Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
BRITISH ROYAL TABLE.
Some Of the cartesaties Of King Ed
wards Service.


When he gives great state entertain
ments at Windsor the king will doubtless
use the magnificent loyal gold plate But
| 1t will not be frogh preference. Although
he has been himself for many years the
possessor Of eoa6plete service Of solid
silver. bought at his marriage at q cost Of
10000. this has only been used once a
year. on the nigtsto CT the Derby dinner.
which his majesty gave yearly before his
accession. The king himself prefers china,
and always eats from Itchy preference.
Candies are invariably used to illuminate
the kings table at Sandringham, and he
prefers them to any form of light at din
ner. They stand In four-brarched candle
sticks > y
The king prefers q table with rounded
| corners. and has a dislike to the stiff and
straight chairs once so fashionable. He
prefers chair with a well-padded seat and
back: Neither does he care about flowers
at table. - ,s:u
The king has always retained a great lik-
ing for sweets. and at least three sorts of
sweets or pastry are usually served as well
as ices. Roman punch, however, and those
iced sherbets which are so popular at most
oin1ng tables are rarely seen at Sandring-
ham or Marlborough House. The king has
great dislike to seeing ladies take
more than a single glass of wine, and as
these sherbets invariably contain guam
tity OF Equeur or spirit they are conse-
quently banned; Claret of a particular
brand Is now almost the only wine which
his majesty ever touches, and the only
other liquor he drinks is tiny glass Of
liqueur brandy with his coffee
1t Is to the king We owe the abolition Of
the tedious ten-oourse dinner of forty wears
ago, which frequently lasted two hours
Forty-five minutes is as long as the king
cares to sit at the table He introduced the
dinner a la Russo. SO DESTROYS was he of
getting the heavy part of the meal over
speedily that he at one time insisted on
having the relieves brought on Immediately
after the fish and before the entrees He
mas now, however. reverted to the usual or
der.
Breakfast in the royal household is at
nine, but the king often has tea and toast
IN mis- own rooms and does not appear un-
.li Iuhch. winch Is served at the extremely
late hour Of half-past two. Tea, with a
wealth of sandwiches and cakes, is at five,
and dinner usually at seven,
Dinner frequently begins with oysters
Ihese sheilfish are also the favorite sup
per dish OF his majesty when he INDUCES in
this meal. Haupch of venson the king is
very fond of and game of all descriptions
Asparagus is, perhaps, his favorite vegeta-
King Edward. like his mother retains the
custom of entirely dispensing with finger
glasses. The origin of this fashion dates
from the time of King William Of Orange.
Inc adherents of the .Stuarts were in those
Gays In the habit of silently pIedging him
whom they considered their rightfuI mon
arch by passing their wine glasses across
their finger bowls. the toast thus signifying,
10 the king over the water"
Another peculiar custom still retained is
that OF marking the dishes which appear at
tne royal table with the name of their cook
George Ii was once on his way to Germany
when his chief cook became too i'll to pre-
pare his favorite deIicacy. Rhenish soup.
Another cook named Weston took his place
IN doing so. and made the soup so perfectly
that. on the deatis IF Che chief cook the
king insisted uponi -Wesaon's succession to
the post The otaer2 cooks were Jealous.
cribed it to the object 81 their envy. So the
King at last gave directions that every dish
set before him should hear the name of it's
cook. - 49,