Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-06
ZeeIanders

Market day is generally a l.,..
well in Holland. On the sGo Jo''al
text out come all the antiona os y d
all the family jewels, and thew rls'l
in profusion, men. women AMI 80 q "a
in iceland. They pile on ~ - OaSs
hoard, on nearly every SALEM
their person. The dress of tba
ers is by far the most complete 80
crate of any part of Hona,ssu
rarely nowadays that the mon = I'll
inroads of modern fashion. bnt ~ ~,
keep strictly to the costume Of NV
fathers.
Still, if you take the os,loy.
male "get up" it is rather ~;
periods and styles. The hat. -,
of it especially (there are three ~
with the universal cut of bg;, .''''s
closely shaven face, has a puroIr a. u
century effect. Such a numb.
meet that reminded me of the
of the eleventh Louis of Franc
tain heads in Van Dyck's pichrs.' +
shirt collars, often embrojdo,al
black lines, and fastened with ls,e
button links, are fifteenth cen,n,,
The jacket seems to be a survival y
jerkin of two centuries later n.
vet knee breeches are evidcntlvs 4.
later still, as the shoes are m.
. buckles on the neither garments ar.
chased richly; while as for the Fam
silver waist buttons, or rather
that half encircle the belt, emg
often with Scriptural subjects iDrn
there is a vague sort of imnres.,5.
they must have survived since HI.
dering Gauls overran the islands !,
land. The other style of nethe-a-
is short, wide, flowing velvet h
On both these there is the same ma
of silver plate, ahd both STYLES h
eiSher side, back of the hip, deem %,
pockets. Exactly where the villa
Ranger secludes his revolver n
lander carries his brace Of shcab.a
They are about the size and Shan
usefulness of the sort of knife ae
takes to a good sized ham. Theh
are often of richly chased silver
more modest lockwood carved mn
old designs. These murderos
ments, ! need not say, are carried
TO complete the costume Of tham
than for actual service. though M
say that every proper Zeelander d
well how to use them in case
We all know how unhappy "a.
amiable full-dressed IIighanlg
be without few dirks about his n
and at least one handy in his @rg
doth the genial Zeelander peaar
his pair OF carvers, not neccssrjl
on friend, but rather on his bull
cheese.
The men are a strongly bull.
with clean-cut, scrou, ia
bright, dark eyes that
through you, and yet kindly cuca
tured | found them, for all then
looks. The women are very b0a
and then--a bright, clear comp
rosy 9nd fresh and strong and
given to smiles and leyity as the q
to grimness and gravity. OF
am still speaking of the country
for even the peasanuy are wcI..-
The towns-peonle are IikoD4
town people the world over
regulation pattern, as if clad bya
tailors. "as per sample" Bath
like MiddeIburg the servants i1
from the country rounu about al
keep TO their costume rcigioasg
buying some gold head gear ara
as they sell 10 the country g1
wishing to find out how il wea.
jeweler called in his servant '.1
window splashing, who took of
corkscrews and dangling disk,
much more gorgeous than ias
bargaining for :nd with ca
of condescension tried on ia
simpler arrangement.
The children are toodehgl,..
are, when quite correct, drc's
like their elders and the erea
100 much for gravity
The attitude so to 'nah
ZeeIander is more digsiiied r.
than that Of the natives in E'
Holland in fact. ! doubt il 10 y.
you will find people with moH
the grand seigneur' abol'
fact, | have heard that the aI
about some of the old Da.ll
not stagnation from their poi"
it is what they admire ing
to hustle, or be BUSTED AD
are all as rich as they care to
don't want 20 be any hapP's,
stray tourist arrives at one %
fashioned inns. he is made " =.
is only entertained as a il'@
really want him. -H'pat ~
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