The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-16
THE MARKETS OF 0STEND
GET UP EARLY md GO WHERE TIE
FISHES IRE 10 SEE LIFE.

The Fish Building is Round and Nearly as
Large as the Casino-It 10 There That All
the Cargoes of Fish Are Inspected to AS
sure Freshness--nIagnifoent Women at
the Mart.
Ostend, June %, 1895.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER;
If julius Caesar on reaching Dover
had stopped at the Lord Warden Hotel
he. would not have called the country
"Alblon" or by any other term indica-
ting cleanliness. And If he and his le-
gions had been charged as travellers
are charged nowadays, he would have
left the exorbitant island the next
morning In disgust; England would not
have been Romanized and pages Of dull
history would not have been written
Moreover, If he had sailed away for os-
tend any day last week he couldn't pos
sibly have been bit sea-stck and he
would have enjoyed every minute of the
journey hugely. A contrivance Of such
superb weather is rarely vouched to
been pleasant and placid; the air has
been balmy and bright. Where the sky
is not clear the clouds are light and
lovely. Hundreds OF fishing smacks
toss trustfully. Grand and gorgeous
steamers glide gloriously. There's
contagious sparkle about everything
and everybody. Dogs caper. Maids
smile. Huge fishermen skip Their
wives gambol. You are inclined to
wink, and do wink without fear of hav-
ing winked at the wrong party. In the
evening the band plays at the Casino
and the great hall Is cleared for dam
cling. BY the second day you Will be
dancing too. There Is something In the
air that makes sitting still impossible
except for dinner. Ostend is without
doubt one of the most delightful places
in Europe. and 1t Is high time Ameri-
cans found it out Not If they are go
ing to spoil 1t, however, with their IA
miliarity with servants and their osten-
tatious fees. You can always tell no.
tel frequented by Americans by the dis
respectful familiarity of the servants
and their scorn of fees of legitimate
proportions. The American citizen who
holds forth to a hotel porter about the
glories of American citizenship, and the
American mother who takes the cham
bermaid into her confidence about the
trouble she Is having with her husband
and her daughters are disgracing them
selves, spelling servants and injuring
travel. Many and many hotel In Eu-
rope, and especially in England, has
been rendered unfit for quiet respect
full and comfortable residence by the
bumptiotls infusion of the "all men
born free and equal nonsense. That
absolute self-respect and perfect indi-
vidual dignity is compatible with every
employment and every social position Is
yet to be understood in the United
States and by her citizens whether at
home or travelling abroad. Within
their spheres the porter and the cham
bermaid have absolute right against
confidential Intrusion. Disregard their
rights and they will disregard yours,
and you will only. have yourself to
blame in the matter. Pat a donkey,
even If 1t be affectionately, and he may
Introduce his heels into the discussion.
"A good servant is a most excellent
thing. A bad servant Is infinitely
worse than no servant at all. Let each
man In his own sphere preserve his own
self-respect while rendering TO every
other the respect that Is his due.
Enough of sermonizing, which Is not
the forte of these letters. News has
just come in that Lord Rosebery has
resigned; that the queen has sent for
the Marquis of Salisbury, and that the
government of England has, without
row, jog or friction, passed away from
the Liberals and is once more in the
hands of the Tories At home changes
in foreign governments hardly provoke
space In the local press or comment in
social and political circles. Over here
the only newspapers worth reading as
newspapers, are the London papers and
the Paris edition of the Herald, which
is published about half and half fol-
American and English readers So as q
newspaper reader and follower, you
naturally come to take more interest II
English politics than you do at home
Just now, moreover, a change in the
English ministry may mean a change
in England's foreign policy; that is g
change in her position in reference tt
the eastern questions; the Chinese ques
ton, and even the American question
Far more TO the point is the news
also brought by the English mail, thai
England is sweltering, while here GU
cumbers are hardly sin it" with tht
weather as SMILES of GOODNESS.
When you have done all the Ostent
guide-book things make an Independent
visit to the fish market For once il
your life get up early so as to be there
by seven and see it in it's prime. Tht
fish building is round and nearly az
large as the Casino. There, as the fish
ing boats come In, their cargoes ar,
brought and are inspected to assur,
freshness. Then they are divided III
into lots as to kind and size of fish
And finally a certain number of lots a
time are put up at auction. Now tn
interest begins The auctioneer Seems
to be an ordinary individual in ordina
ry apparel, with the ordinary auction
GERS rafting voice. By his side stand
an august funotionary in fine uniform
with stately book and pencil. He rep
resents authority and records sales
But look at the women who stant
around the lots and do the bidding
Did you ever before in your life SCI
such a lot of magnificent creatures
They are nots pretty. They are no
dressed in silks and satins But look a
their gigantic forms, their heroic fea
lures, their commanding expressions