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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1895)
* 4H PART IV , FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ! PAGES 26 TO 28. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY , MAY 1 , 1895 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. SINGKLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ROCKING CHAIR REVERIES Thoughts that Are Set a-Swinging by the Motion of the Eockcr , LUCUBRATIONS OF THE WCMEN WHO ROCK Bomo Ubiervntloni on the Different Types of American Women The U'catcru to UIri' * Motto-Whcn Yon Are Getting Oct Tlicro. The arl of sitting down , like many others , Find Us origin In leisure , and the Invention of something especially adapted to develop this art was a step In advance In the pro gress of civilization of the rocking chair a climax of human Ingenuity , This swayablo piece of turnlture beloligs to the American woman by right of discov ery , and to It and her the present nnd com ing ages will ewe an Incalculable debt of generosity. The rocking chair has been to the American woman what the shrine of oracle was to the ancient warrior. To It she haa gone tor Inspiration In times of perplexity and danger , nnd each rock be- caino an Interrogation point , and with the rhythmical soothing accents of Its vibrations came the answers to the question that dis turbed woman's peace of mind and set her nt variance with herself and established dogmas. The contemplation of certain accepted tenets used to give the rockers a sullen Jerky motion , To servo man nnd glorify him for ever was at ono time the categorical response to what embraced the whole duty and chief end of woman. This ono-slded statement of affairs threw the chair Into dreadful convulsions. It was not until some genius of the sex made the dulclfluous discovery , that In human sc'enco ' as In mathematical , "The things which are equal to the same thing nre equal to each other" that the rocking attained that even , magnificent swing , which Is destined to beat time , like a metronome , to the inarch of future human events. To the religious questions of the day and the difficulties Involved by modern Isms woman gives her earnest attention. But notwithstanding her respect for what Is old and tried and a natural bias toward ritual and creed , she Is forced to these painful con clusions : Christian characteristics are not always most In evidence where religion Is taken as a matter ot course , and Inquiry Is condemned as Infidelity ; and that the Chris tian cqdo of honor Is too often like the TYprldllngs , singularly selt-rccognltlve. Tlio literature of the day Is suggestive. The love for the nude In literature ns well ns In art Is growing upon us ; and what does this growing taste betoken ? That depends. It Is to bo feared sometimes It Is nothing moro nor less than a hankering after sa lacious mysteries. But more often , let us hope , It Is an honest demand for the naked truth. In cither case wo may as well ns not accept the fiction of the French type ns a means of grace , a means which amply Justifies the end. We can congratulate our- telves that behind each seductive romance glistens the surgron's knife. If true to life every attractive vice has Its concomitant hell , and truly preaches the gospel that what soever a man soweth , that will he also reap. As to the Influence of realistic fiction on the young , no one can bo so blind to the signs ot the times as not to know this to bo an ngo of Inquisitive nlnd precocious youth ; and It Is no greai venture to guess that what they can't find out by fair means they will by foul. The rocking chair Is nothing If not serious , but It considers It no condescension to dis cuss the torment of torments or the fashion of the "Tissue of Tissues , " as Carlyle whim sically calls our clothes. Fashion ! Death Itculf has not half Its tortures or Its terrors. Willing or unwilling , we are all Its slaves. Ten years ago what kind of a sensation would a woman have made spinning along our streets on a bicycle and In divided skirts ? Presto ! It Is the fashion , nnd behold she Is a thing for admiration and our envy. I Half the charm of the actress Is due her Ideal wardrobe. It makes no difference what abnormity In style for sleeve or skirt prevails elsewhere , on the stage the costumes of dif ferent historical periods delight us and why would they not off of It ? The fashionable woman's wardrobe would have a value that at present It does not possess If she regarded herself from the ar- tlsUa standpoint that the artist docs his fig ure ' 6n the canvas. Imagine art collectors handing over their Watteaus , their Joshua Ileynolds and their Lo Bruns every spring and fall for change of style to fomt\ art modiste. But why rot ? Is It fair to estab lish standards of beauty for certain arts only. Who shall be that woman of superb courage , that ono of undying fame who shall 1 Care to make It the fashion to ba unfashion able ? It has been unjustly said that woman has no great Inventive genius. The Invention ot the future shall be hers and It shall do nothing less than revolutionize eoclety. It will rival telegraphy In useful ness. The phonograph in Ingenuity and the modern photograph will fade besldo It Into utter Insignificance. It shall bo the pho tography of thought ! Then politicians must needs be honest , ministers pious. Judges just and all humanity decent. It will be abreahtless moment when wo turn our complex and curious lenses or the hidden thought of the mind and tone ! the button that embodies thought In form Will envy , malice and revenge be always jr. the form of woman , and vanity , weakness end falt > o ambition always in the shape ol man ? There will doubtless be surprises at th ( size , the form nnd color of the thoughts o those wo think ke know the best , and maybe where wo least expect It , thoughts will b < most btrong and fair.LUELLA LUELLA C. MARTIN. A YUUNO HUMAN UliKI.UCTs. This Is the busiest world I was ever In > 'v ? tllhough transmlgratlontsts tell me my soul previous to Its Imprisonment In this fcmlntn body , may have dilated Itself In the portl ; proportions of a man ot another , busle world or planet. They further tell mo tha while In his noble form my soul was sorel ; tried and tempted by besetting sins , untl by prayers and fastings it overcame , and a death was rewarded with this , Its prescn form. And now my soul must battle still though less tormented , until dissolution when It will take the form ot a beautlfu angel. Man , woman , angel ! "Arise , m ; soul , arise ! " They say "woman will always have th last word. " Not so In this case. I'd rathe be the angel , I think. Perhaps I will be. was mistaken for ono once. Alas ! When may I don my feathery pin Ions and soar away from Nebraska winds iprlng dressmaking , und bliss to contem plate this feminine body , and all th thoughts It thinks about ! Or Is It the soi ; that thinks ? It that bo true , how strange cannot recall my man thoughts over I Jupiter or Saturn. Mayhap my nervous sys tern had a shock a-falllng down to cartl ind when recovered who knows how know ! edgeable a soul I may possess ! It always