New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29
THE ORIENTAL CONGRESS-.
spEEcr,NAkING AT THE GRAVE OF oDlN-
"AIDAp IN SWEDISH

their meetings on Tuesday morh"e, 49, ,r
been having regular sessions since 'ne"' -
are five divisions as follows: r.
Eovntian. Central Asian and Far Fast ana
MaIavsian II is hardly possible to speak IN this
-,"-" -, ..~,;orlor dones of each section, or
- - rnsn,ion the representative men who
- ohoroo,or IN the different groups. A bat
~. uo,.aI hos rared in the Semitic section between
~. ,E.-.,ors ~ the Standardization faction and
,ho;r ornaments developing some interesting
soo,rras in the ethics of learned controversy. AS
,o..,r all modern tongues arc used in these dis
as.,srs there Is an added picturesqueness to the
soh.,e though German is rather the prevalent
Language of the Semitic section, English of the
Arran. and French of the Egyptian On Friday
morning the King presided at a general meeting
of all the sections, and papers on a wide range OF
subjects were read by representative members
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then and there presented TO His Majesty. Dr'
Paul Haupt of Johns Hopkins University, read a
paper on the death of Sargon II, and other COM
munications were made by Max Muller, opper%
Hidlebrand. De Goeje and dalevy.
Interesting and scholarly as most of the com
munications have been, it cannot be said that the
present convention has announced any epoch-
making theories or great discoveries In lines OF
Oriental research so | turn rather TO the social
features which by general consent are agreed to
surpass those of any former meeting. The most
lavish dispay and expense characterized the great
fete. which the Count and Countess of Land
berg gave to the King and Congress at the Grand
Hotel on Tuesday night, and which IN us STRIVING
70 initiate the Oriental possibly approached the
harharic The crowds of Swedish servants
dressed in aarng Moorish and Syrian costumes,
in which they looked sufficiently uncomfortable;
the costly tropical plants and painted scenes
which covered the walls of the anterooms, ana
the unusual viands brought together at great
pains from remote parts, were an unexpected
comment ON the Kings reference in his opening
address 10 the simplicity and soberneSs' OF
Northern hospjtality The King and Crown
Prince appeared early in the evening, and presen-
tations followed in the great banqueting-hail.
Both wore ordinary evening dress, with but few
decorations, and it may he said were the most
Observation-Disclosures persons in the company.
The tall. elegant figure of the Prince was con-
spcuous from afar; his thin face, with Its some
what hectic complexion, lacks the vigor OF en-
pression which is so attractive in the King ana
his manners are more reserved, though courteous
and dignifed. The people of Sweden THINK MN
rather stiff and unbending but he cannot DC
said to be altogether well known, as In his puoho
appearances he is naturally overshadowed by the
personality of his father. During the evening
there were quasi Oriental dances performed IN the
great hall in front Of the royal party, who occu-
pied semi-circle Of chairs, while the rest OF the
company stood behind them " The FIRST Baya-
dere OF the Temple of Terpsichore" danced
"rAlmee" to Bzet's music, and ballet deScfloeu
as the National dance OF the dervlshes OF 'he
Soudan7 was given by the regular troupe from
the ROYAL Opera, made up as EthloplanS'
When supper was served the King and special
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table in one of the smaller rooms and the
other guests skirmished at larger tables set in
the halls and corridors. Late at night the hihs
was driven back TO the palace through great
crowds and the whole way made as bright
as day by illumnations
The delegates went in body the next day' ny
a long special train, to Gama-Upsala the Ola meet
ing place of the Swedish people IN heather tunes
and the traditional burial place OF the gods oolh'
Thor and Freya, who, according to popular
legend are said to rest under three great mounts
which rise to a height OF nearly sixty feet above
the plain. Excavations have shown that they are
places of human sepulture, though there Is no
historical ground for the common ira
dition. The company marche"
long procession from the train to the
mound of Odin where the students of the Uni
yersity of Upsala were already assembled IN
orderly ranks wearing their white caps ana carry
ing the banners Of their corps: people from the
surrounding region swarmed upon the hlls'des ana
stood upon the smaller burial mounds when cover
The neiqhborhood One could not help wondering
what the ghosts of the grim heather Morse
men whose temple and sacred grove devoted 10
human sacrifices once stood here would nave sa1d
II they could have seen this modern company IN
gay attire. marching to the strains oil Sodefmah
Swedish Weddin. March TO make holiday on
for silence
been commanded there were speeches from the
ton of Odin's Hill, and on behalf of the King
Count Landberg presented to the Congress
silver drinking-hOrn, to be handed down as a
memorial from session 10 session. There is a
venerable custom of drinking " the mead OF the
gods al this spot. and after the speeches were
over great horns filled with this not very eXhil-
eratjng be yerage made of honey were carried up
the hill by students, and we all partook.
Soon after we returned to the train, and were
taken 70 the city of Upsala, few miles distant,
clean, thriving, contented-looIng place the
seat Of Sweden's ancient University-fOr ages the
furthest outpost on learnlngs northern boundarV
the fostering home of intellectual freedom and
religious reform We had a long march uphlll
TO the new Aula. noble building, whose beauty
and solidity well become the history OF the IN
stituton TO which it belongs. In its bread corr-
arrangements were admirable and generous. but
were swamped for while by the great crowd |
which by this time nearly famished. After |
hunger was satisfied the company went into the |
richly decorated hall Girls in national peasant |
costumes gave bouquets as we entered, and later |
on served punch and light refreshments. All Of
the 800 students were on hand, and the crowd
was very great, that the speeches and or
chestral music which followed were hardly heard,
although the Parsec high-priest, Modi who
mounted the tribune in his dress Of pure white was
greeted with the widest applause by the students,
and his mild address reused them to height Of
enthusiasm which Daniel Pratt never enkindled
in his polmiest days The admirable singing of
Sxuod ich air h,,, ola hSfa mad