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148
No notice of Sweden would be complete without
refer-ring to Dalarne which is of special interest, owing to its close
association with the fortunes of the illustrious Gtjstavus Wasa,
memorials of whom can be seen at Mora, Rättvik and Omäs.
In Dalarne the scenery is good, Lake Silyan being famed for
its quiet b eau ty; and the Dalecarlians excite the curiosity of
all travellers. One feels transported back into former
cen-turies when seeing some of the old world, strongly marked
faces of the older men and admiring the old fashioned dresses
of the women. I was sorry to see the native dresses
dis-appearing in some places, particularly in Mora and Orsa. As
a lover of the picturesque, I would urge all Dalecarlians to
preserve the characteristic costumes of their ancestors, which
are of much greater beauty than the characterless dresses
designed by unpoetic Tailors and Dressmakers of the present day.
At Rättvik and Leksand, which are, I think, the two most
picturesque places in Dalarne, the native dresses, I was glad to
see, are largely worn, and the bright colours and brighter faces
of the young Dalecarlians are pleasing to look upon.
One of the sights of Dalarne is the arrival at Leksand,
from different parts of the Siljan lake, of boats, large and
small, in which sit old and young who come to worship in the
church of their forefathers and afterwards to spend an
after-noon of harmless frolic and gossip on the hili sides and shores
at Leksand and to leave pleasant memories of laughing faces
and dimpled cheeks.
It is impossible to conclude this paper without a few
words on the Swedes. I know no kindher or more loveable
people. A Swede appears to be naturally courteous, and will
spare no pains to give pleasure to even the most troublesome
and “densev of foreign invaders. As for the Swedish ladies,
their winsome, manners and bright smiles carry sunshine
whe-rever they go; and, with a slight alteration of Byron, I may say:
There be none of Beauty’s daughters
With a magic like them. P. L. Miller.
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