New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
LIFE IN CIRISTIANIA.
gCANDINAVIAN TRAVEL-A CAPITAL IN
WORTHY OF IT.; SETTING-NAN-
SEN AT HOME-IBSEN ON
EXHIBITION

system of easy going simplicity and common
sense. and ii is cheap. TIE express trains trun-
die along slowly and are seldom on time but the
carriages do not say from side TO side IN
swinging around curves; the passengers are not
shaken up. and there is leisure for deliberate en-
1oyrnent of scenery. There are customs lines on
tie frontiers, but baggage can he registered 10
ones destination and chalked off there without
the lifting Of a tray or the turning OF Key "A
corridor carriage IS converted into comfortable
sleopng-car at night. with two beds in each com
partmant The conductor fetchcs sheets. blan-
kcts ard pillows without extra charge. There
orr reciilar slccping-cars on the night trains TO
and from Stockholm. with additional charges;
but the only advantage Of the Swedish Pullman
over the ordinary frst-class corridor car lies In
the exclusive privilege Of a compartment wash
stard / hayr never made a more comfortable
journey than the one from Copenhagen to Goth
enburg. and thence by night train to Chris
tiania nor have ever travelled more econom-
ically \ Scandinavian journey is one Of the
least expensive Continents! tours.
A railway restaurant at meal time is one or
the characteristic scenes Of scandinavian travel
The train conductor tolcgrlphs an hour in al
vance the number Of passengers who VIII take
luncheon or dinner. When the train arrives
SOUP fish, .iuts. entries ard game are smoking
ard stcanirE At q c"Hjr. tabl" and TN" in'"h-
in!, pasScng-rs s,iZiuE plates. knives. forks ana
spoons forasr for themselves. There AZ" no
Mattresses ard everybody IS expected ~ Hhh
what h. wants and 10 retire t. "A small iahl'. re-
turning for additional supplies until his appetite
IS arpcaScd Thcr" is no conversation and niue
noise ard At tn end Of half an hour the pas
scrgcrs are again in the train. woman AT the
cashiers dcs; j. the only railway servant in the
restaurant: and there is no restriction upon for
aging At thu Swedish station Of Halmstad !
saw a hungry passenger sample everything on
the sor>inG-tabc and feather of "a most sub
stanta dinner with i've plates Of sweets, but she
paid merely tn" regular dinner f,c at the d'ak.
and dropped her ticket into the basket outside
the door as innocrEty though she had con-
su,ucd q singl, sandwich. The basketball, =
was stout man VITA u large dog held in leash.
bu, sh, passed him without sign Of nervous
ness. The cooking in Scandinavia. whether In
hotels or railway restaurants. is wholesome and
excellent The prices exceedingly moderate,
being far below tho hotel rates Of provincial
England. where ia" charges for inferior cooking
and service perhaps the most cXtortionate in
Europe.
AN UNINTEEESTTNG CAPITAL.
Lost may be- considered optimist respect
ins Scandinavia. / make haste t. assert that
Christianil Is 4 dull unintcrcs;irg capital. com
pairing most uufayorably with Copenhagen and
Stockholm. / has u dizzy royal palace. which IS
occupied for a month in The autumn 10y either
the Kin: 'r III" Cro..n Primo. and il has also q
hug BARRACKS f.r It's Legislators. an inartsuc
orc-l h.ss. arl Il university with f.~ meaere
ccicn;iac collections. hut otherwise th'r" are NJ
ia. tt-..lF N..