seemed unfair that I should hav begun at A I ) G'c Instead of politics and re : . t tslale. where my man soul left oft. Bu [ ft then , my womanly knowledge Is sclf-gotte R ind my feminine coul will claim all credl liP , for Its fine-spun theories up to date. That which assails my soul just now I the housccleanlng of Us thoughts. The are all out on tbo line ot Investigation an research In the field of wonini , while memor ind Imagination take turns In paddling thei tree from dust. DM you ever have an acute attack of tti eld-fashioned quinsy , commencing with pain In your back and extremity bones , and UK an evil spirit possessing your very blooi gorging the veins and arteries of 'he thro ; ind neck at the gateway of speech , cuttln Oft all communication from the heart nn head with the tongue and silent lips ? Li [ that , parched ano\blUU red , pathetically ca lor cooling drink * , which ne'er can pai their feverish portals for tha tightly-locked Jaw , which only the doctor's deft forefinger can force apart , ns dexterously he ascertains If It will "break" or "scatter. " Yes ? Well , then you have known by ( hat experience what It Is to do without food for two long weeks , lying flat upon your back In a little California hotel bed , bolstered up by a halt dozen little pillows all , by the way , made with an eye to the ease and comfort ot the traveling Llllputlan , should ho chance to come that way. You have known what It Is to be vlelted dally , and sometimes oftener , by the much learned throat specialist , whose personal experience with' this dread disease so dwarfs your own contorting pains as make you wonder he has lived to tell the tale and snatch you from that Paradise above by his tremendous skill and courage. You are n young woman , perhaps , and readily recall your thoughts and observa tions ot this devoted man , as alternately coaxlngly and commandlngly large quantities of raw salt pork find themselves sizzling and shriveling on your redhot throat , there to bo turned and returned until thoroughly cooked and cured of all trlchnae a generous dona tion later of your philanthropic landlady to the meagre table of the Old Woman's Home near by. You have not been BO 111 for many years and have quite forgotten the 'proverbial tenderness and devotion of men of this pro fession , and , now that you think of It , > ou always did hate doctors , anyway. Suppose you should many this man ? But that Is out oC the question. More than likely he Is a benedict already , though you , a comparative stranger to the city and his history , might otherwise Infer. With that your brain In pleasing fancy conjures up his better half. Could she bo otherwise or less ? She would not ! But he Is gone In the very midst of these reflections and gallantly exclaims as he bows his farewell to yourself and nurse , "Let no one In today. She Is too great a beauty with her swelled head and disheveled leeks to bo seen by mortal eye. " With that the door softly closes , and the nurse , observant of his every whimsical command , turns the Key , replenishes the grate , and caressingly strok ing the fevered brow , leaves you to yourself and oblivion. No , not oblivion , for thoughts are there , those pleasantcst of companions and chattiest of creatures , playing nt leap frog and somersault like little Brownies , al most ralMng the cranium In their wild steeplechase after each other. For the hundredth tlmo Bacon's old quo tation rushes through your mind , each time with greater vehemence : "There Is nothing great In the world but man , and nothing great In man but mind. " Perhaps that is an excuse for your feminine brain to assume unwonted activity , and by mental gymnastics rarely before exhibited show him a thing or two If he wcro only here to see ! Man's brain ! Ot course that means woman's , too. A curious fashion , bye the bye , started ages back , of giving man credit for all things great and good In the world , mentioning woman only with blame. One would think that so advanced and mighty an advocate of woman as Bacon , liv ing In a more enlightened century , sur rounded by court women of many rights and possessions , might justly and easily have wrenched from man this sole and ex clusive ownership , and have given her credit for a brain , as well ns he. More's the pity he didn't , but went right on preaching In the old accepted way that woman belongs to tnaIs his fifth rib still , and always will be , unless she finds It , or Its former place , and makes an end of him with her woman's rights rapier. Perhaps this accounts for Bacon's unpop ularity among a certain set of women , who absolutely refuse to credit him with the Immortal works called Shakespeare. Thoughts have such peculiar ways of trav eling off from a given point on tangents and right angles , losing themselves from sight in regions most remote and misty , only to return with troops of others , spinning , whirl ing , after Infinite contortions , entanglements and convolutions. Men say 'tis such an easy thing to concentrate the mind upon one woman many months together. Not so with woman's mind. And that proves that Bacon made a mistake when he classified man's Intellect with woman's. They work differently , and are utterly unlike. She fol lows not the beaten track ot his adoring thoughts for this ono sweet bit of flesh and blood , but darts away to others quUe as fair , visiting In her rapid flight dlvlnest women she has ever known or seen , admiring here , rejecting there , classifying and Idealizing ull that Is sweetest , noblest , best In these her lovely sisters. He , fondly sighing : "Not from the whole wide world would I choose thee , sweetheart , for thou art the whole wide world to me , sweetheart , " as he admiringly thinks of his New York bslle that resplend ent creature on the lap of luxury born , culti vated and refined In all that makes an out ward show , "The glass of fashion , " the ex ponent of Ward McAllister's fondest dreams of woman from the New York grist. The highest differentiated type of woman , In outward expression and environment , and mayhap , If Nature doubly blesses , "a thing of beauty and a Joy forever" to the love- blinded , clevorly-decclved man , but not to the keen , observing woman , bent on dls- covering motives and promptings of the heart. She It Is probes deep and wisely , only to flnd deceit , Insincerity , avarice , selfishness and falsehood , swelled to such hideous pro portions as to almost pcr above the surface and the finery. The New York woman Is "distingue" from her characteristic gait and speech , to the details of her every appointment and posses sion , whether encountered In art gallery ex hibits , theaters , balls , receptions or dinners. Elegance Is stamped on all she wears and uses , and wcro the heart true , the principle right , what lovelier creature could be found She Is never boisterous or offensive , rarely loses her temper , and discreetly withholds her enthusiastic applause or approbation from anything that Is not strictly deserving Tears are strangers to her aristocratic face and hardship to her hands , whllo her hear Is as cold and hardened as the brllllan stones upon her