Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-17
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The church of ST. James has some
OF the finest and most intricate work
ever executed in marble.
The cathedral has chime of So
bells on which the most solemn and
long winded Dutch tunes are played
nearly all the day
Within the past fifty years the old
Notifications of the city have been re-
removed and a fine boulevard, with
some Of the way three carriage
drives and four foot ways, has been
made in i.s place. The same thing
has been done in Brussels, Vienna,
Paris and many of the smaller cities
of Europe.
One morning friend and myself
arose early and went to the market,
which like those in most continental
cities was held in the center of an
open square. Here, shortly after day.
light country people come with veg
etables for sale which they place on
the pavement. There were in the
market carrots, cabbages, peas, very
large gooseberries, strawberries, perrs,
fne apricots, potatoes, currants, large
quantities of beautiful black and red
cherries and two or three vegetables
which were new to me. The greater
part of those who kept the market as
well as those who came to buy were
women, the most of whom were
coarsely dressed, and showed in their
every look and motion the pernlcious
effects OF too much heavy work. For
ten cents we bought hat full of
cherries and were given cabbage
leaf as large as a napkin in witch to
do them up We had an occasional
sight of wonderful hats of which we
have all seen pictures, which look like
well anything-say Dutch lugger
after she has been through hurri
cane. We also saw one woman with
the ancient Flemish head ornaments,
consisting of a broad gold band about
her forehead, very long ear rings
which hung down resting on her
shoulders, and curious gold spiral
rings in her hair, on that part of the
head where in my boyhood it was
fashionable for yonng ladies to plaster
down the fascinating spit bow.cstch-
er.
Brussels is more beautiful city
than Antwerp and is often called a
miniature Paris 1t also has an add
ed Importance as being the capital OF
Belgium. The building in which the
two houses of government hold their
annual session is one of the richest
and most tasty public buildings |
have ever seen. No private house
could be better cared for or kept in
nicer order. magazine if you can,
We professional American law manu-
facturers, committee room with a
heavy velvet carpet and not spit
toon in sight or tobacco stain on the
floor. 1t was our good fortune five
years ago to attend meeting of the
Belgium Chamber of Deputies, or as
we would call it the House of Repre-
sentatives. The members seemed to
be nearly all talking at the same time
and there were at least 800 French
words in the air every minute, to say
nothing of the countless gestures and
contortions which each of the honor.
able members contributed TO the oc
casion.
The public buildings, churches, arr
galleries, museums, squares and lace
factories Of Brussels are all of inter.
est to the traveller, nor will he forget
to pay visit to the battle field Of
Waterloo, only 81 miles distant.
Of the art galleries, one the Wiertz
Museum is worthy of special mention
both from the merits OF the pointing:
and from the fact that it is made up
entirely of the work of the one mar
whose name it bears.
From Brussels to Cologne on the
Rhine is nearly an all days ride, pas
sing through Liege, famous for it;
University with 500 students aud as
the place where all the arms Of the
Belgium government are manufactur
ed, and through Aix-la-Chapelle, the
favorite residence of the Emperor
Charlemagne. Our route takes III
across some of the finest agricultural
districts of Europe, and at times we
pass for miles through unbroken fields
of grain. For the first time we see thu
distinctive features of German farm
life-living in villages about three
miles apart and going out every
morning to work in the fields. The
social German cannot endure the soil
tary monotony of the American way
living on a farm.
May not the gradual adoption o
this plan in our country 60 far to
wards solving the question so fire
quently and earnestly asked, How
can the boys be kept on the farm?"
Many of these villages have walls
about them, relics of the feudal times
when no mans property was safe un
less he had fort bnilt around it.
Having brought our readers as fa
as Cologne we will leave them for ,
week to the enjoyment of its many
distinct smells and to counteract then
by purchases OF Cologne water from
the dozen Farina's who claim each t.
be the only descendant Of John Fari
ma, who first manufactured the sEat
de Cologne We have had the goot
fortune each time of getting three o.
four of them to pulling hair over the
important question as to which wai
the Farina and then escaping Will,
the battle was raging fiercest.
Next week we hope to take ou
readers with us Cup the Rhine"
O. II. BURCHARD.
Flattery.