Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

VNA care to see, to miss
great deal that one
would prefer to see and in general, to con-
tinually be inspected instead of inspecting
is the complaint of young Chulalongkorn,
it was OF the young Gear Nicholas and
Ii. the venerable Chinese sage.
Those whose business it has been to en-
terrain him have felt the business Of his
complaint. while pointing out the inevi-
tableness of it's causes; and it was with
real pleasure. therefore. they learned that
the delights of the table had power to re-
Geye, IT. a large measure, the ennui of the
royal daily grind of visits, receptions in
spections, addresses and all the rest. King
Chulalongkorn loves good eating, and he
has been given his fill OF it in Paris.
The king is said to have taken up i'm
mediately with the French oysters, some
thing unusual for the oriental, whose oys-
tiers resemble rather the American than
the European species. He attacks the ap
ple-green MaTenneS. with their coppery
flavor and dead-to-the-world hue. with all
the enthusiasm of one long educated up to
them. He is also strong fish and she'll
fish: but what they call viarde de boucher
that is. butchers meat-he does not relish
overmuch in his capacity of good Budd-
hist.
visit to the ancient chateau. fort and priS
on of Vincennes. outside of the redisclosure
of the persistent European carp, was that
of breezy. ine-drinking, suburban Paris
ian lunch beginning with thirsty little an
ehovies and kylkys. red peppers and Gu
cumbers and winding up with fruits in
Maraschino. The lobster salad, the ter
rines of Normandy coast shrimps and the
cold quail in jelly are in the true picnic
style.
What He Eats Mt Home.
As is natural, they are talking great
deal about the peculiarities of the siamese
Asiatio princes. carries cocks of mis- own in
his train, though it is certain that the
whole gamut of Siamese gastronomy can
not be run by them under existing cir
cumstances. Fish that have more than al
most reached the stage of decomposition,
seasoned with curry, together with rice.
form the basis of the coInmonest dish of
Siam the boa constructor is highly es-
teeIned. baked. The king is very fond of
kapi, sert of caviare. composed of putri-
he'd shrimp eggs The national dish, how
ever. IS the dried duck, familiar to some
Americans through their intercourse with
the Chinese
These dried ducks of the S:amese are in
deed, nearly all killed and prepared in
China, or by the Chinese. the subjects of
Chuiaionshorn being good disciples of Bud
ana, with a horror of taking life 1t is
thus that they do not 'kilr' the fish that
from their principal non-vegetabIe food.
They simply take them from the nets and
re. them die II is likewise through piety
that they strain their drinking water
throuSh napkin to avoid swallowing the
living microbes in which may dwell the
souls OF their ancestors. Chulalengkorr
gave IL up here in Paris only after having
IuiIy explained and shown to him the
workings of a filter
Inc kings cooks travel with him. as it
mas Deen said; and it is known that they
do deal of cooking. But now much of II
IS on the kings account remains a secret
IN ORDER TO be agreeable to his ROYALTY
THESE COOKS of his have been borrowed on
tlfa
IN the c0ncoct:On of likely dishes. The
iunches and dinners offered ChulaIonpsorn
a. re, iS Sa served fEuropeenne: only it
Is me haolt after the roast for the Siamese
Soohs 10 invariably send up one autbentic
SiaHiese dish, which the young man inv.
Eido;y tastes. at least.
Eats With His Royal Fineer
on these occasions of srate-ie. when
Uhins ut'-Chulalonskorn uses knife and
-orA. IKE anybody else. AT his ordinary
however, he picks his victuals
with mis- finsers-"althcugh educated nv
Enslishmenr' remark the Parts n,rars
These Partisan journaIists-good baters ~
Pernoious Albion-aiso take a Quiet sm;I.
Al zin wnal they term his English taste IN
n %I re- e, me table Through the early part
"a the reSast the king drinks Sicilian itaI-
ian anc Spanish wines, all sweet aud
strong When the roast comes on he drinks
desnrr hn and ne terminates with Bor-
curious and Siamese'' to the Parisians
,,I 10 tell the truth. the king was tra.ted
W. e., "n.te man by the French govern
Mieht IN september. when he made his n,,b
nc vlsit, and now, in October when he
comes mack FOR private tooI incognito. he
Is not likely 10 fare worse
Il should die IL / had a veek ,,oro 80
.n!s- sad King Chulalongkorn. YEARLY
tne iast DAY OF his public visit He had
oeen gwen a round of visits such as the
,Iost AhoGstrious tourist does not coTnnass
IN me same space of time-.nuseums NJ
neu'ess OF the army. palaces. races. thea
'erS' oihlers' libraries and the mint
Killed With kfndnesse..
Al last he fatty refused 10 see the Cobe-
I'm 'aoestfy factory or 10 visit the Musee
Gulinet- where all the Buddhist art and
RVS vi his own country were awaiting his
ne mad Dol on his knee and
was generally seedy. On the Louis XIV
sofa with winch they had furnished hi
room from the former royal sarde-meubia
ne let faIl lighted candle and raised ,be
aIarLh CT hre. only TO find that he had made
grease spot on a piece of Frances ma
Uonai art furniture ~
Now he comes back 10 reside in his own
Embassy building. where he can rise at
"ndt hour he pieases, go round Paris like
common mortal. and lot be killed with
otnciai ceremony and kindness He will en-
10y Nilnsef 3eiier-but lie viii not see Cleo
oe Merode. just AS he will not 20 TO
America ~
President and king.
PRESIDENT Felix Faurc. who has also had
chance to sleep in imperial beds, Is 10
nave at the same time the last public fes-
OVity In honor of his Journey to Russia.
II Is the great banquet offered him by the
representatives Of Paris industry and COM
merce He has a better stomach than Ohm
lAionskorn. He loves to dress eiahoratsiy
ana correctly. and to make a speech. He ia
otery men president, these efYete ma
lions OF the old world understand his once
II ne Is SO popular. II is because he can
stand dinners. dress well and smile and
sie: Wlthout. however. finishing the
snakespearean quotation and being a viii
lain ie q VII
The president and the king were a str,k.
Ing sight as they stood together on the
platform overlooking the mtlitarv We
reuvers. The oriental monarch ts short
swarthy. with a good-natured japanese cast
OF face. and Eot without dignity He wore
Tor the occasion his white and gold nm.
fern. with huge. shining helmet and plume
to match.
He Spoke No Frcnch,