, 1888-06-09

hope that the enterprise would be crowned
with success, and would prove instructive
as we'll as entertaining, making pleasant
~alluSion to the kindness shown by the King
of Denmark III sending over a ship of war
to this country just in time to afford the
slime young fellows present. (the Danish
Naval CadetS) an opportunity of attend
ing the inaugural ceremony. The Danish
National song, "KOng Christian st0d,"
was then sung in chorus, and the party
proceeded to inspect the indoor and out.
door exhibits of the new world-sh0w. 1t
should be mentioned that a magnificent
bouquet had been presented to the Princess
on her arrival by four pretty little maid.
enS, the daughters of the managing direc-
tors, MesSrS. Solmond, Deverell, Bax, and
Bapty. On leaving the Exhibition grounds
after having paid a brief visit to the Danish
village, the displays of wild animals indi.
gen0us to Denmark and her dependencies.
Hamlet'S grave and Ophelia's well, and
other objects of interest arranged al freSc0,
the Prince and Princess of Wales both re-
peatedly expressed to the directorate the
great pleasure they had derived from what
they had already seen of the Especial at
fractions" and their intention to be pre-
sent at the performances of the tableaux
vivants on the first evening their engage
mentS would permit them to devote to
that purpose.
In the department allotted to Danish
Art and Antiquities is shown n considera-
BILE number of pictures, which deserve
more careful contemplation than we were
able to accord to them during yesterdays
hasty visit. The Danish painters appear
to entertain ~ marked prediction for
maritime subjects; hence the collection
includes several sea-pieceS OF considerable
merit. The subject pictures are for the
most part characterised by "lOw tone; in
colour, and 10y IA certain gloOmineSs in tile
choice of subject. One of the most curious
objects exhibited in the western picture
gallery is IL quaint Old chair, the property
of Mr.. Edward Ledger, and supposed to
have been used by Shakespeare-preSum-
ably when he vas writing Hamlet, an
association that would justify its display
in the Danish show OF antiquities. Strange
to say an inscription at the back of this
article Of furniture, connects it with the
name of Bacon. Outside the building the
chief attractions at present are the Danish
village-an agglOmeratiOn OF rudely built,
straw rooted cOtt0ges-aId tire switch back
railway, which carries it's customers
through a liberal assortment of ice. crowned
peaks in a series of startling sw0ops highly
suggestive OF the m%aglignant pitching of Il
OlbuIitl SlH tlIICl III ~ VI iSh Sdlt. 4HC
stuffed beasts and birds representative of
animal life in Danish Greenland are clever
~ grouped and admirably set up, a flight
OF ptarmigan bling particularly worthy of
notice.
In the evening his Royal HighneSs the
Duke OF Cambridge pre- sided at the festi-
val dinner OF the British Home for Incura-
bles, which was held in the Conservatory,
and among the company present Were his
Royal Highnrss the Prince of Siam, his
ilxcrllrncy her Majesty's Minister at Copen-
hagen, Lord Amherst, Lord Cheylesmore,
Lord CIewe, Captain Braem and other
officers of the Danish Navy, and Captain
Fitz George. The Health of her Majesty
the Queen was heartily drunk, and the
toast Of The King and Queen and Royal
Family of Denmark" was enthusiastically
honoured. The "Health of the Prince and
Princess of Wales and of the other mem
bers Of the Royal Family having been
received with cheers, the Chairman said;
| could have wished that some other mem
Der had to propose the next toast, but as
1 am called upon to do SO, I have great
pleasure in performing that Duty, and
more particularly as | shall have to add to
the toast OF our W Army, Navy, and
Reserve Forces, the health of our friends
and allies, for We have o considerable
,uoobor ~ tha ofnoorS of tho Dnniah Navv