An timate knowledge of the food habits of Royalty, Prime Minister and other distinguished people has been acquired by a Londone! who has just retired from the position of dining-car inspector on one of Britain's main line railways During his and grandfathers did it is something of a novelty, The news that the statue of Justice on top of London's Old Bailey is to receive a new coat of gold is a reminder of a trade that has changed its methods but little since it was practised by the Egyp-
Bry seme has travelled over 4.000.- The production of gold leaf is still 45 Baer servic Mr. F. Wildman tians many thousands of years ago.
ap ay largely a manual process the metal veen Of, the famous railway t'o- [is beaten down between sheets of served Heve been small eaters; special skin on a marble slab by skilled workmen wielding a 20 1b. which perhaps is one reason why he hammer. The extremely fragile will never forget the Shah of Persia. ves of gold are made up in book This potentate, according to Mu n, interleaved with thin paper. Wildman, had an out-size in appetites which toxed all the resources of the Re-gilding the 16-ft, figure of train kitchen to satisfy it Justice, which requires a new coat about every ten years, will cost about Of King George V and the Duke and this is by no means the of Windsor, this retired official has least expensive of such jobs in many happy memories He waited Other stone figures clothed on the former many times during and which must be renewed just after the War, and among his periodically are the vase of flames valued possessions are a tie-pin, off at the top of the Monument and the links, watch and cigarette case pre-ball and cross surmounting St. Paul's George and Queen Mary. In 1935 he C2! sented to him by the late King was awarded the Royal Victotian should St. Paul's Be Cleaned? medal in silver.
Mr. Wildman likes to recall the}
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Duke of Windsor's genial habit, when pected by Londoners to shine. and as Prince of Wales he was bound on|it is taken for granted that the gilt one of his numerous journeys. of be renewed every few years dropping into the kitchen for a necessary; but about the smoke and a chat.
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