New-York tribune., 1906-02-05
nFNMARK'S NEW QUEEN
ct, Surpasses in Stature TdlleSt Po-
Iceman of Broad1cay Squad.

su- Queen as Robertson wrote Of
60 ~ scots rises IN height 10 the ma
and s,,rpasses In stature the tallest police
YES .. Nev-York's giant Broadway squad. She
iH' ,-orrht up fn a sort OF artistic bohenlianism
"-,-r,sdal by her father. Charles Ky OF Sweden
s. ling an only child, was made much Of by
snS, .o-snts In summer they passed their days
f,H - evenings on the water. The King, who
anu i.,-s- artist painted and the women sang
NAs r-,-r,s brothers sometimes Joined them. They
1' - wonderful voices. especially Oscar 1he
a. :. ET,nr Of Sweden. and accompanied them
pTe ,,b stringed instruments, or even with
,hs humble aecofoioi
A n the father and mother. ana TO all
,,rbbo-s whom they invited 70 beautiful IL
" - so- the ceremony. and fl seemed TO them
-. e.,snring of the end OF reign the character
. -rtrb was sociably tempered by the hihe
O., .ns wide culture From the day that me
he" - ,-e-,t 10 Copenhagen Queen Louise wited'
90 oon sank 20 her grave She died about a
az .a-Uard and the King, who felt hfe
.,..-arle affair without his wife and daughter
,,,es ONLY q Few months
-, +bo artistic bohemianism OF Tlrikscal 10
= .,,,-4 of Copenhagen was radical change
" -. o,,es7 of Denmark was an extremely mas
- uron,an accustorne 10 be obeyed in every
..--r.r with q keen sense Of conventional pro
-. and extremely strict in all matters or e''
-. Tho consequence was that LOUISE %
-, though extremely happy in her HUSBAND
IS so in her surroundings Her unconFeh-
W - y, manner and speech brought her into
- ,o-aict with her rnother-in-law. the late
, N whom she was IN those DAYS a source
- .-oerrlal terror and irritation and. less eHleu
- her husbands sisters. intellectually as "e't
= ,-vsirallv she was subjected 10 good oeaI %
=. -o sav r 5irIIle. which she took. Ike most
- - h,e Deorle. good naturedly. But her wealth.
,-t-,.e5 rartl,- from her father and partly rom
- enormously rich mother. q sister OF 'le -@Uo
1-,,~ of Holland. had gone on Increasing 10y ie0'
ed hounds until # reached "a colossal nguTe' anu
ss ber many children grew up ana attained ma
..-.s,1e zee she began realize the very great
,-,or+arce which this wealth gave 10 her. me
r,1ssoUonce was that she became as masteIiul anu
. .,-,,re 90 irritation as she had previously Dee"
-,o5 rarured and Uuassunius, and while an eA-
,rs-- v-,-1ar IN every sense Of the word, a oe-
--,.s9 wife and the best ~ mothers. YET sile -
-, altogether popular ir the land Of her adoption
,7s ~ which she aow has become the queen
Among her relatives az Copenhagen the one WIN
,o-- she has always been on terms OF closest IN
.4-ns-, IS her sster-tn-law, Princess NaIdeTnar'
6arrnte- Of the French Duke ~ CaaFtres' VINO
se-,e5 on General NeCls.lan's star IN ne 1lN-
War here and IL Jhe earlier days 'L lheH Ie-
Erectfve marriages the TWO QTincesses' Fho"Iis
,he late Queens stricruess ou the score OF et-
o1iette. were credited with playing many pranks
fo- the special purpose of shocking their royal
r1other-ir-Iaw Perhaps Queen Louses daughters
realized this and tha- IS why there was soi1'eleS
lack o. cordially in the relations OF Denmark $
new Queen with the widowed Dzarira, queen
Alexandra and the Duchess of Cumberland
DANISH KINGS ENTO1IBED STANDING.
The statement that King Christian is about 10 be
erroulfe5 ir the grand oid Cathedral ~ Roskilde.
where So many ~ his predecessors Of the throne
have haen .laid 10 rest" IS somewhat misleading.
For while many n the od-ime rulers of Denmark
rspose horizontally. awaiting the Judgment Day.
there s~= number - these m0narchs whose
bodies have boen entorbed perpendicularly IN the
huge columns and pillars of this ancient red brick
fame which vEs built as far back -0+1, 70 re
rlsne sr earlier construction ~ wood There IS
EoulethinE very strange To The visitor o. ths basil
N feeling that nearly every pillar contains the
body - 2 Danish king standing upright there.
helping. 'r We're. 10 support the roof 0f the
cathedral and tt is the only instance that can
fecsu - the corpses % so~ereiEus being disposed
z n this position. The euhalmed remains of
ChsTiemaEne. it Is true We're not laid in any sar-
orphsEgs. bu- were seated on a marble throne IN
IN. imperial vault NJ AiZ-Ia-Chapene. where they
were srll seen hundreds of years later by Emperor
Charles z and "a thIs day TIE prelates Of the
Ruranian. seTviaD and Bulgarian churches are en-
touhed seated Bu- the odtime kings Of Den
mark the only ru0uarchs. 10 my knowledge
vho sleep their ias- sleep standing upright. built
into me columns of the RoskiIde Cathedral
One n the peculiartres Of this fine old church is
Nla- t.' N---i lI l-r nave decreases from west 10
cas- which owing 20 the perspective effect thus
produced makes ir look much longer than II really
Is King Christian VIII be eutombed next week in
Thst rs known rs Frederick VS. Chapel. Il is
bfa1tit'1 in its Ul-e white simplicity and Of an
u0ae Roman architecture. entirely different in
style both internally and externally from the other
portions n the building II contains the remains
q The last kings and queens q the House OF Old
eTsurs The cathedral has only TWO other chapeIs
namely. that ~ Christian + built in Gothic style
II ihe thirteenth century. and containing Z pillar
or which the heights ~ Peter the Great. Of Alex
snder III and o. Nicholas II Of Russia and Of all
ne recent kings Of Denmark have been marked.
together with the dates 0f their being measured
D. ue pillar Itself The features OF the third
chapel known as tha- II Christian " are two
colossal pictures surrounded by gold borders so
elhingy painted rhar they appear IN strong relief
IKE heavy frames ia fact. they present an optical
A-si7n probably unique ia decorative art