elegant person. She Is a politician , nay , a diplomat , a gen eral , governing others and herself In the subtlest , mightiest way. She ts rarely moody always agreeable and entertaining to those she likes and admires , and Inoffensively neg ixtlve to those she does not fancy. She ma > not bo scholarly , but thinks cleverly am deeply on some subjects. Life Is too short she argues , and engagements too pressing for pedantic lore. Current topics and lates novels are the mint for her small talk. On of her striking- characteristics Is Intuition and her analyt's of motives and actions I unsurpassed by even her spectacle-eyed slste Boston , for It Is deep , quick and rarelj mlcses the mark. She may have a consclcnc y stowed away In her human anatomy ; If so one would soonest look for It somcwher about the waist , It Is ea small. . In her love affairs "God Almighty mad her to match the men , " and just then h was fashioning clever people. It la not from her ranks the new womar Is coming , with her bloomers , silk hat anc cane. One could moro easily Imagine th ! new type Incubating In more congenial en vtrons , say the western plains , or Indepcnd cnt Boston. No , the New York woman I well pleased with herself and her surround Inga. She wishes nothing otherwise , but th men , particularly their pocketbooks , whlct might be a deal sight fatter to suit he fastidious tastes. She judges others as sh Is Judged , by outward appearances , am surely , cculd clothes make the man an feathers the bird , New York must Justl boast ot the queen ot American women. This self-satisfied , resplendent creature however. Is Infinitely Inferior to her whim slcal , odd-fashioned Boston sister , as far a character and principle are concerned. Th Boston woman Is Hot to be airily dlsmlBse by her New York neighbor , after a crltlca survey bshlml skeleton-framed lorgnette. She far surpasses the autocratic Gothamlt In Intrinsic worth , even If she docs wear he umbrella skirt one. inch , too short for regula tlon cut and carry herself like a town pum handle. The Boston woman Is cot as cold and In different as she appears , and , unlike he scoffer , acknowledges ; and compliments goid thing In woman when she sees It. "Knowledge Is power" with her , and at struse trcttles on the vivisection ot th brain would call fortli more extravagan praise and adoration taut the most stunnln Felix or Worth gnwn.vjshe abounds In goo works and Is noted the world over for In dependence of thought and action. Go bless and preserve her. She Is too good t die young. Perh ps that fa the reason & many spinster centenarians boast their resi dence In Boston , And now the memory of some dear , delight ful friend carries you back toward the set ting sun , stopping here and there to note the different types ot "dear , deluding woman. " The western girl and woman , who would not love and admire her for her Intrinsic worth , oven though , like the diamond In the rough , she needs a little polish before offering herself tor comparison with her New York sister gem ? She may possess many more carats , but the world will never say so until her dazzling beauty and superior qualities are displayed. She Is a healthy , unrestrained , Independent creature , full of life and activ ity and blessed with loads of common sense and good temper. Her Intentions are the best , and If she doei occasionally give your sense of propriety n little Jog , It's not worth mentioning , for a forgiving and loving heart prompts all her actions. Infinite possibilities are before her , and If she does not bring a good market prlco It In because she prefers to grow up unfettered as she Is than prune herself for eastern shows or conservatories. The New York woman , with worldly-wise looks ) , proclaims her policy thus : "With all your getting get money , " and her Boston sister replies : "Oh , no ; you quite misquote ; 'tis thus the proverb runs : 'With all your getting , get understanding , ' " while the en ergetic western girl characretlstlcally ex claims to both : "With all your getting , 'get there ! ' " CARRIE MAUDE PENNOCK. The lazy sunshine of the spring- Is softly drifting by , Vhlle toward the still past hastening The laden hours lly. 'or time nnd sense must pass away As earthly beauties fade , nd night s-huts out the fairest day As sunshine sinks In shade. ut Mronjr souls nre not born to die ; They change their outward form ; Ve hear sin's expiating cry In every walling storm. , Vlthln this lily's creamy cup The spirit of a queen lellvcs a life shp offered up Despair and pride between. < r > ' .t his stately native of the Nile Brings unto earth again he wealth of Cleopatra's pmlle , Now purified by pain. , > ' ras Beneath this vlolpfs royal dress I see a woman's heart ; he knew not peace nor happiness But bravely bore her part. know her thoughts reanimate This subtle , sweet perfume ; 'hns Justice , though she tarry late , Brings Borrow Into bloom. io , dear. In years that nre to come Some flower at your feet , 'houKh lips of mine nre cold and dumb , Will my devotion s-peak. - BELLEYILLEV GUI3. is 1'iiAisi : IIIGHTL.Y niyrowEU : ? L Pessimistic Mull Worthy ot n Bllllt. The other day I heard a gentleman telling if some great business successes achieved iy women In Omaha. Ho spoke In the hlgh- ist terms of their keen Insight nnd safe udgment. They deserved the praise , and would not by ono word detract from that vliich Is duo them. But , whllo listening to ho conversation , there arose within mo a vounded , Indignant feeling , not at the com mendation these women received , but at the mplled Inferiority of the true , sweet woman who chooses the hlgbec part , the essential woman-portion , and makes no attempt to fill the man's place as well as her own. The business woman , the professional voman , the woman this , and the woman hat , is In great danger ot becoming over rated. In this army of women are many pure , true , womanly women , but noble and rue as they are , they are not the highest : ypo of womanhood and should not receive .he deepest homage and respect. True , .hero are many women compelled by force of circumstances to assume the more active part In the turmoil of life , who would wlll- ngly remain In their homes were It possl- ile. To these belongs all the praise be- towed on their moro fortunate sisters. But when wo compare the young men of today with the young women we are struck with another view of the much-discussed noman question. Many of the young men are fast "sporty , " ns they delight to bo called their highest ambition being to se cure rich wives or those who can support them. They are unwilling to work with : iatlent energy and a determined purpose tor the desired success. They live entirely in the present and care only for their per sonal pleasure. They are not men , they are mere creatures , olown about by every wind , utterly unable to resist the slightest temptation. The young woman , on the con trary , Is standing Just within the threshhold of the "Woman's Age. " Each day brings to her ears knowledge of some new feat ac complished by a sister ; some added oppor tunity or power granted to women. She Is eager and anxious to try