Sol IBD) 2 INVALIDS EY Ls LL AGED 'Need Sunshine AND Scott's Emulsion Next to sunshine, nothing résiores health, strength and vitality like Scott's Emulsion ALL DRUGGISTS Special to the Whig, (ne thinks of the peasants of Nor- way and their picturesque costumes as memories of the .past--as belonging to those old tales of romance and hardi- hood that grace the literature of the early centuries. Of courses we expect to tind examples of this ancient dress in mu , perhaps, or maybe in the person of certain peasants of to-day, who have been togged out as its some times Lranspires, solely for t tour- {ist's benefit. But while for the most | part Norwegians of both sexes have generally donned modern attire, still here and there in both the town and the country one observes those early costumes than which no more pictur- [esque and attractive dress was ever worn. In the brilliant colored bodices of the women, blue, red and yellow predominate, while the skirt made of some darker material is usually bor- dered by a band of red. The apron is hand made, and with its drawn-work snd lace represents an emormous amount of patient toil. The breast piece, generally triangular in shape and set in the front of the bodice, is entirely overlaid with many colored beads which are usually worked into various intricate patterns. The head dress in case of the married women, consists of a kind of fluted cap, the top of which falls down over the back toboggan-like, and ends in a point that sometimes reaches to the waist. The maidens, on the other hand, wear a fez-like cap of red, bordered by gold or silver braid. How the Costumes Vary. But while the Norwegian peasant costume is made up of the same gen- eral features throughout Norway still, as in the social and domestic usages it varies to a considerable degree with each separate district or locality. This variation in dress, as well as in man- nérs and costumes, though occuring in adjoining "'amts' or counties, is easily explained when we recall the topo- graphy of the country, for an we have already noted, Norway is a land of tremendous chasms, fjords and moun- tain ranges, and communication be- tween the different valleys thus hemmed in is always difficult and sometimes impossible. Because, there fore, of these usual barriers the wev- eral communities have retained in a great measure uninfluenced by their neighbors hae own paxtioular local phabita..of lile, manners an ress through centuries of the past down to 11-53 & WELLINGTON STREET, (Near Princess). There are other hotels, hone approsch the Club : homelike surroundings. cated in centre of cit , an gone to principal stores) an re. Cnarges are moderate. Bpecial rates by the week. P. M. THOMPSON, Proprietor. but for Sees aTAAGS PTT TORTI TRAVELLING. CAL. mL) [EL SYSTEM The longest double track in the world under one management. The only double track railway between Montreal, Toronto, Ohicago, and principal Canadian Cities. "The International Limited" - hy THE DAILY BRITISH wie, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1012. IR. ROUSK'S RACY LETTERS He Wites to the Whig About His Tour in _ Norway and Elsewhere. Costumes Vary to a Considerable Extent in Various Localities---At the Northernmost Town World. constantly comparing their unfamiliar methods with those of my boyhood days. To the American farmer, for example, the Norwegian manner of ng hay would see 'most unusual, fr here the meadow, after the mow- ing, grows into ga series of green hedge-like walls, which at first seemed inexplicable. But with a more inti- mate knowledge of making hay here, 1 found that every farmer has a plen- tiful sapply of wooden stakes and wire, out of. which he erects racks reserbling} wire fences all over his meadow lands, which serve as sup- Ports on which he dries his hay. And so. these peasant women string the hay on these wire racks, and the meadow is converted into a series of grass-formed walls about four feet high that divide the field into scores of narrow lanes, Modern agricultural machinery ex- cept in a few isolated districts where there are considerable stretches of level land, is comparatively unknown, The grain is all reaped by hand, and tied into bundles and sfiitted on sharp-pointed upright stakes securely driven into the goil. The hay is mow ed by hand scythes, and the potatoes cultivated with the hoe. Wheat bread is only tables of the better famous "flat bread" "Vade mecum" of every meal, and is a favorite with all classes of society. This bread is made of rye, barley or oats, and is rolled out into a flat cir- cular wafer with a rolling pin filled with short pegs that leave the surface of the bread stippled with numerous pressions. It is brown in color and