The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-13
HOW ROYALTY EATS.

I1OW IOy dily eats IL a SuOJOCl VI III
terest, both to those who invest regal
consumption with superhuman at
tributes and to those who believe that
all men are equal when they sit down
to dinner The Emperor of Germany,
it appears, is neither a gourmet nor a
gourmand. He enjoys merely robust
appetite, and eats with a rapidity
that is the despair of his hosts.
Court etiquette demands that the
walters should take away all plates
as soon as the monarch has finished
a particular course.
This established rule once led to an
amusing incident, says the Belgian
Star of Brussels, quoting from the
pers.'' Among the Emperor's dinner
guests was an old sea dog, Admiral
D., whom his majesty liked for his
bluff manners and frank speech. Dur
ing the repast there was brought on a.
certain dish which the old mariner
attacked with a voracious pleasure,
but he could not make much head
way, owing to the fact that the en-
peror, who was not particularly fond
of that dish, piled him with questions.
Suddenly his majesty ceased eating.
The walters rushed forward to re-
move all plates. One Of them was
stretching his hand to seize the ad-
mirars plate, when the latter gave
him sharp rap on the fingers with
his fork and roared angrily:
"Gehste weg!" C'Get away!")
And the admiral finished his favorite
dish amid burst of general laughter.
Emperor William prefers above COM
plicated viands such homely dishes as
pot roast in Vienna style, chicken with
red paprika, Wiener schnitzeI, beer,
soup and sauerkraut and frankfurters.
He has an odd habit of eatine at the
same meal several different kinds of
bread, white and black, indigestible
English mullins and a caraway seed
drink is beer, but he likes cider equally
well, and is not opposed to Rhine or
foreign wines. Several brands of cham
pa ne are seen on his table, especially
a German product. The exhibition of
the latter is rather in the nature of a
| national advertisement, for, despite his
former anathemas against foreign
"fizz," the kaiser likes to regale his
| friends with the best French cham
| pagnes.
The imperial wine cellars are extern
sive. Those at the Berlin palace are
] not less celebrated for their orderly ar
ray than for their richness. Every bot
| tie of precious liquid-and none is not
costly-is encased in an ingenious
metal pigeonhole. properly ranked and
completely labeled with the name OF
the vintage, the age, price, number OF
| bottles, and other details. This pru
dent system obviates the unpleasant
| feature of cellar leakage"
| So as not to be at the mercy of hi:
servants, the kaiser has established {
strict rule of his cooks. regulating al
the expenses of his table. Thus thu
cost of breakfast is fixed at 50 cents {
plate For luncheon $152 a plate i:
allowed, and dinner may not exceed
50. Except for imperial banquets
which have special price schedule. tn
chefs do not dare to exceed the stated
allowance, for any excess is charged bl
to their personal accounts. The Ger
man court employs no fewer than 1870
lackeys, walters, cooks, chefs and othe
male attendants, and 500 women VIII
serve as maids of all degrees. TIL
Empress is called the colonel of thi
regiment, while the kaiser is the rea
general who compels the domesti
force to march in military fashion, a
least so says the Berlin Star.