Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-29
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.

- ADASS
MRS. William H. HOtehkIss Gives an
Account of Trip She Took Through
Norway ana Sweden.
Although a rainy night, refined and cul-
tured audience of about one hundred ladies
and gentlemen attended lecture delivered
at the New Haven, House parlors last evening
by Mrs. w. II. Hotchkiss of this city, who
with vivid, forcible and clear narration and
the aid of admirable stereoscopic views took
her hearers on a trip through Norway and
Sweden. This was The first lecture of the
series. She described all the scenes as far
| north as the North cape. Next Monday
evening she will give the concluding lecture.
The lecture was very highly commended and
| the views of grand and imposing scenery
| were enthusiastically applauded.
She started last night from Gotenburg,
Sweden. At this point was given beautiful
view of the Baltespaunare, crgirdle duellists,
a bronze statue. It stands on a granite ped
| estal, around which are four reliefs. One
represents drinking, another where the lovers
| friend tries to embrace the struggling girl
| while her lover is furious with Jealousy, and
another the beginning of the combat. The
statue represents the two men tied together
| at the waist, each with knife, fighting for
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combatants are tied together, was mostly
| customary in southern Sweden.
Mrs. Hotchkiss said that as the party ar
| rived in the evening they went to the con-
cert garden, where they remained until after
II O'Clock in the strange twilight of the far
| in the distance were enveloped in gauzy
veil which made it all the more like dream
than reality. All who were at the various
tables in the garden were very quiet. When
they-retired they found the beds deep and
not much wider than collins. At daylight
start was made for the Polhemslocks, con-
structed in 1716. This canal connects the
Baltic with the Kallegat. The first one was
SO narrow that under Charles XII. they were
abandoned. Another was constructed which
proved too small for navigation, and finally
larger ones were made.
The falls of Trollhattan, in their magni6-
cenee, were next shown. Near them are
many sawmills which made the scene an inn
posing one The city of Christians, the cap
ital of Norway, was shown and description
of it given Then came the castle. The
Victoria Terrasse, a building opposite the
castle, is one of the most beautiful in Nor
way A few years ago the place was inhab-
tied by the lowest class of people, but the
shanties were torn down and three large
buildings erected, each containing twenty
small dwellings. On the first floor are stores
and fish markets. The buildings have the
latest improvements, with electric hghts and
ice ventilators in summer.
The Viking ships were shown. They were
found in 1880 in the so-called Kingshill, as
only old kings were buried in their ships
Pictures of these grave mounds were exhib-
tied Tiedeman, painter of peasant life
now dead, came next. The picture of Oscar
hall, the only castle in Norway, with its
winding paths and pleasant surroundings,
was grand. -
rrbo ,,ort1, ,,rooadod on ITO tri,, ovar poouu
tains to the copper mines where the temper
allure was 20a nine months is winter,
and the mountains are at all times covered
with snow. Reindeer moss was seen.
Thoroudjhem, formerly called Nidaros I'M
til the Reformation, was next visited. It is a
pleasant place and has grown into mercan-
tile place. They then started by boat for the
North cape. The Giantess' brother is seen.
He tried to help her while pursued by Hes
member and shot him through the hat. All
were changed to stone, and a hole in the
mountain shows where the shot took effect.
Hesmender mountain, is the sentinel of
the Arctic ocean. At this point the polar
circle is crossed at midnight at 66e so, and
the party see the midnight sun at just above
the horizon. The view of this sun is grand.
Svartisen, situated on an island forty-four
miles long and covered with ice, comes next;
and then Lofoden, with its gigantic rocks
and fisheries along beneath it. The scene of
captivated all.
Tromsoe is situated on an island a mile
long and enclosed by mountains and glaciers
1000 feet high. The place was established
in 1894. Pianos are found in nearly all of
the homes, and in the schools singing and
dancing are taught. They have telephones
and a monthly paper. Pictures of the whale
fisheries are shown and the speaker gave
very interesting account of how they are
caught.
The party visited the Laplanders, and the
characteristics of those people and how they
live were fully described. In one hut that
Mrs. Hotchkiss visited she knew all the oc-
cupants. These people formerly put stone
and steel in graves to make fire, as they
thought it was very cold. A description of
the reindeer was given. She says they are
not as pretty as stays, holding their heads
low as if their horns were burden. Those
who see reindeer are disappointed without
knowing why.
The winter sleighs, the tents and the shoes
of the Laplanders were exhibited, and then
the second midnight sun brought forth rap
turous applause. This was two deg rees above
the horizon at midnight, when it looks sleepy
and tires the eyes, but by l o'clock it is so
brilliant that one cannot look at it. The sun
shines continually for eighty eight days and
is not seen from November 81 to January 81.
Hammerfest, the most northern town, was
at last reached. When first settled there were
forty-tour persons IN nine houses. NOW It
has population of nearly three thousand.
Friglenaes is a bronze globe on q stone col
umn on projection just opposite of HAM
merfest. 1t is the most northern point on
meridian 25' 20 and longitude 70' 40 IL.
It is in direct line from north to south.
The people have blue glass in their windows
on account of the continued shining of the
sun for SO long time. They watch the op-
posite hills for the first appearance of the
sun after it has been set for SO long.
The one who first sees 1t spreads the glad
news and there is great rejoicing
The life of the poor people was described,
and at last the North cape was reached and
the last midnight sun was seen nearly four
degrees above the horizon. -
Next Monday night Mrs. Rotchkiss will
take hearers on the return trip. The views
she exhibited were grand. Mr.. NJ Frank
Tyler, president of the Southern New Eng
land Telephone company, had charge of the
stereoptieon display.