The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
GREAT MEMS PET DRINKS
PETER THE GREAT TOOK BRANDY
WITH PEPPER IN IT.

Choice About Her Wine-The Em-
peror OF Germany Liked sweet
Champagne, But has Learned Better
FROM the Neio York World
It is interesting to note the smallest details Of
great persons. History has to some extent
kept track Of The homely preferences OF its
heroes and herones, and among other things
the favorite tipples Of wellknown mon and
women have been noted. Here is list OF some
Of the best known characters OF different coun-
tries and different ages and the drinks they
most affected.
Napoleon I.-Strong black coffee and Cham.
bertin.
Oliver Cromwell-Malmsey.
Richelieu-The thin red wine OF Medoc.
Henry VlII.-Sherry.
Edmund Kean-Brandy. Doran says that
after his return, utterly broken, in 1877 only
constant glasses Of "brown brandy, very hot
and very strong" enabled him to get through
his scenes.
Addisou-The best caret
Charles LRmO-Genuine London porter.
Pitt aud Eldon-Port, OF which the lord chan.
celor could drink three bottles.
Peter the Great-Brandy, plentiiuly seasoned
with pepper.
Goethe-The wine of Johannlsherg
King John-Draughts of new ale, "a surfeit of
which, combined with peaches, is supposed TO
have FASTENED his end
DR.. johnson loved punch and port wine In
MODERATION, and by ms own description was "a
hardened and shameless tea drinker whose
kettle had seldom time to cool"
Henri Quatre-The wine of Surenues. lie
seldom drank anything else.
Taleyrand-Claret in moderate glasses
Sir Ashley Cooper, the great surgeon, who in
1915 made elO5,O0O in fees, and who shaving at
his profession twelve hours daily, said he could
digest anything but "sawdust,N drank two
tumbers Of water at dinner and two glassos-
never exceeding them-of port wine afterward.
Byron-Hock and soda water and gin and
water.
Frederick the Great-Tolay.
Rubens-Marsaa, the wine OF sunny Spain
Rabelais-Old Chablis.
Marshal de Saxe-C Champagne. He declared
that France owed her greatness to her vine-
yards
Humboldt-S
Charles the Fifth-Alicante
Louis XIN.-Burgundy. He had such faith in
Its medicinal properties that he gave orders to
the keeper ofthe menagerie at Versailles to Ad-
minister six bottles day TO a pet dromedary
which had grown feeble with age. Notwith-
standing this generous treatment the migrate
full Great ure died, TO the great despair OF his
nurse, who petitiOned the king with view of
obtaining the succession Of tho dromedary, -
that IL to say, all the advantages attached TO
his person
Darwin-One glass Of Burgundy daily.
Matthew ATnold-Olaret He was Rccus-
toned to drink water in the middle OF tho day,
anu az late dinner would take q glass or two OF
hucTI1 OF huule AlkhG ClbfBL mixed Win water.
Queen Victoria is very choice about her wines
The royal wine cellar IS situated ia an out-of-
the-way corner Of St James palace A sery-
ant whose duty 1t is to look after the wine
always goes about with her ma iesty aud there
is also one In attendance wherever any Of the
royal princes may DO IN residence. A large STAFF
is engaged at the wine cellars OF st. James pal
ace, for the queen imports great quantity Of
her own winei and one department Is solely de
voted to bottling purposes. The wines are OF
the choicest-Tare old port and Burgundy, of
which tho queen is an excellent Judge, and
champagne, upon which difference of opinion
always has existed as to whether this is her
tayorlte beverage or whether she drinks 1t out
OF regard to the preferences Of her guests. In
the royal cellar there Is still some or tho
famous claret Chateau MarRauX, presented 10
in lS4o. Tokay is also favorite wine Of hers
and cocoa has supplanted tea IN her affections.
The toasts on the anniversaries OF great battles
at the royal dinners at Windsor castle " eICal.
ways drunk in red wine when the q eCIG { swore
the emblems OF royalty, but I lt 100 has
changed the old custom. Light DIV fl6nyof
fair age is always on the table. Red wines now
adays are seldom drunk at royal dinners, as
such beverages are considered equity drinks so
that good old port or heavy Burgundy only finds
It's way down the royal Threats IN small quaint
ties such as one glass with a dry biscuit The
old servants of the queens household prefer
port wine TO any other, and the buffers and
their friends get more Of that LIQUID
across their chests than any OF the nota-
DltltAphs AIvt Nhu gov DibukJ Oh W. Tor
when once bottle is opened the remainder be-
comes the perquisita OF the royal hunkies King
George ". once met a lackey at Windsor castle
who had been waiting at table and had cracked
the neck OF bottle Of old royal red wine
which squirted over his white collar and cravat
Jeames placed himself In the king way, fell
on his knees and asked for forgiveness. The
first gentleman In Europe granted him his par
don and said to him: why the devil didn't you
drink white wineY' There is still living re-
tainer who was at the time page Of the back
stairs" and he vouches hearing the king swear
at the royal iunky and forgive him.
The King and Queen OF Denmark are PARTON.
larly fond Of Scotch nectar Among Queen
Victoria's presents TO their naiesties on the
occasion OF their golden wedding last year was
portly cask Of pure Lochnagar whisky 20
years Old, which, being preached lent kindly
warmth to the family festivities The Bal
moral brew lie much esteemed by tho merry
m narchs of Europe.
King HumDerb Of Italy-A mixture Of weak
claret and water. Tea and coffee are forbidden
by his doctors
The German emperor. until lately, was ex-
cessively fond Of sweet champagne, but his IN
ces the English princes, have inculcated
more conservative taste for the drier brands,
which now he enthusiastically affects. He is
also very fond OF Sauterne and Chablia and
likes glass Of Trappstine with his after-dinner
coffee, OF which be drinks two or three strong
CUBS.
The Gar of All the Russias Charnpagn and
Bordeaux and English ales. He. however, is
hOb . * OAg uElhhbT, though tlt CtllhEO Dl LIS
palace in ST. Petersburg are stored with enor-
nous quantities of the choicest yintagss He pre-
fers coffee to strong liquors Of any kind and
drinks more than is coed for his nerves.
Bismarck never was Indifferent To creature
comforts, and his drinking capacity ia said 20
be considerable; indeed his enemies have not
scrupled to draw invidious comparisons be
tween him and the great tun OF Heidelberg
AS might be expected from such o stanch
patriot, German wines and German beers are
largely honored with his patronage, and his
admirers IN all parts OF the Fatherland keep his
cellars literally supplied with their drink Offer
ings. At the Artists Club IN Munich, recently,
he drank the "draught of welcome" from O
pewter Jug holding five htres about a
gallon and half Old 'Blood and Iron said
with a wink: This is the same Jug from which
drank in 1886 y Then he dropped Into Latin,
ULTRA posss memo obligatur but be took very
good care to explain that he whs quite capable
Of emptyinR that measure OF capacity. Il can
empty tho Jug OF one draught," said the bbu-
lous prince, as Burgomaster Won Rotbenburg
did and thereby saved the city" This was not
by any means Bismarck's first little indulgence
that day. He had already been to beer gar
den and had absorbed the contents Of an old
smiths jug while waiting for his own. History
does not relate whether he made It up to the
smith or not
Marshal Won Moltke used to make annual
trips TO the lovely nelghborhood Of tho Grisons
on account Of the extreme purity and richness
Of the milk o. that district, Of which he used TO
partake largely; his whole life there was OF the
same innocuOus and unpretending description
as his fayOrto beverage When he arrived,
year after year, he used 10 seize his modest
va1 and hal IN To ha