Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-11
WHAT THEY EAT.
SPECIAL DISHES SET BEFORE KINGS AND
PRINCES.
Loadon L.itgr IL washington Post.

London Letter iR Washington Post.
All sorts OF strange accounts appear
i'm the papers regarding the personal
habits of royalty" remarked Mr..
BoOSey To your correspondent a day or
two ago. but hardly anything You read
nowadays is correct
Mr.. BOoSey suggests. aS far rs his
name goes. "a person of Incorporate hab-
its. but ne really is Staunch advocate
of cold water as a beverage. He has
held for years the position of assistant
carver and Sergeant-fOOtman 10 Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, and he has
made 10 the hobby of his lifetime, not
only Co become intimately acquainted
with the astronomical likes and diSlikes
of England'S gracious monarch, and
those of the members of her family,
but. thanks 20 a perSevering correspond
ence with the cooks and chief dinner at
tendantS OF the different European
courts. ne knows 10 a mOuthful, so to
speak. the favoritc dishes of every king,
emperor. queen and empress at present
occupying thrones.
Her majesty" observed Mr.. BoOSey.
..haS been ridiculouSly maligned. 4
few weeks ago read ina Boston and also
a Philadelphia paper that the Queen Of
England drank strong ale. and had a
prediction for radiShcS in vinegar.
How ridiculous, Once in a blue moon
Her Majesty asks for glass of beer.
and then il must be half-and-half. that
is bottle of porter is mixed with some
Bass ale
The Queen. like most Of the other
ROYALTIES. is q moderate and simple eat
err relates Mr. BOOSey. In the morn
ing. while still i'm bed, Il cup of choco-
late is given her with square of hot
unbuttered toast. Al about 10 o'clock
breakfast is served, the queen taking
lean. crisp fried bacon, with an egg,
and some thin slices of bread and butter
This is varied on different mornings by
substituting a blOater. or dried haddOck
for bacon. At p. m. her majesty takes
a cup of vegetable soup with two glasses
Of claret. and generally little cold
chicken or game. During the afternoon
ten is served once or twice. At dinner,
usually at : o'clock. the Queen takes Il
good deal of soup, very seldom any hSh,
unless 10 bee salmon, of which she IS very
fond: always slice of beef or mutton.
with vegetables. and the thigh part OF
whatever game is in season. An
ice or some grapes finishes the royal
repaSt. and with il she drinks glass
of sherry, two of claret, and occasional
lv half a tumbler of champagne. The
Oueen likes il i'm a tumbler. Before re-
firing her majesty invariably takes a
glass of warm whiSkey and water and ii
biscuit. When i'm Scotland. she begins
her breakfast with "a little pOrrdge.
Has she her likes and diSlikeS? Why,
of course; Just like other old ladies.
Sometimes she has an appetite for din
uer. and feels inclined for something
nice. served in her own bedroom, and
shared by a lady-in-waiting. 1t is then
that the German comes out in her ma
ieSty. | have known her to ask for
liver, sausage and beer and picked
pigs foot. and not ut all an uncommon
supper NJ Osborne is a mess of Shell-tSh,
we'll saturated with vinegar. Her ma
ieSty's favOrite dish, however, is, with
out doubt, salmon, boiled, grilled or
picked,
The Prince of Wales is more elab-
a
dishes. and plenty of them. He insists
on thick soup; never touches potatoes
or pastry, and declares that a saddle Of
mutton. with jelly. is the true epicure'S
bon boucher. He is a hearty breakfast
eater. and usually takes both fish and
meat. with half pint of claret and Il
cup of coffee.
..The Princess of Wales is a light eat
or. but strange to say adOreS roast pork
with plenty of seasoning. Her royal
highnesS is also very partial to spring
onions and salad generally.
"Prince George, the sailor prince,
confesseS to having next to no idea OF
flavor. Eating 10 him is filling a void
i'm his stomach. He likes solid slices OF
meat. and has been known TO eat a
couple'of pounds of steak at a meal. lie
drinks as much beer as a German stu
dent.