The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

Henry CavlinS. the Danish journalist.
who last year visited the United states.
has written book on America. in which
appears the following criticism OF san
Francisco ladies: They are not elegant.
but decorate they ara not sadyiike, out
they are ..e@atisui: they are not educated
bat they ara gifted. They are the profo-
type OF the American lady as she appears
in the modern French comedieS-a parody
on and an Injustice 10 tae American lady
O. the cast Life in the Golden
Gate park on an afternoon is much SINH
lar 70 life on the Spanish uradoes. The
relation between the sexes IS different IN
San Francisco from that in the east. Tie
San Francisco woman is ssris oird.
petted, adored and admired. but other
wise treated with the 6isrespect peculiar
to the southerner. The men dc not talk
politics 20 her. but love. The San Fran
CISCO newspapers are daily filed with ac-
counts of love affairs. stories OF fafthless-
ness and revenge--En short everything
CT aracferistic of southern erotics. The
veil is here lifted. exposing 10 the pubic
gaze the gay midnight adventures. which
accentuate he difference between the east
and the west. between the descendants OF
the Puritans and the Spaniards. between
the lady and the sencr;ta.''
The great iron lockout which effects
moulders is In statu quo. Conferences
are being held without any result. The
manufacturers decline to yield and the
workingmen refuse TO accept the terms
offered. Several manufacturers who are
running their factories have notified their
employees that any one who Contributes
to the funds that are neinS collected for
the locked-out employees will be dis
charged The lockout threatens TO as
sumo still larger magnitude than ar pres
ent. The "Poiitikken," the leading LID
eral daily takes the part of the mandfac-
turers.
Gold has been discovered at Sande in
the vicinity Of Drammen.
Twelve thousand pupils from the public
school of Copenhagen will be Afforded an
opportunity TO spend the summer vaca-
ton in the country thanks TO the efforts
OF benevolent society organized eX-
clusveIy for that purpose.
Ibsen's Ghost" was recently played ut
the Independent theater in London. The
performance was rendered only TO. in
vited friends No tickets were sold owing
to the prohibition of the censor.
Burglars entered the residence Of
Christiania divine early Pentecost morn
ing ere sunbreak and purloined the di-
vines pocketbook, a note book. twenty
crowns and his-Pentecost sermon.
Levanger. which was recently entirely
destroyed by fire, is q beehive Of activity.
All business is temporarily being conduct
ed in tents.
Boil. the Danish marine painter. Is dead
at the age of y years.
Alexander Kyeiland. the burgomaster
of Stavanger has applied to be appoint
ed city clerk Of Christiania-
Several American painters are repre-
sented at the art gallery of the exposition
at Stockholm. The works are highly
commended by art critics OF the capital.
America is generally In Europe considered
to be barren wilderness as far as fine
arts are concerned. but the exhibits at the
Paris and Stockholm fairs have convinced
Europe that America is not entirely ma
terial!stic country.
The Swedish American singers who are
visiting Sweden under the leadership OF
Prot. John r. Ortengren. of Chicago. are
feted and wined by municipalities burgh-
ers, singing societies and royalty, and
their singing is everywhere pronounced
superior TO anything that has been heari
for the last twenty-five years past. Their
concerts have all been attended by crowd
ed houses. The royal banquet in honor
OF the American singers was given June
30;h at the palace. Among the guests
were the ministers and members of the
kings cabinet, United States Minister
Ferguson. members of the royal family
leading journalists. and the Swedish
American singers. who are referred 10 In
Swedish newspapers as American work
ingmen. the majority OF whom follow
various employments in the city of Chi
caao. where they themselves or their
fathers settled years ago as inpecunious
immigrants. One leading paper says
After all what difference between them
and us-a difference so great as TO
amount almost 10 a difference In race.
These. in the majority. lean. nervous
quick moving, intellectual-looking men,
from which every trace OF the Swedish
slowness Of mind and phlesmatic habits
has vanished In the febrile tight for ex-
istence in the land of the dollars: are
they really blood of our blood and bone
of our boner And what of their inner
spiritual change? No doubt II would be
impossible there to discover any trace
OF the traditional influences that here en-
cumber the growth Of the young. We
would probably discover mirror pictures
ideas which one day unfettered will
spread over the world but to which the
majority OF us here at home are either
complete strangers or which we regard
as an enemy of our Institutions
One Of the most noteworthy congresses
held al Stockholm during the fair was
the fourth annual international press
congress, which met in Ridiarhuset. the
halls of the nobility Of Sweden
The meeting was opened by Prof. Baron
Nordenskjold in the presence Of the cab
met ministers the members OF the privy
council, tho royal court the two cham
bers and corps diplomatiaue In his
speech Prof. Nordsnskj old welcomed the
delegates, and was followed by Count
Douglas. the Swedish minister Of foreign
affairs. The delegates were evidently
much pleased at the arrangements. and
their reception. and when all ~ & sudden