Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30
QUEENS IN TINE KITCHEN.

QuHENs IN TINE KITCHEN.
Royal womea who H.v. Had Liking Zoe
Culinary Experime~fs.
From ~ Psris fnssrmsdt.i-s.
"rnder Louis XIV nothing was Thought OF,
- yvu may imagine. except good living The
Grand Roi had personally no social talent what
ever. but ON the other hand ladies 81 tho hish-
est fneaee did not hesitate 10 pu, a finger into
the social pastry. II s@s . time When Nine. Do
Msintenon, 30 satisfy . caprice OF her royal
lover. invented 'cotelettes en- rapiIlo,es' and
when the Princess de Cont imagined the cara
de Mouton. which has remained her greatest
title 20 glory. In her retreat % les Rochorcs
Mime. de Sevigne'. sri.tccratic fingers drilled
wafsses OF exquisite taste and Of which she WA.
almost - proud ss Of her letters which. how
ever, were evidently written 10 regale the court
and the city.
''osccns themselves have passed an appren-
oceship IN the kitchen. Moreover did not
Francis I. OF gallant memory, set the fashion
ey furnishing the recipe for savory frftters
which, naturally, every BODY found perfect9
The naughty Marie AntOinetse Interested her
self m the desaiis Of the cuisine and II she ala
not. like the Duchess Of BarVundv, mske her
own butter. abe at least supervised IT, pr.par.-
ton. IL h known that when AZ the Lkttlc Tri-
anon she made brooches which riyafed tho
famous ones Of Nanterre.
In reahff, however. these OCCUPATION. were
seressoae pnstimes rather than royal duties
such was the work OF Louis XVI when making
locks, or " Louis Nv. Is he passed from the
cuitivanon OF stranberrie. or lettuce 20 needle
work or embroidery. Louis XIV hsd a genuine
pssson Tor horncultnrc. He did not conteut
nirsssf with Perfectsng system Of hot house.
anu on heating APPEARANCES FOR all his chateauK
but he gave impulsion also 90 the growing ~
grain 81 all kinds, Of vegetables and especially
OF new varieties Of trees, for which 40 MANY
ROYAL nurseries were st that moment established
But ne was most at ease before = cooking fur
moe, now overseeing his nufs a Ia fnnatione
Drowned TO q turn over a red-hot Are now nrs.
panng IN accordance with established rules n
beverage called coffee. just then coming into
iashion, or eoncocting one az those pics which
he sent. carefully wrapped up, 20 NJ. de Buffon
N return fora quarter OF venison received from
tnat famous naturalist. At the same time a.
his fAther-in-law, Stanislas, Louis XIV invented
tables which came in without being touched by
human hands TO offer their contents 10 sur
feited pslates. but those Of the King OF France
came mp from under the noor. while those Of
me hfng OF Poland descended from the ceiling
one can almost imagine a monograph on
monarchs who were gourmands. and we do re-
cau CAremes w1tticism: is not the science
which nourishes the equal Of the one that killsY'
profound and sensible thought from a chef OF
| whom Louis XVIII did not hesitate 10 take
govt Tor having INDUCED too freely in the
pleasures Of the table, merited one dny the
praises Of the celebrated chef whose coan.cls
he followed with docility. great lover Of
musseas he gave Taileyrand the recipe for
sauce which added greatly 70 the taste of that
dish, and as Talleyrand communicated 70 the
KING the reflections Of his head cook the NOM
arch replied: 'Csreme Ia right, but very much
fear It viii be long time before shall be able
70 create minister Of the public cuisine
Long before the time OF Louis XVIII we
nne Josephine carefully looking after the house
hold details. She had brought back from the
colonies famous recipe for guaya preserves,
which she prepared especially for the first con-
sui and Of which he was very fond Kiichening
seems to be the only species OF work that no
one need blush for; and, after all, does not
hunger justify the mesns2 In the midst Of that
period Of the French revolution known AZ tbs
reign OF terror, did not the ex-capucine monk
Chsbot Ian expert m the science Of good living.
In remembrsnce, no doubt, Of the cloister) in
vent the 'omeletts truffee aux pointss
d'asperges' and also a la puree de pintadesT DID
You know that IL was 10 the elector Of bavaria
that We owe the sbavaroise,' which was prepared
and made under his own eyes Tor the frst time
ct ths Cafe Procopsa
Modern history also ofser noble examples
20 our sdmiraton- The Empress Elizabeth OF
Austria, that accomplished borsewoman, that
soyeretgn Of court where aristocrstic pref
udices are Of the strongest hind, glories IN hcr
talent - . pastry cook Her daughter, the
Archducheo Vsleria, boasts Of having pene-
trated al the secrets Of the ancient and modern
cuisine. Queen Victoria Il very fons of making
omelets, and il seems she has several recipes.
Her daaghter-in-lAw, the Princess Of wslca,
| excels In preparing tea and butsered toast Bud
princes OF royal blood have more SERIOUS occu-
pations, and time WIS when the heir 20 the
throne Of England devoted his leisure hours 10
the study Of entomology, and when Prince
Albert dsived assiduously in works Of pathology.