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Show C2 DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER Tuesday, October 19, 1993 Life : fockholm the cily that sits on water One of the world's most beautiful cities mannequins. The costumes hang By QUIG NIELSEN freely. They give the feeling of just floating, and are designed for the bodies which once bore them. This unusual and dazzling exhibit is well worth seeing and gives an understanding of Swedish history I'd never before considered. Now when I hear someone say "clothes make the man" I think is he writing history? The city of Stockholm spreads over 14 islands, tied by 50 bridges, just at the tide between the Baltic and Lake Malaren. Guides claim the most historic and best views are from the water. A Swedish novelist described Stockholm, "The city that floats on the water. This ancient city, which became the capital of Sweden in the 520's, has grown from a few original fortifications to a population of about 8,000 in 1582. Historians record that Swedes have lived in this area for more than 5,000 years. During the Thirty Years War Sweden evolved into a (1618-164major power and had possessions all around the Baltic. When Sweden's days as a major power ended, Stockholm's population had blossomed to nearly 60,000. Today Greater Stockholm is a hub of European commerce with a population of more than 1,400,000. Stockholm is internationally known as the site for the annual awarding of the Nobel prizes. The world's greatest w'ritcrs, scientists "Clothes are the looking-glas- s of history," Louis XIV, the emulous French king who some biographers regard as the personification of royal brilliance, once declared. Was he right? Maybe so. If our history is to be judged by the bizarre, sometimes uncreative and outright ridiculous fashions we see worn in this century's last gasp, I don't think so. Gazing front the other side of the looking-glas- s maybe yes. Never in our history have we had designers who fashioned clothes to make women so beautiful and men so gallant. Will such classic creators as Karen Kane, Jessica McClintock, and Liz Claiborne, go down in history to be remembered 400 years from now? Will Christian Dior, Nino Cerruti, and Eddie Bauer be among them? In the Royal Armory below the Royal Palace in 1 Sweden's 8) Stockholm, a capital considered one of the world's most beautiful summer cities, more than 100 costumes from 400 years and four dynasties are exhibited. Shown is a wide vista of fashion changes from the days of Gustav II Adolph, when Sweden was a great power, until the Bcmadotte dynasty of our time. How people dressed for official occasions and festivities is shown in the exhibit without the use of and peacemakers gather at Stockholm's Concert Hall to accept the envied cash awards for their contributions during the year. In case you may have forgotten the man who invented dynamite, Sweden's Alfred Nobel, left most of his fortune to honor these men. Sweden has been of special interest to me since my father had served an LDS mission here many years ago. To walk the same streets as a sightseer that he did seeking investigators brought out a reverent respect for him and for the country. My wife and I arrived in without advance Stockholm evening accommodations. The hotels in downtown Stockholm were booked solid so we settled for a splendid older hostelry called "The Palace." And a palace it was. Rooms, large and leisurely comfortable, were expensive, and the food was scrumptious. Breakfast was something you hurried out of bed for, and dinner in the elegant Primavera restaurant brought to mind the interior of a marketplace g with a smorgasbord. After recovering from the shock of what it cost to spend a night in our hotel my wife and I began our trek to see the sites. Our hotel was only two kilometers from the heart of everything. Central Station in downtown Stockholm, and just a few minutes by subway. As we left never-endin- the underground exit, Swedish gendarmes herded us into a roped-of- f The city of Stockholm spreads over 14 islands, tied by 50 bridges, just at the tide between the Baltic and Lake Malaren. Guides claim the most historic and best views are from the water. A Swedish novelist described Stockholm, "The city that floats on the water." This ancient city, which became the capital of Sweden in the 1520's, has grown from a few original fortifications to a population of about 8,000 in 1582. Historians record that Swedes have lived in this area for more than 5,000 years. Drottningholm Palace, an imposing 17th century palace in French style, called the "Versailles of the North," is the permanent residence of the royal family. Adjacent to the royal palace is Gamla Stan, an area of the city where Stockholm began. Despite its old age it's still the favored place of the young Swedes. path out of the station and towards the plaza. Only difficulty was we were not permitted to enter the plaza but had to skirt around it. A bomb had been found on the second floor of a hotel bordering the plaza so everything had been cleared and cordoned off while police were searching for the bomb-layin- g suspects who, they believed, were hiding in the hotel, perhaps on the mezzanine. We joined the other gawkers awaiting the action but none was forthcoming. After about an hour's wait we took off to see the city. The following morning the Swedish paper reported the bombers had been found and jailed. Drottningholm Palace, an imposing 17th century palace in French style, called the "Versailles of the North," is the permanent residence of the royal family. It was interesting but I had to control myself from saying, "if you've seen one palace you've seen them all. RED WING Adjacent to the royal palace is Gamla Stan, an area of the city where Stockholm began. Despite its old age it's still the favored place of the young Swedes. 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