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MANNERS AND MORALS OF STOCKHOLM.

Hospitality of the Swedes--Northern Frenchmen--Stockholm Manners --Dress--Conventionalism--Taking off the Hat--Courtesy of the Swedish--An Anecdote--King Oscar--The Royal Family--Tendency to Detraction--The King's Illness--Morals of Stockholm--Illegitimate Births--Sham Morality--Causes of Immorality--Drunkenness--An Incident. 210

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