The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-17
The King and Queen of Denmark Are Experts in the
Matter of Matchmaking and in This
They Are Rivals OF Cupid
les MADE BY THEM AND THEIR LATEST ACHIEVEMENT
Mating Kings Queens Is Their Pet Pasmehe Happy
Life Queen Louise, the Intellectual
of Danish Royal House, De.
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ments was to STAND in the center of big
crowd of these princes and princesses and
/ invite them all to jump on him and try
| to force him TO the ground. The play
was pretty rough at times, AS his numer-
Gus relatives were not overawed by his
| great title, but the harder they thu.nped
him aud Knocked him about the IN ore he
| enjoyed 1t.
| These visits were invariably made at
the ninG's country home, Fredensbore,
! twenty-five NIL from Copenha en-.
| Freden borg means Castle OF Peace, ~
! and il is here that all the great .hatri-
| monial alianc haze heen arranged. 1t
IS near ElSinore, place halowed by
! memories of the Inflated Hamlet. 1t was
built in 1929 by Frederick ". of Den
| mark.
The central portion of the ed ifice is
higher than the wings, and contains the
famous dome hall. Insre are two wings
whicn on the one side look out on the
spacious court yard. and on the other
face the park. King Christians apart
ments are In the center, t. this left of the
hall, and they look out on the marble
garden. His study, a delightful room,
contains n vast coll ction OF photogra pas
of all sizes OF the mem bers OF the royal
family. The library, which contains
several thousands of books, adjoins the
kings apartments, and portion of his
majesty's political correspondence is
kept in it. The queens apartments are
next, and they have superoiy painted
ceilings. and portraits of SCandi svian
beauties of the last century are let into
the oak paneling. The red drawing room
is fur0ished in the rocco styls, and next
10 it is the morning room. which is iur-
nished in the LOUIS XIV. style and con-
tains two grand pianos. upon VIII lch the
queen and her daughters play every day.
This IS the favorite sitting room of the
royal family, and the floral arrangements
are always very pretty.
The corresponding apartments on the
opposite side are generally occupied by
the princess of Wales and her daughters.
! The sitting room is furnished entirely
with walnut and splendid giied orna-
ments, and next to it is the Chinese sa-
loon, which IS decorated and furnished
entirely in the Chinese style. The dow
ager empress of Russia has "A suit of six
rooms facing the park. The sitting room
is furnished IN white, with Light blue
silk coverings, and the most prominent
bect on the walls Is a large portrait OF
the EN- press Catherine. The study con
tains only huge bureau, a writing ia ole
and four chairs.
The royal party dine every night in the
dome ball at : O'clock, ana dinner is the
only meal at which all meet. There are
$50 rooms In the sohloss. The crown
prince and crown princess reside at q
villa on the grounds, which is known as
the Marshall house. Fredensborg is dec
GRATED in curious. homely, old fashioned
style: but all the rooms occupied by the
royalties are most comfortable, as the
house was, to a considerable extent, re-
furnished ABOUT seven years ago.
The gardens and the vast PARK, which
slopes tn the Esrom So, are the great at
fractions OF Freuensbory. The lime ave-
nues are unsurpassable in Europe, and so
are the beeChes IN the park aud in the
n ar nj ri m ha nf GIf of
the lake. The old-fashioned gardens are
br ght with flowers and musica! with
fountains. One section is known as the
marble garden, and contain mum Der
of quaint statues, columns, temples and
seats, all of pure marble. The contrast
between the white sta.uary and the deep
green OF the turf and the trees is very
striking. The park and the forest which
surround il swarm with deer, which troop
among the ferny solitudes uner the shade
OF gigantic trees.
Queen Louise is the intellectual giant Of
the Danish royal house, and she is in
every way remarkable woman. she
has renamed young i n visage and form,
althouzh her hair is now sprinkled with
gray. Well stricken in gears, she looks at
least fifteen years younger than she is.
Queen Louise has an exceptionally
brish, and quick intelligence, unusual
power OF judgment highly gifted nature
and heart OF gold. Her graciousness OF
manner, her kindly LOOK, win the hearts
of ali those who come in contact with
her. Her education, her mental gifts.
would have justified her in taking an ac-
tive part in public affairs, nut she has
perferrod TO keep herself in the back
ground, and has claimed instead to rule
with all liberty in her royal nome. That
the Danish royal family is united, that
the Danish court is the stock instance of
the power OF domestic virtue in politics,
that no royal house has made for its