The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-17

odd things an used in those days. We
we're very much interested in these. While
It rained on us some here to-day and was
quite cool we enjoyed the day.
Tuesday, July 18th, a little rainy and
cool. All our winter clothing still on, but
pleasant. We visit the stores, make some
little purchases, and here we leave the
Cook party to travel by ourselves. We
joined the Cook party, q party of
travelling under the guidance Of
Thomas Cook Il Sons, who are underworld
known, are makers up Of tourist parties.
We Joined them at Copenhagen. in Dem
marx, on June 18th, and leave them July
18th, entirely satisfied with Cool and his
OF course. Messrs. Cook q Sons
are In the business to make money. This
they do by giving those Who our With
you pay them. We would o advise any
one who wishes to travel with any
party or q Cooks tours, especially,
II one has any self-confdence. We, there
fore, buy our tickets to Stockholm, will
again Independent and alone. We
and . our three steamer trunk. from
the hotel down to the station. The trunks
Tor luggage a. It 10 called here) are taken
the stations In all these foreign couu-
tries In ANAL hand wagons pushed by .
man. We check our luggage-trunks.
They are all weighed; pay sl.oo, or 3 iroo'
cd IS pounds for luggage. and o we are
ushered into our sleeper, aud the most
sleeper we were ever In. The
in the sleeper are crosswise OF the
car and large and roomy, and with Gliding
doors u close and lock, and each and eve
~ compartment or room can be made en-
tireiy private or disconnected, or you can
connect any two. For Q ride OF SIS kilom-
eters (380 miles) frOm 4:AO in the afternoon
to $40 the next morning b sleeping car
fare was only 8 kroners each, or t1.36 each.
The railroad track was Q smooth, we'll bal
lasted one,and we never had . more pleas
train men were extremely polite and at
t~entive, and At 8:45 we partook of . hne
supper for 1 kroner 80 ore go centsl at
lotteuborg. Here We pass out of Nor.
way over into Sweden, and b custom Of
1acsrs call on US, but only 60 through .
sort of form OF examination Of our lug
gage. We soon retire for the night, AID
q $50 We are In Stock holm, the Capital
OF Sweden. We here dnd an agent who
disburses checks with numbers on; We
get one, and after finding our cab with
number We get In and are
soon At the Grand Hotel In ne "vsnice q
the North" Is this city 10 tntsrspetsed
with water ways or cAnala all through 1t,
with little steam launches to convey you
about from place to place or across, only 3
ore (less than one cent? IL charged. We
iand this hotel 10 grand In looks ~ we'll -
name. We have two large comfortable
roums here which costs ~ II kronsrs, or
down to breakfast and order It. Amongst
1t wac Q large dish of nice, large sweet
and cream. An order tor
three was more than VI could eat, aad
after an elegant breakfast, only costing VI
for three, s kroner, or l1.S6. We are soon
.re a. - ~ k~~.fHr1 olfv for II Il Nop.
tainly . moot beautiful city. We take .
walk nrst and admire the stores, beautiful
and attractive show windows, and 60 In
storss, and after lunch ~ 2 p. m. We
&c. into . carriage, but drst secure . good
and competent guide, who speaks Eng.
lish. He costs I kroner "a csnts IN hour
the carriage, I kroner 50 ore 10 cents 90
hour and Ws put In four hours seeing the
city. W. nrst drive 70 . lift (high sleva.
tori and w 70 up very high Whsrs VI cau
overlook the city. THIS costs ~ only a
ore N cents) and then past many historic
~buildings, churches, berracks, etc, to the
Park Where many Wild animals, birds, etc.,
a.: are seq: s;.s sed pest %.ny ~ re sssI.si::
glasses live In flats instead residsnces. We
get back to our hotel at 9 P. m, ready 70
enjoy our table d'hote and retire early TO
rest. We are up 1t $50 for breakfast. On
nsst course, large strawberries, etc., and
out again. Our guide being sneagcd We
good fellow, august Lundevist," Knows
che city we'll and we are fortunate 10 get
ting him. We 20 across the street just In
front Of our hotel and take one Of the
small steam launches, Of which there are
hundreds plying In all directions and cross
the water way some $50 yards and
come to the Royal Palace, an old dingy.
