| Show STOCKHOLM LETTER STOCKHOLM oLm deo dec bo special olal during the summer eummer of 1896 will prevent an aspect quite different from froin that during the year 1896 when the first scandinavian exhibition to tok ok k place the great northern exhibition to be hold held this thia year invites dt n only the scandinavian kingdoms but also albo the whole world iu scan ii 11 mattera matters to at the time of the exhibition of 1866 there were scarcely oar oely 1 in its now DOW closely approaches several 8 now new districts dietr lct have been added and large parts parti of the old ones onea have been rebuilt in a way ay suiting a modern capital with rows row of magnificent residences reside aces broad avenues and abady parks the olo city only is still gylov on 00 its ita islet our bur rounded by water wih with its narrow and luky akloya and ancient houses bring lug jug th the thought back to old stockholm of the fifteenth and sixteenth oen can aurles the conveyances conveyance and public bull ainge of all kinds ki tide in the town baya at the he same bame time acquired an entirely modern character tramcars Tram oarB cars derived by horse steam and electricity cress in different lerent dif directions and anck elevators ascend to the south part of town situ abed upon high cliffs and the later inter course between the seven leven lelea joles upon which stockholm is ia situated la is carried on by and ferryboats ferry boats up to the number of fifty As aa to one kind of the be swedish capital can decidedly be placed in the be trout rank of oil all the cities in the world stockholm Is ie first of all ab the city of the telephone the oily city 0 stockholm possesses esses no less than telephones all being of double wire and of excellent quality that is one tolo telephone phone to every 20 inkabi tante for the sake looks of it may be mentioned that the immense london at the beginning of the year 1898 had bad but bocea ana now new york at the same time iao BO more than about telephones stockholm la Is renowned throughout the he world for its ita beautiful situation and tow tew indeed hadert are the tuvia cowna no capable ot of attracting the tourists tour lato to such an extent other countries such as aa for example norway and Switz switzerland erand might be more visited thain sweden they being more especially epe the resorts of tourists ite since aluce the alternately smiling miling and magnificent nature of sweden has bai but lately been made more publicly known to foreigners but a single ingle place in ID these two countries un uan claim such a world fame an a stockholm in what concerns beauty anil and lovell blovelt now i the capital of sweden has bae acquired this reputation because all what the tha south and middle parts ot of sweden con tain of the picturesque lively and rich beauty of natu nature rele IB concentrated in the exact spot where stockholm to IB situ altu abed this charming and lovely Da nature turell surrounding stockholm on all sides aides aud forming narrow and greca eslanda Island gi even in its ita central parts parte to ia what give the town own its ita open and lively aspect and which awakens the admiration of the stranger besides this it may be said eald that life to in stockholm li is stamped with a continental character more than in 1 the ease cage with mot of the towns of its also ao an elegant lively and ana mg ing population is ie the characteristic of stockholm there may be few elite cities in which a perfo perfectly otly isolated stranger without friends and acquaintance a can stay with so BO much pleast pleasure for a day month or year as a stockholm not only the town itself but also alao the life and customs of its ite population are laid bare as aa an open book before hla his eye he can go everywhere anti and everywhere he to ie treated with kind new and civility stockholm in 1 too large tv tu be classed olas fled an a a small towo own but not large enough to let the stranger disappear as in a bee ilive hive an active life reigns the do d summer eummer bights of 00 be north though street lamps rod and other illuca bation never are lit at this of the year it la is never so eo dark as aa out not to on en able a person at midnight to reada read ft newspaper when seated boated at a window douani of music practically drown the summer resorts and pour its harmony over the be adjacent parks parka and prom enade anadee all 0 owned with gay and pleasure plea eure seeking people A summary emmary of the opinions opi niona jet el foreign authors and tourists regarding stockholm will be most moat out aued ted to tae as i purpose of showing the made W ads by the swedish capital upon the stranger the well known german author max nordau nordan writes in bis big work from krom krem to alhambra about as aa iI lown it see lamed indeed almost impossible Impo to think of a more charming plo ure of a town than the one Wo presents nature and ci civilly villas lion have joined in order to create a matchless gem of a town stockholm is IB a perfect piece of decoration with the most moat surprising aur transformations transformation god took one day a cleee of the scottish coast a piece of the shore at naples