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Show IN EDWARD VII'O KITCHEN. I I Kid-Gloved Chef Sends Dishes Along Mtrror-Llned Corridor's. A systcju unllko that to be found anywhere else pievalls In the kitchen when Ihe meals of King Kdward aro prepared. The royal chef Is a Frenchman, paid n liberal salary, and with free lodging near tho loynl paluco. It Is hl business busi-ness to supet Intend ruily the king's lunch and dinner. II r has nothing whatever to do with tho hreakfast. When the dinner Is to lo served tho scene In the kitchen Is one of perfect order and readiness. The cold dishes which were prepaied duii.tg tho morning morn-ing stand on tho table. irrounded If necessary by Ice; tho 1 nils nml other such dainties which arc . he served, cooked to a second, are i -n ly to hand. Now the hours d'oeu.ivi are sent i ward to an anteroom, which In tho c-aso of Buckingham palace Is nearly 36o yards from the kitchen. Tho assistants as-sistants are chid In spotless llnon, thoy all work by tho clock, ami each dish is commeiK ' and Mulshed to within a minute of tln appointed time. The chef walks nrouud and superintends, superin-tends, but his assistants are so well ilillled that he seldom needs to give an order, though hero nnd. thcro he offers a suggestion for tho further perfection of Home dainty. Durln" this tlmo ho Is himself thinking out 1.' e final details of the masterpiece of the table, which ho tnkts particularly under his own cnie. Just outside tho door of the dining hull there Is an npartmonl where tho final touches aro Riven to tho dellcajo and eostl preparations. At Buckingham Bucking-ham pnlaco It contains u hot table, upon up-on which the dishes rest in leadlness for their distribution to tho tablo attendants. at-tendants. The man whowlehls authority horo Is clad in Immaculate ovenlng dress nnd wenrs wb.Uo gloves, nnd In a voice which Ik raiely raised nbovo a whisper ho kIvob the minutest directions aB to whut is to bo done with each particular particu-lar Item on tho menu from the moment when It leaves the anteroom and passes finally fiom bin car". Relays of men nnd women hearers convey all these dishes from the kitchen to tho anteroom. The pnssn from tho kitchen nro long, with awkward corners In them heio nnd theie. and In order to prevent collisions In th- hurry ot the work an Ingenious arrangement of mirrors has been effected at these comers, fo Hint the bearers may see whether tho road Is clear frtr them. What to Kat. |