New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
KING OSCAR OF SWEDEN.
HE VISITS THE LAND OF HIS ANCESTORS.
THE BERNADoTTE FAMILY-FRICTIoN BETWEEN
NORWAY AND swEDEN-DIFFIcuLTlEs
WHICH SURROUND THE KING.

WHICH SURROUND THE KING.
Paris May 49,
The King Of Sweden arrived here to-day from the
Riviera. whittier he went three weeks ago to escape
a sudden relapse OF a Swedish spring into the most
rigorous winter weather lie was favored at cannes
and Nice with unusually warm weather but thousnt
he could not get enough Of sunshine. the polar cold
Of Stockholm having gotten into the marrow OF MS
bones. He looks well. however and Keeps MS
erect carriage About fifty OF his subjects VINO are
settled here awaited him at the Pdris-lyons ran
way terminus There a large proportion OF
Norwegians who did not show their democratic
feelings In their manner OF greeting HIM The Nor
wegians regard royalty pretty much as the English
Dissenters regard the Episcopal Church-that ls To
say, with sour repugnance. In general they even
take Ill the charmingy courteous manners OF the
King which strike them "lnsincere. preierrlhs
those OF the Queen, who Is a woman or an earnest
but somewhat melancholy disposition. She Is deeply
religious and OF the most estimable women OF
the royal caste in Europe. The King inherts MS
amiable courteousness from his great -granhmother'
the Empress Josephine. and also from his grand
father, Bernadotte. who was kindly bland ana oDhg-
ing His Maiesty's brother. King Charles. was not
less seductive or truly kindly. King oscar Is over
sixty, but certainly does not look II. IL has oeeh
well said Of his very expressive and intelligent eyes
that they are black az night and bright as day
should say that he Is over SIX feet In height and has
yet no sign Of stoop the neck. The features are
finely formed and OF the aquilIne or Roman charac-
ter. but without harshness. Painting was the ART
his late brother most cultivated. Music Is the taNor
ite one Of King Oscar who had delightful tenor
voice AMI was fond OF singing az concerts given
by his lady friends at their houses. He has what
would have been called In the time Of Addison
pretty talent for writing verses. and as prose
writer deserves 70 stand perhaps highest among the
royal authors OF the time.
Travelling Incosnito he was not received by the
n. ,t,t,u
functonary called on him directly he aghted AT
the Hotel Castlgone which. not being In the habit
OF taking In royal pcrsoales 4 not 50 extravagant
~ dear the Hotel Bristol. The King. after vist-
Ing the T.uvcnhurg and Ciuny, called on NJ. Carnot
early in the day. Notwithstanding his incognito' ne
was received with royal honors "a his carriage en-
tered the COURTYARD OF the Elysee. The same mill
iary compliment paid as he left 1t. The visit
lasted abou, twenty minutes and the King ana NJ
Carnot were during rs course alone together. UNTIL
when they were about 10 part. they passed INTO
second room whore the officers Of the Presidential
household presented 10 Oscar. and the swedish
gentlemen in Hls Maj"s,y' following to VI. Carnot
The yist was at once returned. according 10 the
etquette - the protocol The name OF Oscar was
borne by the second King OF the Iernadotte dynasty
His mother was in love as "A young girl with Ma
poleon. whom she refused. 4 few years
later he had risen I'm the world. and she was stu
IN love with him. But he had become enamoured OF
Josephine. ana WbNll U't H7NfH ~ "'' ''''''''
Josephs recommendation to marry Mile. Desiree
Clary Her eldest sister was Josephs wife Desiree
then married Bernadotte. who was singularly
handsome Bfrnssc. hut she was never - be con-
solcl for having missed Imperial crown. She
was short. pretty. plump animated MarseiIIah'e
AMI not ~ all dlstlngufe. Fine clothes were her
craze and she Thought she never could have enough
~ them. Three hundred scarcely worn dresses were
.old after her death as belonging 10 her wardrobe
She could not be- got return to Sweden after she
returned thence IN ISIS until Just before she died.
