Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-03
KINGS WINE CELLARS
NOT ACTUALLY SEALED
Barrooms Under Roof" of Bucking-
ham Palace Continue to
Do Business


Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 26.--The banning of
alcohol from the royal household will
fall rather lightly on King George,
who, according to court officials, is al
most an abstainer, even in normal
times. He has occa sionally taken
small glass of claret with his luncheon.
hut more often he preferred aerated
water At dinner. burgundy. and cham
ayne were always served, but the
king frequently tasted neither one, and
never INDUCED in more than a minute
quantity.
The queens aste III alcoholic bev
eraS yes is as restricted as the kings,
" hile Princess Mary scarcely knows
the taste of wine.
Since the ban on alcoholics d, court
was promulgated. the energies Of the
kitchen staff have been turned to de
visins various paiatabe temperance
drinks The usual parchment wine
list is still made out dallr and la id
on the kings table N rs customary
silver frame but the list of aNalla bic
drinks is limited 10 lemonade. ginger
beer soda water. fruit cups and the
kings favorite. barley water
Cellars Not Sealed
Although the royal vine cellars. with
their almost priceless store Of vintage
wines are technically fastened up for
the duration Of the "sr. they arc no.
really kept sealed. for periodical Ell
frances have 10 be made. as special
remneratures and humidties must he
IN various coInpa rtmcnts.
TO the character Of the vines
stored there
But il IS fairly certain that not sin
gle bottle will be opened. nor any tap
of the countless great barrels turned,
until the king gives the word t,oi
the royal cellars are nanased ~ ouSl
nesslike fashion. and every pint re
moved from shelf or cask must he
shown on the ledgers with proper in
dorsement.
For the present all these ledsers and
stockbooks are clasped on their shelves,
and the bookkeepers and wine buffers
assistants have been assigned to other
duties about the palace The king was
most particular to direct that no one
employed in the wine cellars should be
dismissed as n result Of his ban on
alcohol Other posts We're found. .
the same wages. for All those displa &C Il.
some in tho new Kitchen department
which provides lemonade and ba riley
water for the court.
May Drink Outside Palace.
The kings ban does not prevent any
member Of the royal household from
purchasing and drinking alcoholic
liquors outside the palace. but. as a
matter of fact, the majority Of the
household staff have followed the royal
example of total abstinence throughout
the war.
1t is rather curious to note. however
that alcoholic drinks of all kinds can
still be obtained within what are
legally the palace grounds. The verge
Of Buckingham Palace. which is ad
ministered by the lord stewards de
partment. stretches in two places as
far as the Thames, and embraces con-
siderable business property, including
a number of saloons. The licenses Of
these are controlled by the king :
boar of the green cloth. and the mas
ter of the royal household Is tn" chair
man of the licensing court. which has
lust held its annual session and APP
proved the renewal of all the licenses.
Thus there is the anomaly OF royal
teetotal residence under the roof of
which licenses for the sale of intoAi-