, 1879-03-11

mantlcr, or sacrc tbis, or ostrich, pelican, zebra.
ooa'constrsctor, lizard, or chameleon, aud they
seem 70 s,nvG Ind good Judgment ~ well, forno-
tiot, as fn this samo "Astls, a. 1t Ii called snvc
perhaps in tho Hyde Park Gardens II, London.
y INC public buildings Of Amsterdam, tic
ra!ac9 is tho richest tn construction and as-
t3:latio,1; Built about lfs0 as d s,a,ltli,s or
City-linl, It continually roprcscntc., tho wealth
ma glory Of the city. Hence departed It's
ineroes, anl here were tary received aul
lionorea; bore wcro gathered It's governors and
aud its artists Contributed ID lis glory, f,ai
y represented In Ills hsulnture and Bol,
vhn der Hylst, ,Jostlacns,andD Dc VII nse present
~ color. This palace CONTAINS one Of The most
ls0 feet ia length by 81 In width, a,,.l 90 feet III
hight; The wallis aro faccl With white italian
innrble highly polished; Its decoration, its glass
tnai!!cltets aM! pendants. Its mirrors anh
aeu,!ptnrcd sa, colmne, arc Of an elegant t!chness
tnony oI construction and finish.
The Ntcwe Kcrk, built abou. 14o0. tic West
mInsscf t,,I Abby q Amste1la:n, Is we'll worth a
md Il has somo Interesting monuments; nti,
elder brothcr OF this church, called the Ontlo
kerk. about q century earlier, keeps green the
memory Of old Admiral Van Aecmskcrk, who,
~ tho Inter part Of tho seventeenth century,
Indies by the Polar Sea.
10 enicr upon my enumeration Of the art
collected In We many galleries ot Amsterdam
only here are tlle Dutch and Flemish schools 10
pc seen III their rich md quaint perfection. At
brussels VIC find the several steps toward this
perfection, In Antwerp tho glory Of Rul,cns 10
somewhat too dazzltng, bit In Amsterdam ne
upon which VIC rest with Tho fullest satisfaction.
:, Onc can spend mary days pleasantly In visiting
t,,c naighboring placcs nbont By tss Il, an,l tic
eheapest o. stoan,boat fares, to Zaandam, whcro
INtrr thN fFnntta ho,JaR atj1t al f,t
drunken condition; and you can peer into the
dark hole iu the wall III which lie slept, and be
sire ,a didn't take big greatness to bed with
hW; watch drca1nty tho colossal arms of It's
force III The fresh brecze, or lie ly still IN tho
resting calm. Or, littlo farther on, to 'Etlam,
where tic sulnll, routd, rcd-pa!nted cheeses aro
made aud named aftcr-and which wo arc told
OH along thc stone-fnced dixie that
bars with solid strength the Zuhler Zee,
ntMl aeross the Orange locks to, scllclllnE-
woudc where you can drink GLASS Of cool, fresh
1ar skyline, It's quaint gables. md towering
spires. Or sall out TO thu littlo islan OF Marker,
to see a community primitive nnl curious ercn
a!nong North Ilollanlcrs; lslllng community,
put out TO sea ou Sunday AFTERNOON, and the
women watch md whit till their return On tho
next Sasurdhy evening, and the anclovies they
gather IN aupport them. These people l,ayo
LbcAttAtlILU VI EIitluftu'8 uEHl8, GnAl0
anu fcmnlc; they oanlago an4 compress them
70 shapc them IN one tUlt, and TWO long curls,
one on each side, arc the only hair visible, by
night or day; very trying " this to most faccs.
Tic boys, however, cut loose from this bondago
At about Il years Of age, but THO girls retain this
charming Head compress until their hair falls
out, as It easily docs and what was Ia childhood
lux1ry becomes In carly Nonlanhood d ncccs-
sity, Tor the glory according TO Solomon,
beIeye) OF the woman has departed.
Otc should not leAyo Amsterdam Without
rim to Haurlem.-rcnowhcd for many virtues
ind mnny 1olles. It defended itaclf CALAMITY
Tor sovcn mouths against tho Hpaniarsl; its
women, with n woman leader, Kenau Sjmons
llassclaar. vlcd with Its men liz that famous re-
distance. 1t also. In more luxurious day, led
the van tn the pursuit OF horticulture, aud
bought and sold tulip bulbs with an equal ecorn
uf the enemy. But our visit TO HARLEM wns
projected primarily 10 hcar its famous orgnn,
and w0 did hear L, and applau1cd silently Its
master. nnGnt which and whom tho following;
It came to pass TINT the old organist died. lcaY-
Ing his lovc md hts fame to It's son, who as
child a,nl youth md young man hnd sat in the
dusty loft, day after day, year after ycar,-sat
beside this loving father mud hta loveG instr,l-
ment until u became part Of his own life, Us 1t
tho best organist for this best organ, and no.
tices woro sent abroad of the vacancy, and that
a trial would be- offored to all, Of competent
grade, who chose to npplY. Tho day came, anu
the fuitors. and the Jury, a,d Ut the many
tastcrs In thoso days OF trial, It proved TINT tho
old masters son was tbs choice over nl, n,ll It
VIVA hu who played for us TINT high noon, nud
made Us forget for the hour our homo and our
j. G. s.