good many years after Stockholm was not Paris
The endless day - the boreal summer tormented
her md she was afraid - being drowned IN crossing
the Belts or the Baltic. D"siree de'estei Josephine
for cutting her out and could not endure the idea
u her eldest son being married % the Empress's
granddaughter. who was the daughter OF Eugene
H.auharnais. Bernadotte wanted % call their first
born after Napoleon but the outsppken little wife
would not hear of Il. AMI thinking herself romantic
and being an admrer ~ a French translation or
McPherson's translation u Osslan's poems. had the
boy christenei oscar. which is now almost dynas-
tic name.
King oscar les on no bod Of roses during hia six
weeks - obligatory residence In Norway. which has
never gotten over rs resentment az having been
allotted hy Europe 70 live unler the crown Of
Swcl.n !, had prevl usly lived for more than four
hundred years under the crown OF Denmark. and
bv no means IN either freedom prosperity. short
OF entire separation. a larger need Of home rule
could not be- granted - that state. Il has not only
all The rights 81 a state - the American tnlon bu'
more. Norway has her own army. which IS com
manlcl by generals nameI by Minis RS responsive
cross In uniform the Norwegian frontier "i'h0ut
ne leave OF The War Minister AT christan'a me
financial and customs administration OF the sister
countries are entirely different There i ony one
department. In which there Is administrative fusion
c am AMI F"f@vn M,nis.er Their foreign trade
g.. OH tor AZ tT
their merchant navy FAR AMI away greater, though
the population Of Norway ls greaty INFERIOR III
lively people who In summer huiirr about IN tne
Ike Joyous insects. thinking on'y oil p'r,sure
parties concerts. dances gnl other amusenentS
They took their tone from Fran, VIZ wnisn
country they Tre e rom m r tT1n 0' ,Sr e.tb
OF C;us,avus Adoiphu~ their kings We're the pen
soar Of 5 n GSp , Of DR. % s@ed ss
sllor 70 the Cour; Of Louis XVI and husband OF
OF Independence 70 was alOwed-the French treasury
h.lng ihen embarrasseI-,o fail into arrears The
Doiicv Of Franc was TO stand well with Turkey.
and by degrees obtain. through treaty ARRANGEMENTS
YIN hst ~ h sFy yhi s sMs %g was held by the
pension granted 20 her kings and 10y endless priDeS
s an ,,Iy In reserve against Russia for the benefit
Of he sultan should the Russians attack him.
Sg,ln H the House Of Austria The swede4 were
meyer conquered In their own country Flh,dhd ~
c,r,.eD b. any foreign race. ana never reduced %
s.rflom one sees This In their erect easy car
rlage and fearless air. II they are not Of frank
speech II because they are extremely porte anu
on.v ike - say agreeable things TO each other
Their dynastles never OF long duration. I'm
the exception OF that OF Nasa which was native,
they were recruited from Meck.enburg, BaNarian,
IIolsfnln and French families. The actual dynasty
has been successful in preserving me popularity uat
H.rnalo,fe won from thu first. l. Is not gen"rG.y
known THAI It was the kaiiiness with which. "a n
marshal Of Napoleon. he ruled HAMBURG mar rec
ommendel him favOrahly to the Swe1es when they
resolved 10 get rid Of Gustavus " and elect new
king They chose an Od bachelor uncle OF Gus
fovIs VINO was known 20 be supposltluous child,
10 reign In his stead AMI arranged TIA, ms new
Sovereign was 10 adopt BernadOtte. to whom II was
arranged the title Of Prince Royal was 70 be given
lie had succeeded IN the government OF Hamburg
~ .he r1psclois Marshal Davousi. a Lyonese He
brew I'm whom the love OF his family was pushed
a. FAR as to be a vice He was always thinking
nest AZ the cost Of that city and OF rs inhabitants
Alter this beast Of prey in human form. Berna-
do,,e seemed an angel OF light and goodness He
- u1s sid 10 be OF jewish famny at Pau.