New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-22
THE ORIENTAL CONGRESS.
SOCIAL DELIGHTS AND PROFOUND EE-
SEARCHES HAPPILY COMMINGLED.

notation The only thing WHICH H'' "'' ~
ont of the reckoning Is the physcnl l'i'' " 1,io
rocentiye powers Of the human const'uuoh' Inc
o,ests are drowned in hospitality. lhiS j. thc
ff,b day, and already we have been lie suolecS
i ought not 10 say the mtentN-Oi 'lfee soiIcVS
with colaions state opening OF me C"iisicSs'
srectacle de natation at the sw'mm ill--S'"oo'' 1t"
excursion 10 Cpsah with festivities at 'hc graves
If the gods and in the Aula OF the IhiNcrs'N
telephonic concert. gala represch'au'h "' 'n'
opera. and royal reception ana le'e Ut u'r SUM-
n,qr palace. Add TO this the ptlN"'c "'nno''
which the King has given to his particular Eo''''
nj the palace and the daily meetings oi inc SCI
lions. whose long series of learned papers "rc l.eu
10 induce mental dyspepsia, and IL can DC sven '''
thc fear which the King expressed III Ms aIurcS'
of welcome. that we had come TO the cohsresS
=. tant soft peu blases," may have beeh propn"lc
rs TO its result The weather has peen p'du''lul
throughout. and the people of StocNhoIl-"ho
have the reputation of being very A'heh'ahS III
,bo mint If Observation-Disclosures swarmcd the
streets from morning till night ana even ho"
stand for hours before the Grand Hotel, gazing at
the coming and going -,
Pcrbaps tL, largest crowd was that which filled
tho apnroacbes 10 the Riddarhus on the day of the
formal opening and packed the Riddarhustorg in
drove in state in fonr-horse carriagp, accom-
named by the Royal Guards and music. Inc Olo
Caroline Guard in the grenadier uniform OF the
time Of Charles MI lined the stairways. which
,rora beautifully decorated with exotic plants,
snbipves and other Oriental symbols lie pct
,,ra afforded biz the ceremony WAS very splendid.
Il had for its setting the large Hall of the Swedish
Noblcs in which that estate formerly held its
norIiomontorv sessions with its painted and
loblv decorated ceiling lis hangingS OF uphol-
.tcrv of bluc cloth. and its hundreds of armoral
do,-icoe hung upon the walls The members OF
tho Dinlonatic CORPS were prominent at the hlns 5
riobt hand in all their glory of gold lace ana court
COSTUMES. near them were the Swedish Ministry
in tbcir finery and upon the same platform at
tho loft sat the special delegates Of for
,ion Governments and learned bodies. many OF
them ycritable Orientas, PersianS, Turks. Moor''
ArmcnianS and what not, in cloth OF gold OF
biolIv cclorcd costumes. The King and Crown
Prince as was appropriate, outshonc all others
in the glory Of their apparel the Nlng IN
handsome Admiral uniform Of dark blue Faced
with Whit. and wearing white Gloves immense
cold epaulcttcs the hight blue sash OF the Order
of the Scraphim, and many bedmmonded derora-
tions. while the Prince was attrcd as General.
The impression which the King made rs his
IrciI-sbouldcrtd aai erect form " IS soon enter
inc rho door WA, very fin. OF coulSc we all
rose as he came in, bowling TO the right and lett
and after he had shaken hands with most oil
the delegates ne read in a commanding tone ms
address of welcome. written and pronounced IN
unpXccptonablc French.
The King has the robust manner Of a solid
orator. and his language was eloquent and stirring
as he babe his guests welcome 10 Tn" Northern
realms whose past history so rich in aSsocla-
tions. He regretted his inability 10 vie with
the lavish generosity of ancient monarchS OF the
East I'VE have had no cause TO complain, but
offered hospitality more simple, more sober
in its phrases After this address Baron Ehren-
helm, Chancellor of the Swedish Universities and
president of the Congress, took the word ana
gave his welcome 10 the Orentalists III whose
researches he expressed great interest, though
the Scandinavian people had but remote relation
IA these studies After his short and suitable
speech Count Landbcrg, the secretary, favored
Ms with "A long and fiowcry allocution, which
bad many Oriental not to say tropical, features
His IlghncSs has monumental muStacheN ana an
immense amount of manner, and IS the most
conspicuous personality in the gathering. during
the reading OF the discourse he announced tho
award Of the medals given by King Oscar for
puDlIctllODS winch law fbHAIlpuONN ~ VIZ
progress of Semitic studies, TO Theodore Noldeie,
of Strassburg whose health did not permit his
attendance and Iqnaz Goldziher. of Hungary.
The latter advanced and received his prize from
the King. after the wcl-lnown manner of public
school commandments About two more hours
we're used up in speeches from the different dele
gates, which l should hardly be thanked for re-
porting in full The most honored person among
the guests ceremonially speaking, who has had
precedence in all formal affairs, is MohSin Khan,
the Srlll's Ambassador to COnstantinOpe, and he
was the first 10 reply, reading his address in
Persian from manuscript lie wore black icl,
Il broad green sash, and a costume displaying the
most extraordinary amount OF establishment IN
the way of gold embroidery The h.ns was
manifcstly bored during the reading but nude "
reply in French, in his fine military tones co!h-
plimcnting Persia in general and lis envoy ~
particular The much embroidered and seine
tered Turkish and Egyptian rep cscEtatlYeN thtn
read their addresses 10 which Count lAndbers
replied in sounding Arabic ~ some length, u
be followed by " dear old7 Dilman, OF Berlin, "a
whi,c-haired scholar in professors robes, wearing
a blue ribbon al his neck
Then Max Muller one Of the few who
spoke without notes, rose to represent England
Under his Oxford gown lie wore "a green-cnr
broidcred court suit, and aS he spoke lac swayeo
his short figure back and forth with delight
fully magiserial air. and his concise address Wa
one of the best OF the morning. Despite all my
! loyalty 10 the great name Of Whitney and h,
is a tower Of strength in lndo-ELropean philoogy-
cannot help finding Max Muller one Of the mUs
! attractive representatives. Of modern culture. i
| is true that Inc has too much attempted the pro
! fesson vi the Omnc sciDiic ana l must confess
| that his paper at Tie public session roamed owe
! gcncIaIltcs in schoOiboy fashion, yet his sWec
and refined face and scholarly manner carry every
! thing before them. After him came Count Gu
bernutIs. Of Florence, who gave sounding speccl
! IN Italian, which bad the sOnOlOus clOquenCc o
/ Ciceronian Latin The King Frightened up
! smiled. and nodded assent, and great applause
! followed. As was natural, Count LIndberg re
pied this time in Italian. After many other
had spoken, We treated 10 the ieryld rhetoric
Of Jilguuii JamShculi AlodI the lalsee ngh-prlcs