The state herald., 1890-04-11
ROYAL BILLSOF FARE
WHAT T-'E QUEEN, POPE AND
EMPEROR EAT.

WHAT T-'E QUEEN, POPE AND
EMPEROR EAT.
The Empress Of Austria, the Best Roy
al Housewife.
II Is lucky that etiquette makes the
Pope invariably cat alone, for His
guesto wuuld have but ihcagrS eheer.
After celebrating mass, which h, does
all the year round at 8 a. m. in his
private chapel, he takes cup of coffee,
prepared by his body servant Oh q
spirit lamp. Duiing his residence in
foreign countries his holiness acquired
tho habit Of drinking coffee prepared
as in Turkey and without sugar. At
about 10 O'Clock the Pope eats his first
meal, which is very frugal and always
the same. 1t copsi is of two bUaclt Il
eggs, piece Of the breast Of fowl,
and for dessert some fruit or pre-
serves. Leo NH. drinks but little
wine-never moro than ono glass
during the whole repast. At 8 o'clock
the Pope eats his second and last meal,
which is us frugal and simple as the
first. Soup, one kind of meat, a veg
eiablc, fruit, and a 6 lass of Frasca,i
wine-such is tho Pope's menu.
Queen Victoria breakfasts alone al
nine O'Clock, unless some of her chit.
drcn, grandchildren, grcat-grandclil.
dren or personal friends are staying in
the Palace, and sho Is rarely without
somo ono or another OF them. In
summer, at Osborne, Windsor, or
Balmoral, this meal is generally served
out of doors In some arbor, tent, or
summer house. Formerly, the queen
not only took oatmeal porridge as a
part of her own morning meal, but
always had 1t served at her family
brcakfast-table, as regular item Of
TINT rcpast.
But in the midst of her gold and
silver plate and the wealth of orchids,
which usually decorate her magnificent
sonrt table, the queens digestion COM
pels her how to forcgo tho toothsomo
dainty for lighter tapioca, and TO use
only stale brown bread, made especial
ly for her needs, and which resembles
German rye bread
Her physicians also counsclled her
TO give up green tea, for cocoa.
Luncheon is served at two, and tho
royal dinner at half-past eight =. NJ.
when boiled mutton, venison and
chicken form her majesty's staple
dishes. Sir John Cowie, the queens
aide-de-camp, says TINT her majesty de-
lights in baked potatoes and in crack
ing dozen nuts after dinner. The
queen formerly drank, every day, two
Or three glasses of Champagne or Bor-
deaux, and after dinner glass of
TOkay; but here again the medicals
interfered, and after her recent attack
of sciatica, the royal lady had TO give
up wine. for dilution Of whiskey in
water or soda water. In her published
diary the queen admits her extreme
partially for Scotch cream and savory
haggis. Victoria's household expenses
amount to the neat little sum of
1925 700 year.
President C,rnot Isl quiet man who
rightly thinks that simplicity is the
chief secret of good menu. lie de-
lights, AS most Frenchmen do, in cafe
au tait, coffee with milk, at s u. M,
dnd enjoys his beef steak or biticck G
have counted twenty-six ways Of spell
ling the word in french), his mutton
chop, and an omclet with half bottle
Of Chambertin, at noon. Dinner ut
half-past seven usually usllers in oys-
ers, soup, fish, and an enree, or the
dish preceding the roast. This Is the
first course, washed down with Bor-
dcaux, and the president declares when
he has got so far, he has had quite
enough, and that the roast, which be-
gins the second course including be-
sides game, reicres and sweet eatremets,
are superfuous. OF the third course,
which includes ices, swecimeats, pre-
served and fresh fruiis-in short, of the
dessert he partakes lightly, and correct,
the richness of the whole by cup of
coffee, cognac or cliartreusc, and n
cigar.
Alexander II =, of Russia, break.
fnsts early att AM, oh ham aud eggs,
a slice of roastbcef and ten. At II
o'cl ok he lunches oil n poached egg in
broth, n mutton chop, cold chicken and
game, and two vegetables: the whole
washed down by three cups Of strong
black coffee. The car, who is great
angler. has the fish hc hooks served up
on his table. AT PM. he takes
little rice-milk. Dinner affords plain
tut wcll-cookcd meal, in the French
style. The czar's supper invariably
consists In tea and dry cakes.
The young German emperor, who was
raised in England, has retained de-
cidsd taste for eggs and bacon, which
so often figure on mn English breakfast
table. He has mullins and crumpcls
sent TO him from London. All sorts
of baked leaves are eaten at the Berlin
Court, from the commonest kind of
oatcn bread to the famous Cummin
cake. tho receipt for the making Of
which is State secret.
Wilhelm II. drinks beer and has dis
chrueu f"lch champagne Tor sparkling
German wine. Within the last twelve
month he has rcvolutionizcd the i'm.
pcrial kitchen. dism sscd the French
cook, and, In his determination TO out
German the Germans, ordered tho bills
of fare TO be hcnccforih written In the
national language.
Tho Empress Of Austria Is the best
royal housckecpcr in Europe. She 10
thoroughly acquainted with the details
of the Imperial Austrian kitchen.
The kitchen is large room, with all
the arrangements at zach end for pre-
pairing fish, fowl. and beast for the
table. Fifty chickens can be cooked nt
once on one of the big whirling spits.
Against tho side walls, from floor 10
ceiling, stand scores upon scores Of
chatting dishes. In these dishes, NIL Of