The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-10

.jd,.. nf Tia. Nel,z|dt ami - al s,t,,.,,,l.,
M. ri,4b,.i AMI tf,-t COMMUNICATED ,5f.. +,
Eurot,. OWN troaf,I4,u- iif..i.- -
the Ia Formation u3uy Of A.. rirte-,
merchant. ami ,ft,f.i,.,,,t- -,,4.,l,t ..I,g.
,d~etyhare and H.. fal and de,s,e "a,
natural cou.anttue,.- but iafterly ~
city Ina. recovered Ia a .reat extent and
il, Nomination now uu,o7crs yIeis5i. -.
old linz Of fort ftir,fiun If l-49 arc .f5l
kept M. extauJtpg around me cify a.,H.-
taIicc Of twelve mil. in I,.psth. AMI -.
the train na..,.. itfol,.,b .nit5,.fs ,.,i. -.
,c,n ON rithrr .isl,. pa,.iuo Ia and fr,,s.
though Am rn,.ru, wa, mar Al hand la.
streets still cntt5.in ELEGANT .Drejft..r. Of
tho,c quaint old pdifIcs- Of t,9tbir arcHI.
lecture. one Of which F. ,6#,,ld Cathedral
built or commenced in ~ AMI not c,n-
plctc,l uu1il abenf I,,a he .fr.nI.. +.
claimed II be one at fbo bigh,.-t in -.
world. 1903 feet vim a chime Of uiitctx.
nine bells. It. inner walls arc adorned
with several noted uainting, by Rubep.
Van Dyck. aud retn.rs all ,f whom w,r,.
natives OF Arnwerp
After IA brief INSPECTION Of Antwerp.
took the train for brussels In. capliaI
Of the Kingdom of Belgium In ua--ff..
through the towns en- rorte. nv rIrjo.if,-
wa, somewhat aroused by th,. nre,ruc.. ~
women at work in almost every ncid OF
garden. digging potatorS. pjtrhiup hay
and holding the pillow. while . cd. healthy
lookin. men drove the horses. AraDy Of
the farm houses would remind one of tho
old oaken bucket picture. very humble N
appearance.
Arriving i'm brussels jluncflia,ely
commenced work. A. ,isht->r,.inp i'm a
large city i no boys play. NV first visit
wa, 10 the KINGS ROYAL Palace. then II
the Lord MAJOR. Palace. the Exchang,.
and the Cathedral. 81. Gudule. The latter
a Gothic c,itire. probably one of the fiu-
est building, in belgium dating back H.
far a> the 18th century. The seating ca
pacity. shonld iu,I.,c. would be coilal to
any i've irtlinarv churchc~:s combined.
Ones attention /. fmncdiateIv piypu Ia
the beautiful windows considered To be
fine specimens of stained gla>>. also to
the fine paintings ON the walls. by the old
masters The elegant carved work
around the chair i, beyond dissertation.
The design Of this cathedral i very odd
and striking. having two immense towers
standing HIGH in the air nearly a. large at
the top A. il the foundation Bru>> i j.
noted the world over for it, production
of handmade larcs. and my nrNt hunt
WAS for one of those manufactures. Ih,.
reader can imagine the difficulty of an
American in a >tlHnuc city irving Ia SEEK
out some cclu,lcd place where all it, Ill
habifant> sneak a cunglolurratiou Of
French and butch: Int AL last nv efforts
wer,. rewarded in finding th, largest man
ufactory of the kind in the city. employ
ihg over two thousand women. was
kmIly shown through the establishment
aud the process of lace making Wa> eN-
planned IL well Il possible ny ouc OF the
mana4rr> who could speak broken Eng
li>h, ! wa~ SHOWN one piece partly fin.
i-hr, rc,lG ring three thousand bpbbn> To
form its difficult design.
My next WAS the arr gallery, which COLI
tain> IA large collection of paintings hy
the old masters, H. we'll a. the modern
school. One very striking picture Wa
the Resurrection 10y Ruben>. l6N2a feet.
His gallery contains many very largc
paintings. some a. large IL l>N2i lcct aud
Is nicely finished IL the smaller pictures.
Next in turn | visited the llon>e OF
Justice or better kuuNna> a Court loG>c
This building. like many other public
building in Europe. Wa> built al an cnor-
NOUS expense. REGARDLESS, # convenience,
the larger part Tor slow only. The halls
of Justice are small. While the courts
running through Inc hulilH@ III cN''A vi
reclloli are enormous III slHt anu can ou'H
De USED "> proiI'ehae'' ne I'oul''
space coNtIf" l. nun quar- 'np'iTS anu
l. iar2er 'uah l1e 81 l'Iel al "oiil mum
costing ten millions, Undoubtedly AaId
earned money
One al the interesting places 10 an
American IN this city l. known H. the
"inarket square, where the country poo
pie congre.a every morning II sell the
produce of their farms. In this square
one can sec from three to >iN hundred
women selling their produce from dog
cart which i the customary mode o!
transportation.
Pronouneing brussels to ne one OF the
finest cities had visited. conelaard my
sight seeing with a visit 10 Ming Leo
poldsS country palace which found Wei
guarded hY soldiers. The officer III con-
mand kindly admitted me To the grounds
for Inspection The most >trikIh@ lea
tnre was monument III front IN front oi
the palace. representing the nllIe Troy
ihces OF Belgium with large statue OF
Leopold /. on the summit.
he baltic held ol Waterloo. one huur :
ride out ol the city. l. also one "i III"
places OF interest usually visited bH
Americans.
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