Morris tribune., 1907-07-27
NORWAY.
Christiana.

prises about $500 souls. The men are
gentlemen Of leisure, who belong to
the exclusive clubs, or they are high
IN the world Of finance or commerce.
The Norwegian women are popular in
French society and are often very
beautiful. Beautiful as Norvegienne
and as bad a dresserr' the Paris
courtiers are apt to say. This dis
pleasure of the dressmakers comes
rather from the fact that the Scandi-
navian women seem often Indifferent
to the Paris dictates as to exactly the
proper cut of gown or quality or cloth.
''They know what they like, and you
can't change them," said Redfern.
''You might as well try to push the
Louvre into the Seine" Most of the
colony lives In the neighborhood of
the Arch of Triumph in very roomy,
handsome, modern apartments, and
certain places in the Bois de Boulogue,
as we'll as certain cafes in the heart
of Paris are almost entirely given over
to Scandinavians.
The good example of Finland has
been followed by Norway, which has
just granted suffrage to it's women on
the same conditions which prevail
with regard to municipal suffrage;
namely, that women themselves or
their husbands, in order to be entitled
to vote, must have paid taxes for
year. The new law gives the suf-
frage to all women at least 25 years
old, taxed on an income enjoyed by
themselves or their husbands of $113
in cities and SS4 in the country. 1t
creates a total of 100000 WorAen suf-
fTagists to see such swift results Of
their %bors. The first women suf-
fraee society was organized in Christi
ania in 1885. the National Women
Suffrage association of Norway not
until 1898. Tax-paying women were
given the municipal suffrage in 1901;
now comes this further extension Of
the franchise, and there have been
many minor victories of real import
ance.
King Haakon wants Norway to be
a naval power. He is working hard
to create a modern fleet for his coun-
try and is depending much on the ex-
perience of England. He shortly will
order two huge armored cruisers from
English firms at cost of about
$7,OOO.00O each. These he will person
ally inspect with Queen Maud, while
under construction. For the organiZa
ton Of his navy the king has sought
the advice of his brother-in law, the
prince of Wales, who is an admiral
in the British navy. King Haakon
himself, as Prince Charles Of Den
mark, served in the Danish navy and
was an officer of great ability and
promise. 1t is quite likely that when
King Haakon has his navy scheme
completely mapped out he will ask
the British admiralty for the loan Of
number Of officers to organize the
new fleet
Sir Arthur James Herbert, English
ambassador to Norway, was two
weeks ago last Friday, while enjoying
drive near Fielefjeh, between
Christiania and Bergen, seriously in
iured. His team collided with a
bicycle rider and became so frightened
that they became unmanageable. Lady
Herbert, who accompanied the am
! bassador, was fortunately uninjured
and was able to render her husband
some help. The nearest physician
was fifty miles away and did not ar
rive until the following morning. Sir
Herbert had three of his ribs broken
and suffered much before help ar
rived. He was taken to the hospital
at Bergan and it is now learned that
he is convalescent and has returned to
Christiania.
Professor Sophus Bugge, Norway's
most learned linguist, died week be-
fore last in the Tonset sanatorium in
Osterdalen. He was professor of
phlology at the Christiania university.
The storthing ordered in his honor
national burial Sophus Bugge was
born in Larvik in 1888, graduated
from the university in 1s4s. took his
degree of doctor Of philosophy in 1857
and then devoted few years to
travel on the continent. He was an
authority on old Morse, Latin and
Morse dialects, and devoted years Of
study and research to perfect himself
in these branches. In him the coun-
try has lost it's great linguist.
King Chulalongkorn of Siam ar
rived in Christiania a week ago last
Saturday and was received at the
"Skappsbron'' by King Haakon and
members of the diplomatic corps. The
Siamese king came from Copenhagen
with the leasure yacht "Albion," the
property of an English newspaper
publisher. He was accompanied by
his brother, Prince Sammot, and half
dozen royal functionaries.
The last efforts of the opposition In
the storthing to bring about a cabinet
crisis will most likely he ffu~trate1
The companies seeking franchise to
regulate and use the waters of Lake
| Mjose offer the government conces-
sions involving several hundred +hou-