Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-18
in FAR NORTHLAND
Tid.Bis. Of New. for scandinavians.
sWEDEs YIELD; NoRsks vlRILE.
This Is Verdict of American Traveller
in Scandal.

This Is Verdict Of American Traveller
in Scandal.
Thekla Bernays, a correspondent for
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, who is
sending interesting letters from Eu-
rope. closes long article on Sweden
with her opinion of the Swedes as a
people in which she embodies the
Swedish attitude toward the Norwe.
gians as gathered from personal in
quiry.
Altogether, Sweden proved of alb
sorbing interest" She writes. 81 never
tired Of watching the faces and figures,
the gait, the coloring, the costuming,
the manners of the people. l was
struck by the large number of truly
delicate and refined faces and by the
sweetness and mildness of intercourse.
The compilations of the young girls
can only be called true Schneewitt-
chen complexions-whi as snow and
red as blood But saw not one who
had hair black as ebony as the Ger
man fairy tale goes on to describe
All shades of blond,
from tow to strawberry, ash and chest
nut, and often that hue of the silvery
moon that is so rare and admired in
warmer climes were noticed, but
neither men nor women of dark com.
plexion, hair and eyes were to be
seen. AS there are few Jews in Swe
den. and Norway, the energetic and
aquiline and usually swart complex.
ions of that else ubiquitous race were
absent. too.
'"The voices are low, the manner
reserved and quiet-except when the
subject of Norway's defections comes
up. That nearly always brings out a
flash of indignation, a heightened tone
of voice, something of excitement and
scarcely suppressed anger. L detest
them, said young girl meaning the
they have insulted us
They are boors.' A man of poise, posi-
ton and much erudition expressed
himself as delighted with the divorce
IF we had had war; said he, we
would still have the Union. SO | am
glad we shed no blood and still are
rid of them. But they might have been
less uncouth and rough in signifying
their desire for the DIVORCE
. another gentleman, the superin-
eendent of the kings court, expressed
himself more automatically The
he said, are very nice
Individually 7 have many personal,
dear friends among them. But when
they get together they are impossible,
/ asked him whether the
king felt their secession very much,
and he answered sadly, Yes, it hurt
him keenly.'
"The wound is very fresh one, and
one cannot blame the Swedes for
showing irritation, with their neigh.
bors, especially as they are loudly jul
bilant over the gaining of their indie
somewhat "chesty," not to
say cocky, in their attitude. And that
after divorce" seems hardly fitting.
It seems to me that in the union OF
those two peoples, SO similar in many
ways and yet probably antipodal IN
and the conception or
life. Norway had the part OF the man.
Sweden that of the woman. l may be
mistaken. but Sweden and the Swedes
seem to me to have the softer, yield
ing feminine traits, whilst the Norwe-
gians are more virile, passionate ,ad'
venturous and inconsiderate. SWe-
denis people are distinguished, be-
Iieve. by tender affections, religious
bent. love of beauty, of abundance,
and good living. Certainly
there is a measure of delicacy and
over refinement in their appearance
that is significant, yielding sottness,
a love of appreciation in their private
as there is in their pubic
conduct-lately toward Norway
lack of energy and self-assert1veness
that does not argue for v1gor ana
power. This is only a somewhat i'm
pulsive guess on my part, based on a
valuation from the literary and artis-
tic standpoint and very brief and
observation of but one side
the Swedish. When I see Norway
and the Norwegians may be obliged
to retract."
Yellow journalism in Denmark.