New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-31


good cheer Iyou turn from agricultural 10 ISL ~
rcSus you viii eyerywhere encounter the talnc arr W.
utilizing and making The best OF things ObStace VIII
tlem are transformed into aids TIE soil was nat iru
soaked with water; they took advantage Of II tocoVeIi
so many channels OF communication and transport Iney
were in want of fuel; they dug down into tpe ,a
of England. The rivers annoyed them with thelr nun ~
dations aud inland pools deprived them 1 pd the
their territory they drained the pools, ulhcu .nu
streams and proed by the rich allHohs anu ,n or
deposits of vegetable mold WITH when VIZ TG s canals
freeze up; they take skates and traNei Ia mI oftep
leagues an hcnr The sea thTeaened the ~ IL 10
traffic with all nations. The winds SWEEP ,nrhn
ssTp:' tey make them swell the sails Of their
vessels and move the wings OF their III nad one
of these enormous structures, hundred eet nn the
nshed with machinery aud pumps busy III elniy fa e
overflow of water, saving shlPtmoeI ana isIano Won
ing OIL From the steamer, in 'front.' OF AmSteru"in ite
sec stretching of far as the eye can reacn az Of
spiders Web light, ndistinct ana colple5 lam with
ihaSs and arms wndnlls eucreling the horizon WIN
their numerahle ihers the 70. end Inv the
is that of country transformed nom emu 20 tieIy ere
hand and the art Of man. ana sometimes ,itye ar
aed until it becomes comfortable ana productive ~"
Let us go urtber let take near view Of man "a and
onprpciae the most important object belonging 70 nlt
his habatiOn. There Is no stone IN TINS cptnI
ing but adhesive clay suitable Tor uen ana norses 10
miro their feet in IL occurred TO the people, hOwcVer0
bake it, and in this way brick aud tile which are the best
defences against humidity, came mo oeir nanus non
see weo ontrived buildings Of an agreeable aspect Win
red brown and rosy walls covered with bright stuceo,
white faeades Vanished ana 0 a ~ co
Tn the older cities the often stands with its
And Iesface which terminate in bird an apple or
bust IL is not as IN our cities, continuation OF lts
ncgRbor-an abstract compartment Of vast barracks,
but an object apart endowed with special and private
character, at interesting and picturesque Nothing
could be better kept and cleaner. At DOuai the poorest
have their dOmcilc whitewashed once year, outside
and n 1t being necessary to engage the six
months in advance At Antwerp, in Client and in Brl
gcs and especially in the small towns most of the IA
Sdes 10 be newly painted lrcshened the day be
fore Washing and sweeping are going on on all sides
When yOu reach Holland there il extra care even TO
exaggeration. You see domtstcs at o'clock in
the morning scrubbing the sidewalks. In the enyi-
rons OF Amsterdam the villages seem TO be scenery
from the operaComque, so tidy and so well-dused ere
they There are stables for cows the flooring of which
is cabinet work you enter them only in slippers OF
sab0t placed al the entrance Tor tha purposes spot OF
dirt would he scandalous and SUI more SO any Odor the
cowss tails arc held up by small cord TO prevent them
from soiing themselves vehicles are proted a IRON rom
porcelain more iTeproachable than vesti6ue with
MS. III Autumn children come and gather up the fallen
leaves I'm the streets deposit them in pit Every
where in the small rooms, see ingy the OF
ship the order and arrangement are the same as on SHIP
In Brock is said there i'll each house particular
room which IL entered only once week IN ORDER 10
i'm country so damp, dirt Immediately becomes dele
FERROUS mold man. compelled TO scrupulous sieann mn,
ut last falls under it's tyranny You would be pleased
however the humbest shop OF the smallest street
in Amsterdam, with its brown casks. its immaculate
counter its secured benches everything IN IT'S place e
economy Of small quarters the mtengen, ana h,ldy ar
that their houses and clothes are Clean handsome and
well arranged that they have much furniture utensils
finer ser than in any other country III IL necessary
TO see the comfort OF their aparehts, oSpeclay me
the floors. warm and heat-svng chmneys OF iron and
aud highypoiished windowpanes. Of flowers aud
green plants, innumerable Embellishments indicative OF
mirrors placed reflect the people passing in the
street together with its changing aspectseyery detail
shows some inconvenience remedied, some want salts
fed, pleasant continuance some thoughtful pro
vision ins short the universal reign OF sagaeious
activity and the extreme OF comfort
The local pOsitiOn of the Netherlands resembles,
in some particulars that of Venice, giving prom
inence to the brlliancy of coloring which is nota-
bic Characteristic of both schools, although modi-
fed by the differences of climate.
