Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24
HoHR LIFE OF KING EDWARD.
When ~ sandringham the Engliah
Monarch Does Awmy with
Mach Formally.

MMWM N0NmAAANNs
We are SO accustomed TO regard
our king as o monarch pure and
simple that we are apt - forget that
he has a private side to his life as
much as ourselves, and that some
times King Edward VII. is, for the
time being, transformed into a quiet
country gentleman, says the London
Express.
The kings delight is stin 70 take
upon himself every responsibility in
connection with the Sandringham es-
tate, and to personally interest him
self in the people who live upon It.
Nothing happens on the estate with
out his hearing about 1t.
At Sandringham the king puts al
conventionalities aside. At dinner,
for instance, the king and queen dd
not take the head and foot of the
table, but sit facing each other at
its center.
The sport which the king loves
most is undoubtedly shooting,
whether at Sandringham or else
where, and in this connection it is In
teresting to know that whenever his
majesty goes on a shooting visit he
takes his own dogs, gillies and load
ers, who have complete charge of his
guns, and always attend him during
the days sport. There is, of course,
scarcely a sport or a pastime that
the king has not tried during his
life.
From eight a. m, as a rule, the
king concentrates his energies on
affairs of state and private business
IA light breakfast Of eggs, tea and
toast being served TO him in his own
apartments about nine o'clock.
Indeed, meals in the royal family
are served at most reasonable hours
luncheon at $3.50, afternoon tea
(which is a meal and not a pretense)
at five, and dinner at " onward,
according to the arrangements made
for the evening.
The kings favorite meal, however,
says "OneNof His Majesty's Servants"
in "The Private Life of the King" is
supper; and it is his majesty's delight
about midnight, with two or three init
mate friends, to sit down to a meal COM
posed of a considerable variety Of
dishes.
At Sandringham or Windsor, where
It is not necessary to keep such late
hours, support often dispensed with
the king beginning the day with a true
country breakfast, which he finds .
necessary prelude to the long morn.
ins's walki in the open air which'usually
follows.
His majesty is very fond of tea as a
beverage, and afternoon tea is quite a
feature at Sandringham, the meal COM
prising a wealth of sandwiches and
dainties of all kinds, for the king and
his family are extremely fond Of sweet
cakes and biscuits. Indeed all formsOf
confectionery appear at tea time.
The king is a real country gentleman
In his fondness for square meals"
The menus for the day are even now
often submitted to him, and he alters
them or not to his taste.
From time to time he even writes his
comments on the menu that stands be-
fore his plate at luncheon or dinner.
Needless to say, these commands find
their way to the kitchen regions and
the heart of the chef.
His majesty is very fond Of oysters,
and when they are in season oyster
suppers are frequently arranged.
Many Of the kings holiday trips, es-
pecially those he took for his health to
Homburg and Marienbad, entailed a
considerable reduction in the quantity
and quality of his meals, but when he
makes a "cure" his majesty is always
most careful in his observation Of the
regulations and orders Of his doctors.
The king seldom takes anything to
drink between his meals, but ifhe has
occasion to break through this excel
lent rule he generally has a "lemOn
squash" which he has made populara as
a wholesome and fashionable bever-
age.
It is largely owing to the fact that
the king likes to smoke directly he has
finished dinner that a~fter-dinner drink
ing has gone quite out of fashion.