Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-11-08

a Very Eiss~r.fe Ansir and Employs
Hundred. Of Servants

Tit-Bifs. - a room 81 considerable SIZE. /
much larger. in fact than the kitchens
OF many OF the leading I.ondon rcstau-
rants. for some hundreds % meals have
% be- prepared there every day It Il
nttcd up with black oak throughout.
Tor which George III was responsible.
he having expended $1,000 In this d.
rcction alone Besides the Kitchen pro-
Per there are the confectionery room.
the pastry room and the bakehouse.
The clerk 81 the Kitchen. who -cioices
In a salary OF $500 year. - response
bic for the conduct OF these depart
msntS. and hc has 70 deal with al the
tradcsmen who supply the royal house
hold. But the potentate or the Kitchen
is the chef. who also receives $500 a
year. and under him are four master
cooks. each Of whom has the control Of
small army OF assistants. while the
confectionery department. Is ruled over
by two yeomen with salaries OF $500
and $3.50
such a thing as unpnnctuality IL IN
known in che Kings kitchen The most
rigid economy is practiccd. and such
T food as remains unconsumed Is distrib-
7 uted among the poor. who Apply AT the
I castle gate every day.
The Kings kitchen aides something
/ like Slo.00o en- copper and iron utensils
and 100000 ln plate. Among the
former should De- mentioned the enor-
f NOUS meat screen % solid oak lined
with metal. which pa nearly 200 year
old. and bears the imperial badge or
f the house o. Tudor-the portcullls and
arms Connoisseurs have sighed I'M
vain Tor this meat screen. Tor lts worth
Isl me~timahie Then there are 4po0
knives. 5000 forks and "a many spoons
used for cooking and Kitchen purposes.
which DO not include the Sis1o forks and
spoons 90 massive silver fo- use at the
royal table There are SID pots end
pans. mostly OF copper. and five scour
ora arc solely employed fo kcep then
brightly FURNISHED
Soc far away are che plate rooms
two Bon number. which. although she's
, measure only thirteen hy sixteen feet
hold treasures eighteen tons or sover
ciens would not buy
p The most valuable item in tho store
, rooms ls. OF course. the famous servic.
N.Na 'N N'ANAAt"-a hANrNAHrf NNAAf $50
/, energncs and candelahra. all OF soil,
, gold. which were made by Roundelle 4
|, Bridges Tor George ~. This service
only used on state occasions. Equally
b famous is the Empcror's service OF sl
ver glt. the worth or which may b.
a vaguely CLEANED from the fact tha
p each plate weighs n stone and th
ID epergnes two hundrcdwelght apiece
q There is one gold dish ~ surpassin
e loneliness which Isl supposed 70 nav
a been used hy Alexander the Great D,
ID fore the battle of Hydaspes. and 10
v upward 81 six centuries it has rcpose
BE- mo Windsor Another much value
d. piece of plate DIS che silver gilt dagoi
a. three feet I'm height. which was reco
~ erred from an Armada wreck three cc
s.. turtles ago. while there is also a tab
e.. OK solid silver. the surface of while
a.. measures nine feet square. and ls Ell
IS. graved 9.,a thc -FOUR emhlems 0f Grc
-. Britain
.l- But perhaps one OF tho most che
-e ished relics in the King pantry ls a
golden eagle which was taken from q
n- rippoo Sahlbs throne. Do is or sol
le gold throughout. che feather tips hcii
lo pointed with priceless diamonds ai
ne rlhies. while ihc bcak ls carved from
Dr.. lawless emerald