Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . passionately fond of waltzing,and are, moreover, indefatigable. They enjoy a very notableadvantao-e over the remainder of their sex, for, whereas,under ordinary circumstances, women are forced to wait untilinvited to dance by men, ladies of royal rank have the privi-lege of selecting their partners. This they do through theirchamberlains and gentlemen-in-waiting, who bear to thepartner of their choice the Royal command to dance suchand such a waltz with them. If the cav
Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . passionately fond of waltzing,and are, moreover, indefatigable. They enjoy a very notableadvantao-e over the remainder of their sex, for, whereas,under ordinary circumstances, women are forced to wait untilinvited to dance by men, ladies of royal rank have the privi-lege of selecting their partners. This they do through theirchamberlains and gentlemen-in-waiting, who bear to thepartner of their choice the Royal command to dance suchand such a waltz with them. If the cavalier in question happens to be already engagedfor the dance with some other lady, he is forced to leave herin the lurch, as everything has to give way to these Royalcommands. The gardener of the Queen is a very important personagewhose post is no sinecure, for Her Majesty absolutely refusesto eat any fruit save that which is grown at Frogmore, nearWindsor, and there is a perpetual packing and sending offhuge hampers of fruit and vegetables wherever the Queenmay be. By the way, the Queen has now to be very careful about. Chamberlain. An Autograph Likeness presented to the Author. 42 WITHIN ROYAL PALACES. her diet, and never eats underdone beef, mutton, or , Her Majesty never touches, except when made intosausages. Even the Royal cook has to chop the pork as fineas sand, and put plenty of stale bread-crumbs among themeat, and about ten grains of fine powdered dry sage in eachsausao-e, and a little home-cured Melton Mowbray bacon is always cooked with the sausages. Crabsor lobsters are not thought of, and very seldom oysters. Thegame put on the table must be high, but not too much so,and black currant jelly is always on the table. Her Majestyis a very healthy woman, but not very strong. She drinkslittle, but at luncheon enjoys a small glass of bitter ale. Thenthere is always afternoon coffee and milk cake. The tea consumed by the Royal household in
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