some places pieces of the he Hey hazerian Ha erlan islands some gome of the granite cliffs of the mountain range of at U drill a piece of the canadian forests foreka and some parts of the city of parts shook ghook all well together in a cask and throw threw the out poll pell moll mell at the shore of a bay of the baltic where it today forms forma the capital of the be king kingdom dorn ot swa on eo and to is called Stockholm 31 the renowned oar narrator of travel paul du Cb sillus writes iu in his bis well knowd book the lund lind of the midnight suo BUD about stockholm phe stranger who arrives a flue morn morat ing in june for the first thus at the ph arming and plo tr I 1 tar tique stockholm cannot avoldt avold ex if fascinating partly built on seven islands il tod united by 9 bridges it riale alse in the middle of the team mum formed by th the la outlet of tt lake ke malar Walar into the tea a situation which no capital can come up to as ae f legard larda romantic beauty the french author paul Ui olty in his hi work from parla paris to north ath cape boat about Stool stockholm holm deock took dt ock holm has bu the character aoler of a real capt ta tej of ofa a really 11 large arge town for its ite atto are Int interesting ereal A liveliness and M activity reigns reigna in the swedish capital apitai that is seldom found in the DOM the people of stockholm ion lounge lags swat bonam in part paris they bay stay atay constantly att M of doors way enjoy their town with a au heart bearta town about which one NAGY y bay ay it if we otte cite that by lt its situation sir arranges fAng it ek in su n manner aud and that nothing is more grand than the jot jet of desme jewels seen een in the harbor it ii ut only the streets oi 01 9 however ho veTer shote eckholm which blob attract the interest rou canals in this ibia venice of the norm are continually crossed s bragall steamboat lying gracefully between the large vessels la and alu lug on intercourse between the how in the evening the whole or ty to Is joining in a monster co concert alisio in hoard beard everywhere T there bore Is IB 1 UK os a nook a baud band la in not play lof it to li h ewaver so ea Pac faUly with ik 1 musical halla balls the people leei during the summer lummer their steps this to park Is indeed mince fordinand araua walts la 10 his hib I 1 teat ia work from baltic to the WM h cape the following io in italic letters belonga belong 3 40 doubt to the most moat beautt fal h Op italo in abe WO world rid its sit alt usillon to irom from a geographical polut oi 01 view excellent it being placed at the and naoi ndoi of iske blar which measures in leab jones on the fitiris oo 0 manda will be which more than 1200 blotted and od on lr ILS snores nores nearly castles and manors manora ald churches on the op polte side ide the city faces facea a bays y divided antu a multitude of straits raita aonda measuring 50 to 60 kilo motors arten la in lengths length the aia salt water 0 fie fresh water of the be malar in we be center of she he tow town a be continues tew few cities in the leaa ant resorts worm world offer so 0 o many recreation to the arranger as holm balva fin farat of all we have mossback who its if almost unlimited birdseye birds eye klevs of the she town own below with its ite many was toh and and far to the west ke malar maier with its ita numerous Dume roua lelance lel anJe I 1 is the night he whole Gool benery mOrY 10 1 hanged changed to 0 o a gigantic transi rency across oro which the 0 lored lanterns of 0 the steamboats noiselessly and quickly gliding over the surface of the water glimmer like glow worms he says ay about the rite bite for we the exhibition of 1897 it is 1 indeed one of at the most moot beautiful pleasure plea eure It in europe crowed crossed by hills hilla and ad valley haded by old oaks oake our aur Vann rounded dod by blue waves wavea with life ills and activity numerous name roua hopes bop restaurants and aad theaters theater on the one side bide aud and quiet romantic paths path and views view of ul ful beauty bod and ine glistening surface of at be water and hills hilli beyond jf the other side ide it offers an cullity to W lug 9 skang bradger tr aDger not only to mingle with the lively crowds crowd of hoople but also to dream of his native slid land beneath the uld old oaks in deepest solitude and he be finished his description of stockholm with the following words worde thus the capital of sweden unites lit in the largest extent all the advantages that hat makes it pleasant to lo the stranger burlog his bis stay in the town in peace ful enjoyment the days pass pasa away like hours and when one to Is going to leave this place one oa ca mot inot help exclaim ina with a full heart cau au revoir very very soon soona V charles IEL comings writes in his book from Aalee Aale und sund to Tetuan Tetu anamong same v g other winge 1 I stayed there fully five weeks and my opinion of stockholm Is that we the capital of sweden Is 1 the moot moet fascinating town in the world 21 2 1 the above though only detached selections Is in more apt than anything else to show shiow what an aa impression the stranger gets ol of stockholm |
