, 1877-09-22

fsanus MS atIcufennnty IN yc!lo" 1etRlHs upon
clearly visible. Dranbr!ck, nag.l,carer, and
others, fnliow. The whole picture looka capa-
bic ot walking out OF the canvas, 40 ifc-lskc and
vivid are tts figures. But It's crowning merit to
the initiated Ii said tn reside In It's ehiarscnro,
"A certain combination Of linht and shade
about which IL II easier to talk than to teach,
Opposite to this painting, and OF equal Or
greater size, hangs work u great merit "
banquet given by the ArQucbusfcrs Of AH,ster-
dan, on the 18th Of June, l0A8, Ia honor Of the
Peace Of Westn1ala. The coloring nf this
picture Is vivid, the faces spirited and ltfc-lkc,
the costume. rlel, and varied. Bnt T hat moth
Ing OF the wctrtl Interest Of the Rembrandt op-
poslte, and, think. may venture to say toat
It has no ehtdr'osenro..
From The room which contains these chef
d'nuvrrs. one passes tor number Of Others, nilof
which tletatn The cyc With their treasures. until
It farly arhcs with tho 1aborious pleasure Of
studying them. Things of this merit cannnt bc
pas.Ml l,v. When the label says l1olhcln, REM
Is rs II hcrnltt saltt: "Thcr staicstcs arc com.
ing; here II the ftoyal family nf Art. Take
note; you do not see such things every any,d
And this yntn 0f great people ts long. Tho
wons hare not time to quote, but who richly
deserve to he mentioned.
or THE DUTCH PEOPLE,
in thc brief eojourn Of few days, one ran lcarn
little. One. would surely bc glad to know =
fsm owes 20 much. III: Moticy's Interesting
volumes tell ts of their past struggles. But
the Dntcl,nan Of to-day Is little known outside
Of his own country and It's colonies. We think
nchnapps and tobacco, living m orderly life, aud
laying up untold sums Of money. Travellers I'll
Africa describe the. Dutch Docrs, 60 widely set
n Mt wtc aea ts f.
Rlist rule will appear henctecnt. We hear OF
the high society of Holland rs very arfstocrattc
and exclusive in KS character, md nro led to
suppose Tint the spirit OF castc among these
among onr English brethren. Something very
substantial md powerful must yet bc IN thls
pcoRle, inherited from It's great ancestov., and
a9qFe 9oqqt, ,c5is ,i%s res. is lsmgbaa ana S
think they must lc. industry. enterprise,
and economy mist hayo coulbincd to render
them 20 rich and 10 respectable. Ono relolccs
at thy simplicity q m thetr Ercat .cashedrals,
myth, and dedicated to tlle worship Of the
things unseen. And, with the memory Of their
art-treasures fresh In one's mind, one darcs to
set upa
NORTHERN sTAspAnn or MKRrr
with which to oppose the absolute claims Of
Rome, Florence, and Venice. Then, a. Amert-
ems. do We not owe to them tho substantial be-
ginning o. Ncw York; Arc not their traits aud
citizcus Of our own ,Rcpubllcf II Is sud that
Holland should to-day he an attstocratic and
mouarc,lical country. What has she done for
freedom In this ccntury9 Let her remember
Tint countries which are Indifferent to the llber-
tics Of other countries neglect tho greatest SAFE
guard OF their own.
We stopped At Haarlem to visit tho great
ORGAN. The hour Of thu musical performance
was past, anl nc could only measure It's power
With our eyes. II, as Mr. Emerson ayers,
t.Thc silent organ ioutlest chants
Tho matters requiem"
we had the instrument at its best. nut, t1n-
fortunately, W. did not remember these lines at
tho time.
We leave Holland with great regret, fully de-
tcrmfncl to visit It ngnin, anu to lcasn tho truo
answer Of tho many questions which our short
stay and imperfect observation wero able only
tOsuGgcst, not 10 solve, Julia WARD Howe.