New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-21
,.,,. ro,tura ~ the financial administration is

,suc feature Of the financial administration Is
,ho maintenance Of a large reserve fund for UNI
-o.os,.r emergencies Every frugal Danish fam
iv has IN like manner It's small savings laid
away for the traditional rainy day 1t 49, IN
doe3 q well-regulated country. with old-lash-
,o,ed habits and a singular capacity Tor max
, ,,- tho most OF IFS opportunities and for ADAPT
20 ,,self 70 circumstances. 1t Is not without
.ooso, that the Dane is envied and respected
nv his two double cousins. the Norwegian anu
tho Swede for his keenness Of mind and shre"u
cOmmon-sense
COURT AND CAPITAL.
Tho ROYAL family have the characteristic
,,,,o. &c tho nation The court is one OF the
,oae, ,,,nortsnt in Europe in resources OF power
90, I, has con;rived to exert great influence over
,ha rcigning families Of the Continent WIG"
Dennarx was invaded by two great POWERS,
Prussia and Austria. and despoheo o. ,"o VI
Us finest provinces. its feebleness ana he'p'oS
ness were revealed: but the royal FANNY maui
the best Of its sorry plight and sradua"!
gained It's prestige in European couhc"s' N."9
christian IN and Queen Louise are po'" vi Wv
vorgc Of fourscore. and no soNelNlsh' ''
Continent are more highly respected i"'
has been the most successful match-Ih"Noi al
r-,,ro,a and every member OF her family OF SIN
has married well. The Emperor OF RUSSIA anu
tho Duke Of York are her grandsons' anu 'ne
King 81 Greece IS her second son ana possibly
her favorite child. When her eighteen pir'hu"!
l. celebrated in September there VIII De dh mus
,r,ous family party az Copenhagen to oher he'
CONGRATULATIONS. and many reignihg houseS III
Europe will he represented.
The Court at Copenhagen is not Drlilaht
one but it is a stately one, in winch iuli "eis"'
,s attached TO all the nicetios OF euque''e anu
ceremonial King Christian ana the N'o"h
Prince are typical Danes. amiable IN manner
sbrewd and businesslike in managing their pri-
vate fortunes and in making investments ana
adroit and flexible in adapting themselves to
nractcal conditions. The Queen has eNceiIeht
Judgment. and her advice is sought and fol-
lowed alike by so powerful a sovereign as the
Young Emperor of Russia and by so feeble
and distracted a monarch as King George oi
Greece There is no Court in Europe where
tho Russian imperial family is as much at home
a. IN Copenhagtn. The Car like his father be-
fore him. often visits the Danish capital and sets
bieh value upon Queen Louise's judgment in
state affairs King George would have Deen
wise II he had followed his mothers coun-
sci more closely than he has done during
recent wears The calamities which have be-
fallen him have not been Unforeseen in the FAM
iv councils Of Amalieborg; and if the fatal con-
SEQUENCES of the premature campaign against
Turkey are partially averted, it will be mainly
due to the personal influence Of the two aged
sovereigns of Denmark-a kingdom as feeble as
Greece but not without influence in Europe.
Mr. Risey, the courteous American Minister,
considers Copenhagen the most agreeable or the
minor capitals of the Continent as place of
residence and speaks in glowing terms or the
social life and the Court functions y holiday
tourist like myself finds it easy to believe every
thing that is said in praise of the Danish capt.
tai. 1t is bright and picturesque city, with an
air of Cheerfulness and pleasurable excitement
which fascinates the stranger at first sight. 1t
ought TO be included in the itineraries of Amer-
can tourists for 1t offers many attractions 10
sightseers The Frue Krke, with its splendid
statuary; the Palace of Rosenberg, with its
unique relics. memorials ard treasures OF the
Danish monarchy the National Museum. the
two Glyptotheks with their art collections, the
Thorwaldsen Museum, the numerous palaces
and the fine cathedral Of Roskilde, where gen
eratons Of kirgs are BURIED, the principal
sights but the city itself with its quaint roofs
dignity Of architecture. picturesque harbor and
cheerful streets, is rich in novelty and charm.
1t is. indeed, amazing that so feeble nation.
with so small a territory and with no more i'm
portant colonies than Greenland. Iceland and
two Of the smallest islands in the West Indies,
should have so splendid and populous a capital
The explanation lies in the homely virtues OF
Danish character as illustrated alike by the
King on the throne and the thousands of con-
tented subjects who work industrously from
morning until evening and are always ready for
a long night OF innocent recreation at the TiVoli
The Danish people have a remarkable talent for
making the most of everything that comes In
their way, and of enjoying life they go along.
Their capital reveals at once their commercial
energy their sturdy good sense and their un
falling cheerfulness and brightness of spirits