her strength , to add her mite , to feel that she , too , has done something worthy of note. She possesses an overwhelming desire to make the most and best of herself , but the average young man's deslro Is to slip through the world with as little effort and as comfortably as possible. Here Is the great evil of today. The young men do not have a realizing sense of the vital necessity of their being men and not mere rretenllous excuses. To use Carrie Lane Chapman Calls' expression , there nro by far too many "thousand-dollar women and ten- cent men" to make an equal partnership as was originally Intended possible. Honest , upright manhood Is fast becoming obsolete. Si'ch ' pernicious publications as the "Young Sport's Library , " on the cover of which ap pears the photographs of young "sports , " with the statement In largo type ; "The young sports' album. Boys , send your photo graphs to the Young Sports' Library and bo Known as a young sport. It costs you nothing. Send early ; first received , flrst printed , " are Indications of the condition. What kind of men and citizens can such tiulnlng produce ? The tendency ot the young men of today Is clearly seen by any one taking the trouble to glance Into the faces ot the youths who pass him In the streets. Young women , seizing the reins with so much ability , Instead of bringing con tempt of self to their brothers , bring relief Shrugging their shoulders complacently the men patronizingly yield up the ribbons , con tent to bo driven Instead ot to drive. A woman's peculiar place a man cannot fill. It has been clearly demonstrated that o woman can successfully climb wherever man can , but It Is equally clear that she was not Intended for such work , since In so doing she Is making the would-be "stronger sex" utterly worthless and despicable. God made us men and women , and He fitted each for his peculiar share In the toll of living. One Is not naturally better 01 more noble than the other. As nr Individual , either man or woman , patiently earnestly , purposefully doing the "dutj lying nearest him" Is worthy of all respecl and esteem. A woman many succeed falrl ) well In being both mother and father. A man may In some measure perform the dutl-i ot a mother , but It Is entirely Imposslbli for either woman or man to faithfully dis charge all the duties of both. "As the strlnt unto the bow Is , so the woman to the man useless each without the other. " The final sue cumblng of Mrs. Burton Harrison's "Bacheloi Maid" to the power of love was a glorious failure , a failure of far more value than tin highest biicceis , Would we had more younj men worthy to benefit by such failure ! Foi the unit cannot be perfect , symmetrical , un less both halves arc equally developed am sound. Alt honor to all noble women and men , to ; In all walks In lire , but highest honor , no unmixed with reverence , be to the levin ; woman who Is the center of the home , thi tenner , wise , ten-sacrificing "homey" mother who Is made possible by a noble man. MARY ANNA Hl'ftllELL. We overheard the exquisitely young dude remark , after surveying hlmsel from top to toe , "Whatever 'tli , It * right. " FREDERICKSBORC CASTLE An Omaha Girl's Interesting Description of a Danish Town , HUNDREDS OF YEARS THE HOME OF KINGS Also n Much Frequented 1'tnco bjr TottrlsU anil thu Lovely Castle nuti 1'arlc a Kith riclit for Artists unit Atiiittcuri. Ono of the loveliest spots In Denmark , and , I truly believe , In the world , Is the castle of Frcdcrlcksborg and Its surroundings. The Danish scenery Is nevergrand and sublime ; hero are no rocks , no mountains ; no great rivers , but the- landscapes are marked by a Ingular gc-ntleness , such as one never finds n the United States. Take , for example , tie sound and the eastern coast of Zealand. ns can Imagine nothing more peaceful than his combination of the bright blue water flashing softly against the low shore , the ttlo sailboats borne gently along by the Ight breeze , and the green ocast dotted Ith white villas and cottages. And this eacefulness characterizes the entire coun- ry. As for Fredcrlcksborg , the little town s every summer filled to overflowing with ourists , whllo the air Is darkened by the rtlsts that swarm about the lovely castle nJ park. The old castle of Frederlcksborg dates 'rom ' the sixteenth century. Frederick II 'ought ' the site in 15CO ot Herful Trolle , and lommcnced the erection of the castle , but It as not finished until Christian IV In 1602 ook up the work , anil , tearing down the 'Id ' building , completed In 1C20 a much moro nagnlllcent structure In the style of the Renaissance. In the fifties Frcderlksborg was the favor- to residence of Frederlk VII , who spent nuch of his tlmo here , often making a short rip hither with his friend and boon com- lanlon , Carl XV of Sweden. Then the old astlo was the scene of tnany festivities , for ho Danish king was foiU of a good carouse ncu In a while , though , In Justiceto him , be It said , ho never neglected his duties for Is pleasures. But on the 17th of December , S59 , the main buildings , excepting the : hurch , were almost entirely destroyed by Ire , a source of great sorrow to the king. Stories are still told of how , when they saw ho red glow on the sky , the peoplo. came rom all the country around to help , and 'ound the king wandering disconsolately round the burning pile. The Danes , who Oved Frederlk as perhaps never king was loved before , hastened to collect money to erect a new palace en the ruins of the old. The result Is tl.e castle as It now stands , In xactly the same outward form , and Inter nally almost wholly restored. slto moro picturesque and beautiful could not have been chosen. From the argest of the many small lakes scattered over this region , built on three Islands con nected by bridges with each other and the mainland , rises "tho loveliest castle of the north. " Along two sides of the lake ex- tendn the town , on the third side rise the crraces of the "Hunter's Hill" and the 'King's Garden , " while from the fourth stretches the "Inclosure" or park , with Its "nkcs and canals. The palace Itself consists of a somewhat Incgular assemblage of red brick buildings The outer courtyard Is spacious , and Its chief ornament Is a superb marble fountain In the center , with bronze statues of Tritons and Nereids , a very beeutlful statue pf the " 3od of Waters crowning' the whole. The 'ountaln ns It now appears was restored after the flro through the aid of old draw- ugs , and Is a masterpiece of art , A bridge eads from this courtyard Into the Inner which Is surrounded on three sides by build ings and flanked on the fourth by a wal decorated with statues of the old Greek am Roman gods , most of them minus the nose The main part of the palace is now occu pied by a historical museum , containing Danish relics and curiosities dating back many hundred years , beside an extensive gallery of paintings , In which the famous historical painter , Carl Bloch , Is well repre sented. The collection Is said to be ex ceptionally fine , but I have not yet seen It , owing to the Intense cold that prevails In the vast , stone-floored