ORIENTAL LUXURY.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 20 September 1917, Page 4

ORIENTAL LUXURY.

A pawnbroker would not advance very much on the kitchen utensils of oven the wealthiest householders, but should the Shah of Persia desire to pledge his kitchen requisites he might realise half a million pounds (says an exchange). Every saucepan of this monarch is gilded inside, and the dishes which appear on the table are of solid gold, as well as the spoons, knives, and forks. The handles of the latter, moreover, are ornamented with costly stones, and some are worth as much as £IOO each. In preparing lunch for the Shah none but silver spoons can be used, and any covering used for keeping cold meats must also be of silver. Hi;-; Majesty has a. staff of over 30 chefs, and altogether those employed in his kitchen number nearly 120. Their wages amount to £SOO a week.