The evening times., 1898-07-14
COOKED FOR 4
ROYHL PAMILY
Millions Allowed Chef for
Kitchen Expenses.
An ex-COOk Gives an Interesting
Account of How Royalty Dimes
and Wines When at Home.


| whether 1t be applied to a New York fiat
or to the imperial palace of an emperor.
is always one which may teach us some
| thing new. Most OF US know, or think we
know, all about the economy of a fiat:
few of US know anything about the house
hold below stairs of a royal palace. We
pat ourselves on the back il. In the course
of year. by dint of scraping and self
denial. We manage TO get through on a
few dollars less than II cost us to live
the preceding year. But think of running
a household for s., 2,00o.Ooo a year less than
was expended during the twelve months
preceding.
That feat has just been accomplished in
the royal palace of Austria. There is a
man at present in New York who vouches
for the truth of it. and he ought to know.
for he spent several years in the service
of Emperor Franz Josef as chef de cui-
sine. His name is Ludwig Tremel. and.
says a writer in the New York Herald,
during the course of conversation with
him the other day he told me more in
teresting details about the eating Of roy
atty than i had ever before dreamed Of
While Mr.. Tremers labors were confined
to tickling the palates of the royal fam
lily, he was nevertheless in touch with
other departments Of the palace. And
that is how he came to know that since
the emperor appointed a secretary to take
full charge of all household expenditures
| leakage of s.. ooo, 900 year has been ef-
fectuaiiy stopped. Things must have been
run on very lax system before that
The imperial court of Vienna should be
an object of peculiar interest just at pres
ent. as 1t promises to become the future
home of the King of Spain and the Queen
Regent. The latter is a daughter of the
late Archduke Albrecht, an uncle of the
present Emperor of Austria.
The imperial court kitchen has four
chefs de cuisine. each of whom has from
fifteen to twenty men and women assist
ants. The imperial court kitchen Is di-
vtded into three sections, the main cui
sine attending to the wants of the EN-
peror himself. his adjutants and staff.
| and to the big official dinners, of which
there are about eighty or ninety during
the course of a year.
The second cuisine is devoted to her
majesty. the Empress. and the third to
! the Crown Princess Stephanie. widow of
the Archduke Rudolf. who killed himself
in his hunting lodge under mysterious
and romantic circumstances.
The four chefs alternate with their
staffs among the different positions trav-
cling with the Emperor and Empress and
the Crown Princess wherever they go.
The usual number of employees in the
imperial cuisine consists of forty-two
cooks. ten male assistants. ten female
assistants. eight dish-washers. two
chimney sweeps and several apprentices.
The provisions for the imperial
household are bought through a special
department under an official head called
the "zehrgaden Inspector" He receives
every day from the chefs de cuisine a
daily list of provisions wanted for the
day following. The daily cost of the i'm
perial table under ordinary circumstances
that is. excluding big dinners. social
functions and balls-amoun:s to 800 or COO
horIns. or from $500 to $50.
A big court dinner costs from 1000 to
1000 fiorins. The number of guests va
ries from fifty to one hundred. The time
in which these dinners are served is re-
markably short-three-quarters of an
hour. Mr. Tremel is in possession of sew
eral menus of such affairs Of state, COM
posed by himself. OF course. the guests
at these ceremonious dinners do not have
time to eat very much. They dine either
before or after the dinenr at their own
residences or at some restaurant
The Emperor and Empress of Austria
do not dine together when In Vienna.
They have their meals served in their
own apaTtuy,Hts, hl OhtiiS'S NANA
times. When out Of town, especially
when at Isch1. their Summer resort, they
dine together.
The Emperor is very plain in his tastes
and habits. At 6 o'clock In the morning
he takes his breakfast. consisting Of some
cold meat, coffee and fresh-made bread
and cake Between u and he taka-
his dejeuner. two dishes Of meat and
some ordinary pastry. Dinner Is served
at 6 O'Clock sharp.
All his meals are served In his library
at his writing desk. He does not leave
the desk. Not even tablecloth is
spread. His personal valet on duty re-
ceiyes the dishes in an antchamber on a
large tablet and puts the tablet before
the emperor on his desk. Very often the
emperor has to take spoonful OF soup
between two signatures. He Is a very
busy man.
with the meal the menu for next days
dinner is sent up and laid before the En-
peror. It contains two soups. patties.
fish. boeuf, two entrees. two roasts. two
desserts, pastry, cheese. fruit, etc. The
Emperor with a blue pencil crosses OF
whatever he does not want.
The Empress is also very plain and
simple in her wants. She is a thorough
woman Of the new type. and has certainly
in years gone by-for she is now about 6
years ok-done asgreat deal to spread
the extensive use Of athletics throughout
ninsty. She Is an expert horsewoman
and a good swimmer. 4 thorough athlete
on the horizontal and parallel bars. and
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