halls. Summer Is the tlmo to vjslt the museum ; then , the cool ness Is delightful. The church , however , I have seen , and that Is truly magnificent. Like the rest of the castle , it is built in the style ot the Renaissance , with high , pointed windows and branching arches. The celling especially Is beautiful , all In white and gold , with pink cherubs hovering around. The pews and a part of the walls are of carved wood , with funny glUcd figures of apostles , angels and dancing women in hant relief. Among the attractions are a massive gold altar-piece , representing scenes In the Ilto of Christ , and a pulpit supported by silver statues of the apostles. In this church many of the Danish kings and queens have been crowned. It Is really a very picturesque place , sur rounded , as it is , by water everywhere. The main building arises abruptly from the lake , and canals wend In and out among the others , through arches and under bridges. Very effective are two of the foremost buildIngs - Ings , low and unadorned , except by quaint , round turrets , and small , , square , many- paned windows ; they are connected with another of the Islands by a stone bridge , known as the "S" bridge , on account of Its strange shape. On the middle Isle bits of wild garden skirt the buildings , sloping down to the water. The tall , slender towers , of which the highest Is GTO feet , are graceful and somewhat fantastic , ending In hugo , glide ! weather vanes. The King's Garden Is laid out In the French style , consisting of a series of ter races and "ollees" overlooking the ] ake. The wide walks are bordered by colossal box hedges , fantastically clipped , whose an tiquity ( they are many hundred years old ) Is an excuse for their ugliness. Ono hedge runs almost across the garden , forming a compact , living parapet. The broad1 allies of poplars and elms are delightful In summer time , when the Interlacing branches almost shut out the sunlight , but when the boughs are bare , as now , the effect Is almost too weird. On a level space up above the ter races rises a slender granite column , ralsej to the memory of Heventlow , the great Danish statesman , who devoted his lite to the task of giving his country a free consti tution. From this place one looks over the terraces and the castle , which , seen from here , seems to rise from the velvety green ol the Queen's Isle , a small green garden In the water. South of the King's Garden Is the Hunter'sIIIll , likewise a series of Irregular terraces , but free and unconflnod , with the beautiful Danish be-ech trees growing at will. Now It Is winter , the beech -leaves He In sodden heaps under the snow , and the boys rush down the terraces on "ski , " but when I first HAW the castle It was late autumn , and I don't think I can ever forget It as I saw it them. The red walls arose almost sternly from the lake , clearly drawn against the glowing , sunset sky , ( Jie shrubbery In the wild bit of garden outlined In sharp sil houette ; In the foreground the trees that dipped their branches Info' the still water ; in the background the houses , of the town , black against the dazzling llght. And then the bluish twilight came on , and softened the sharp outlines , and lights twinkled In the gray water. It was one ot the most beau tiful pictures I ba\e cvpr Been. But next to the castle itself the best part of Fj Jorlksborg Is the Inclosure. This parli la for the greater part level , extending from the canals north ot thf castle to the open country on one- side ami. a plno forest on the othcv , separated from the King's Garden by a wide public road. Hero are several small lakes , an } the character of the whole Is that of nature In Its'free state. Graveled walks lead along tide of the lakes , In om of which Is a tiny wooded Island , where a summer house U built. ' On the bank of OIK lake Is "Badstucu" ( the. V th house ) , a red' brick pavllllDii In the ivaino style an tin cart ) . The' rooms hero bate stone floors checkered In hteck and white , and narrow barrel window * , and onn ecti the Impre * slon rather ot a prison than a plcisun pavllllon. Through the windows one- sees massive old tables , stiff , high-backed chairs , and queer looking benches. On one sldo of the "badstuo" Is a small lake * , In slimmer time the abodeof a flock of swans , In winter the resort of the skaters ; on the other side ono looks from the slight elevation down through "allees" of chestnut , elm and beech , and across nn open space with hero and there clumps of delicate young beech trees and birches' . This part of the park has a certain Indescribable air ot daintiness. The trees nro mostly slender and graceful , the grass Is long , and the canals are shaded by willows and hemlock. Ono seems so far removed from the rest of the world , the deep stillness Is broken only now and then by the twitter ot a bird , ono feels almost as It wandering In an enchanted land. Now that the boughs are all covered with snow and Ice. the whole ooks Ilko a fairyland scene rather than a modern park. Of the "allees. " one Is especially note worthy , bearing the naun of "The Alice of Christian IV. " It consists of great , old chestnuts and extends qulto a distance. Following Its course one reaches the famous "King's Stone , " largo and gray nnd mossy , with a seat rudely cut In Its surface. It Is said that every evening , while Fredcrlcksborg was being built , Christian IV sat on this stone In the courtyard , paying out their wages to his worklngmcn. As to how it came to lieIn Us present place , the following story goes. When the castle was finished , Christian wished to carry his seat to some place that had struck his fancy , and , with his own royal hands , ho took hold of one sUe , whllo a peasant lifted the other. But the stone was heavy , and when they had borne It some distance It fell from their grasp. "Well , " said the king , "let It stay there , then ! " And there It has lain undls- turbeJ through the centuries. We Ameri can's are so used to everything being brand new that It seemed very strange to mo to bo sitting now in same place where the Danish king , dead centuries ago , counted out his laborer's money , There are few things In the world so beau tiful as a Danish beech wood. We of the western prairies miss a great deal In this tree. And hero the beeches do not grow singly ; no , there are forests upon forests composed all of this ono tree. As Nebraskans speak of their corn fields , so the Danes speak of their beech woods , only a hundred times moro lovingly and enthusiastically , ani the bcechen bough has come to be almost sacred as the national emblem. The Danes love their beech woods , and at Whitsuntide , when the leaves are out , there Is a regular pllgrimaga to the forests for young branches , \\lth which the homo Is decorated , to tell that summer has come. Ono part of the Inclosuro at Frederlksborg consists of n beech grove. The straight , even trunk , ot a silvery gray , with splashes of fine green moss , and the regular branches , with their delicate , light leaves , make a single tree an object of beauty. Then , think how lovely must be a whole grove of beeches ! There