New-York tribune., 1891-08-30

evening paper. The Swiss returning to MS
hearthstone indusiously whites as he sauners along
at Thorvaldsen ion-intended for scarf PIN nav
ING dined the American spends the evening In proht
able conversation or In reading, or refiecuon' or III
outlining q new scheme OF ponucal reIorh,' VI -.
draw poker The post-prandial recreaton OF 'io o"'
Is the carving of wooden napkin rngs' iahs, .n'iin
pacne coolers bathtubs, candlestcks, Douuee hoeiS
Jewel cases. card receivers, mantle ornancn's ceS.
protectors snuff boxes. fire escapes, prooches' onu
cages diving bells tea caddies, sleeve buttons,
watch noo,es pocket compasses, dolls, Efel lowers
hall racks canoes. hen coops. book coVers' io'o
warmers hair brushes, telescopes, opera gas'e' n"e
poles PLAQUES ironing boards, pocketoooKs'
bellows screens vases, glovestretchers' ooo"aoh''
hand mirrors, bread trays, match safes, pan 'iuo'
tennis racquets, canes fishing rods. inkstands uos
collars cradles churns head rests, windmills door
knockers, cecream freezers, picture frames' salaa
spoons pocket TASKS and several other aI1cleS uscu
or ornamental, all Of which carry more OF ieSS e
ing1 likeness Of Thorwaldsen's lion
Methnks / hear them cheerily singing as 'nes "''A
Carving the lion by night and by day,
Our business Is carving him, SO Is our play
We carve him. and carve him, while shineth the sum-
And then all tie evening we carve him for fun
We start every morning o carving MS heao,
And his toll have carved ere We HE US 70 Dea'
Chorus-Caryinq the lion by night and by day,
Our business is carving him, so IS our play
vor nossthlv some OF the things which have hastily
placed on the foregoing list have never been caf'eu
in wood and know not the famous king OF the King Oh
beasts to which reference has been made but c"i
hardly believe so as recall those Lucerne shop WIN
do,vs For Il did seem as If pretty much everything
Of every sort was there-a in wood and all onlzed'
on second thought however. withdraw the Oa'h'uo
and substitute step-adder.
Switzerland kept open house last week ana hela
high tubllee Well might she do so, since II was gwen
her then to mark her G00th anniversary "tp circum
stances of great mercy" DR.. Holmes In his stoy Oh
the rise and fall of the onehoss shay, remarks tat
Little of all we value here .,-.s.A vo.r
Wakes on the of its hnndfeotn year
without both feeling and looking queer
switzerland woke the morn Of the 6ooth year. ana
nsead Of feeling at all queer felt oetter anu iooAou
better than she ever felt or looked before AT numerous
nonts -roughou the stach little republic there were
annropriate celebrations s-llluminatons, fireworks
speeches poems, music parades the boom OF cannon.
banauets bon-fres on the mountain peaks and whet
not. 1t was reserved for Schwyz, however, to give
TO the anniversary feeling fullest and httest expre
sion. And rightly so. 1t was IN schwyz, In 1921.
that the League of Perpetqai Alliance" was torneS
are enshrined In every swiss heart took the oath OF
unreienung hostility 10 tyranny The most precious
own Declaration OF Independence In significance the
declaration OF confederation Of the Cantons OF scnwya
q the Magma Charter of the Eldenossenserafi Is
retained by schwyz in her hne old RathhauS: 1 ontS
6aeDETDo d9e EpfS the one Which gave il distinctive and
irresistible charm was the historic play. ran up
from Weesen to witness 1t and was abnndanty repaid
the crucial events Of Swiss history vivdly ana most
scet s Stage bsng se ss Tsa Gently W p
meadow Here were seats for 5000 persons ana gocl
dng tSan qT made tho a roof the
auditorium, while rows OF pear trees answered very
wen for side Sa. % nSab e P%a f MO
Of them lay the snow gstcnlng In the sun od more ore
SaVe been SS chosen The stage was @ noble
tions-in the closing scene some 200 persons o were
two parts and rich looking as Cashmere shawl,
was stamped with antique figures and had for ts centre
dramatic performance in the accepted sense Of the
term. II wns rather series Of dramatic shetches
none. but all depicting phases Of the same inspiring
theme-the trials and ufumphs OF SWit1erland-u
effect produced upon the audience o homogeneous
one reproduce from the programme sketcn OF
the play:
Proloqe-LIberty shows three Helvetian families
lager (hnntsmen Fischer (shermenl and Hirten (shep
herds about 200 b. Che shores OF the lake OF the four
cantons as their future home.
First seene-The Of the three cantons on August
1 12o1 at SchwyZ beneath the portals OF the church
Second scene-Rurn OF the conque,or from Morgarten,
November h 1915 joyous greeting by the people at Brun-
nen description OF the battle renewal Of the oath OF al
legiance
Third scene-Murten, 1476; camp life flight OF tho
Rureundians victory Of tho Confederates.
Four. scene-The day at S0nz, December 1881; quar-
res between townfok and pcasanty Nicolaus Won der
Flue.
Fifth scene-Pestaozz at stanz September 179S; acop'
ton OF the orphans after the Terrible Day"
Last scene-The Fete OF the Confederates at Schwyz
August l. 1891 assembly OF all the various groups and OF
the people Of modern times round Mother ueiveta
The spectacle was slngulariy attractive. There Is
something about an open-air play given upon perfect
summer cay in the faircst meadow OF l0vey village
which strongly appeals to the average person what
ever may be the merits Of the performance. But In
this instance the players. with scarcely an exception
acquitted themselves admirably. Perhaps they Were
all born actors On perhaps they simply rose to the
CccasiOn acting bettr than they know by reason OF
their ardent patriotism At all events, from the
moment the curtain first upon the SWas OF
legendary times dressed Ia skins and brandishina
great clubs until 1t fell upon Ile magnificent and
Varied pageant Of the swiss of 1901 the play moved
forward a. smoothly though the company were
made up Of veteran professionals. W. H. Nee.
ALFONSO XIII AND HIS LITTLE WAYS.