The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-27
BANNING OF ALCOHOL
IN ROYAL HOUSEHOLD
Has Little Effect on King George and
Queen Because Neither Is Much
Addicted To the Use of the
Beverage.

London, April 27.--The banning OF al
cohol from the royal household will fal
rather lightly on King George, who, ac
cording TO court officials, is almost al
abstainer even in normal times. He hal
occasionally taken a small glass of clarei
with his luncheon, but more often he pre-
ferred aerated water. At dinner, bur
gundy and champagne were always
served, but the king frequently tasted
neither one. and never INDUCED in more
than minute quantity.
The queens taste in alcoholic beverages
is as restricted as the kings, while Prin'
cess Mary scarcely knows the taste OF
wine.
Since the ban on alcoholics at court
WAS promulgated, the energies of the
kitchen staff have been turned to devils
ing various palatablc temperance drinks,
The usual parchment wine list" is still
made out daily and laid on the king :
table in its customary silver frame, but
the list of available drinks is limited Ia
lemonade. ginger beer. soda water. fruit
cups. and the kings favorite, barley wa
ter
Although the roval wine cellars, with
their almost priceless store Of vintage
wines. are technically fastened up for
the duration OF the war, they are not
really kept scaled, for periodical en-
frances have 90 BE- made. rs special tenn.
peratures and humidities must be main
tanned in various compartments. accord
ing 60 the character Of the wines stored
there.
But Il i fairly certain that not a sin
gle bottle viii be- opened, nor any tap
81 the countless great barrel. turned.
until the king gives the word For the
roval cellars are managed in business
ike fashion. and every pint removed
from shelf nr cask must h. shown on the
ledpers with proper endorsement.
For the present. all these ledgers and
.,ockbooks are clasped on their shelves.
and the hookkeepers and vine buffers
assistants have been assigned 10 other
duties about the palacc. The king was
most uartieular % direct that no one
emnlaved in tho wine cellars should be
dismissed ~ = result Of his han on al
roi,al. other posts were found, al the
same wares. tor all those displaced. sotne
in the nov kitchen department which
provides lemonade and barley water Tor.
tho court.
rte kings han docs not prevent any
mamher III the royai houghold from pur
chasing and drinliu alcoholic liquors
outside the uaiace. but o. rattef ~
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have followed tir rovai Example Of 30
tat shstiuence throughout the var.
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