Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-07
CORRRSPONDENCE.

Chrfstiana, NOrwaY's C0pftal-Clean
 and Honest PeopIe-HOnest Hack.
 men-Tuch Drinking and Not Much
 Drunkenness-A Great Deal of Pc"
 iteness-COpenhagen = ThOryvaldsen -Journeying.
 CHRIsTIANA,- Norway, July r. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Yesterday was the 18th day of July and yet in this far away place we were enabled to read the New York papers of July och and con their columns by the light of the setting sun at ten o'clock in the evening.
 Christiana is a charmingly situated place on Christiana Fjord (ford as 1t is pro- nounced), which is @ bay entending in from the Skagerack, body of water whose name at least, together with that of it's sister, the Cattigat, is doubtless familiar to every school boy in America Lovely hills and bays and islands abound; the climate is delightful, flowers especially being very numerous, and the deep coloring of the foliage, the clear ness of the atmosphere and the pretty tiled, dark red roofs form a contrast most pleasing to the eye, and yet somehow of shade as different from that of America as the deep cerulian blue of the sea from the light azure of the heavens.
 Christiana presents quite a modern ap- pearance, owing doubtless to it's destruction by fire to a considerable extent in 1858 and it's consequent rebuilding. It Is said to be growing very rapidly, and now has some one hundred and thirty thousand inhabitants. Aside from it's interest as the capital of Nor way, and the fact that Parliament meets here, there is not as much of interest in the way of sightseeing as one would expect. The most remarkable things in the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden are the ex- trsme cleanliness of the towns, farms and surroundings and the scrupulous honesty of the people. The traveller need never fear being overcharged. Even the itinerant | hackmeR can safely be trusted with our pocketbook, with the absolute assurance | that the fare and no more will be extracted. The servants do not Turk around awaiting
 s'tips,n though when given, as is of course done, they accept them with delight and a | low obeisance in Denmark and Sweden, while in Norway, especially in the interior, they express their grateful acknowledgement by . shake of the hand. Living is very cheap, rather more so in Denmark than in Sweden and Norway. Imagine shave cost | ing about four cents, ride in the horse cars ! about three cents, carriages by the hour for | two or more persons thirty and half cents for the first hour, and twenty-five cents | for each succeeding one or fractions of hours approximately; a frst.class eight course | table d'hote dinner at the best hotels for | thirty and half cents; bottle of beer four cents and bottled soda water five cents. Here everybody drinks anything but | an1 vANo | corridor has it's water decanter and tumblers, | while drinking fountains in the cities l abound. Drinking saloons and wine and | beer ssHandlungs" abound. Everybody, men, women and children, drink, and yet never has one case of intoxication been en-
 countsred or anything bordering on 1t since we left the German fgontier. Women unac- companied can in Denmark walk out as late as twelve at night without fear of molesta tion, and be it said for all classes and sexes thak better behaved, more courteous ol cleanly set of people it would be hard te find. Their beer gardens, and no well regu' lated town is complete without it's Tivol and smaller gardens, are thronged with peo pie until nearly midnight, and yet never on' of the rough, disorderly or disreputable ele ments appears, or even exists so far as exter nal appearances at least are concerned.
 The people of Norway, Sweden and Den
 mark are so near akin that description O Il l other The men are as Q rule fine, large well proportioned, handsome fellows. Tn
 women often are tall, but Q handsome one i rare and the plainness of their attire ant
 want of what with us is recognized as styl
 detracts much from their appearance, unen hsneed as 1t is by an almost uniform want o
 good looks, especially among the Danes
 Street cars abound, and in Copenhagen a
 least they are almost all double deckers, tn
 second story being ascended to by circula and precipitous stairway on either end of tn | car. This top story is without sides save ! railing, but is as & rule covered at the top | The conductors or drivers, according to tn end one gets off of the car, almost invaria bly take of their hat to the passenger alight ing. Even the walters in the open air gar
 dens doH their hats to the person summon ing them.
 Lodging at the best hotels is about tw and one-haf krones a day-a krone bein
 about equal to our twenty-five cents, whil one hundred ores make 8 krone As bill itemized are apt to be computed in ores . their first appearance to one unused to thei
 value is rather appalling, but later when " find how far five krone note will go, the re i: yuleion of feeling is not unpleasant.
 Copenhagen is just now luxuriating in a
 exposition which is a very handsome an
 elaborate affair, occupying space of man acres, some four very large buildings, an
 with most attractive display of fabrics an arts, and art from the three kingdoms an even from adjacent ones. The admission t
 all of this was one krone, and two or eve three days would not suffice to obtain even eursory knowledge of it's contents. Beside 1 the markets, gardens, &e., which abound the city there are many places of interest |
 visit The Rosenberg Palace, built by Chri tian ths w., is most attractive place. file : with the relics of kings and queens, eac Q room succession of surprises opening IT
 fnterruutedly into each other from the pa1 elled walls. Herein are royal jewels, ivol 8 and mother of pearl baskets, superb voc . Iearyings, Sevres sets, Bohemian glssswar