Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-07-18
THE QUEENS HOUSEHOLD.
The Daily Routine in the Royal Palace o.
of England.


OF England.
OF all tho principal courts sl Europe
that of England is the simplest, and yet
the household maintained by tho Queen
consists of over 1000 persons. The dis.
cipline is strict and admirably carried
out. The Queen pays the hight 1T sala-
ries paid at any court, and in return ex-
acts the most unswerving integrity the
greatest discretion and most faithful
service. For her household expenses
the Queen receives yearly grant Of
e450, 900.
Her habits are quiet and unostenta-
tious. She rises at eight a. M, and her
breakfast consists of dish of oatmeal,
some fish and a cup Of cocoa. The lords
and ladies in waiting, thirty-iive in
number, breakfast in the most sumptn-
GUS style, and it is principally for those
important personages that tho following
Kitchen staff is maintained: one kitchen
clerk a chef, six cooks, and fourteen
helpers and storekeepers.
At ten o'clock her Majesty receives
hNi itOVClo diu nbWS, III
with strict court etiquette tho Queen is
not expected to handle a single news
paper, magazine or periodical; neither
does she receive any written comunica-
ton except family letters. The news-
papers are read through by one of the
secretaries to the private secretary, who
makes cuttings of any news likely to
interest her Majesty, and these are
fastened to a piece of silk and laid upon
| the table.
1t is strictly forbidden to any member
of the royal family or to any one in the
household to convey any newspaper or
periodical to her Majesty, or to direct
her attention to any news in the daily
papers. No political news is clipped
from the dailies.
The principal attendants upon the
Queen are six Pages of the Back Stairs,
whose Offices have certainly not an hon
orable name, but who receive the toll
erable salary of $500 year apiece.
One of them is in constant attendance
at the door of her Majesty's apartment.
from early morning until she retires at
night. His position Is no sinecure. and
he has frequently to carry tho Queens
reprimand to some member of the house
hold who may have incurred her dis
pleasure.
Dinner at tho palace is served at
seven o'clock, and the setting and ar
ranging of tho table is most artistic
performance, and occupies about two
hours. For this service table decker
is maintained at $1,000, who occupies a
suite of rooms in the palace, and three
assistant deckers, besides wax-ftter to
arrange the candles and three lamp
lighters to light them.
The Queen retires at ten o'clock, ex'
cepting on special occasions, when she
retires as early as she can manage to
without disturbing her visitors. There
are eight Ladies of the Bcdchamber
who serve by turnsa fortnightat time
These ladies are all of the highest fam
lilies, and rarely rank under Duchess
There are besides eight bedchambel
women, also persons of quality, whc
really do the work of ladies' maids, snt
receive 81, 500 year. These women s,rvt
by turns in couples month at timc
The blankets on the Queens bed are
made from the wool of Australian sheep
and they are beautifully soft, warm
and light of texture. The sheets arr
also of the same wool, and no liner
sheets are ever used. The ventilation
of the room is perfect. Throughout tn,
palace the rooms are kept at the samt
cool temperature, no overheating is per
mittcd, and in all the private room
wood is burned instead of coal.
There is complete sanitary estah
lishment, supported at cost of e3,700
year. Perhaps of all the long list o
appcndages to royalty no one earns hi
wages more fairly than the obscure per
sonage who figu es at the end of the pay
roll = the Queens rat-catcher who's
duty it is to keep tho royal premise
from ''all rats and mice and such small
deer and who in return for this seryie
receives the modest stipend of e75
year.-Chicago Tribune.