Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-22
WHAT QUEEN EATS.
TRANSACTIONS or BILLS or FARE
FROM WINDSOR CASTLE.
Dainty viands which Form Portions Of
the Luncheons and Dinaers-Roast
Beef and Scotch whiskey.

Royalty has It's ups and downs. but
every one believes that the good Queen
of Great Britain lives WELL as the express
sion goes. Certainly her appearance
would not give any one the impression
that she lives as King Alfred was once
compelled to iiye--op husks.
In fact, Queen Victoria has not scrupled
cook and dairymaid. And her daughters
though princesses. have been taught TO
make bread and butter. II not to earn It,
While It is not probable that the product
OF the royal farm and bakeshop would
find intelligent and discriminating patron
age. yet the asplration-the motive-is
creditable, and must be pleasing to the
democracy Of which her Majesty Is the
revered principal, says a writer In the
New York Herald
While In England few months ago an
American traveller succeeded In getting
pretty good idea Of just what Queen VIC
toria eats. He enjoyed the rare privilege
OF visit to the interior of the Queens
favorite home. windsor Castle. and he
visited some portions of Windsor which
the usual visitor is not allowed to see.
There are the great halls and corridors
and special apartments Of this home OF
royalty, which covers nearly eighteen
acres OF ground. that one who behaves
himself may see. OF course the American
traveller preferred to see these rooms
Through the long corridor. with It's busts
and statues and statuettes. he stroiied;
into the Queens audience chamber. into
the old ballroom, or Vandyke room,
where hang the Zuccareli portraits or
George l.. George H., George Ill. and
others He went. too into the waterloo
chamber, In which are hung about iorty
paintings, mostly by Sir Thomas Law
renee. He saw the guard-room, win its
collection of arms and armor ingenlously
dfsposed. and he was taken into the
Queens presence chamber, whose ceiiihg
shows the fruit of Verrios art
THE ROYAL LARDER.
But this traveller was a hotel-man. ana
he wanted TO see how royalty dined, ana
how food was prepared for royalty, ana
what royalty was in the habit OF eating
He was first given the privilege or any
visitor on public days. and was shown,
of course. st. Georges Hall, that i'm
mense room, 200 feet long and thirty-four
feet broad, where many state banquet
has been served. The royal dining-room
was also opened to his inspection. and
he was allowed to look as long as he
pleased at the enormous wine-cooler with
itse Bacchanalan groups. and clusters OF
grapes and lizards, and caterpillars, and
the bowl and ladle appertainlng thereto,
which are in one corner Of this handsome
dining-room.
Finally he succeeded in getting an en-
trance into culinary department Of the
famous house. He was struggled into 1t
under the guard of the royal cook and
permitted TO glance from a distance at
the royal saucepan. her Highnesss favor
lite chop grill. and the antiquated-look-
ing pot in which is brewed the cup that
cheers Victoria. Love of the truth COM
pels the statement that the kitchen OF
any OF Americas modern hotels ecipses
the celebrated castles sculery. both In
the matter OF appointment and conven-
fences. The natural inquiry as to what
her Majesty eats when she feels hungry
was step too far. and came near causing
the visitors election from the premises
Now, who wouldn't like to know what
the Queen of England finds palatable In
her declining years? That is what the in.
qulring tourist wanted to know, and he
determined to find out, American like, at
almost any cost.
THE BILL OF FARE.
The fun translation of these two bills
OF fare was given by wsll-known chef
Inc royal luncheon" Of August 9, 1898.
In plain English is about as follows:
III is pretty we'll Known that the Queen
drinks good Scotch whiskey, at the advice
OF the court physician, of course but the
strictly alimentary side to her domestic
economy had been. SO far as the traveller
was concerned, enshrouded in mystery. /
his curiosity was finally satisfied. Seye- /,
raj bl!is of fare that had been placed be- :
fore her Majesty were in plain sight. ,
Great care is taken that these cards shall
not get out into the hands of the hoi /
polloi, but the royal cook wasn't looking. J
ana well, the American hotel man was !
fortunate TO secure menus for two royaI
repasts, which are something of novelty /
on this Size OF the Atlantic. and of which |
a reproduction is given.
the dishes are given. as will be seen. in |
three anguages-English, French. and |
German. While nothing very elaborate is |
indicated, yet the bills are substantial. as |
befits sturdy English woman and Queen.
But at the Waldorf. or any other modern |
American hotel, the person who can paw !
VIII be served equally as well In the |
maze or foreign words which covers most !
of the more or less attractive dishes IL "a |
noticeable that the patriotic instinct has |
dccreed that roast beef shall not masoue- |
rade in foreign dress. but shall stand |
forth in all its British ruggedness. "Roti." |
however. follows close upon its heels, as |
II TO mock and undo her Majesty's con- |
cesslon to the pride and glory Of her |
English:
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Scotch broth