Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-13
BRILLIANT STOCKHOLM.
Magnificent Display at the. Royal Festivities
During the Exposition.
SCENES OF SPLENDoR AND DELIGHT.


otockhulin' sweden, Sent. q, 1897.
no the Editor;
The romantic capital of Sweden, the
city Of Burger Jurl and Gustavus Vasa
and n long roll Of heroes, has for the
last few days been fairly wild with en-
thuslasm. The king and queen are
celebrating the 25th anniversary Of
their accession to the throne, and the
people are sharing the Joy Of their
rulers. as we'll they may; for Sweden
and Norway have enjoyed the blcss-
ings Of peace for over eighty years,
aud no war-olouds are as yet darkeu-
ing the horizon here.
For several days Travellers have been
pouring into the city at the rate Of
irom ten to twenty thousand Il day.
All come to see and to be seen. And
wonderful, indeed. have been the sights.
Imagine miles OF street lit up by cleo
trio lights. gas and innumerahle can
dies, and the hurbor presenting the APP
pearance of a fiery sea on account of
the brilliant illumination Of the there
anchored foreign and Swedish men-uf-
| war That is in the nighttime. In
the daytime bunting and flags are
living before the breeze. Royal car
flaBes are speeding from point to
point and their occupants politely sa-
lutlng the cheering throngs Most of
the streets Of Stockholm. like those OF
all ancient cities, are narrow and
winding in all directions; they have at
times been so crowded that 1t was i'm
possible to walk In the opposite dl-
rcCtiun to the surging stream of hui
mantty. yet so perfect has been the po-
lice control that 50 far not one serious
accident has been reported. 1t would
be Impossible to Imagine more order
ly and good-natured crowd.
The royal festivities commenced on
Friday, Sept. II, and very properly in
the temple of royal tombs, Riddar-
holmskyrlSan. Palms adorned the
altar and on the sarcophagus of
Charles XIV Johau. the first of the
royal house Of Bernadottc. was laid
wreath OF evergreens. held together by
white silk ribbons, similar wreaths
were seen on the caskets of Oscar I
and Charles XIV. In the chapel in
front Of the Gustavian, Carolian and
Bernadotte grave chambers We're the
royal chairs. The pulpit was decorated
with blue cloth and the bishops were
seated below IT. Opposite the pulpit
foreign ambassadors We're seated The
services commenced by singing and
music, and Bishop Scheele delivered
! the streets from the palace to the
Saturdays festivities also COM
| menced with religious aervices In the
chapel Of the palace. King Oscars
| court is fond OF magnificent display
and this found It's expression also in
the divine worship, when n "re Deum'
! was sun I'm the presence of the king
and his royal visitors. Probably this
| ceremony was the most brilliant ever
held during his majesty's reign. The
! splendOr developed In the way of uni
/ forms, ladies' toilettes and decorations
| battles description. At 1880 Il. m. the
/ royal procession was formed. First
| came the royal guard and then the
| first court marshal with staff; then
/ long list Of dignitaries, the rllsmarshal
| with staff bringing up the rear. Then
came the king leading the queen. She
] was somewhat pale owing TO recent
| illness. In the procession were further
[ Prince Frederic Leopold Of Prussia, the
] crown princess Of Denmark. the crown
I prince OF Denmark,nnd Princess Eliza
/ beth Of Russia. ArChduko Eugene of
I duchess Of VestcrEotland Grown Prince
l the duke of Costa and the duchess of
| Baden, Prince Constantine Of Russia
/ and Princess Waldcck Of Pyrmorit.
| Prince Rupracht Of Bavaria and the
| duchess OF VesterEotland, Crownprince
! Gustaf Prince Charles Of Denmark.
Princess Thyra, Prince Waldemar and
/ a great many others. And in this brill
/ liant array of celebrities the king
0
! When I'll the guests were seated and
/ the preliminary exercises were com
| menced. bishop Schoele delivered n SER
mon which he closed as follows:
| MAY then our people during these
! davs unite with the beloved king in
[ confession of their sins, in prayer and
/ Thanksgiving and may they gather "a
/ one man around him and with him
seek the good Of the brother nations.
| Much has the Lord given the Swedish
0 fHF l. EN
| more ia He willing to give. To Him
| be honor and glory. Amen"
/ After the services the king embraced
the queen and their sons and kissed
l them and the procession returned in
/ the order in which 1t had entered the
| chapel.
| Congratulations were then in order.
| Among the deputations was one that
presented to his majesty 200 900 lro-
nor as the gift Of the nation. The king
| expressed with visible emotion his
| gratitude for this and said he would
/ turn the money over to a committee,
! with the queen as chairman, for the
/ purpose of founding hospitals specl-
ally as a refuge for sufferers Of tuber-
4 Culosis.
that had been surEing I'm all directions
/ during the daytime were slowly as
| Stunning compact form round the har-
h0r. from which point they Intended TO
] view the nfeHOlkS TOUGH All lilt
leading streets streams Of humanity
were for hours pouring into the open
squares The quay Leionbncken. and
| Slottshacken were soon filed with peo-
/ plc. and from windows, roofs boats
| and ships others We're watching the
big event The gigantic German man
] of-war was one Of the most conspicu-
I ous objects Of attraction In the hnrbor
| From masts and rigging and hull
| hundreds Of electric lights were IL
| Eliminating the ni~ht. and numerous
other men-of-war We're equally well
| lighted up.
! Precisely at . n. m. the pyrotechnlc
! display commenced with the explosion
/ Of q bombs This was followed by
/ n veritable rain Of fiery sparks from
/ slsvrockcts, Roman candles, and other
! contrivances. From the vast multi
| tldes the applause sounds Ike the rolf
/ ing thunder or the noise ot n cntar-
act. The electric searchliEht from
/ one Of the cruisers Is now being
| thrown on the eastern wing ~ the
! palace. and there 0n the fiat roof and
/ leaning against the hreastwork. the
] king. surrounded NV his attendants, II
/ seen He is greeting the people and
! thoy resnoud with shouts of jov.
Ono Of the great events or the third
| day. SUNDAY Sept ~, was the illuwl-
nation Of the capital and the progress
Of the royal cortege through the prln-
cipal thoroughfares. A splendid sight