New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-01
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
sInt;mate "reminiscences of Nota-
bilities.

THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS BY Henry
Haynie with thrty-two portraits OF celebrities ne
pp. xii. Ss7 Frederick A Stokes Company.
In the course Of his long newspaper experience.
much OF which was spent abroad as a foreign
correspondent Mr.. Haynie came in contact with
many interesting people. Some of them were
interesting on account of their achievements as
generals artists. painters authors, statesmen
and others because of their positions as mem
bers Of the nobility and OF royal families
While the degree Of intimacy which Mr.. Haynie
enjoyed with the notsbilities whom he met
varied greatly some of them he knew very
well. and OF each of them he has enter
tanning anecdote or anecdotes to relate in his
just published volume Of "reminiscences He
does little more than this. His observations
are mostly of surface characteristics In fact.
he does not rise in his book above the level Of
the journalism, cood journalism though much
OF it was that characterized his signed articles
in the neaspa pers- Still. his gossip is readable
and is seldom other than kindly.
lie begins with an anecdote of Lincoln which
we do rot remember To have read before. 1t
dates from long before the authors newspaper
days.
before ht~ election ! lived in the same Illinois
companies iu those days. and ! was ;orchoearer 20
sc1iption papers were started and among those
upon whom ;~o Of Us cs!led was honest honest OId
known man said he felt the town needed
IDENTITY the boys did He guessed had better give
somethIng. bur before doing so ne wanted to con
SO. boys. when J 20 home TO supper-Mrs Lincoln
her ova1 III, he % M 5a tero s si,tscrip
tion paper being handed round To raise money 10
this afternoon and told them to wait until ] had
consulted my home partner. Don't you think had
quickly and exciaim: On. Abraham. Abraham!
too lii,ers too eneroue I,if dollars, No inSee5
we cant afford il. twenty-five is quite enough -
Mr Lincoln chucked gieefUlly. he added: Bless
her dear soul. she'll never find out how got the
better OF her. and il she does she will forgive
1y-fve collars
The last aneodote in the book tells Of break
fast rendered and cooked for the author at
Monte Carlo hy three famous chefs each OF
whom created" q special dish for the occasion.
There were nine guests. including the ex-Bra-
lillian Emperor. Dom Pedro, and the three Gull
nary artists joining the party later. Melchior
Pollard. one of the hosts. had been at the head
of the imperial kitchens OF Alexander II of
Russia, and gave entertaining description
Of the methods employed 10 safeguard the life
Of the autOcrat. There were at that time TWEEN
ty-fiye kitchens in the palace.
Each 81 these kitchens supplied every morn
irg with the cssties Of The day for all the court
IWeniy I've wagons - II l'oaded in front of tw'
ty-nEe Giffereni Kitchens. and the cooks never
knew IN which the breakfast dinner would
be pre- pared until ! informed from the palace
three or four hours beforehand. ! remember gala
banquet. prepared for 49, persons seated az six
teen tables. the Gar and Czarina, with four
grand dukes. being at which stood upon a
platform higher than the others. While ! was SUI
psTlntending the cooking that day several members
Of tee secret police wer@ IN the kitchen watching
things closely In due time ali ready and with
few Lass words of instruction TO my French aids
! went to put on my uniform Everybody wears a
uniform ~ the Russian court Mine that Of a
captain. ! carried sSetd. and ali officers below
that rank we're Obliged 10 salute me as their su-
peTior. The sentnels treated me as an officer of
the army II was part Of NY duty TO serve the
Szar, 60 held dish after dish before him. Your
Majesty VIII ind this choice piece would saw
DO you think my friend, Very well then
ard ne would permit me To lay il his plate
Then ] held the dish for the Czarlna. and helped
htT in the same way. after which / handed the
qlEn 'e E Inaitre d hotel, who served the grand
dukes. Meanwhile the others present were being
served by the palace Wallets. The. walked in from
ne Kitchen holding The dishes no matter how
small hey were. with both hands and well out be-
fcFe Them, and officer told each as he entered
me number of the table which he was 10 pro
coed. but Just as he had got them almost TO thar
table mstre 6'h6tel him and the dish in,
stanter to quite another "