The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-26


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Frederiks Brsner, the Novelist.
The admirers Of the celebrated Swedish novelist,
Frederka Bremer will regret 70 hear that size died al
Stockholm, Sweden, q few weeks since. Perhaps no
female writer Of Europe Is well known in this country
or % much admired by Americans ss Miss Breser.
She was born in neas ADO Nahnd in lSo2 but had
lived In Sweden from very carly age She was chiefly
educated however, in Norway, whore OF her best
friends, the Countess Sonnerhelm resided This lady
took great interest In Mss Bremen when child, and
superintended her education. When she left school
Miss Bremen returned TO Stockholm, and became a
teacher In female academy in that city. Shortly
after this she began 70 write, and her first novel,
was a. cseS ss SSSo mss
was translated into English, German Dutch and
French, and was soon 70 be found in almost every
household. IL created great sensaiion in this
country, and Miss Bremcr as we'll known TO the
American public as many or native writer's When
when in Boston, 70 send fcr physician. ana DsyN o.
good came, When they frst met sho wa: much struck
Of Hsn onc M
Bfemer," replied the doctor, team have read your
Neighbors' and not wish 20 help your
II was something OF this spirit which seemed to per
wade tho public generally in welcoming Miss Bremen
she relates that 10 all her experience in America she met
captain upon whose vessel she had engaged passage
Charleston The capiaia declared on learning the
name OF the proposed passenger that she could not sail
In his vesso stating explanation that he did wish
to have any authors board his ship to laugh at his
accommodations and put him in book'' Mss Bremen
in relating this exception her kind reception every
whers, naycy remarks And for this have to thank
Charles Dickens and Mrs Trollopc.n
Tho visit OF Miss Bremen to America was one Of tho
grand events OF her life and has been duly recorded in
her pleasant boob. Homes IN the New World No
who has ever read and but few Americans have failed
TO do forget the genial good nature homcly
derness and beautiful pathos which pervad its pages,
acrimony envy Tho sunny nature Of tho little
lady from tho frosty northern climate OF Iapland stands
icresting to from the fact thatit evidently true
index TO tho gentle character Of its gne author than
~ cscSrSs u and .hs ysr OF onr
can homes Her reception hero was genial that she
was, perhaps, betrayed into overlooking many OF the
roughcr features II society In this country Every Anne
rican reader OF "Homes In tho New WOrld' point
out where she has been Zoo generous but point
out In her picture single stroke or the carcaurst9
The pictures all strongly drawn The exist
ing between the metropolitan society or New York tho
prm Puritanism Boston, the prctentIous Quaker
Ism OF Philadelphia tho loose ends society OF Charles
ION and Savannah and tho stcd society OF Washington
are all displayed BY her with remarkable powers and her
pictures VI tho remarkable because of tho alb
scnce OF all shade Mss Bremen appears To have had no
malice whatever In her soul
sho met In this country arc also remarkable not only
for tho forcc with which they arc gwen but tor tho
minute observation displayed All will remember her
pIcasant memories Of Downing the architect and his
home on the Hudson and hor delight at finding bust Of
az KemSa a%a her s ha
tho great Sllaksperean reader knew and loved to
eng the sones Of iinb'ad and Jenny lind; and
"strong hnbed, tall disciple OF universal peace. Tho
lttio lay paid visit when here to what she calls the
in the homo Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, whom she calls
'th3 sphinx or Concord and with whom she became
istonco +. Communion with tho PantncIstic transcen
dental philosopher" as she calls h IN elsewhere has
dono more than ono other thing TO popularze Elmer
III IL Afa fAUd n ninffh to ftII
but her picture Of him and bis homo win DO tho ono
which his admirers WI. mosl ioyc 70 recall sho devoted
answered her idea of man; though she rejected his
religious views In favor OF her own from which BY Mo
dissent Mss Bremen ran tho gauntlet OF the Boston
RsrGi and appeas To hayo boon equally fortunate In
n en' SSs ass1y
he vs. now confirmed, and Margaret Fuller she de-
scrnes as tho feminine OF Emerson the sllghtes!
developed itself In allnfops 70 ono OF two
s sS sss sns rssds ns s bali Y SSSss =: e
moans mischief when sho mentions oliver Wendell
Holmes - ''the profsssw With beautiful head or
veg ssssss6,s lady Too msssScf IS nsio more
appasenl when she declares herself shocked with Theo
pcson IA, 20 cool hearted y a. sss premsT ,hs. ~
saying this last sentence she has omitted the very
pressvc dash which We have inserted as jusA as well as
necessary, 20 the expression Of what We may have ina
gincd the iaay's opinion TO Be.
Mss Bremen also displayed, when in this country In
very VI como " our wen exd(
ing national difficulties; and Of her observations
the condition OF tho country show her in the light OF
closely observing philosopher Once in describing
South CaroiiDa-hcr typo OF the whole South-shc
writes The splendor 81 her eye, the delicate crimson OF
her check the pomp which surrounds her. conceal
the OF health and ,,or the which dcvours
yiais This weak, Luxurious beauty In South Carolina
snternai weakness has sinco then been madc appa
rent even 10 the beauty who would not Remark
ing on slavery and freedom che also utters truth
being ia ~ and hourly connrmedThis, however, u
clear that there requires preparation for freedom and
"A m on Uepl
Ess Bremen was married. Hoe views
Tage rather singular and What would DO called Ia
this cosnlry liberal. Shc believed Tint the declaration
81 par " their win IN live together married
pcrcns srced 70 constitute tho marriage and sanct ~
tils nnion.
Mss Brcmer rolarned " Sweden IN 1874 passing q
short time In England. IN, result Of her Vislt was a
work known rs England In 1884, She published, sub
teqlentiy, novel called Hernia which war wo be
lieys, her last volume For tho last few yeavs rho
iised in strict retirement at Stockholm sho always
eslLccd deep Interest ia th,, country.