Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
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SOCIAL ENJOYMENT in DENMARK.
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| blood In her veins, yet added to thai
| was the German conservatism ant
| solidity, She asked me about Mrs. II, Is
| Wells, and said she was quite regu-
| lar reader OF the Exponent, and had
| gathered many favorable impressions
| of Utah women from reading It's pages.
/ mention this little incident to show
| how wide an influence has been OBJ
tanned in q quiet way through our little
messenger Of truth, the Exponent, and
the efforts Of It's faithful and intelli-
gent editor.
That night we were to go to the
Tiyoll the guests Of Fru Lund at sup
per In the finest restaurant In the
grounds
The Triyoll Is peculiarly European
institution. You find them everywhere
on the continent and controlled as
they are, they appear to be benefit
rather than a menace to the public.
A brief description OF the Tiv0li
would answer for many similar places
scattered all over Europe
Entering a great arched gateway,
you enter at once into a park, With
walks and paths leading In several d.
recitions Just at the entrance is a
large 0pen-air restaurant where many
ing, dgestion.d destroying sandwich,
made with two portions Of meats to one
portion Of bread, and the beer. AL
ways the beer. But someway none Of
these people sseem to be drunk. and
there is absolute order and peaceful
sense Of pleasure everywhere.
Going down the main path, you soon
come to the Pantomlne. a small stage
go l.ta a al
where Punch and Judy, Harlequin and
Clown hold alternate reves Already
the children were Crowdlng aroma,
waiting for the fun TO begin
We made our way to the small con-
cert hall, and sat for some time, EN-
Toying the really good music which was
given on violin. piano and with the
voice. A young man with voice not
unlike Prof. Anton Lnnd's and ii
robust presence also that reminded
me OF our handsome Provo baritone
created quite a furore by his ballad
Dinging. He was recalled seven times.
The young singer. who had enter
tained us at Fru Mole next appeared,
in costume with companion, and
sang. with charming effect, a scene
from MignOn.
away under the trees. seeing various
buildings In the distance, used for res
taurants. shows and such things At |
our delightful supper where the decor
ations were forget me nots, our hostess |
babe us all welcome, and spoke elo- |
auently Of her friendship and esteem
Tor all present Fru Leund is an art
iste with every sense attuned ia the
beautiful and the true. She is a woman |
of generous nature and warm impulses. |
And our hearts responded with affec-
tlonate prompttude to all that she |
could say TO us.
After our long and enjoyable supper |
with its longer toasts and speeches We
turned our steps to the great concert |
hall. where the famous conductor,
,1aschlm Andersen, directed the superb
band OF about 80 or 60 performers. Prof,
Andersen IL said 10 have married
niece Of the poet Longfellow.
BY the way, speaking Of musicians,
reminds me of little story told me
that night about Greig, the Norwe-
gian composer. The lady who sat by
me is well acquainted with the COM
poser and his wife.
Greig like most genluses Is eccen-
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and also like most small men, il very
oonceited. His wife Is a tiny. woman
likewise. and is eccentric whether she
has any genius or not. imprimls,
ire all genuses eccentric. or are an &C.
centric people genuses? Perhaps not;
but however -
one evening the composer and his
Nife were hidden to an evening recep-
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reception hall from the drawing room
was open. II CHANGED that there was a
lo rye mirror attached to the halltree
which reflected everything into the
mirror opposite in the drawing room.
Enter the composer Goes up TO the
laltree mirror, rams his five fingers
~ through his hair on one side making |
zach individual hair stand on end, then
lp goes the other hand on the other
'ide Effect the usual blowsy appear
lnce of the genius head
rut that wasn't all; W comes Mrs.
irieg, and. through her own short cur
y locks. goes first the right hand max
ng every curl fly out and upward, then
With the same sudden jerk. the left
land bristles every hair on that side.
With a small flourish they are ready, |
md enter the room unconscious that
cores Of amused eyes had been watch
ng the SWIFT toilette executed in the
lall
My friend says the pair often walk
land In hand. as they are very devot-
d 10 each other.
Once, she met them In Regent street,
london, walking down the middle Of
he road In true Scandinavian fashion,
land in hand, and oblyious to every
hing external about them, Everybody |
.nows them in London, and so they are
allowed to do pretty much as they
'lcase.
They were not In Copenhagen. as they
pend their summers In Norway, but
hey live In winter In the same hotel at
which | lodged, the hotel King Of Den
mark.
To return 10 the Tlvoli, where we sat
listening to the beautiful strains of the
and; after we had been listening a
While. sign was hung out instead Of
ne usual number and behold. accord
ng to previous arrangement special
music was played for our party. II
vas a glorious Wagner overture. and
theirs M well as ourselves rapturously
ppauded az the close.
The music which pleased me most,
however, were two selections from ma
i've composers. full OF the weird SUM
rous fire which springs up at times
nder those northern crusts OF ice and
now. The place. the time. and The
music seemed so harmonious. so en-
hanting
Tho king and members Of his royal
amily often wish the Tivoll going
bout In semi-informal way, which
ndears him to every Danish heart lie
nd the crown prince seem very much
eloyed by all their subjects There Is