The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
TIDINGS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
HIGHLY CULTURED GENTLEMAN

Prince GuqCn, 6rotncF OF HIng OF
Sweden, Foremost Among That
Country's Artists--Women Of Nor
way Given important Citizenship
Riehts--Sevsnty-five Thousand Per.
sons Receiving Aid in Denmark.
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His royal highness Prince Eugen of
Sweden, the youngest brother of King
gentleman, passionately fond of art.
but he is himself an artist whose tai
ent has earned for him one of the fore
most places among the Swedish paint.
ers OF the present day. Those who
are familiar with his country's art will
realize that this is no mean praise.
Prince Eugen, who has inherited the
artistic instinct Of the Bernadotte fam
ily-hlS father and his three uncles
were all highly gifted in art, music or
llterature--studied painting in Paris.
He has a charm of manner which at
once sets people at their ease in his
presence, though he is all the time q
prince. After his sOjourn in Paris
Prince Eugen undertook several
lengthy tours, always visiting places
rich in art treasures where he could
find subjects suitable for reproduction
on his canvas. He is fine landScapiSt,
rendering with subtle appreciation the
familiar beauty of Swedish. scenery,
as he finds it at his own door, so to
speak. His royal highness does not
sell his paintings as other rOyalists
have done, but some OF the finest ex-
amples Of his work grace the walls OF
the Swedish art museums in Stock
holm and GOthenburg and others he
gives TO members of the royal family
or artist friends. AT all exhibitions of
Swedish art at home or abroad Prince
Eugen Is invariably invited to act as
president and often consents to do
so, his knowledge and taste are always
to be relied on in all art matters and
he is himself a frequent exhibitor.
The prince has also done some excel
lent mural decoration work, including
and the Dramatic theater in stock
holm, as we'll as in several schools, it
having become almost custom in
Sweden to entrust some leading
painter with the artistic decorations
of the principal school hall. IL goes
without saying that Prince Eugen
does all this gratuitOusly lie works
with earnestness and zeal which few
could equal. His house at Waldo
marsudde contains Il wealth Of art
walls he often assemblies the most
famous Of Swedish artists, several of
whom are his close friends.
Queen Victoria left Stockholm Feb.
20 for Karlsruhe, via Berlin. She will
remain at Karlsruhe for a couple OF
weeks and will then continue her
journey to Southern Italy, where she
will remain at least two months or
The damp spring months in Stockholm
always played havoc with lier majes.
tvs health and in order to avoid this
she goes to Sunny Italy every spring.
The Bellman chorus, the famous old
Stockholm singing organization, will
celebrate its anniversary at Easter.
The director of the chorus is Erik
Akerberg, who has succeeded in bring
ing many triumphs for the organiza-
ton. The chorus will give its four.
teenth annual spring concert at Skan-
sen May /.
Harald Bildt, Sweden's charge de
affaires in Buenos Ayres, Argentine,
who has served as successor to the
late Minister Gylden, is expected to
arrive in Stockholm during the latter
part of this week. He will remain in
klrolm for Il month or more and
will then return to his post,
Carl LejdstrOm, the popular Stock
holm opera singer, has JUST completed
| very successful concert tour in Ger
many His signing was very artistic
and he has made Il name for himself
in the Fatherland that any Swedish
opera singer would be glad TO emulate
Erik Swensson, cigar dealer, was
the other ady arrested and sentenced
to five months Imprisonment for sell
ing licentious appearing view cards
They ought to arrest few in some OF
our American cities.
| Among the sovereigns of Europe
who have accepted invitations to at
/ tend the tiftieth anniversary of a
United Italy, which is to be celebrated
in Rome this coming summer. is King
/ GUSTAV V. Of Sweden.
| The pastor of the English Episcopal
! church in Stockholm, Rev. b. Selwyr
! Smith, will arrive next September tt
assume charge OF the SO called Eng
! lish congregation at the Swedish CAPT
tal ~
The christening of the little Duke
of Ostergotland took place March 3 il
the Prince CARTS palace on Djurgar
den. The officiating clergyman wa:
Bishop Billing of Stockholm.
Miss Stina Quist and Madame Lilly
Hellstrom have each donated 500
crowns to the Women's Journals