baked to a hard crisp gonsistency, To the unfamiliar palate jt, tastes like Puppy biscuits, but the Norwegians themselves consider it a sort of ap- tizer to be nibbled at while waiting or the regular meal, or to browse over during the intervals courses at the restaurants. ways found on every table from the Summer garden to the Palace hotel, and the sharp click as it breaks from the parent loaf and the crunching sound as it is ground between the con- sumer's teeth is heard throughout the length and breadth of gastronomic Norway, found on the classes, but the of Norway is the the (vosent time. | ; =a ihe causual traveller may notice nt blue trimming in Hardanger where a red or yellow 4s used in Telemarken, Leaves Kingston daily at 12.25 noon for Torofito, Hamilton, London, De- 'cloc n bodice here and a red troit, arriving in Chicago 8 o'lack or 9 sd ee sight differences, though suflicient for the expert in lo- {eal dress lore to identify the locality to which the variation belongs make but a slight impression on mind of /the foreign visitor, and he comes away with a composite oture of the various styles and a plonsin g impression of quaint and charming costumes. ! 1 can recall no more picturesyue éx- ample ' of pastoral beauty than these fair haired, blye-eyed, pink and white Norwegian peasant girls, Nor are her urban sisters less attractive in modern boots and stays. In Chris tiania a stroll down Karl Sohans Gade towards the palace alongside the ark when the sun has veiled the city in those soft shadows that mingle the tints of high noon with the subdued hues of morn," one meets, perhaps, more wholesomely beautiful women than he would see elsewhere on any street of similar prominence in all of Europe. Paris atid Viemna offer a cer-| tain type of fetainine beauty, Striking "tis true, but the women ese COS- mopolitan Ru nn centres of fash- ion are as the : poppy Ccom- - s of a pink the following morning Four Express Trains daily to To- ronto 'and Montreal. - J.P. HANLEY, Agent, Corner, Johnson and Ontario Sta, KINCSTONG PEMBROKE CVI RNY 32 IN CONNECTION WITH Canadian Pacific Railway TRAINS LEAVE KINGSTON 11.45 a.m. Express--For Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, St, John, N.B., , Halifax, Boston, . Toronto, Chicago, Denver, Renfrew, Sault Ste. Marie, Duluth, St. Paul, Winnipeg, Van- couver, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco 5.00 p.m, -- Local for Sharbot Lake, connecting with C. P. R. East and West. 7.46 a.m. Mixed---For Renfrew and jitetmediate points, Mon., Wed., and day. Passengers leaving Kingston at 11.45 a.m. arrive In Ottawa at § RA Peterboro, 4.38 p.m.; Toronto, L668 p.m.; Montreal, 7.05 pm; Boston, 7.30 a.m.; St. John, 12.00 moon. Full particulars at K. and P. and OC.P.R. Ticket Office, Ontario Street. F. CONWAY, Gen. Pass. Agent. -------- BAY OF QUINTE RAILWAY. Train leaves U tion, On i duplicate the matural tints the cheeks of a "N "maid, | mo azure of the sould vie in irl is unusually strong and muscular, wy and no beams from the mellow moon could he softer than her grown of yellow hair- And yet this peasant girl is unusually strfong mond muscular, en por ihe TE share of alt farm work, and from morn to dewy eve gleaning as Ruth gleaned in the ancient fields of Boas. Farming in Norway. ! Farming in Norway always greatly interested me, partly, ps be- cause I was reared on a farm and was TAKE T00 BIG CHANCES Why is it that men and women will never learn that overwork and ner- certainly that paint TWO GRAND CRUISES - WOV.19127 | FEB. 1913 VICTORIA LUISE 1 1? 5 { i Hr i 5 11 th g 8: i ef i g g t | gt i 4 : fs =i il ¥ i i i and white rose. No eowmeties could | bert earth, has steamed into the harbor of Trondhjem, where _ she spends severdl days completing her Preparation for the dash to Spitsbergen and the lar We have travelled overland to meet her here and on this trip spent One night in a Norwegian sleeper, T road from Hamar to Trondhjem--that Section traversed by night--was of the type, and the y in consequence. The. en. tire car, was divided into separate sec- tions With a swinging door placed be tween the compartments. e was Bo way of fastening this door, any JFatwungor who wished to leave the coach merely pushed in order the sev- eral - doors aside and strode out through each sleeping compartment to the exits placed at the ends of the carriage. There was very little privacy as one could see, about thege bou- oirs, and one was required to measure 8 chances of not having 'his com- partment invaded at an inopportune moment by data not always reliable, Personally I began my preliminaries for retiring at a very unfortunate hour. I had no sooner removed my shoes than a middle-aged fat woman an ° making ent excursions through my Compartment to the one beyond, in" which her young son was omicled. Of course I was compelled to get out of the isle and intc the to allow her to pass. Then again she waddled back just as I he- unfastening my collar, and again sought the seclusion of my "bunk." Once more resumed my u i when "Olaf" gave a signal of distress and again the fat mother came Lo the he tine py ing ue as ily strode . And so back and forth ghe passed all the while the narrow gauge train reeled around sharp curves apparently jump- ing the track every mile or two, me first to one side of the to the other, till this quite narrow tion for bed grew to be a materializa- Jiom of the distraught dreams that fol- lowed, was Sunday i when we Is # i Fl 5 8 'temple in all of Norway, and that has since served as the coronation hall of Norway's Christian kings. Olaf Trygvasson founded the ity iment a years ago, an ing the first Christian king and in consequence canonized by the pope, was buried where the cathedral now stands. King Olaf gave his life fighting for his new tigion, and the church erected over his grave became in later vears a fav- orite shrine to which the devout made frequent pilgrimages from not only 'all of Norway, but from most of Eastern Europe as well. But with the reforma. tion the church lost its prestige, afterward suffered greatly from fire. In the later centuries, however, it re covered its importance, and now re habilitated and restored, it stands as the greatest cathedral in 'this latitude in the whole 'world. In the church yard that surrounds it we read on the tombstones many a name that figured prominently in: Norway's martial glory, and the graves now nestling among beautiful rose beds snd carna. tions spoke impressively of the ulti- mate destiny of ali mankind. Beginning of the Arctic Cruise, It was midnight when the Kong Harald, amid a shower of fireworks steamed away from the dock and into the fjord. ; 1 glanced at the passenger list and read the names of three French counts, one viscount, a famous French painter, a German composer, and a noted English physician, besides sev- eral well-known scientists and writers. In all more than a score of nationali- ties were represented, and as many callings included in the personnel of this semi-professional polar party. our way to the North Cape we stopped at the Island of Turge with Its mountain of Torghatten pierced by & naturel tunnel four hundred feet high, through which a superb vista of sea and land is disclosed at the far ther end. We also sailed under the ice of Bird Rock, where a shot from the ship's brass cannon had the cog putting to flight millions of se birds that literally darkened the sky as they circled about over our heads. : At Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the world, we called for our supply of fresh water, then headed for the North Cape, that tremendous deso- late rock that juts into the forbidding Arctic ocean and marks the most northerly point of Europe. For a few hours only we anchored in a sheltered cove beneath this frowning. precipice, while in our motor boats many of us went ashore and climbed to the high- est int of this famous cape. The wind was terrific, hats were lost, and it was only possible to proceed along the high plateau-like top during the lulls 'in the wild wind's flight, When the gale blew hardest we were com- lled to drop to the ground and lie ow in order to avoid being swept over the terrific cliff into the angry ocean below. Finally we gained the shelter of the shed erected by Emper- or\William on the point of the 'cape, and held securely in place by numerous iron cables that passed over the build. ing and into the rocks beneath. Here, battered and bruised, we presented a sorry spectacle. But after a short rest we again made our vay back to the ship. Reaching the top of the cliff, be- neath which the Kong Harald rode at anchor, I paused before descending and gazed out over the deep. Our ship looked like a vanquished sea bird, desperately clinging to the shel- tering rocks. Our consort, the Nep- tune, stood further out, and arose and sank with the incoming swell of the heaving sea. Beyond, and to the north, the lashing Arctic, terrible in the weird, strange glow of midnight, stretched portentously to the pole, Another hour and our ship, now rest- ing for the fray, would be fighting her way through these Savage waves to the realm of Aurora, and the icy abode of Aegir and Ran. =SIGEL ROUSH. Montreal is asking the right to es- tablish aud operate or lease one or more underground tramway lines, to operated by electricity or other motive power, and the right to regu- late the operation of auto bus lines. -- Dunfermline, Scotland, the