Is no undergrowth of shrubbery , but a thick carpet of moss and dry leaves , and the pleasant crackle of the beech nuts under ono's tread Is the only sound heard. In spring the ground ts literally hidden under a dense growth otlolcts , anemones and but tercups. The town of Frederlksborg Is very pretty ; especially do I udmlro the roofs , of which ono cannot get tired. The streets curve now this way , now that. All the low- brick houses are built with the side , and not the gable , fronting the street , and no two of the many roofs are alike , Ono Is very high , the peaked gable rising above the neighboring roof , with two funny , narrow dormer windows 'way up near the chimney ; the next Is rather low , with one wldo win dow , big enough for a small shop. There are high roofs and low roofs , big windows and little windows , and no windows at all. And of all these- roofs no two seem to bo on the same level. It lend ? a very quaint effect to the street , toward which the varieties of chimneys and weather vanes also help. The garden of every house Instead of being In front , as Is usHal In the United States , Is at the back or sldo of the house , and one does not have to pass through It to reach the front door , as there Is one where the house touches upon the street or driveway , and another opening Into the gar den. The "back yard" Is enclosed by a wall or high board fence. Of course , there are exceptions , but this Is the rule. It Is pot so pretty , but gives greater privacy and seclusion , which the Danes value highly. Hero ono's private life Is held sacred , and any violation Is strongly resented. There Is no "society column" In the Sunday papers , as articles about the wives of famous men and millionaire's children. As for the gar dens , they are Inclosed by hedges , wails , or high board fences. I must say that I like this love of privacy It makes the home seem more sacred , moro ono's own. There Is a boys' school In Frcderlksborg which gets Its bhare of renown from the fact that Madvig , the world-famous Latin scholar , was ono of Its pupils. The school was established by Christian IV , and has through all these years been endowed with tnany legacies , royal as well as private. The boys there are very proud of their famous fellow pupil , and tell mo stories of how Madvig translated novels Into Latin and made rules for his teachers to follow. Not far from Frederlksborg Is Lake Es rom , on whoso bank one can still see ruins of the great , rich , monastery , whose fat monks ruled for many centuries over the neighboring country. In the Inn at the vil lage of Esrom Is a double door of massive carved oak , which has been taken from the old cloister. On the opposite sldo rise among the trees the white turrets of Fred erlksborg , the summer residence of the king ot Denmark , which has lately been an object of considerable Interest , owing to the lovely Czar Alexander III , bore to the lovely castle. Here , the czar spent nt least a few weeka every summer together with the czarina , who Is a daughter of the Danish king , ani many are the anecdotes the people ple around here tell of the big , strong czar. Esrom Is quite a large lake , and Its shores are clad with forests. The road thereto leads now through dark plno woods , now through groves of beeches. Here and there , towering above the other trees , one sees the straight , slender trunk ot an. old pine , not unlike a huge telegraph pole , naked , except for the few shaggy branches at the very top. From the hills around the lake ono has a flno view over the undulating country , and from one part ot the road one can look quite across the sound to the coast of Sweden. On the way from Frederlksborg to Esrom ono passes a little olii stone church , which , though no history clings to It , catches the cyj by Its plcturf-squeness. It Is In the vil lage of Niddebo , a quaint little place , with some houses painted pink and others covered to the chimneys with Ivy. The church lies In the midst of the graveyard , a wild little spot , overgrown with grass and brambles , and Is built of rough blocks of gray stone , with a queer , peaked steeple at ono end and for windows a few narrow silts under the cave. ! . It Is the oddest , prettiest sight imaginable. And of spots like this there are many In the north of Zealand. The humble little farm houses , thatched with straw , with their small , bleared windows , and the cracked walls leaning to one side ; the twisted , wind-blown willows that bend over the tiny ponds sunk In the middle of the fields ; the wind mills here and there on thu hills ; the quiet , peaceful graveyards sur rounding the churches , with the tile-roofed steeples , where J.he stork builds his nest ; all these help to make a fit setting for the (1cm of the North , iho beautiful Frederlks- bo'g. INGEBORO ANDREWS. Fredcriksborg , March , 1693. A I'lm for Diimli Animal * . "The quality of mercy Is not strained , It droppeth us the gentle rabi from heaven Upon the forth beneath. It Is twice blessed , It bk-Hseth him that gives and him that takes 'TIs mightiest In the mighty. We do pray for mercy , And that same prayer doth teach all tc render The deeds of m rcy. " All lovers of animals will rejoice to heat that the practice of docking horses' tails IE gradually being Icokcd upon with disfavor In Or eat Britain , and also In America , people ara awakening to the fact that the graceful sncrplne tall with which nature has endowed dewed It Is cno of the chief attractions ol this noble an'nial , It Is also acruel ami barbarous practice and disfigures this beauti ful nnd iibclul creature , the friend as wel as the tcrvnnt of man. The horse Is trulj the noblest of dumb animals and It Is will detp sorrow we witness the many crucltlci iractlced toward It. Deprived of part of Its all the poor animal Is kept In constant motion Ourlnu Iho hot summer months riving the tormenting files from Us body y means ot Its head and Its legs. Thcro ro many prominent veterinary surgeons ho will not perform the operation at any irlcc. How much better this world would > o If moro of us brought our conscience to > car In our business or profession. The ilgh check rein , we trust , Is also going , as t prevents the beauty of the neck showing o advantage. Small wonder that a horse Is estlvo and dhows temper when subjected to inch treatment. If men and women would cnvo nature unadorned how much moro cautlful and happy our domestic animals ould be , Robert Burns In his beautiful oem "Man Was Made to Mourn , " speaks 1th deep pathos ot man's Inhumanity to lan , but whtn we consider man's Inhuman- y to dumb brutes wo fall to flnd words with hlch to clothe our outraged feelings. How lany times we have turned away In horror t the sight of great strong men and boys ruely beating tioor , Ill-fed , overworked nnJ idcd horses and felt a strong desire to see ! io offenders justly punished. And now I must say n few words to the oung folk who have pet dogs , cats , rabbits r blids. Dear children , see to It that your , ttlo pets are carefully tended. Give them lielr food regularly and plenty of fresh vatcr. It Is a pitiful sight to see n young "og full of life and frolic tlcl to a few feet f ioe ] In the back yard , whining plteously. 