The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08

must. come again next b week IT, they
. Wa1ftp to see the king sNeH"ss 1872
The private. library of King Oscar
Where ne does most of his literary work
and conducts his private correspondence,
IS a@small room overlooking the COURT
YARD, near the council champec and the
official offices. The walls are hung with
portraits of other soVereigns, gifts to his
majesty, and in a conspicuous place is a
russian Icon. a head of Christ, such as
are fund In the shrines and chapels OF
the Greekfaith.s 1T is covered with gold
and accompanied by full communion
service in solid gold which was pre-
sented to the king by Emperor Alexander
II. His desk baars evidence of common
use. There are photographs of his wife
and his children and grandchildren; pads
sof telegraph blanks stationery with The
and Others English and American periodi-
calls, and the June number of ReEles des
DeuX. Menfcs lay open where-,he stopped
reading an article on the situation in
Upon the wall of the library hangs a
Wreathrof 1llaurels presented to him by the
students of the University, of which he Is
very prouds sIt7is framed under glass for
nouncing that the degree of doctors of
philosophy. has Been conferred upon him
by the University of Sweden because Of
the excellence of a thesis submitted.
OF all the .honors Oscar II.ehas. received
this gives him the greatest satisfaction.
Since he became king he has been made
doctor of laws by the universities of Ok.
ford, Paris, Rome and. Vienna, sbut this
degree, which Is ordinarily conferred only;
upon graduates of the royal univ ersity i
was granted to him when he was a young
man and did not dream of ever sitting
upon a throne,
The queens apartments are quite as
comfortable and homelike... The walls,
are covered with photographs of friends
and members of the family, including
signed photograph of Queen Victoria, the
last that she had taken It is dated
August, 1889. In the tea room of the
queen is painting in oil of the cabin
near Wexlo, in which Christine Nilsson
was born. In her reception room Is
large ornament in silver presented to the
king and queen upon the silver anniver-
sary of their wedding by the SWedes Of
chicago. 1t represents two allegorica1
hgures standing upon a globe, Supposed
to be Sweden and the United States, sur
rounded by the4fags and shields of both
countries: King oscar and Queen Sophie
esteem this very highly, as you must
understand, by the conspicuous position, it
occupies In their living rooms g
Upon the walls of the queens recep-
ton room are original portraits Of Ma
poleon l. and the Empress Josephine.
who was the kings great-grandmother.
Josephine had two children by her first
husband. Her daughter, Hortense, be-
came the queen Aof Holland and was the
gene, de Beau haPnafs; married the Prin-
cess Augusta of Bavaria, and their
daughter became the wife, of Oscar l.,
the only son of Field Marshal Berna-
dotte, whogwas made king of Sweden in
1910.
+ Among the other relics is the cradle In
which the children Of the royal family
Were rocked tt is made of ebony and
pearl and wass Presented to King Oscar
by the Sultan of Turkey. Queen Sophie
has had it. lined with tin and now uses
T 1t for flowers tefs5 81 ~
In a series. Of cabinets and hanging
upon the walls in several Of fhesqueen's
apartments is a collections of Seyres chi
ma which. is said to he the most com
plete and valuable in existence and
many of the Specimens are unique = 1t
vas presented by one Of the kings of
France to the king of Sweden $50 years
ago. The. Rings butler. who showed
US around; tells a story Of visit Of his
majesty to Sevres some years ago. where,
in looking Sever the SAMPLES of the best
work done by that celebrated manufac-
tory, he remarked:
rs that AL you hayeaof:that period 6 6
Il Z esSss replied the manager, ..and there
Is only one man who has any more .
Il have over 300 pieces" said the WISH
tor.