The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-10
LONDON SOCIETY.
a Glimpse by One who Fully
Appreciates It,

The following interesting letter was
written by Mrs. Carl Ottersen of
Copenhagen, Denmark, to her sister,
Mrs. w. o. P. Hilsdale Mrs. Otter
sen will be remembered by many Sank
Centre people very pleasantly as Miss
Johanna Norderhus. She made her
sister here an extended visit several
years ago, and later went to Cppen-
hagen to complete her studies, and
while she was there the HERALD had
the pleasure of presenting to its pa
irons her impressions Of that. quaint
city. Two years ago she married DR..
Carl Otterson, at the resideuce.of Mr..
Hilsdale, and together they have been
engaged in establishing and conduct
ing sanitariums on the general lines
of the famous one at Battle Creek,
Mich, and now have three in ope-
ration one near London, one in Den
mark and one in Sweden. The letter
needs no comment 1t was written in
London:
Well, I've been here just week to-
day. am attending the International
Congress of Women. OF course you
have read of it in the papers. I had
a short paper on Health Teaching SO,
although | was not delegate, I had
all the invitations that they had.
When I came here | had eleven invi-
tations waiting for mo, and have re-
ceived at least that many more since.
AS [ came to learn as much as possible
of course | go to ali possible places.
From 1880 to LOO ana from 2:30 to 4:30
we have held meetings in different
sections on all imaginary subjects,
and the only trouble with me has been
that | often wanted 70 hear seyeral
| speakers at one time-sO had to miss
something.
| Some of the papers have been very
good and instructive indeed, and i,
has been very beneficial to meet with
SO many different active minds, and
women from all countries. ! tool
part one day in the discussion abou
"Nurses and Their Education "a
to London society, we delegate. aQ'
speakers have had a chanee 10 see
few OF Che Gr.est houses London offer
anc The great titled ladies in all thei
,aplendor.
4 First, there was a welcome recep
tion given by the Duchess of Suther
} land and the Countess of Aberdeen
i That was very grand, and, Stafforc
| House is the grandest in town. 70,
can't quite think of me venturing t.
go to such a grand place, but | did
, as knew | had better see all couls
of the best they had. Of course dic
not wear a lownecked, shortsleevet
dress with several yards Of train, ant
jewels to dazzle one. Isimply had TIVE
white wool dresses made up, and boil
are very neat and pretty, but very
sensible, | think. Quite 81 number
present were not dressed as well as I
SO l did not feel abashed at all ~iL
fact I never felt one hit self-copsci0us
even. There were SO many, knew nc
one would think of looking at me.
conversed with several very pleasant
people each time Sometimes after
such conversations I learned they
were Duchess, Lady or Countess some
body
The next was an cat Home by the
| Countess of Portsmouth; later de-
votional service where she received
the Duchess of Bedford and Others.
Another sat Home" was given by
Lady Battersea at Surrey House, Mar
BILE Arch (she was Rothschild J
Other invitations were: G Garden Parties
At Homes and Receptions. One Of
the pers ons who much interested me
was Lady Somerset, she whom I had
SO long desired to see and hear. the
great temperance worker Some of
the garden parties and ''At Homes
have been out of town, so I had a
chance to see some English country
seats too. Tomorrow am invited to
breakfast at the. Westminster Palace
Hotel with the Countess of Aberdeen,
in the afternoon | go to a Garden
party and an cat Home" at Gummers-
bury Park, by Lady Rothschild and
Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild, in the
evening a farewell reception by the
Countess of Aberdeen and others Of
the noble ladies at the Royal Institute
OF Water-colors, Piccadilly.
Day after tomorrow have an in
vitation to an cat Home" and gar