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each other by the surname alone is made, it is always done with 
ceremony over a glass of wine, saying, ‘ Let us drink to drop all 
titles.’ The King and Queen and Crown Prince would address 
Hildebrandt as ‘thou’ and call him Hildebrandt without title. 
The younger members of the royal family could not. 
“In rare exceptions, a gentleman may address a lady with 
‘thou.’ The case given was where a very intimate friend of 
the gentleman married a lady who was an intimate friend of 
the wife.” 
Taken all in all she was much pleased with Stockholm and 
with Swedish people and customs; she says in her penciled 
notes: — 
“The first impressions of Stockholm are lasting. It is one 
of the most attractive and beautiful of European cities. Its 
canals, handsome buildings, its sweet pure air, its dignified 
inhabitants render it a place of growing interest. The polite¬ 
ness of even the most menial is phenomenal. No servant 
ever addresses you without first taking off his cap in saluta¬ 
tion. 
“The pavements are of Belgium block as well as the streets. 
Before the large hotels and cafes are little tables and chairs. 
Large trees or screens of growing ivy shut off one table from 
another, giving seclusion. 
“The people seem to be under the care of a wise and careful 
government. Along the quays are life preservers to be thrown 
at once into the water in case of an accident. In winter, ropes, 
lanterns, and hooks are along the water’s edge for accidents 
on the ice. . . . 
“A market day in Stockholm on a clear day is as bright as 
an Italian scene. The products are offered for sale from little 
white-awninged stalls. White and black bread, flowers, fruits, 
and vegetables are for sale. The square measures, Morse said, 
were like Japanese measures. I noticed that all the baskets 
and larger boxes were never oval, always square. The fishing- 
nets along the banks were also like Japanese ones, only round 
instead of square. Several resemblances to Japan occur: the 
shop signs over the doorways. 
“The market-places are near the water’s edge, and all the 
