Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-02
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
QUAINT COTTAGES IN sKANsEN
Interesting Description OF Two of
Them by Correspondent for
Minneapolis Paper.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stocki ohm.
A correspondent for the Minneapolis
Journal writes as follows regarding
the quaint old cottages in Skansen:
Among the many cottages the Bile
kingstugan' is perhaps the most inter
esting. In one attic is the weav-
mgr room, containing a clumsy loom,
spinning wheel and yarn windle, all
gayly painted in red, yellow and green.
In the guestroom in the opposite attic
stands beautiful old wooden chest
decorated with field flowers, in which
the housewife kept her supply of linen
and silver. The livingroom resembles
Oktorp in its general effect. Row
after row of huge copper cauldrons,
used in making cheese. stand on
shelves as high as ones head. Not far
from the stove and within easy reach
OF the mothers hand hangs a child's
wooden chair, we'll out of the way of
busy feet, yet easily set swinging for
the amusement of its pent-in occupant.
A stones throw from Oktorp stands
Bollnastugan, moved from small
town in central Sweden. Consisting
OF a one-storied cabin built Of pine
logs stuffed with moss, II Is neither so
interesting INTELLECTUALLY as its neigh
Dor nor so quaint in it's interior. On
Sundays, divine service IS held here
for the cottage caretakers in their
picturesque costumes that represent a
dozen different provinces Of Sweden.
A village orchestra plays the beauti-
full old Lutheran hymns. Possibly
Bollnastugan was chosen as the most
suitable place Of worship on account OF
its numerous wall paintings Of Biblical
scenes. AS in the linen panels, the
anachronisms committed by the earn
est artist are often ridiculous. In an
attempt at realism, he has clad the
Prophet Elijah in sergeant's uni
form of Gustavus Adolphus' epoch,
and sent him heayenward in a gala
wagon drawn by pair of goats-a
conception which no doubt met the en-
tire appreciation Of the Dalarne farm.
er for whom it was executed. Only
two other things are of special inter
est in Bollnastugan-the big glass
bowl or bottle on the dining table. used
for making coffee, and the beautiful
blue, handwoyen bedspreads that many
an artist envies. There are traces of
luxury and good taste everywhere in
Laxbro-in the solid, heavily carved
dining room furniture, in the frescoed
ceilings, in the great leather bridal
chests, in the rows of pewter Brass
candelabra replace the humber candle
sticks, and massive four-posted beds
the primitive hunks of the peasants.
The kitchen fittings are more com
Portable and elaborate. Brackets
bearing precious old china and orna-
ments show esthetic tastes that were
not content with objects of pure utili-
tarianism.'
A ring having an excellent nina
ture portrait of George Washington set
in diamonds is on exhibition at Norr-
koping fair. 1t was discovered among
the possessions of a bank teller's fami.
ly. 1t Is on record that the ring was
given by Washington to General La
Fayette, who gave II to the Swedish
ambassador then in Paris, Baron Eric
Magnus Stael Won Holstein. husband
Of the celebrated Nine. Stael Won Hol.
stein, better known as Nine. de
Stael. 1t was inherited in 1902 by
Bogislavis Stael Won HOlstein, to
whose family the present owner of the
ring and portrait belongs.
At the annual meeting Of the
Swedish Mission society In Stockholm
during the month Of June II was
among other things, decided to erect
a large commodiOus school building
for missionary purposes at cost OF
from 5000 to 10000. The ground
for the buildings were presented by a
Mr.. J. w. Wirstrom and is located in
Stockby on Lidingon. At the same
meeting an appropriation Of $4,000
was made for the support of super,
animated missionaries and 5000 fol
the support of missionary students.
King Oscar has caused no little
comment by refusing to indorse the
election Of Professor J. F. Schuck, OF
the Upsala university faculty, as a
member of the royal academy. His
majesty said he objected to the pro
fessor's becoming one OF Sweden's
''immortals" because he had written 9
history Of Gustavus HI. In which he
had expressed some radical opinions
The refusal to sanction the choice OF
the majority Of those entitled to vote
has created sensation I'm all circles.
Sweden's largest school kitchen il
the one located on Kungsholmen. No
less than 200 of Stockholm's street
urchins are fed there every day and
the institution proves great boon t.
the poor children In Stockholm.
The Danish Minister hotel" II
Stockholm, has been sold to Architec
A. Melander for 10000 crowns. II
will now be subjected to a thorough
renovation.