Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-07
Philadelphia Letter.
From our REGULAR correspondent

way to the heart and lntclll-tlcc. III
this respect Sweden i in marked ana re
freshinr contrast with almost every o,her
nation.
It is somewhat di>cnchantinr to those
of us who have seen France, Italy ana
Germany only through the mr@nifyin@
haze of history literature, OF IN t ne dl:tnt
of great achievements. to meet them mere
in the role Of >hopmcn and huch-ter., each
irving to excel the other IN m3gnIliccnce
Of shop-window, and making the visitor
feel unhappy because he neglected 10 brln-
sufficient ockct money TO bay thrn All
out But Sweden MASKS OF >ubordlhAte-
her avaricc. The feature OF her cNhIbItloh
which attracts most attention, are the COS
tuned, lifr-like groups in plaster. repr'-
Scntinr scenes in the domestic HE OF tho
Swedish common people. In one OF these
an old man and his wife are seated II 4
table, he appears to b. reading aloud 1rohl
the Bb'e, while she listens IN rcv"r"ntlti
silence Another t1blcau represents an
old clock maker listening to the per>ut-
,onS of his wife in behalf Of 4 YONG peas
ant and their daughter standing 10y intrhi
npon ma,rimonv. The zral of the mother
for the cause. the grave dellbcEHtion OF lhr
father and the respectful. HnNio7> SUI
pcnse of the vounT couple are al WHY
powerfully portrayed. No detail OF i VIZ
orouSlv trdthful representation i "hIttodi
the tabrauX have been mplclrd from Wei
known pictures. the ihy~lo-nomy / OF Il
pronounced national type. AMI III" clothing
has been purchased second hand from
Swedish peasants. Other groups rcpr'>' II.
| A mother weeping over the cradle OF her
dead infant: Il bride and groom n the
cheap rorrrou>ne-, Of ,heir we'd linz fin
,rv. and = I.apltnder drawn hv 4 reindeer
over fields of snow represented by cotton
against A back grounl Of ;turor,, bore dis
\ contemplation Of the lat group Will pre-
pare the visitor 10 appreciate tn" tine DIX
display of fur of otter. ~tbl". minN. fox.
seal. etc., that are in thi~ section.
On the opposite side Of tire main aisle,
and separated from tn principal Swedish
Section. Is a wulikr li>pl,y in marked
contrast with that which We have jas ~rcn-
It consists Of Swedish soldiers in plaster,
representing different branches of The -'-r-
vice. artillery, cavalry ana infantry. uni
formed and armed cip Il pi.. IA,rc are
also a steel cannon with il cai~~on. a .,.ll
which i something k orr Calling run.
md many arms AMI ACCOMPLISHMENTS. mod
crn and antique.
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ms anu on 0"l I'H iI' -" NJ ~
young ""tNIh1 P'o''' % '''''a SEX : ana
their a't'lhineh'> IL t'EFA>'l,l'I mere III
irchit't'0r'd' m ~, i'.tI "'''
mrchanicll models. Indicate a hirh degree
OF tlItclt''cs' n"l | - l,>'I g lo' Il -
cure l't''I I"I'.i ~ 'I''' Il
tdntallonH tNill'.'' WHICH, Whine on 'ho
whole NOT superior 20 "N' own h1>
Isolated point, OF superiority '.I'' we may
r'h'"n,Iy s,nHE' M'0 P",1In-n'E hn-
pressed win me 'AI't .'h'' 81 !"' II hi3p~
ana cIl',fl0 ~ a. A''i''>' ''-'' \, y r.
hohlfi' ana rn''Il'h''It'"' - we 4, roo
-r'l 'IIl'"; ne !'''fF AZ. IN III "N' I''.-
r'>l WIKI ui' N3fir-'""' lA'- = 'li-
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