The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
KING OSCARS BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED IN SCANDINAVIA
A Monarch Who Is Well Beloved
Turnout His Dual Kingdom
Acts of Beneficence Mark the
Day-A New Norwegian Order
Is Founded Norwegian Exhib-
it's at st. Louis Theater Horror
Impresses Christiania Authori-
ties The Sports Of Winter in
Full Blast.
BY I'M. A."

BY I'M. A."
Correspondence of The Journal.
Chrstiania, Norway, Jan. az
Oscar II. (Fredrik) King of Norway
and Sweden, the Gofhers and Vend-
ers, was born Jan. 81, 1929, assembled
the throne Sept. IS. 1872, was crowned
in Sweden May IL, and in Norway,
July IS, 1873. On June s, 1857, he
married Sophie Wilhelmine Marianne
Henriette, queen Of Norway and
Sweden, princess of Nassau. The
queen was born July 8, 1885. Their
| children are: Gustav Adolph, crown
prince of Norway and Sweden; Oscar
Carl August; Carl Wilhelm, and Eu-
gen Napoleon Nicolaus.
The crown prince married Princess
Sophie Marie Victoria. princess Of
Baden. They have three sons. Prince
Oscar resigned his royal title in order
to marry Miss Ebba Munck. Prince
Carl married Princess Ingeborg of
| Denmark They have two daughters
Prince Eugen is ont married.
AS King Oscar was 43 years old
before the royal responsibility was
| placed on his shoulders, he had sever
al years in which to develop his scien-
t1f1c and artistic abilitiese and to per-
feet himself as a sailor. He made
! several lengthy trips as a naval Off
Ger, and he still considers the days
| -
his life, and even now the aged mon
arch prefers to spend his summer
vacation at Marstrand on the Katie
gat, whence as captain of his royal
yacht, he makes frequent cruises over
to the Jutland coast Like his elder
brother, Carl XIV, he is an able au-
| thor, while King Carts talent as a
painter seems to have been trans
ferred to King Oscars youngest son,
| Prince Eugen. The kings literary
efforts have mainly been expended
| on subjects from the Swedish history
He has taken special interest in polar
| expeditions, and Nordenskjold, Oheim,
Nesfe and Fridthjof Nansen have in
the king found a valuable supporter
for their undertakings. The upbuild-
| ing of the industries in the countries
| which he rules, interests him very
much, and he has made it point to
visit as many of the International ex-
hlblt1ons as possible in order to study
the progress Of the world from time
to time, by what is gathered at such
SHOWS. King Oscar is a noted lin
gulst and speaks fuently nearly all
the tongues of Europe His charm
ing Individuality has made him the
frlend of all his subjects, and what
ever disagreement there might be
on pohtlcaI questions between the
SWedes and Norwegians, they both
love their king. And the better I'M
outstanding between the two coun-
tries which is now becoming more
and more apparent is in no small de-
gree due to the prudence and states
manship of King Oscar.
Inc Kings birthday was observed in
this, city by several club dinners and
similar entertainments.
OF greatest Importance was the
supper given by the premier, Professor
Hagerup. for the highest civil and mil
itary authorities, foreign consuls and
other dignitaries.
The Kama municipality gave din
? ner for the poor Of the city, expend.
!. ing therefore 10000 kr.
The king made the usual donations
: to. several charitable institutions as
: has always been his wont for a great
t NUMBER or years. on his birthday. The
8 total amount of these donations this
= year was $4,000 kr. (s4,O2O), divided
us follows:
f Norwegian Womens Sanitary soci
: ETY. 5000 kr. to fight tuberculosis: fol
y unemployed poor at Christiania, 1900
: kr.; for the Lappish children's home
t at skjervo. 1000 kr.; for Christianis
| international Sailors home, 1000 kr
r The kings birthday Is always a da,
of expectancy to the prominent Nor
wegian citizen, whose breast has no
q already been found worthy of tn,
= decoration Of st. Olaf. This year hi
a majesty seems to have been especial,
= generous with these precious and 81
much desired honors, and the list o
the new Knights Of ST. Olaf is a lon,
one, including nearly 100 Norwegians
King Oscar has, on this, his 75tl
birthday, gone still further in the lin,
of decorations. He has instituted
brand new Norwegian order, whicl
bears the title of Den Norske Love
(the Norwegian lion.) The Norwegia,
coat of arms is lion holding an ak
and dates way back to one of the oil
Morse kings Only twelve Norwegian
at a time can be knights of this new
order and they must beforehand hav
received the Grand Cross Of St. Olaf
Foreigners can be made knights O
The Norwegian Lion" but they hav
to be rulers or premiers in order t.
get it. This new decoration will il
dignity be equal to the Swedish Sierra
phim order, and manw see in tn
kings making of the new Norwegian
order, and they must before hand flav
phim order, and many see in tn
. scription King Oscars personal motto
both countries as equal as possible
The Norwegian Lion carries as in
scription king Oscars personal motto
cover the Depth Toward the Height.
This motto originated in the king
youth while he was at sea. The s.
Olaf order has for inscription tn
motto Of Oscar l., Justice an
Truth"
Norwegian Exhibits at st. Louis.
Altho the Norwegian governmen
| decided not to participate in tn
worlds fair at st. Louis, a few privat
parties are now busy preparing arti
cles they intend to exhibit. The mos
noticeable among these will, no doub
be the collection of picture weaving.
made by the ''Nordenfjeldske Kunstin
dustrimuseums Vaeveskole" at Trond
." hjem. The collection consists of eigk
, . teen pieces of which three are foe
-, rugs and the remainder wall-hanging
~ for decorative purposes. The origins
- drawings after which, these picture
- weavings are made, are by the wei
~ known Norwegian artist Gerhar
q Munthe who has made the decoratfy
le art, with motives from Norway's rur;
districts and her sagas, his specialt
by Nobody knows as he does how to pair
OF the Norwegian farmhouses, so thu
10 every characteristic detail. gets on tt
tf canvas. No one knows. as he do,
o. how to use those few, but strong, co
Sc ors, which always have been FREEDOM
ag nant in Norwegian peasant decorate,
en- art, and when it comes to drawing tt
in outlines of the old Norwegian hero
on and the personages from her mythol
,te gy Gerhard Munthe is without g
ut equal. The collection to be sent to s