The country Is saturated delta like that OF the Po
while BrugeS: Ghent AntWeip hnsteruan, hoseSiaa
atmosphere resemble Venice Here az Venice nature
has made man coorist observe inc dmreI Aspect p o
vence aud the neighborhood OF Florence, or on wet
predominates and at once attracts attention. The
tans sharp against the sky with Their stories OF ar
chitecture Of grand and noble sly all objects project
gg 10 St interest and fhg eGfou He6e
objects sofened blended and blurred ont by the i'm
perceptble vaor with which the atmosphere Is always
turing roof in the center of field man leaning on
iect emerees; it does not start suddenly of it,
rOundings punched out you are struck by ITS mod
cling that TO by the different degrees OF advancing
righteousness and the diverse gradations OF melting
color which transforms its general tint into reltef
would have TO pass many days this country in order
appreciate this subordinaton Of the line to the spot
Blush gray vapor constantly rising from the canals,
the rivers the sea, and from the saturated SOIL uni
veral haze forms soft gauze over objects in the
dPst yeaS H oTdy tie H
have repeatedly stood the OF the schedt
templatng the broad pad and slightly rippled water,
on which hoat the dark huks The river shines, and on
its fiat surface the hazy light reflects here and there I'M
steady scintillaons. Clouds ascend constantly around
the horizon, their pale eaden hue and their moonless
es suggesting an army OF specte the specs 81 the
bringing back the eternal showers. Toward the setting
sun they ruddy, while their cOrpuent masses,
tressed all over with gold, remind one OF the DANA
scene copes the brOcaded smaITes aud the emfdered
silks with which J0rdaens and Rubens envelop their
bleeding martyrs their sorrowful madonnas. Quite
low down the sky the sun seems an enormous blaze
tend the impression again deepens; both and sky
have no form the fog and inteTposed showers leave
hue every half h0ur-now Of pale wine tngc now of
chalhy Wilderness. now yellow Ike softened mortar now
black like liquid eOot, and sometimes of sonber purple
striped with dsshes Of green After few days expert
you find that in such nature only gradations con.
rasts and harmonies i'll short the value OF tones is OF
These tones moreover are fun and rich. dry coun-
try Of dull aspect; southern France and the whole Of
the mountainous portion OF Italy leave on the eye no
Besides THE all tones OF the soil and of buildings
In the prepOnderating spendot OF the sky and the aper
yading luminOusness of the atmosphere. In truth,
southern city, and Provence Tuscan landscape
simply drawings; with white paper charcoal and
the feeble tnts OF colored crayons You express
the whole thing. On the contrary in country OF hu
nudity like the Netherlands, the earth is green guam
wide praliesoinetmes it dark or brown color OF
the wet mold, again the deep red OF tiles and bricks
again the white coating OF the facades again the
ruddy spots of reclining cattle, again the Pickering sheen
of canals and streams And these spots are not sub
dued by the too powerful light OF the sky. Contrary to
the dry country II is not the sky but the earth which has
pep0nderating influence. In Holland especially, for
several months, " there Is transparency Of at
mospherc: kind Of opaque vail towering between sky
and ground interceps oil radiance In Winter darkness
seems to come from above" The rich colors accord
hgy. with which all terrestrial objects are clothed re-
main unriyaed. To their strength must lie added their
graduation and their mobility. In Italy tome remains
liked; the steady light of the sky maintains il so for
many hours, and as 1t was yesterday IL will he to-
nOr1Ow Return ~ it, and you will find IL the same as
you placed il on your palette month before, In Elan
dors II varies necessarily along with the variations of