The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31

Jonannisb berger. another enough Ieiofrau-
mhch TO tioat pleasure yacht The divi-
slons for Spanish. Portuguese and Italisn
wines were equally well provided. but the
dust on the bottles and the faded and
ragged appearance Of the labels proved that
these treasures are seldom disclosed.
The cellarmaster told me the Kaiser
never partakes Of these rich wines. They
are only included 10 the menu when foreign
visitors are at court. On one of the upper
shelves in the Portuguese department dis
covered tin sign that would make an Ing
lish lord Of the good olden times burst with
envy. II conveyed the following cheering
intelligence.
These two hundred TASKS of superior
port are a present of His Portuguese Ma
jesty King Joannes Y. 10 King FREDERICK
William l.. A. ID. 1886.
Near By is a small, heavily barred recess
labelled Souvenirs taken from the sans
Souci cellers after the death OF King Fred
erlck the Great"
Herr Weigand opened the door. liz gas
Jet and revealed six shelves, loaded down
with bottles of all sizes. There were Cog
macs of the year 1860, Madeiras, Malsgss
and Burgundy Of still greater age. but no
German wines OF any kind.
FBEDERICK's TOKAY WINE.
On little corner shelf | observed half
dozen small TASKS. bearing the royal mono;
gram composed of the letters II. X. and
containing yellowish liquid. They looked
more like medicine bottles than anything
else.
These are the last of the great kings
stores of real Tokay wine" explained the
cellarmaster preserved in the original
TASKS as Old Fritz used TO have them on
his table. They hold scarcely half pint,
but their contents were most precious
According to the rules OF the Berlin
court of to-day no bottles or dishes of any
kind are allowed on the tables-the food
and drlnkables are served TO the partlcl-
pants of the royal feast by the pages OF
lackeys on plates and in glasses. The wine
is handled in the original bottles. not 10
crystal oarafes, as IS customary at some
courts; the bottles are not labeled, ou'
neatly wrapped in a napkin:
"Itismy duty to provide the various wines
and liquors from the cellars according. tc
the menu. Each kind receives a number
and is served in the order given, But rev
| OF the lackeys know which sort they are
dispensing"
is the Office of mundschenk or cup
bearer still actually exercised by a grand
| officer OF the COURT" asked.
The quaint old custom has long been
abandoned. and the once highly priced duty
10 servo the sovereign with wines ano
/ bptfitb ubFO1Neu upon INC butHOtS toAAet hA@'
ter. answered my friend.
II wait personally on Their Majesties and
| their royal guests and follow In the suite 81
| the Kaiser wherever he travels. OF all the
royal castles those OF Berlin and Potsdan
| alone possess q well stocked wine cellar
| II His Majesty visits Hanover, Cassel
| Breslau or Keil, where he has official resi-
dences. precede him with the full compile,
tnent Of drinkables that may be required
BoRDEAUx And BUR9USDY WINES.
We had now proceeded TO the end of th'
main cellar and turned 10 the right into tn
| domains of Bordeaux and Burgundy wines
where 40 casks filed with the stuff tina
cheers and also inebrates were reclining on
/ oaken horses gray with age and cobwebs
| Like the iron grated doors. each barrel wa,
! fully ticketed and some OF them bore brit
certificates from the time OF the Wars oil
| Liberation" at the beginning of this cen
tury.
when l came into Office we still had {
| dozen cases Of burgundy wines and clsrets
procured by order Of Frederick the Great
in stock said the cellarmaster. Onll
last week we finished bottling the last o
! these old timers The wine has wonderful
aroma. You ask what is it worth bottle
Who can tellY Frederick paid for IL IN bloot
| during the seven years war. understand.
was exacted as tribute somewhere on SaXol
territory-at Auer baoh's Keller, in Lelpslc
perhaps. The compound interest on II
| original value that has been accrulng al
| these years must represent an enofmoa
fortune"
In sort of side wing 10 the Bordeaux Gel
! lar the Rhine and Moseile wines of the roS@
| house are stored in the wood. There ar
| only three large barrels. labeled respective
lv "eO 900 marks" 600 marks an
10000 MARKS. j" which indicates the pace
paid for them. They will not be name
until fully m9tured.
rs it true that the Kaiser partakes onl
Of German champagne"
The cellarmaster smiled aud opened
huge door leading to another extensive hol
in the wall. as he replied:
There are 5000 bottles OF Heldsiec
royal here and 80 900 of the same kind ar
always kept in store for the royal cellars b.
the firm manufacturing it. 1t IS a speciss
brand Of superb quality and the wholesal
price is eight marks bottle. The kaise
prefers it TO all other champagnes and 1t
always put on His Majestys table. Germa
champagne is only served at the beglnnln
of dinner with the soup and oysters. bu
never at dessert Muller Mousseu1s Is tn
| German brand we use the story that tn
Kaiser fayors it 10 the exclusion or trenc
champagne aud forces his guests 70 drln
II Is absurd"
WILL BECOME DEAD sOLDIRRs."
The noble army of 5000 bottles was bull
up high against the wall, and as the 81
light fell on their shiny necks and bodle
they looked like so many huge INK bottles
being ualabeled and unsealed, ready 10
| the ice, as the oellarmaster pat 10.