Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-28
of The EVENING STAR
COLOGNE, GERMANY, September 1.


on pyKE-Doas AND CHILDREN.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR
COLOGNE, GERMANY, September l.
It only remains for some enterprising mana.
ger to discover us and put rs formally on ex.
hibition, for we are a great attraction where.
ever we 60. As we walked in the rain through
the streets Of Brussels the day Of our arrival,
with our long mackintoshes tapping wildly
about or clinging lovingly to our stockingsd
limbs, according as the breeze moved them on
didn't move them, everybody said, "English, "
taking it for granted that no one but an Eng.
hshman would be seen in such outlard dish garb,
while Brussels fair ones, catching glimpse Of
the delicately-turned ankles peeping from be-
meath our skirts, chuckled and giggled and
turned to look again.
srussels pleased US very much; FIRST, because
we thought we had nailed some genuine Amer
lean pie at last. We accordingly laid in sup
ply OF pie. The side elevation was very prom.
ising; but the pie proved to DO simply an arch.
ltecturaI curiosity painted with o mild extrac,
OF molasses or some other sticky substance
brussels Is something like Paris, except that in
brussels people seem to have something else tc
90 besides sitting around in front Of cafes
There Is spirit of enterprise and progressive
ness IN many respects in strong contrast with
Paris and London. An electric street railway
on the storage battery system, is in operation
ana tney nave open horse cars quite American
IN appearance. We have, too, noticed for the
hrst time American sewing machines, tobacco
ana cigarettes on sale. The spirit of ingenu
ity, or desire for something ingenious sim
liar to that in Philadelphia, has assumed 9
rather strange phase in the small mirrors sc
Attached outside OF windows as to enable the
occupants OF the house to see who is at the
door, or who is passing ON the street, without
making themselves visible
Fetss seem to be weakness common to al
the European countries. They have them al
the slightest provocation. A mile of "fste'
was 10 progress at Brussels. 1t had already
peen running for several weeks and was in.
tended to last all through the hot season. A
1ete In the European sense is simply an aggrs-
gatlon OF travelling curios, side shows and other
iakes, photograph galleries and shooting gal.
ieries besides the vendors Of various drinks
ana edloles ana the omnipresent fying horses
or merry-go-rounds which settle upon q town
ior an indefinite period to help the populaee
dispose OF the surplus.
TIE LANGUAGE OF BRUSSELS
is study. Part Of tho town speaks French
part Flemish and small portion the Wallosu
dialect. The streets have each two names. g
Flemish translation of the French being posted
for the benefit Of the Flens, and most signs
and notices are displayed in the two languages
The Walloon seems to be only occasion slly
recognized. Notwithstanding that we had our
choice OF all these languages, we decided to
SUCK 70 French and our native English, not IN.
commonly spoken, owing to the fact that a
great many English live in Brussels for econo-
mys sake. Living certainly seems exceedingly
cheap, but when one begins to consider and
compare with home prices it 10 ne cheaper
than in large American cities. For q
franc CIV osnts) we got good four-s0arse
D..x
wished anything to drink besides water there
was an extra charge of from 3 to cents; and
then, too. there was the fee of or 8 cents for
the waiter, who is obliged to look to the pa.
irons OF the place for his salary. The quality
was good and we could not complain as tc
quantity; but for % cents one can get in almost
any large American city as much or more-not
served In as many courses perhaps, but with tes
or co0ee, and the waiter not dependent upor
your generosity for livelihood
We went out to look up the king one day a,
mis- summer palace at Lacken, but he wasn't in
or wasn't receiving; any way we failed to see
him. though we lay in wait some time. 1t wa.
thirst for king hunting that led US to hasten
away TO Antwerp to meet Emperor William OF
Germany, who, it was reported, was expected
to pass through that city en- route for England
But William and the "Bohemians' did MOI
again obliged to content ourselves with recol
leetions OF the shah OF Persia. While we were
doing Antwerp a strangely familiar sound shat
tered the atmosphere. No! there could be nc
mistake We hea certainly heard i. before
other circumstances We should have clawec
around in the gutter for loose cobble stones OF
felt In our pistol-pocket for our gun which i.
never there and made other preparations TO,
Strengthening that young, innocent boy on the
other side OF the street. As it was We almost
embraced him and rainsd our tears down his
mi
cherished chestnut, Sweet Violets."
OFF FOR TIE HAGUE.
After devoting four hours to Antwerp VIC
we're Oh for The Hague, our frst objective
point In Holland Belgium il not very diff.
ferent from France; only little less French,
1t Is chiefly celebrated, in our estimation. for
its rough blosk-stons paved roads, most o,
which we skipped. When at Antwerp we found
real milk being sold as Q beverage from stand,
on the street we were duly thankful and vel.
coined the change with a fervor sufficiently
unaffected by the avidity with which we
materially decreased the market supply. But
when at the first Dutch town We found drink.
ing water actually on tap at the railroad station
we raised up our voices in praise that we had
at last got where they weren't 50 eternalIy
AFRAID OF water as in some places We might
mention.
We had anticipated ssne dif6eultv in H.l.
guage, but We sooa found that cur fears were
groundless. English was not pneommonly
spoken, especially in the cities In fact il would
seem that English has within recent wears
become . fashionable language being dsbbIed
at In about the same way that Rngl;sh speaking
people take French or German Lessons. II we
found no one with smattsring Of English we
fell back on our German, which, while is is not
Dutch" by good deal, though many people
think 1t is, was generally more or less effective.
As regards the Dutch cookery we can make an
exceedingly favorable report The dairy pro-
ducts, too, ars especially fine. We cannot can
didly say that We like tea cups SO small and
delicate that it takes tive or three cupfuls to
make a good swallow of tea, or teaspoons SO
minute that on undertaking to sip your tea all
You can taste is the spoon. However, both tea
cups and spoons grew Larger as we approac hed
nearer the German frontier, and we soon had
no cause for complaint.
TIE HAGUE
il pretty little city with its full share OF
canals and canal beats It has several steam
dummy lines, one connecting it with Rotter-
dam and another with SehevsrinReu. ths
Dutch watering place, four or i've miles dis.
tant on the Norta sea. We rode out to Scheyer.
ingen, much of the way through park and
sported in the waves with Hollands wealth and
beauty. It was on our first and only eysuins
at The Hague that H and c. wove for
themselves q wreath Of laurel marked with 4
big @ for ''ehump" BY strolling around the
the way back to the hotel nor the name of the
hotel nor the street where it was located. Al
people who speak English are not generally to
be found standing around on street corners at
II O'Clock at night they were, to speak en-
phatically, in Q blank Of fix. Finally, with