Show LETTER J FROM STOCKHOLM 13 Eipoiltltu 3 lilt It ir at Ibo hued Ih l1I1ltnl BTOCKIIOLJI Dec 30Bpoolal During Ibo summer vI 160G Stockholm will present an aspect finite different from that during the year 1890 when the first Scandinavian exhibition took place The great northern exhibition to IJe hold this year Invites nil only theBcandlnavlan kingdoms but also the whole world Interested in Bond l nnvlan matters to festivities oallt ol Al the time I of the exhibition I of 1800 there were scarcely 140000 Inhabitants In Blcckbolmwhllo till population now Closely approaches HWtlOO Several new districts bave been added and largo Parts of the old class have boon rebuilt In a way culling a modern capital with town ot magnificent residences broad avunuea and body parks Tile Old City only la still lying on Its Islet surrounded sur-rounded by waterwlth Its narrow and dusky ally aud ancient houses bring ing tot thought back to old Stockholm of the fifteenth and sixteenth con fairies The conveyances and public bull JIuDB of all Moot Id the town have at the same time acquired an entirely moOern character fralOoa driven I by horiEu steam and electricity cross lu different directions aud elevators ascend to the south part of town situ aled upon high clllli and the Intercourse Inter-course between the seven tales upon which Stockholm la situated 19 I carried oa by tteamlauncbca and ferryboats up to the number ol fifty AB to one kind of communication the SwedliticapItal can decidedly be placed In the front rank of all tbe cltlea lu tbe world Blookholuilanrttof I all Ihe city of tot telephone The city ol Stockholm I poaisBita no less than lr4 000 telephones all being of double wire and of excellent quality That IB I one telephone to every 20 Inhabitants Inhabi-tants For the sake of comparison It may bo mentioned that the ImD1ore London the beginning of the year 1893 hail but 5001 telephoned and New York at tile same time no more than about lOuM telephones Stockholm la renowned throughout the world for Its beautiful eltuallon and lew Inifeed are the towns capable ot attracting Ibo tourists to soon an extent Other countries such as for example Norway unit Switzerland might be more visited than Sirocco hey being more especially the retorts of tourists since the alternately smiling smil-ing and magnificent nature Bweden baa but lately beau made more publicly public-ly known to foreigner but scarcely a Ingle place lu these two countries can claim Such a worldfame as Btockholm In whatconcerns beauty and lovell Dole DCTbe crpltal of Sweden has acquired this reputation because all what the south and middle parts of Sweden con loin of the plctureiquo lively and < rich beauty ot naturals concentrated In Ihe exact spot where Blockbelni Is sun iledThis This charming and lovely nature surrounding Stockholm on all sides and forming narrow and green Islands oven In Its central parla Is I what give tbe t town Its open and lively aspect and which awakens the ittduilratlon of Ibe stranger I Babbles this It may be told < that life in Stockholm is stamped with a conti Dcnl1 character luore Ibo 10 Ibo Caae with moil ot Ibo towns of lit size An elegant lively and pleaaureeeeK lei population lithe I characteristic of Stockholm There may be few Cities In which a perfectly Isolated stranger without friends and acquaintances Can stay with so much pleasure for a dy month or year as Stockholm Not only the town Itself but also the life and customs of Its population are laid bare aa an open book before bit eyes He can KO everywhere and everywhere be is I treated with kind DCM and rlvlllly Stockholm Is too largo be elapsed aa a small town but nol large enough to It The stranger disappear as lu a bee hive An active life reigns during the delightful de-lightful summer night of the north fboullb street loners and other 11Iuw Inatlon never are III at this time of the year III Is never so dark as not to enable en-able a tarpon at midnight to read a newspaper when seated at a window Bououa ot music practically drown the Bummer resorts aui pour Its harmony over Iho adjacent park and prom made all o carded with gay and pleasure seeking People A summary of the opinions Jof foreign authors and tourists regaralng Stockholm will be moal suited to the purpoao of Bhowlug Ibo Impressions made by the Swedish capital upon the stranger Tbe well known German author Max Nordau writes In his work From Krom to Alhambra aboul aloCkbolm as follows II eemeJ Intlied almoit luipoislble lo think of a more charming plolure of a town than the one Stockholm penh Nature and clvlllz uou have Joined In order to create a matchless gem ot a town Stockholm la I a perfect Pico ot decoration wllh the most