Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
hurt and do not recall ever being fright

hurt and do not recall ever being fright
| ened.
"Sledging is, perhaps. more dangerous,
although even with that We have rev ac-
| cidents. An overturned sledge means III
! tie more than roll in the soft snow,
unless, of course, there Is coiision.
| But here. too, practice counts for much,
and collisions are rare 1t is a beautiIui
outlined by the torches held by young
men, while one after another come the
| sledges filed with merry girls and boys
THE Great Holmenkollen day sports
are held at Holmenkollen, short dis
lance from Christiania. There. high above
the capital. each February the ski con-
tests are held. Along either side of the
road leading up the hill are villas, when
grow farther apart as the top is neareo.
At the summit Is a big hotel, which Is
built as nearly as possible in accordance
with the old style of Norwegian architec-
ture. In front of the hotel is a small lake,
which in winter is frozen solid and capa-
BILE of bearing thousands of spectators
upon its surface Beyond is steep hill,
and down this the ski jumpers take their
leaps through the air. OF course. this
event brings together the best skiers OF
the country. and the contests form one OF
, the most inspiring sights of the season.
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Nine. Bryns love of outdoor life and
sport have gone beyond herself. Her
four children take equal pleasure in
it, And of the most interesting
features connected with this fact is tins
way it has manifested itself in each. Far
from the land of skiing and toboganninS
these children have yet found ample out
let for their love of outdoor sports.
The oldest. boy of fourteen is above
al else, true American fan and is
not only intensely interested in the base
bah team of the private school which he
attends, but is equally ardent in his love
for the big league games.
Tennis is a favorite recreation Of his
sister, who is year his junior. The other
two-a boy of ten and q girl of nine-are
devotees of roller skates in clear weather
while in the winter they haunt the nearby
hills with their sieds upon the slightest
sign of snow.
Before leaving Norway. there is a pretty
legend connected with "A chain of noun
tains near Trondhjem. which Nine. Bryn
relates:
''On the sea journey from TTondhjern
To the North cape are seven mountains.
called The Seven Sisters short dis
lance beyond rocky island rises from
the water which from certain viewpoints
resembles a cloaked man on horseback
Especially are the horses head and ears
natural. Around these mountains. as in
so many other instances, my people have
woven legends. Here is one of them:
~ younger brother of the devil. living
IL this district. went to visit his seven
sisters Staying with then was cousin
with whom the young giant fell in love.
His affection being returned they pledged
eternal fidelity.
Shortly afterward the young giant was
called home, while his be.oved was called
upon to nurse her sick brother. During
his sickness this brother heard of the
girls love for the devils brother and
promised that she should wed him. But
his recovery his attitude changed
and he insisted that she marry a disso
lutte companion of his She refused and
her brother was forced to use magic to
bring about his desires.
He turned all the messengers from his
sisters beloved into rocks before they
could reach her. In the meantime, her
lover, not knowing she had any relatives
believed it was she who was turning his
messengers to stone. Outraged and de-
spairing. he mounted his horse and set
out for her home. His birthright was an
unerring aim. and when seventy miles
from her dwelling he loosed his cross
bow.
The girls brother. bathing at the time,
was hit, the bolt carrying away part of
his skull. and then, Swimming over the
water. entered the heart OF the girl her
self. knowing full well that none but
her lover had such true aim, and thinking
him cruel and heartless. she employed
the remaining minutes of her life in eX-
erting her magic powers
The result was that her lover and his
horse were turned to stone. To this day
they can be found there, while the seven
mountains represent the seven sisters of
the young giant, petrified with horror at
the fate of their brother.
t. But Norway, with its skiing carnivais
and fantastic legends, is thing OF
dreams with Mime. Bryr. Today she Is
particularly a wife and mother.
Still fond of all those things which
made her girlhood such a happy one
she has nevertheless found that with
four rapidly growing children her time
is we'll filled. But she still has time
to take genuine interest. even if not
an active part, in the movements of
the present.
Naturally" she explained. II believe
in woman suffrage Since the women
chise / have had no opportunity to
vote But l believe that it has been
proven, with us at least, that women
are capable OF exercising the vote in
telligently- In Norway there was no
such neht made for woman suffrage
as there has been elsewhere. 1t came
much more easily AL quietly.
One of the subjects fcsest to Nine.
Bryn's heart is the education of her chill
dren.. and she believes the methods of
the Unite, states excellent.
Il find tnat my children learn very
easily = ss said. When we came to
Washing u. three years ago. they could
spea., - -iish. For the first year they
Were kept them out of school,
realizin. their lack of knowledge
of the ia..saage would prove a great
handicap The following autumn, after
we returned from abroad. they entered
school, and today they speak English as
huently as any of the other children
here. Certainly they have not the ac-
cent which / have never been able TO
lose. although / studied English when
a girl
As for the accent to which Nine. Bryn
refers. it |. enc of those slight, delicate
accents wn.~... 20 the native-born Amer
lean seems merely to accentuate the
charm of :, IN tongue.
Tn rafarrn~ n her Sfu1y 0f EuyliSn