New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13
being given, will be on view neXt season ~ ;" '
of the picture galleries H. W. ~
FREDENSBORG.
THE FAMOUS FAMILY MEETING-PLACE OF
ROYALTY.
Copenhagen, August %.


ROYALTY.
Copenhagen, August "a
,,,,.l,orr where the children Of the royal
Gill, 81 Denmark meet every year for their
,ocation from cares of State and the demands OF
sociotv is loss a castle than a large chateau. IL
4 a comnaratively modern structure, dating from
tbe Nrst half of the last century, and strongly
suggests both in it's situation and IN the style
of It's architecture, beautiful Versailles The VII
lave of Fredensborg is pretty little place ABOUT
six leagues-One hours journey by rall-irom the
capital The population is four thousand IL Is
rauidlv becoming the favorite summer home OF the
Danish aristocncy, the great attraotlon OF course
being the presence of royalty in the nelghOoF-
hood.
The chateau is built on wooded hill, at the
foot of which lie the rather melancholy waters
of Lake Esrom. On the other side of the lake
is the forest of Grbskov, where the Car ana
his brotber-in-law, Prince Wademar. spend con-
siderable time in shooting The park surrounding
the chateau was planned by the celebrated French
landscape gardener Jardin, and is in the style
of the eighteenth century, with allcgorical mar
hles monuments and fountains There Is an
immense terrace in front of the house, from which
is obtained one Of the finest views in the world
Directly above and overlooking the French
Terrace" as it is known, are the apartments Oh
the Gar and Czarna. Entering the chateau one
passes through large ante-chamber into the 1iiosV
imposing room IN the house. which is not room
az all. but great hall with ceiling eighty-tnreo
feet high The walls and doors are Of Florentdhe
marble From the ceiling hangs magnificent
mster brought from Paris by the Queen. gal
lerv with carved balustrade extends entirety
around the rcom The walls were painted Dy
the best Danish artists with scenes from 'he
Trojan War In this room are served the court
dinners.
The chateau contains about four hundred rooms,
beautifully decorated, most of them Win pictures
from Greek mythology. The room opening OH
the sunny garden of Havesal is the favorne resoIV
of the royal family. The ceiling is ornameh'Fu
with great picture of DANA, the patron OF ICE
mark, imploring the protection Of jupiter VINO
sits eptbroned among the other gods and god
desses on Olympus From the windows there Is
a fine view of the park and gardens, including
the famous avenue Of lme-trees, called the
avenue of sighs," for its melancholy aspect. Inc
windoy-papes are scratched over with names ana
observations of the various members Of the family
In this room the most informal gatherings are
held: tea is served and the Queen of Denmark
who is an ardent musician, plays duets on the
piano with her daughters, the Princess OF wares
and the Empress Of Russia.
Large as Fredensborg is it is more than crowded
when all the fifty children and grandchildren
| have arrived with their suites The Gar ana
Czarina of All the Russias have an apartment
of three rooms and small ante-chamber Inc
salon is also the Cars study. 1t Is furnished
in walnut, with hangngs Of green SILK Ihere
| are a number Of very fine old Dutch pictures Oh
the walls Near one window stands The modtsD
Wviting-iable of the Gar. Opposite hangs u
! portrait in oil of Catherine ii Of Russia. FROM
the window the Gar has such view OF PARK,
terrace and lake that without much trouble he
might foncy himself in France. The Car is
said TO be a hard worker, often sitting at his
desk until or 4 o'clock in the morning, even
while at Fredensborg Twice week he receives
couriers from the Department of State in Russia
The salon contains an extensive library, in
| Guiding all the favorite books of the Car and
| Czarina Most of them are French: Ioia, DE
Maupassant, Cherbuliez, Andre Theuriet; few
| ENGLISH noyels-all Of ScOtt's-and some Daulsh
works The Gar has great fOndness for French
newspapers, and files Of them are always kept
near him.
| The apartments Of the Princess Of Wales and
her children are furnished in Empire style; those
Of the royal family of Greece i'll Louis AVl, etc
The finest suite is that Of the Queen of Denmark
! Her boudoir is especially luXurious it Is Tx
fnvorite morning room of the older members
OF the family particularly the Princess Of Wales
Queen Olga of Greece, the Czarina and the Duchess
| of Cumberland. The Queen of Denmark Is
remarkably amiable and intelligent woman, ano
is much loved by her children.
Another much-fpquented place is the pavilion II
the park, about fifteen minutes walk from th'
Chateau. This pavilion was gift to King Chil,uaI
| from the Gar, by whom II was originally pun
! for the Exposition at Copenhagen III 1888. AHe
the Exposition closed the Gar had 1t tranSlerre'
| 10 Fredensborg 1t is made Of wood and eX
! ouisitely carved The interior is a bewiidermen
! of unheard-of luxury, especially the tea-rOom
| which is furnished in old Russian style. The wall
are covered with inscriptions in Russian, anu o.
the table is q tea service with a samoVar OF SON
| cold When the weather permits OF walking IL ]
customary to serve O'Clock tea in the pavilion.
I'm spite of the rain which fell in torrents IN
crowd that assembled TO greet the Royal Russia
Yacht the Polar Star, was as large this yea
as usual. The Queen of Denmark, The PrlnceS
of Wales the Princess Royal Of Denmark, Tn
Danish Ministers, the Diplomatic Corps, and a.
the digpitaries of the court were present az th
0uav The Gar the uniform Of the DAMS
ROYAL Guards, and the Kings Of Denmark an
| Of Greece wore Russian uniforms. The Gar SCENE
|, in unusually high spirits he probably enjoys "a
short soourn at Fredensborg, more than any on
else: il is the only relaxation he has. In
Czarevitch appears To be in excellent health,
slight scar on his forehead being the only remain
inc evidence Of his adventure in Japan. Inc royf
visitors were enthusiastically welcomed by IN
ponulace especially numerous were the CZ0r 5 az
mirers. and the Russian flag formed a very COZ
spicuous part of the decorations