Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-07-21

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favorites. In n corner of the handsome
and characteristic Danish pavilion stands
q statue of Hans Christian Andersen, and
back of 1t is the room in which he lived
and did his work, with many relics of the
great author. When the children come to
the fair do not forget to take them to see
the articles which breathe the simple, low
ing nature of the author of the fairy tales.
Here is a pile of manuscript containing
several Of those wonderful tales, the au-
thor's library, his writing table, his hat,
his cigarette case, manyautogrsph letters,
a hundred photographs of him, the curious
old stove at which he used to warm him
self during the long winter evenings, his
spectacles, a lock of his hair, the window
and chair at which he used to sit and
look out over the shipping, rude attempts
Of his to make drawings which almost any
childin our public schools can excel.
In the opposite corner is q model of the
Thorvaldsen museum in Copenhagen,
which contains not only the tomb
OF the great Danish sculptor but q
collection of his works. Thatman left his
mark on the art efforts of his country, il
ever man did. To him can be traced to
this day an inspiration and a style which
runs all through Danish endeavor in the
field of fine arts. He had his pupils by the
score, some of whom still survive.
Denmark clearly excels all other nations
In two important arts-as silversmiths
and as makers of fine terra cottas. AS you
enter the main door Of the pavilion pause
for a look at the silver equestrian statue of
King Christian, whose daughters sit on
half the thrones of Europe. It is a small
figure, and to see the beauty of its mould.
Ing you need a magnifying glass. With
this you can see that every sinew and vein
OF the animal stand u plainly but not
~obtrusely, that not even the finest detail
is lacking to make it q work of the highest
art. Yet not O tool touched its exterior
1t is hammered from the other side. For
thirty days the horse, King Christians ia.
vorite charger. posed for the artist who
fashioned this marvellous piece of silver,
If the piece pleases your fancy, as we'll it
may, you may buy it with a check for
$500.
Near by Is a glorious shield in silver,
bearing on its face a series of illustrations
from the history Of Valdemar, the COZ.
queror. Here again beg the loan of a mag
nifying glass from the polite Mr.. Henning-
son who is in charge, and note the perfect
dellneation OF each of the hundreds of
figures, the perspective contained in the
battlefield, how one man seems a stones
throw nearer you than another, though
the relief IL but an eighth of an inch. All
this marvellous delineation Of figure and
scene was produced by enclosing. Tho
price of the shield is s15 900.
1t would take more space than I have at
command to mention, even q quarter of
the beautiful things which the Danes
have to show in silver or in silver and
gold, o. solid gold. Here is a toilet set,
fashioned after an antique set once used
by the old Danish kings, and worth 81, 600.
Here is an armlet in solid gold, COPY OF
other antiques in the Copenhagen mus
cum, and reproductions of the trinkets
which in the old days formed the articles
OF exchange among the Inhabitants. Then
the poor people had armlets of brass OF
bronze, the well-to-do of silver and the
rich Of solid gold. Here is a copy of an
old hunting dagger. The original was Of
gold, and weighed six pounds. There are
golden hunting horns from the sixth cen.
fury.
Wherever n goes in this charming ex-
hibit (and l have but taken you to the en-.
trance Of it) we sec the value from the art
standpoint of living in q country with O
history. In I'LL the Danish work there il
character emanating from the era of the
early kings. 1t is pagan favored with the
holiness Of the Norsemen, and finally soft
ened and beautified by modern art. You
see the same character running through
the tewelry, the carvings, the silver work,
the light and exquisite terra cottas which
to my mind are the finest examples of the
kind to be found in the whole exposition.
Among a thousand other things to be
seen here do not overlook the matchless
embroideries of the Danish women in
which they produce s%unflowers, dandelions,
hollyhocks and daisies with their needles
and with such fidelity to nature as to sug.
gest the painters brush rather than thread
and fabric. The largest terra Gotta works
in Denmark, by the way, employing forty
artists and twice rs many workmen, are
owned by a woman; and We have many
other evidences here that in the little
north country ON is taking a proud
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