The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-08-05
T|DINGS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Inter;
from Three Countries.
PLAY TIME IN STOCKHOLM

PLAY TIME In STOCKHOLl
Leaders Of Fashion Now Occupyi
Summer Homes on the Shores of
Malaren-Average StockhoImian
a Generous Host, Although City X
but Few MilIionaires-Poo Peep |
Welcome Summer as a Seascr,
When They Can Reduce Expenses.
SWEDEN.
At this season of the year nearly all
Of Stockholm's fashionable population
are comfortably located in summer
cottages on the beautiful shores Of the
Malaren. Stockholmians always make
the most of the summer and then is
the time when indeed the purse fares
the worst, too. In we'll appointed
summer home the Stockholmian finds
himself entertaining friends from up
the country and even from abroad and
while the summer rent is in a measure
a trif1e cheaper, the table bill is by far
much heavier. The well-to-do Stock.
holman is also generous host and
this does not tend to increase the
strength of his purse. jolly launching
parties, lake concerts and sexas are
common and it all costs money. In no
city in the world are well-to-do people
so generous to a fault when it comes
to entertaining as in Stockholm, and
this may account for the 1act that the
city has comparatively few million
aires. The poor people on the other
hand welcome the summer months as
a boon to their existence, for they can
move out to smaller but cheape"
quarters along the lake shores and
there in measure make up for the
expensive winter. Still, take it right
through, the experience of all who Wis
it Stockholm and who live there is that
it is from all points of view an un.
usually expensive city to live in.
There have been several automobile
accidents in Sweden this summer and
several people have also been killed,
but none has created so much attention
as the one at Falun, prin cipally because
of the miraculous escape of those who
figured in the sensational accident. An
automobile carrying seven persons be.
came unmanageable while crossing a
bridge across the Stubborn river, near
Falun, and the machine, together with
its occupants, plunged into the river.
Just as the automobile left the bridge
all of the seven occupants were hurled
into the river and that, by the way,
was fortunate for them. They were
hurled into the river ahead of the au-
tomobile, so that no one was caught
under it. The entire party was car
ried by the current and saved at dam
short distance below. Several of
them were slightly hurt in the fall, but
none of them dangerously. The au-
tomobile landed in seven feet of water
and that too was pulled out of the wa,
ter in practically unframed condi.
ton. 1t was indeed a most miraculous
escape and all the occupants are now
wondering how it can be really posi-.
bic that they are alive today.
A sum of 2,3S5.05 crowns has been
solicited in Stockholm for fitting
monument to be erected over the
grave of the late novelist and story
writer, Alfred Hedenatierna (Sigurd,
Sweden's Mark Twain, whose works
will ever remain popular in Sweden.
"Slgurd'' has been widely read in
America, where thousands of Swedish.
Americans have made his acouaint.
ance.
Emigration from Sweden is increas-
ing instead of abating. During the
hrst six months of the present wear
there were 1850 persons who left for
foreign ports. During the same period
last year there were 1904 persons who
emigrated to foreign lands. This
proves very conclusively that the work
OF the National Anti-Emig ration So
ciety has not been very successful.
Ihe Stockholm exposition has thus
Tar proven splendid success and
while the attendance has not been as
large as during the international ex-
position in 1897, it has still averaged
about 5000 people day, something
very gratifying when it is considered
that the exposition is only being man
aged on small scale.
The opera singer, Wilhelmina Fun.
din, celebrated her ninetieth birthday
at her home in Stockholm the other
day. The famous lady, who was q
contemporary of Jenny Lind and an
intimate friends of hers, is still en-
5oy1ng vigorous health, and enjoys
her prOmenades ont in tho fnaa1