'ho peer little thing wants some exercise , 'nrents , see that your children treat their icts wl'h kindness and consideration. Although there nro some children who are inturally cruel and tyrannical , yet In the najorlty of cases It Is thoughtlessness that nakes children Inflict pain. Should It not , herefore , bo our duty ns parents and teach- rs to Impress on those young minds which ro Ilko wax to receive and marble to retain mpresslons , that It Is only cowardly and elfish people who 111 treat weak and do- enselcss animals. Yet , strange to say , vomcn who will faint at the sight of blood ml talk with quivering voice over any In- ury to a loved one , will look calmly on vhllo n poor little kitten , just taken from ts mother and whose eyes arc scarcely open s mauled and pulled about until Its tender Ittlo bones are twisted out of shape by a ro- just and playful child. Train your children vhllo young to be kind and gentle. No boy vlll grow up n good and brnvo man who rcats with cruelty helpless animals under ils charge. As a great and unerring guide : ays : "Train up a child In the way he hould go and when he Is old ho will not dc- lart from It. " ROBINA LOUISESCOTT. . XUK QUKKX O' MAY. llplon A. Van Camp. No royal lady fair of llnenge old , E'er swnycd with prouder grace Her scepter over knights uml warriors bold Tlmii she of peerless face Who reigns o'or Flor.i's court today Our chosen Queen o' May. Her regal head gold gleaming In the sun , With crown of spring tide lloweis , Bends to her subjects , kneeling one by ono , To greet this queen of ours ) . So proud nre we to do her least behest This sov'relgn , flower diebsed. Her eyes so deeply , darkly violet blue , Smile on the meriy throng- That proves Its loving bervlce , warm and true In joyous dance and Fong- . Even the lowliest one she stoops to greet Our loyal lady sweut. No gold nor costly Jewels docs she own , No need ot them lias she : For prouder monarch on a daintier throne Could never , never be. Bright ns the dawn she I ? , fair as the day Our lovely Queen o' May. llnodoos null Conjurors. In the glow of a Kentucky tv'lllght a friend and I were walking the "pike" just out of a- small town. Just In front of us was an old gray-bearded d rkjy , going home from his work. Suddenly he stopped , looked intently down at something' In the white dust , and as wo came up , he Rtoopsd and picked up a horseshoe , at the same lime spitting over his left shoulder. 'What have you found , Uncle Llgc ? " my friend asked. ' 'Er hess shoe , Missy , an1 hits gwlno tcr bring me good luck , sho' , kaso I done spit over my left shoulder. " . Yes , the superstition among the negroes of the south Is both amusing and pitiful. On a dark night they cannot be Induced to pass a "burying ground , " and a house in which a negro has died can seldom bo rented to other negroes ; they can tell horrible stories ol what they have seen and heard. When a negro becomes 111 It Is at once noised about that ho has been "conjured , " and cannot re cover as long ns the "spell" lasts. The negro " " . Ho Is "conjurer" Is a prominent personage. feared and obeyed , for all the darkles stand In mortal terror of his power. He Is sup posed to possess power to cause one to lose property , to become sick or to bo follow e < J by an evil spirit. There Is an ancient negro living In Barren county , Kentucky , who once belonged to the Bailey family , and at the close of the war took the name of William Bailey. He Is moro than S0 | years old , but continues to practice his magic among the "coons , " JUMI as he did during slave times. He places a ball of hair on a flre , sprinkles sulphur over the hair and bends over the flames , mutterIng - Ing some nonsensical words. When the negroes see these proceedings they nre or the lookout for misfortunes and any trivia loss happening about this tlmo Is at once placed at the door of the conjurer. They know ho Is angry with some one of then and Is putting them under his "spell. " ' . once heard a servant girl , who was angry with the lady to whom she was hired , say "If I could jes git three hairs from her head I'd put her under n spell , sho. " In a town In southern Kentucky nn amus ing trial Is now going on. The charge against the defendant Is obtaining money under false pretenses. He Is a large , wel built negro , about 40 years old and namec Bcb. He was never known to do a day's hard labor , nor can ho call a dollar his own , yet , like many others of his color , he lives as well as those who work dally. Ii the same town lives an honest , hard-wsrklng negro woman. Bob knew that "Aun Marthy" was very superstitious and In this ho saw an opportunity to make money. So he went to her and told her that he knew an old darkey who hated her and who was making preparations to "conjure" her. Ant he also told her that he was the only one who posseesed the power to break this spel and that ho would do so for $2 per week unt Marthy was much alarmed and readily premised the required amount , glad to have escaped the clutches o fthe conjurer. The poor woman tolled all the harder and workoc later to support her family and be read ) with the $2 every Saturday night. After this deception had gone on for a year or more a gentleman , to whtce family Aunt Marthy had belonged In the old days asked her what she did with her money She was complaining of the hard times am was asking help , knowing that she wouU never be refused by "Young Master , " a the hens of ex-slave holders are still callct by their former slaves. In reply to hi question Aunt Marthy burst Into tears and told him the whole story. She had been afraid to tell before for she had supposed there was none who had sufficient power t defy the conjurer. Bob was arrested and will probably serve tlmo In the penitentiary These nro only a few of the many super stltlons existing today among the ncgrous o the fcouth. LIZZIE POHTEP. . Camden house , Chlselhurst , England , one the residence ! of Napolccn and Eugenie , ha recently been redecorated and traniformei Into a club houie for golt playcr . Th drawing room , where many Illustrious people ple have been entertained , Is now used as billiard room. A Paris hou < o of Interest t Americans because Victor Hugo lived In I during the last years of his life and die there has jutt been cold. It was on th Avenuft Victor Hugo , wai owned by th Prince do Lutlgnan , and brought $40,000.