The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-02-02
500 tho great hcap Of stones known
rs "IIamlot's Grave"

oSo WV VtSV Va clollSo NAS"
rs "Hamlot's Grave"
Tho principal objects Of attrac-
tion in Elsinoro, aro tho Catho-
dral, st. Ollie and Kronbcrg Cas-
tic. Every body visits the latter
on account Of its notoriety, and
tho beautiful Wow to be obtained
of tho opposite town, Helsingborg,
and tho Swedish coast. For as to
tho Castle ITSELF thero is naught Of
worry great Importance to 500 !;
though visitors gonornlly ascend
its stonc-spiral staircase, which
contains over two hundred stops,
arriving brcathlcss ut tho top,
thorc to SEQ tho many names
crudcly carved in tho stone eidcs,
and to do likewise if so inclined.
From hero can he scea Sophiaro
Palace, tho residence Of. Prince
Oscar, tho brothor of King Charles
XIV, and Prcsumptivc,heir to tho
Swedish and Norwegian throne.
It is very interesting and often
amusing in visiting tho different
islands belonging to Denmark, to
SEQ tho many and fancy colored
national costumes among tho peas.
ants. Every island has it's pccu-
liar drcss-so tho national costume,
as Il whole, would be somewhat
difficult to describe, yet | would
like to give some idea Of the dress
and for this purpose will select
that Of tho Amager peasants: The
first and longest dress, coming
within six inches of tho ground, is
Of woolen and of a dark green col
or; the next is designated in Da-
nish by q namo which translated
into English is, apron-yot it goes
entirely around the body, button
ing behind, tho lower extremity
coming to within q foot Of tho bot
tom Of tho other dress, with dccp
band around tho waist, and its
color is light bluo; for tho upper
part of tho body, thoy have kind
of close fitting garment with
slccvcs, which is black around
their neck they generally havo n
number Of kcrchicfs, Ct have
counted rs many as tivo,) Of every
possible color--and thcso arc Dor.
dcrcd with fringe or lace; next
their head gear is very peculiar
Il kerchicf Of many colors with q
triangular fold, tho two corners
pinned under tho chin and tho
apex jutting out bchind-ovcr
this, and Immediately on top Of
tho head and down tho sidos of
tho fnco, is q worry broad piece of
gold laco, and on either sido of
this, in monogram, arc tho initial
letters of tho namo Of its owner ;
now ndd to thcso rather fantastic
habilimcnts, pair Of solid wooden
shoos, which sound, when in hasty
motion, like the Gathering Of
horses fcot, and you lave rs near
us / can givc--not being q reader
Of Cooley or Potcrson-tho nation
al costume Of tho female portion
Of what arc known as tho Holland
ish peasants Of Amak island. There
is nothing worry peculiar about tho
dress Of the men: black or dark
green pants with wide legs; a kind
Of loose short jaclsct, buttonod all
tho way up, and Of IL blue, groom
or brown color; q fur hat, low
crowned and wido brim; those,
with tho wooden shoes, complete
thcir costume.
Most Of the land in Denmark is
arabic, and gcnorally very fertile !;
and is cultivated entirely by tho
peasants, who formerly, and till
their emancipation by Christian
VI, wcro considered rs appurtc-
nanccs TO the landor, in other
words, they were nothing moro
nor less than SORTS or slaves. For
when we consider thcir condition
and remuneration rs it existed
then, wo can but call it slavery.
They arc now quito FREQ, and "
largo portion Of tho cultivated land
in Denmark is owned by its for
mcr SORTS. All tho improved H.
bor-saving agricultural implements
arc used horo, butgcnorally, either
imported or made after foreign
patents. Tho exports of tho coun-
try arc well known. Rye is grown
TO a greater oxtont than any Of
tho cereal grains; this is owing to
the fact of its being tho universal
broad Of the Dane.
Butifyourpaticncc is not already
exhausted by pcrusal Of thoso
cursory romarlls on Denmark in
general, wo will now turn to q
moro interesting subject, Copen-
hagon, tho capital of tho Danish
kingdom. ... +"
Copenhagen is Situated on tho
East coast Of Zealand--tho largcst
Of tho Danish islands-and con
tains about 100000 inhabitants.
>trhis number includes Frodoriclss.
borg, ,>Which is tho Northorn su-
burbs oftAo city, Or its extension
beyond tho famparts in that dircc-
tion. Tho city>is strongly forti-
fed, boing bcltod about half way