birth- place of Andrew Carnegie, will erect a statue to him in recognition of his many benefactions. It's easier for a yng man to write a satisfactory love lotter dur Blood is Like Water When Lips Are Pallid and the Gums Lose Their Color. You Can Make the Blood Rich and Red by Using I you find yourself | easily lacking in vi and energy, unable to properly digest the f you 'eat and generally' out - of sorts, look fp the mirror and carefully examine the lips, gums and is lacking you may be ou are anaemic--that your blood is in, weak and watery. : It would be a mistake, under these use i £ HE i sis " E i iy i F AN OPERA COSTUME WITH HU Though aigrettes are rather un they are as fashionable as ever, and uptsanding aigrettes are immensely by a French actress whose thousand town. The white aigrette hair orna elaborate opera costume, the trailing elled with a tunic of gold gauze, on veiled with pink chiffon. The gold of pink roses, and the gloves to he green with embroideries in gold. GE AIGRETTE IN THE HAIR. der the ban in America, in Paris evening coiffure orname nts with fashionable--following the mode set dollar aigrette was the talk of the ment pictured here is part of an gown being of apple green satin v which is a band of silver embroidery gauze tunic is brocaded with a patern worn with this costume are of apple SPIRIT OF THE PRESS Crash Some of these Days. Brantford Expositor Quebec nationalists will jusist on making dismissals, and Premier Ror- den it is said will have his first mutiny to quell when parliament . re. assembles. It will simply prove a case of the nationalists showing the hands. , ------------ They Deserved Defeat. London Advertiser. The conservatives have swept Prince Bdward Island, only two liberals sur- viving in an assembly of thirty-nine members. A timely. promise of a car ferry to maintain, an. all-the-vear- round gervice between 'the mainland and the island was a trump ecard, but the so-called liberal organization deserved to be soundly threshed for its refusal to grant the ballot. The spectacle of open voting in the year 1912 is something blush for. to A ------------ en. Sir James Will Object. Stratford Beacon on has voted in favor of the commission form of government, but whether it will get it or not iB an other thing. Last year Sir Janes Whitney gave the deputation that waited upon him from the union of municipalities 4 very short answer, and refused to submit a bill 'to allow cities to adopt it. He told this depu- tation that he would positively refuse to allow any municipality to adopt such a form of government. ' Ag - ho sees the doctrines of Henry . George hidden away in optional reduction of taxation on improvements he prob- ably sees some other goblin behind government by commission. -- A Conscientious Actress. Stratford Beacon. The wotld at large is noi prone to give especial credit to the peoples of the theatrical world for conscientious scruples, but there have been always individual representatives of the stage who stood for all that was highest in the art. With such names as Emma Abbott and Mary Anderson may now be classed. that of Margaret Anglin, the clever Canadian actress and daughter of a one-time speaker of our house 'of commons. Miss Anglin leit the management of Lisher & Co. he. cause she could not bring herself to accept a role which would portray her as a sinful, murderous wo,nan, the "heroine" of a gross, sordid, squalid story. Such clever women of the staje as Margaret Anglin * do not need descend to a role, and such a role \would be a descent for a woman like It power or art wisely declined do with it." ---- Telephones in Great Britain. Canad Courler. On December 31st, 1911, the tele phone service of the United Kingdom will become, like the telegraph ser vice of that country, a government to h By 1861 practically all the business was in the hands of {he National Telephone Co., Ltd. On 1506 the gov- ernment took over the operation of all the trunk lines connecting one town with another, paying tht com- pany upwards of $2,233,793. The lat- ter Yar since continued to operate the local lines, but will transfer all its basi to the post office at- the end of the present year. . are approximately telephones in the United Kingdom, but it is estimated that if the system were used in the same ratio to popu- [lation as in the United Ee number would be early 3,000,000. Judging from the Vistory of the tele service, it is expected that the transfer of the to thegov- enment will result in o geal extien- sion of the system, ' 644,000 A a. Society Killed the Man. lelleville Ontario Trouble has descended upon Booth Tarkington, the novelist. 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