- New York World. IOW ARE WE IN HAWAII Totes of a Pleasant Sojourn in the Sani wich Isles. EVOLUTIONS AND ROYAL RECEPTIONS V \\fll Known Otnnti.i Womnn Tiilka Hu terlnlnlngly of I.lfo In Honolulu-Pol uml lloiv to Kiit It UriicefiiUyA4ot ICua- lly Arqulri'tl Art furnu Amerliun , HONOLULU , Hawaiian Island * , April 13- ly Dear Sister : The steamer "Arawn" on- outo to Australia , stopped tills morning 'ringing ' us American mall , tolling mo the > omen are to "run" the sanctum of Tlio Omaha Bee on May 1 and want mo la ell you something of this "pnrmllso of the 'aclllo" ' for Its columns. How can I do It ? When I open mfl mdgot of news I flnd such nn embarrass * nent of riches I cannot but feel sllonc * ) est beflts the situation. We have had a Icllghtful 111110 over Elncovc left tin hndow oC our national capital , Washington iarly In February. I simply don't know \hero to begin my gossip of It. In Chicago wo almost ( rozc ( with the nercury 20 degrees below zero ) . On the locklcs wo trembled lest wo wcro to bo tuck In n snow storm an Indefinite time , nit a kind I'rovldcnco landed us In San ' ranclsco In tlmo to catch the stoamon 'Oceanic , " on which wo had cngagej iassago. Our start was the ordinary ono. ly mind was occupied watching the Chtncsa oad their luggage In the Btecrngo. \Vo were met on the wharf In Honolulu > y Mr. and Mrs. Dlmond and taken to the ) ) lellKhtful homo onVulklkl beach and liava > oen their guests over since.Vo are III close proxlmltj to Diamond Head , where tlia nrniH were landed for the revolution In aniiary last and can look from ono piazza door over the battlellold of that time. Wo Nould call It "a little scrap" In America. Icro they speak mysteriously of "tho last revolution. " Ono night recently wo wcro suddenly ! awakened by a nolso that was unmistakably ! n dynamite enplofdon or something akin ta t. Next morning the dally papers told us t was ono of the left-over bombs the revo- utlonlsts had secreted In an old unoccupied h\ oiling houho near Diamond Head , that ho pollco had not found. Thcro was un- loubtcilly revolution or something like It In ho air a few months ago , but now nil has luleted down and the most rabid Royalists ire talking annexation and wondering how .heir brethren In the United States will reat them when they are adopted In the Rrc.it national family. The natives hora want annexation to the United States and want a cable and the United Stales ncod hcso Islands much worse than they need us. Cleveland and Grcshnm may nave their Ideas , jut they don't realize there Is a lido In tha affairs of nations ( UK well as men ) that taken at the flood leads on to fortune. The United States will niako ono of the gravest mistakes of modern history If Shu allowa any foreign power to control the Hawaiian Islands. Wo ore In too much of n muddle now to charge up many more of President Cleve- and's mistakes ( ? ) they may bankrupt us. I have looked at the situation hero "as a woman" and have Jumped to a woman's con clusions , for a woman's reason , "juit be cause , " but I am "dead sure" I am right and bellcvo future history will verify my ; predictions. Although I can never vote on ; hcse problems and am very bure I nevett wish to do so , the problems are bcforo us , like Banquo's ghost , and I , as a woman , am entirely willing to relegate them to the men 'to think out. " Hut my advice Is : Hold on , .0 these Islands , or In coming years you'll tear a womanly chorus calling "We told you so , " as J find most of the American women residents here feel much as I do. But enough , politics from a non-partisan standpoint Cleveland Is so much worse than his | K rty , ils blunders cannot bo reckoned In a partisan plrit. There may bo a moro beautiful city than Honolulu , but I haven't seen It. It Is a bower of beauty ; tha homes are all cosy , elegant In many Instances , cultured and re fined. The people hero constitute a llttla world In themselves and have time to bo raclous to each other and genuinely hosplta- blo to strangers. We are having a thor oughly good time , have been delightfully en- Lertalned by our American minister's family , Mr. and Mrs. Willis , who by the way , ara ono of Mr. Cleveland's lucky blunders , are shunning people and n real credit to tha United States government In every way. W attended a reception tli y gave In honor of Admiral Dcardsky of the United States flag ship "Philadelphia , " now In the port. Wo also enjoyed the pleasure of the return hos pitality of Admiral Ileardsley , Captain Cot- lon and other officers of the ship. In a flno reception and dancing party given on board the Philadelphia on April 4. Several hundred guests present. "Fetching gowns. " "Flash- Ing electric lights. " The word "Alolia" ( meaning loving welcome and all other kinds of sweet woids according to the context ) greeted us In many colored lights nmld tha artistically draped flags of all nations. Mr. dud Mrs. Dlmond gave us a largo party on April 9. . Their homo formerly belonged to the Princess Huth. It Is largo and original , and when ablaze with electric lights , with flags , flowers and ferns galore , then Its rooms , and on Its 400 feet of plaza room , the effect was very fine. Thirteen tables of tlxhandocl euchre were scattered about and many guests did not play. Night before last we attended a gcnnln * natlvo feast given In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gllllg of New York City , and our-j selves. There were forty plates on the tabla ( wo did not sit on the floor , but In all par ticulars the feast was the true Hawaiian "luaan , " pronounced luer ow ) . I was at tended at the table by a most kindly old chieftain who has enjoyed an Income of from $40,000 to $50,000 yearly from a sugar planta. Lion. Lion.Ho Ho began to eat his calabash of "pel" wltti a fork , as a gracious compliment to my ; Americanism , but when ho saw I Intended to try to do as Romans do In Home , he went at It naturally with his fingers , and I couldn't eat , for admiration and wonder. His dexter * Ity and grace In landing the slippery stuff In 'als mouth was a marvel to me. I can never be sure of Its landing In mjr , mouth , even with a spoon. We have a friend here , Mr. II. F , Wlchman , who owns as largo and handsome a jewelry store as any In Omaha. He designs and manufactures many ] spoons ; perhaps a spoon with a fence around It for Americans to eat "pol" with may boone ono of his noveltlen In the future. Today Mrs. Dlmond and I are Invited to reception given by Mrs. Dole , wife of the president , "to meet Mrs. and MUi Sever ance , " the cards read. I have had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Dele socially and have come to regard her as a delightful woman. She Is from "down In Maine. " Yankees are ubiquitous and ken , clever and companionable whenever you meet them. Yesterday wo took a trip up the Pall In company with friends. I wish I had tlmo to tell you of It , as I never before saw any thing Ilko the grandeur of the panorama that presents Itfolf when you roach the ton of the Pall. It awed me Into sllonco llkd the subtle heavenly essence of the "Whlto City" under Us best conditions. I won't apologize for this hastily wrlttei scrawl It's not even worth an apology. Dut If your editorial committee will slash ) It , cut It , boll It down and write It eve possibly you'll find eomothlng hidden In Hi verboitly out of which to concoct a lottel from "our special correspondent InHonot lulu , " who knows she can't write one , buj Is nevertheless a most sincere friend ot tha women who propone to oust Brothers note- water , Halnes , Snyder and all the othort competent editors ot The Omaha Dee ana run things to suit themselves for one day , Your constituency will say , "Let go" attea one Utue , I fear , If many of your co-laborer * are as iturld as your affectionate slstor , JENNBTTE nOUKIlTSON