The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
entertaining
HIS H|GHNESS
Thousands of Dollars a Day
Expended.
TIPS ARE ENORMOUS
&
King Edward Very Consider
ate of His Hosts.
TIPS ARE ENORMOUS
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industrious traveller and visitor of Eng
lands royal line. Few, indeed. are the
mobiles and wealthy commoners beneath
vySose mahogany he has not stretched his
imperial legs, and Of this few nine out
of ten are making strenuous efforts to
have him call upon them as soon as pos
sible and yet, when Edward goes Wis
sting in state, as the sovereign of the
British Empire, his host must foot for
midable bill.
A weekend" visit from the King, says
a London correspondent of the Balti-
more Herald, supposing you were noble
or rich, and he were on your visiting list
would cost you just about $4,000. eXclu-
sive of special entertainments. That is
the regular average cost of three days
visit, and the King of England is the
least costly-though the most difficult
of ali ropal visitors to entertain. This is
because of his personal tact and consid-
Grafton for he does not care to put a
friend and subject to too great expense.
Foreign sovereigns are much more eX-
peksive, and the recent visit that the
Kaiser paid to Lord Longsdale, lasting
a week cost something like e135, coo.
King. He is supposed. in theory, to be
able to take or leave whatever he
chooses. All that even the most power
full and friendly peer can do is to hint at
the delight he would have in entertaining
his sovereign, and later the King an
nounces his intention of staying with his
subject for day or two-which he never
does unless certain he is welcome in every
way, and that his hosts banking account
will not be hurt by the expense.
The first necessity of the host is to
practically refurnish the rooms the King
W.T. use, for it is an unwritten law that
what the King uses shall be new. Every
inch of water paper, and paint. and gid
ing must be altered and renewed, and an
order given to a big firm of furnishers-
generally Messrs. Warnings, of London-to
refurnish at once in their Very best style.
This will cost from e2,OO0 to G3,GoO. Very
often the whole house is decorated too.
but in any case the royal suit must be.
Then the whole staff of servants, from
chief butler to kitchenmaids and stable
boys, have TO have new hveries, which
are not to be worn till the time of the
Kings arrival and this means anything
from $50 to $500 Only a famous chef
caA be given charge of the kitchen. and
the usual cook gives place to French
artist whose salary is from $50 to e1O0
a week Usually the chief carriage that
meets the King has to be a new one, and
costs another 5000 at least.
Generally the country house is some way
from a telegraph office, and it is an abso-
lutte rule that a special telegraph wire
must be laid at once from the nearest one.
and in the house an instrument is fitted
up This usually costs from e100 to 820o,
and cannot be dispensed with, as it is
important that the King may be in instant
touch with any important event, such as
tn death ef foreign monarch, or any
Dig affair, for a royal slight in such a
case is very grave, and the King sends
his coincidence at once. He takes with
him everyN here his private telesrapher,
who has charge of his special wire. Then
as to the fare OF the house. you cannot
give the King what you like. however
costly and excellent it is. Lord hnollys,
King Edward $ private secretary, writes
to the host, giving the smallest details
of everything required and all the King $
likes and dislikes His Majesty takes his
own cigars with him; he is only allowed
five day by his doctor. He must not be
served with Indian tea. but prefers the
China kind. Tea. by the way. is the first
necessity in each day, and the host is in
lstructed to have a service of it taken to
the King bedchamber at a. m.
Breakfast must be ready to the minute
at 8. and served in the Kings private
room Lord Knollys instructs the host
II
but. to keep his weight down must eat
susks instead. The King breakfasts by
himself. and most of the morning is taken
UP with state business. When that is
finished, his Majesty joins the house
party.
A list OF other guests, by the way,
has 10 be submitted 20 the King before
no comes, for his approval in fact. he
suggests himself the number that shall
be asked and some of the names. II you
are asked 10 house party that include
the King it is equal to an announcement
that the King wants TO see you. and il
is Just as urgent that YOU should so as II
would be if you We're commanded tC
Windsor
Besides this the host must send the KinE
a list of the amusements he is preparing
for him beforehand. At this time of year
there is sure to be a days shooting. and
in the neighborhood an excursion must
be arranged to so and see il
Lunch at o'clock, costs. with wines
about e5 rer head. Only the finest and
costliest vintages IN the world are offered
20 the King Then comes the after
noon shooting King Edward IS one OF
the best shots in Britain. and when tht
shooting party returns there must be g
good solid tea ready for him in his rooms
Dinner at S o'clock. It Is especially
laid down before the visit that dinner
must not last longer than an hour. f0i
King Edward dislikes dawlius for a Ions
time over desert and wine. as the Geor
gian habit was He drinks little, but o.
the finest quality, and the dinner vii
cost a clear GO a head.
When the ladies have gone the kins
smokes his fourth cigar Of the day. leav
ing one for the last thing at night WheT
the party moves 10 the drawing room
there will be some music. which settle
down into cards until bedtime. In mos
games the King stakes in IS units but
when bridge" is played this is reduced
! 70 half crown points. which. Of course
comes cut very high in each game
1t is altogether forbidden, b. the way
for anybody to withdraw for the evening
bntil the King gives the sign and break.
sp the party by rising himself. WheI