eurpnalog l kl transformations urtr God took one day a piece ot the Bcolllah coast a p ere of I the shore at Naplup some pieces of the liayerlan Islands some of the granite lilfanf mountain range ol Ural I a piece of Ibo Canallan foreela aud I aome parla of file city of 1arleahook all well together In a colic n < threw the whole out pell molt at tile share o a bav of Ibo Ilaltlr wbnro It today forms tbo I capital of the kingdom of awe lea and la I called Stockholm The renowned narrator of travel Paul du Uhalllu writes In his well known bOOk The Lent cf Ibo Midnight Mid-night Bun about Btockholm Ho stranger who arrIve d flue mornIng morn-Ing In Juno for the first lime at Ibo charming and plctut toque Stockholm cannot avoid experiencing ex-periencing fatclpatlng Impression Tartly built on fcuvon Islands united by bridge It rise lu the Middle of the lreIOlormd by lb outlet 01 lb In lie Molar Into the a311 situation whluh no capital can come up to au regards romanllo beauly The French olllbor Paul JInlly writes In his work From Paris lo North Cape about Btooftholm dtcck holm I has Ibo character of a real capital capi-tal of a really largo town for Its slrecta ere Interesting A llvellncis I and activity reigns In the Swedish capital that Is I teldom found In I the north The people of Stockholm lounge I about as In Parla they day constantly out doorsthey enjoy their towu with a a lull bearta town about which one nay Bay If we cite Keuuard that by Its extraordinary situation arranges Itaelf In an admirable manner and that nothing Is more grand than Ihe lot of vessels seen lu the harbor It U I however not only the streets ot Stockholm which I attract the Inteioil The numerous canals lu thli Venice of the north are continually crossed by small fcteamboala lying gracefully Ins tied between the large vessels and carrying on Intercourse between tbe shares In this evening the whole city la Joining In n monster concert Music Is I heard everywhere There la I not a nook wnem a band Is I not play tell at a It It I however es peclally towarJs Dlurgarden with Us n me musical halls tho people direct their steps during the summer This park Indeed iiagnlflceui I Ferdinand Krauss writes j In bid great work From Baltic to Ibe North Cape the following In Hallo letters Btockholm bloOII no doubt to tbo most beouLl fill cipltalB In tile world Its all 1 nation la from a geographical point ol View excellent It belug placjil at tile and 01 Lake lItlr which mour180 kilometer In length on the surface Df which more than 1200 lilands will be found anD on 110 Quotas ooorly 200 casUes and manors nod 100 churches On tile opposite side Ibe city faces a bay divided Into a multitude of affairs and sounds tneaturlng 00 to 00 kilometers kilo-meters In length Ibo loll water 01 i which encounters the fresh water of Ibo Miller In the center of the lawn lie continue Few cities In Ihe world oUr so many pleasant resort far recreation tot h estranger at Block bolm Flrslot all we have 1Il0oback With Us almost unlimited blrdaeye views of the town belowwith lie many tales and letbmusea and far to the west Lake Malar with lu numerous Islands Iu the night Ibo whole scenery II changed to a gigantic transpireiioy acrosawhich Iou olored lanterns 01 the steamboats nolBeletsly and quickly gliding over the surface of tbe water glimmer like glow wormu1p Lie laY about Djurgarden the site for Ibo exhibition of 1697 It la Indeed In-deed DUO of the moat beautiful pleasure grounds In Europe Crossed ny hills and valleys shaded by old oaks surrounded sur-rounded by blue waves with life aud activity numerous shops restaurants and theaters on Ibo Gnu aide anti quiet remanllo paths and views of wouder lul beauty and tile glistening surface of the water and ploluroique bills beyond be-yond ibo all still It clZrs Dofio trinity to the stranger not only to mingle wltb the lively crowds of people but also to dream ot his native land beneath Ibo old oaks In deepest solitude And be finished his description of Stockholm with the following word Thus the capital of Sweden unite In the largest extent all tbeadvant ges that makes It pleaaant to the stranger during < his stay In the town In pe ce tot enjoyment the days paaa away Ilk hours and wheat one Is I going lo leave this place Doe caunot help exclaimIng exclaim-Ing with a lull boarl Ion revolts very very Seoul I Cnarles It Comings writes In bla book From Aleluo 1luuamog other things > I stayed there In fly fiv reeks and my opinion of Stockholm Is that too capital 01 Sweden is I Ihe moat fascinating town in tbe world The above though only detached selections In moro all than anyllllnil else to show what ao Impression the stranger Gels ul Ilockholm |