looking building built Of stone, the wallis
Of which are some I've feet thick. the bull.
ding about 400 feet by $50 feet square, In
the center OF which 10 . hollow square or
court yard. This building was built In
the year 1857, and its outside old APPEAR
ance Indicates 1t. We pas tnsids and a.
when occupied by the Royal Families, are
all elegantly carpeted. We are met ct the
door BY one of the attendants who shows
us In, and We are soon daxxled and stand
In wonder and admiration Of the elegance
We zee We thought We had seen many
elegant and beautiful things in our trav-
els but We have never seen anything TO
equal what w saw here. First, the bard
wood floors which are covered BY elegant
carpets when the King and family are Of
home, but nov taken up for the summer
These noors were put down when the pal
ace was built and show their age by their
being Wor considerably, and put down
BY wooden pegs, but all smooth and els-
gantly done. The door facings, window
facinRs and carving all around on them ID
Of the most artistic designs. The ceilings
are painted In large figures and pictures
representing many historic things, and
: :..ss.rx s y" p'e SsiI;.s are gIsc'c LII: :iss: .9s
finished In goblin tapestry rspresenttng
large pictures. The figures OF the people
they represent look life-like and show the
artistic work Of the needle, and he de-
signs are o artistic ~ the work. Many
historical things are represented In thess
20x40 feet 70 larger, and some few smaller,
and shoWs the time and patience Of thoss
Who exscptsd them, and between These
pictured wells Of this goblin tapestry wers
the silk tapestry 70 correspond with the
curtains and upholstery OF the furnttuTe,
each DOE being Of sn entirely different
color 70 the other. Que room being furn-
instead Of the chairs, tables. ETC., being Of
wood they were ell made OF Dresden Chi
No. The mautels, the mirrors, ETC., wers
trained 10 Dresden China. The candsibraa
were OF the came elegant and costly goods
The counsel or cabinet room where his
In a. he counssls with his cabinet was Of
the most elegant design. Walls and CELL
ings were beyond any description ] can
give you. ] sat down in his chair, but
could not imagine it any more pleasant
than others. The ball wa superbly
elegant with its aitsso large and bsauti-
full crystal chandelier, and - many more
of equal beauty OF the sides. The walls
Of this room were of elegant goblin tapes-
try, the same - the others, but OF course,
different dssigns, and the Ceilings wers
elegantly painted, aHd marble statuary In.
tsrmlngled therein. The floor was Of hard
wood and OF elegant design. In this room
the attendant turned on the electric light
IN ~ Of the crystal chandeliers and II
showed rs how beautiful and gorgeous
they were. The metal used around them
was gold, and kept as bright - bright
could DO. The ceilings We're oval shaped
sua nsatly onishsa.
The Queens apartment wal Of heavy
gold gilt aud dark blue satin. Her bed
bad . high canopy over 1t, with the
same gold gilt snd blue satin. On the TO-
sids OF her bed end banging on the wall
! H.i . ! cysn her ~ y , : large - n1i ~! etc 81 Sh ia
. Handsome motto close BY worked in
gold, bQod We Love-" which shows she
thinks OF . 9randsr and Mors gorgeops
pelsce b can occupy than her's here.
Tbs elegant iplald tables and very many
costly brio . brao, much Qithis inlsid with
smsrslds, etc. Many beautiful aaa els.
giant Preseate from all over the world are
to be seen. The elegant Dresden China
csptivstsd my vile as we'll - the Servo
China dishes. In tact, other things too
us. The Prince and Princess occupy the
same palace and have their rOoms hare.
We saw them all, q all are on the same
grand and gorgeous scale. We were here
two hours aud could have spent . great
deal more time, but we must pass on to
other sights. We 60 from the Palace over
TO the Rlddarholms- Kyrka (church) that