Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
COPENHAGEN.
Not the Game YOu Used to Play. but the
Danish Capital.

Danish Capital.
Correspondence Of the Boston Advertiser
Tie 1hln.vaiia steamship company runs a
| lnr1n'@htiy line OF steamers from New York to
. copenhagen direct. The fleet consists Of steam
| ers Of 5000 tons measurement. at present four
| III number. Thngvaia, Geyser Hemdal and
Island. Tie course of these steamers. after
passing the southern edge of the banks. is to
the north OF Scotland. between the Orkney and
Shetland group OF islands. to Cnr,stiauia Nor
way. thence 2UO miles Lue south 70 the capital of
DenmarN TIE u>.ia. running time is fourteen
DAYS to ChriStanja- On the return trip a stop
! is made at Chrstan,and also. The Danes are
proveftay good sailors; the Officers of this
line speak English; the course is quite out of
the beaten tracks. and uHe begins to lind ,,eDtv
III interest once the DaUSS are Ia <sr,l INSIDE
the people. the language. tht. ca toms the cook
iiiE. are q ilrrrnt: Uutsd de the approach to hrh
iaii'oo" Ewes great Changes IN light. az and
col"T, Wh'ie the scenery Is utw and nj prc,t;ar
inc apiFOdCh - Copenhagen from the sea il
picturesque. Situated OH the sound The water
highway between tn' Bat c AMI Nrrtn seat 1t
j covered NItH hundreds Oi SAL PASSING in and
ou' ms great lhoruughtare. which at Els nore
/ Is not more tnan two and "a quarter miles in
width Inc cattle shore between Cortn!a rc;
arfi F!S nor" i made access HE for a fine road
aitlE when VILLAGES and villas are located run
n'nL close hy tie sea. the distance tein twenty
five or thirty Niles. pom thi, road is Situtt I'd
Chariot teHbuIl royal palace aud park CON
SiStinC of eighty acres. AMI the JareTsEorg
: DtIt Have, or tieeT park OF 1 200 acres. iii tn.
southern part ot which. upon some 800 dcrts
I'll na-.u. tiCpHt beech forests vast herds uf sta $
red deer and fi,Ilow deer may be grazing
in its @lates or ~ ,ug down under the welcome
shade.
Copenhagen. although dating from the twelfth
century. wears. cOmrarat!vel. speaking. a mod
eTn aspect, OWING somewhat to the extensive
fires that have devastated it. for in 112,S 1910
houses were destroyed. in $50. Q o; and III 1907
:5c5 were Ia!d in RUNS by the English lombard
Inent. The city CONSISTS OF two parts-Copen-
haEen proper on the island OF Sealand and
ChristianShavn. On the island OF Ama"er. The
streets are exceedingly we'll paved. and are kept
clean in way to put Boston TO shame. The
people are cheerful and appear to be occup ed
about ther own affairs. although courteous to
the wants OF q STRANGER. The CAB serv &c is eX-
ceilent and to an American. the charges Judi
crously low. beng. for u course in the city.
about IS cents for each person. and by the
hour ~ cents. The cabs carry four passengers
and are Obliged to carry a tarf-bouk in 81 ght.
H"rst.-carS traverse the city in every direction
Sp"Iref or stations. b,ng established at conye-
nrnt points. between which the fair. 10 ere. or
about : cents. Is paid. thus making he Cost of
rlCinJ short distances about half what it is with
us Lfiter-boxes about the city for the coiipc-
ton OF letters have al excellent Arrangement in
the form Of dial. which the postman collect
Ing sets to the hour when he next visits that
box the POSTAGE on letters without Respect
to size and weight within the city itself and
nrecIncts, Is about ] Is cents. The Scandina-
y;ans are fond of bathing and hath-nolses
abound in every direction. There being little or
nu tide III the Baltic. permanent houses with
every convenience Tor private public bathing.
are erected. Everywhere the police regulations
seem TO be perfect. The cost Of liycm is rpas-
enable. Excellent Rooms. witt, light and att,,n-
dance. can he hal at the hotels for So cents and
upwards per diem. the "Europtaa plan" for
board being unusual.
Eich IN Institutions connected with science
and the learned professions. and in budng
devoted to charitable purposes Copenhagen mas
much 10 surprise and delight the Traveller in it's
various pubic aHd private COLLECTIONS Of art and
antiquities that of the latter in the Prnds-n's
f;tas beng by far the largest and most com
reie in Europe of the former the ThurWa:.i-
sen museum stands unsurpassed both in re
ana uHGu-tesS. The bu i,i:nr was erect ed bv
the city III lo39-lS4S. to- Tect d complete col
lcct on Of rs works. gathered together bv the
artist himself and in the Tnd,iie OF the court
yard ihe master 'tes buriri! u;drr Il bed OF ivy.
In" royal collection OF paintings in The Chris
tjan-borG ~aion. amfng which are some fine
specimens Of the Italian Flemish and Dutch
schools. together with a division showing the
best WORK Of tire DANISH school can Compare
WITH many collections better known in other
cI-." fu!thrr south. Among the painters Of the
s-rE"tl'T foremost ard it is to b- hoped some
spec mems OF his work NAV Come 10 our country
Tie il part .cuIativ strong IN his presentation of
Ii st"ricai subjects. III the imprisonment of
CHRISTIAN H.. in the above cn,ectiol. AEionm
the Old masters in this collection are uoon
specimens of 5. Roa. Ruhens Ruysdaci. Dub
bells. tranach and R"mJi lndt The Rovai
Library. + unded by Fre'ler OK III in 1868 con-
tn nS ulN ards of $50. 600 and - 900 NJ s. or
TIE latter the old Scand nav an and Oriental are
spec ally valuable.
A collection Of great in crest to the art lover
Is that Of Count Gottlob Moltke. made In the
III ddie of the last century This Collection
which Is private one can be seen on applica-
ton To the porter Oh the city residence OF the
present count. The Dutch school is iarge!s
represented. inciudln" cnoice examples of Rn-
benz. Rembrandt. Ruystael Teniers, OStade
! WOuvermann. Carlo Dolce and others. Rospn-
borg Ca tie and the Exchange are build n@s
dating from the sixteenth century and the for
T1er Is rich in its historical collection.
Outside Of Copenhagen there are several
places uf interest To the Traveller notably the
Slot ut FreiensbGr@ and the Castle OF Frid-
erksburg- HE town. built in 1120 possesses
little OF Interest within. but the park
surrounding II is unquPstiODabiy one OF the
iinest III the world. aboundinc. IA it does. in
magnificent avenues. charming flower beds ter
races. sculptures, etc, and its beauty IS
Huct enii:Iced BY the Lake Of EsrOm and its
| wooded shores The latter five miles distant
ORIGINALITY built in l:si2-SutI"red severely from
fire III 1859 II has ben wisely restored and
Well f@fayS visit. Roeske.di. seventeen miles
from Copenhagen dating from the tenth CEN
fury. has a cathedral. perhaps the finest and
iaree>t IN Denmark which. besides its architect
ural merits. is the burial place of most OF the
s"'erei4ns. especially the church connect ed
with the castle. winch has a remarkable ruin
near the organ. the panels of when consist of
paintings. scenes from the Bible, by Karl Bloch
modern masterpieces.
| Rut our course is northward. and Denmark
with its dense woodlands OF beech and oak, pine
and fir. its corn fields its rich clover fields
where the cattle stand tcthered. must he left
not without regrets. and determination to
a"ain STE the peninsula par excellence of north
ern Europe.
''Objects Of Charity,
From the New York Graphic.