A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . , among others a fine Maximilianfluted suit. Then there is a suit that oncebelonged to Gustavus Vasa, made at Augs-burg in 1540. Another, a superb equestriansuit that belonged to Erik XIV., was madeby Lochner of Nuremberg. Finally, there isthe helmet of Gustavus Adolphus, whichweighs over thirty-two pounds, and manyother memorials of that monarch, includinga blood-stained shirt, said to have been wornby him when he fell at the battle of addition, there are all kinds of weapons. w-Mit ^.•^ ^0 ?ft «. 1. V., ;? H ^^? .•?
A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . , among others a fine Maximilianfluted suit. Then there is a suit that oncebelonged to Gustavus Vasa, made at Augs-burg in 1540. Another, a superb equestriansuit that belonged to Erik XIV., was madeby Lochner of Nuremberg. Finally, there isthe helmet of Gustavus Adolphus, whichweighs over thirty-two pounds, and manyother memorials of that monarch, includinga blood-stained shirt, said to have been wornby him when he fell at the battle of addition, there are all kinds of weapons. w-Mit ^.•^ ^0 ?ft «. 1. V., ;? H ^^? .•?*^i- ,;:L-^ ?•? W -•..?.. ^ ? f y^ i ifeiia ^^ ,; ? ft i ?/ .^^ .., 1 ? V ^ « *> * . • M -••? m ?~ ,rfj pii^^^ 1 .;??? r^^^^ ^m ? ^^P *.^*i W^ . ^ 1 :,-^^ -^ > ^^ r. 1 \:^^- Kv >. n € ^ ,,^/ 4 * ^^^^^^H > .^1?.> TurrawTir RHHk^ .v /. • ^ ? ^^^^^^E^ . r^V- ^ I t . ? ?• • \ 1 . -v9 ^^-jRi^a M;.^ ^*^ ^-^-^-r ? I , i %> V ^ K-^ V- E «rJHi»Ka :->v • ^ - /J^. A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 109 uniforms, and court costumes of lesser Swed-ish Royalty, but after all the most interest-ing part of the collection is that intended toillustrate Swedish peasant life. This partof the exhibit is arranged by provinces, anda number of rooms are reproductions of theinterior of those in peasants cottages. Typ-ical examples are, Room i: Province ofSkane. Peasants cottage from near Ingle-stad. The floor consists of well-poundedclay, strewn with sand. Above the gaily-colored, curtained bed-stead there is a strapto help the person in bed to raise the left of the bed is the goose-benchfor geese, when sitting on their eggs. Theroom has been arranged for some festive oc-casion. The walls are covered with tapes-try; on the benches and chairs are many-col-ored cushions; and the table is laid for afeast with curious looking utensils. Room4: Province of Skane. This apartmentalong with other things contains a splendidcollection of paint
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