New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-04


These sketches of journey in Norway, Sweden
and Denmark are bright and interesting. Inc
author has had the good sense to abstain from
those dry historical summaries with which so many
travellers are prone to pad their books, even When
they are chronicling their impressions OF countries
which have been known for ages ocaiioii"|'"
was indeed, until quite recently, h'ue eAPioi0~
region, but during the past twenty years IL has
been travelled over almost as much as o"iVhernnu'
and many big books, such as Paul dc Shaiiiu s.
have been written upon its scenery, people ana
customs. Stin, there is plenty of room for an OBJ
serving tourist who confines himself to what he
has actually seen and experienced, and this is the
merit of tho present. volume. Mr.. kimbdl like
all other travellers in Norway, was surprised and
delighted BY the manners Of the people. lie
cannot sufficiently admire their courtesy, indie
pendence and truly phenomenal honesty. For
Norway is a country in which locks and bolts APP
pear to be unnecessary where one may leave his
door open day or night with perfect safety; where
theft seems to be unknown, and rudeness ana
blackguardism are conspicuous by their absence
Mr. kmbalrs journey took him first to Copen-
hagen where he the wonderful 11voil Gardens,
the model and progenitor OF oil the llVohs Which
are now scattered over the world, though accord
ing to the author none of them will bear COM
parison with the original lie says of it: " II
concert halls, gorgeous pavions, restaurants
booths for the sale of fancy articles and every con-
cejyable means Of amusement. You pay nifty ore
3about thirteen cents to enter, and are then free
10 select such entertainment as your fancy dlc-
tates From TO IL o'clock in the evening there
Ia change Of entertainment every half-hour' Inc
first evening we spent at the livoli the programme
be gan with b concert from brass band; theh lor
half an hour in beautiful concert hall IN amer
ent part Of the gardens, string orchestra OF slAy
performers PLAYED selections from one OF Bee
thoycn's symphonies; after which there was d rush
TO watch, during the next half-hour tapze
performance in the open air, followed oy Jump
ing, tumbling, and walking wire; the brass
hand gave another concert; an oTeretti IN one
act followed the audience sitting IN chairs oe-
meath the trees before the stage; then came the
second part of the orchestral concert with selec-
lions from Wagner's lannhauser. In anothrr
mart Of the garden a play at a small theatre occu-
pies the next hour and you begin TO feel that you
have received many times the worth OF the price
of admission; and yet the programme Is not eN-
hausted."
With all this the gardens are gayly illuminated;
there are toboggan slides, merry -gorounds, NINA
ture passenger steamers on small lakes; all the
usual concomtants Of the standard " dime md
seumn camera obscuraS shooting gallerleS-e%ry-
thing in short to suit the tastes OF all classes.
The garden las many restaurants, and about
these under the trees, the good Danes sit IN lam
lily groups, eat sausage, drink beer ana ENJOY inc
music in the orthodox fashion OF their German
ncighbors. Mr.. klmball visited HelSiugor, The
Elsinore of Hamlet" where they show, at the
flag battery looking seward, the alleged PLATFORM
whereon the first scene of Shakespeares tragedy
i, laid Iamlet's grave is also shown, but our
travellers faith not strong enough to accept
this site as authentic and he resolutey declined TO
drop tear over the spurious monument. lie
passed Frcdensborg. where, lie saw, every sum.
mer the most famous mOther-in-law the world has
ever known holds family gathering which com
prises nearly half The present and prospective
crowned heads, majesties and royal highnesseS OF
Europe" The King and Queen of Denmark have
settled their children very substantially, 1t must
he owned. Their eldest daughter is tie Czarlna
of Russia their second daughter is tn" Princess of
Wales and the future Queen Of Great Britain and
Empress of India; their eldest son will be KING of
Denmark, and his brother is the present King Of
GREECE
Mr. Kmball crossed Sweden by the Gotha canal,
and on the steamer he discovered another Illus
| tration of Scandinavian simplicity and integrity.
n When the dinner was finished long and narrow
account book was handed to the gentleman at the
head of the table; he entered the number OF his
stateroom and then began a mealaccount IN S"ed-
lSh, entering his dinner as one dinner, WIFI
beer, and the charge which appeared in the list of
prices for each meal This book passed to
each one at the table after every meal the keeping
of the account being left wholly to the individual
and it never seemed 10 be verified. At the end OF
the journey each one sctt led his account he had
kept it, and its correctness was not questioned
a similar method is practised at the Norwegian
and Swedish railroad restaurants, which are al.
mirably conducted, at which excellent meals are
served, with plenty of time in which 70 eat them,
and where the traveller himself makes up his ac-
count and pays what he says he owes to the pre-
siding genius. Possibly the introduction of this
primitive system in countries which claim TO pos.
sess "advaQced7 civilization might be attended
with more loss thnn appears 10 result in the
Northern regions but It must be admitted that the
custom spean sueongy for tho upnghtness Of the
PEOPLE who find IL to answer.
In Stockhom-exsctly why does not appear the
hale ubone has acquired remarkable popularity.
MIR. Kimball never saw so general an employment
of this instrument Every family seemed to hsve
one, and they are constantly in use. From Stock
holm he went to DronthciD, a railway journey
of nearly five hundred miles. Only second and
third class carriages are run on this line, but the
second class is very comfortable. An interesting
description of the railroad restaurant service Is
given: We entered "a little dining-room around
which were arrange little tables covered with
snowy linen in the centre stood large table ONT
end spread with the usual diversified collection OF
the swargasbord" at the other were piles OF
plates, knives. forks and napkins The soup is
brought in and placed on the central table; eaci
one helps himself and taking IT TO one OF the Small
tables eats at his leisure: the soup finished you
serve yourself with fish, roast meats, chicken and
vegetables. in quantity and variety as you choose
and return TO your table. The servants replenlsh
the supplies on the large table, remove soled