are to
be obeyed" His authority reaches over
| GU. ems household. except those of the
Queens chamber, stable and chapel.
He has authority to hold courts for
administering justice and settling dis
putes among the domestic servants OF
the Queen. He is assisted by Treasur-
er and Controlle. of the household, who
each receive e904 per annum. The
Master Of The House hold has g1,I5s a
ear and practically does the work of the
Lord Steward.
There is Clerk of the Kitchen. whose
importance is indicated by salary of
E700 year. The Chief Cooks who have
salary OF e6 a week, with the privilege
of taking four apprentices, whom they
! charge premiums of from s150 to s200.
There are two Yeomen Of the Kitchen
two assistant Cooks, two Roasting Cooks
four Scourers. the Kitchen Maids, a store
keeper and two Steam Apparatus Men
this last d modern addition to the ROYAL
household, unknown at the time of Hen
ry VIII. who was a family man, and paid
much attention tC the regulation OF the
household and established precedents
many of which exist to this day.
| There is a Gentleman of Wine aud
Beer Cellars who draws $500 yeaf
and has the duty purchasing wines for
the Royal establishment. He has under
him two yeomen at $50 year, and q
groom at ESQ There is a Principal Ia
ble- Decker, whe has &200 a year, is as.
sisted by 4 second Table Decker at el50
q thrd at s90 and an assistant at G42.
There is alsO a Wax filter, who see,
the candles properly disposed, wnils
the DeckeIe lay the diuner-cloth and q,
that the plates, dishes and cutlery are
fairly set forth.
Furthermore, there is quite an army %
|
gentleman porter; but, as may be suppos
ed, it would be mistake to ask him tC
take your portmaiiteau upstairs upon ar
rival at one of the royal palaces. Ht
. pi obably looks around and sees that th'
first and second yeomen porters do theil
work There are Fl. st and second lamp
ligl ter at E100 each year, nearly twic'
: as much as il paid to the wax filter, ano
, lust the same as the Poet Laureate i
thought to be worth.
There is also a barge-master and wa;
erman, who get e400 year, although
there is now no royal barge, nor my 90
E ing to and fro by water, as was once tn
> wont of English majesty.
, This list does not comprise tn ful
muster of the Queens household, but
may sufficiently indicate its yastne5s am
| Its dignity. There Is one parsonage win
I should not be omitted from the list. an
though he comes last, he is By no mean
least. This i the Qlcen's rat-catchel
4 who is specially attached to B1ckinghar
: Palace. A peculiarly about this person
age Is that lie is provided for outside t.
civil list.
His salary sfifteen pounds year, an
e every session the House OF Common
, being on Committee of Supply. consider
this vote, and eravely agrees 10 it. 1t
not mucl., little more than hundredt
part of the salary ofthe hereditary Gran
5 Falconer, who has twelve hundre
: pounds a year. But these arc persoI
- who draw their money from the treasui
= of the royal household, and to that e.
tent rank as servants.
II The rat catcher is of the househol
v and yet apart from it. He resides ne'
! the scene of his labors, and his fftet
pounds year, proposed Ey a Minist
II of the Crown, is voted with all the IN
n chinery of Parliament going at his
IS pressure.