New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
BONE CHRONICLES OF OLD NETWORK


v-york ba. Inherited a more picturesque past
than anv OF the other communities that have de-
zee nded from the thirteen American co'on'es' Al"
characteristics OF the Dutch settiers iarseN e""
when the colony came into Engsh possesS'o" ~
under English influences, have mace 'iie ~ eA''y w
tory of the New Netherlands seem pecuia''' t"
,na .uer There have not been lacking attempts
IN ncture those characteristics for the successors
tho Dutch inhabitants Of Nieuw-Ams.ciua" Wv
no writer has gathered up more oe'a'is i
temporaneous records and observations aoout 'ie
esrIv settlers daily existence. their habits ana ,le
outward and physical aspects or ther Soc'"i "
,han bas Mrs Alice Morse Earle. she has HUI
nene,rated below the surface OF things IN het Po'
travail: very likely II was not her mteh''o' '" w uo
40: hut she has presented an entertaihihe' sAev"'
outline of what the life In old New-Aorh was I'm,
Mr. Earle gives her attention first 10 the chu-
dren Of the little colony. who appear 20 s'alu :"
sas onn,ras, IN the prim Young people OF old New
England Parental authority was lax We ',,"s NO
fudge from the enactment OF the i"'o' ie
days, providing death as "A PUNISHMENT ' ,
Child or Children above sixteen years Vi as' ~
should 'smite their Natural Father OF Mo'heI,
h,, from, ,be earlier and somewhat less terrible
nrovision that IF any children be cauSht on 'ie
street playing racing and shouting previous " ''e
termination OF the last preaching. the oh'c'' "
Justice may take their hat or upper s"' ii'e", -,
which shall not be restored to the parents u''''
they have paid a fine of two guders lhe'i '"o,
there were complaints against 'ye wretched poys
and their tricks upon the 'schout or hieh. p"'io'
man OF Nieuw- Amsterdam; In setting 'he Jugs
upon him and raising the false alarm or 'noiahs
Even the LEGISLATURE at Albany was obiSed 10 'ahe
cognjzancc Of 'ye children Of ye city, VINO r'uo
down ye hills In ye streets In tne so ci.S WI"
small and great slices the lord day ana IN 'ne
week by which many accidents occur.
Schooling was not of the chiei ao'aH'oso'
of the early days In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ine mr.
media gogue Adam Roelandsen. who came over
rx,,lf and
Bogardus was not reputable person. anu M"'
soon banished nor his successor. Jan 'o'-
relissen. the drunken carpenter, VINO TOOK III "'"
fng 10 eke out his schoolmaster's salary the ilis'
of many of a similar sort The salary oocS "o'
seem large One reckoning shows that slxpehce a
week was paid to the teacher for each scloid' WIZ
learned reading; writing and cphering came hieher
no less than one shilling two pence Weeh.
Elizabeth Cowperthwait kept dams so"'o
in Flushing: there is an accounting WIN nei .,
tho year 1851 for schooling ana dlet lor cliui'"
which shows that for thirty weeks schooling for
ono Martha Johanna she received scariet pe''-
coat. ~
There were Quaint and interesting Hariass US
toms for children Of a larger growth' "e""i'es
were rarely celebrated in the church. out tehei-
ally at the home Of the brides pareh'S' ihe'o
mas no wedding Journey but the guests stayed.
cheerfully enjoying the presence or the prioe anu
Oh. ,avetv Of the festival In the country up 'he
Hudson and on Long Island 1t was iehstheneu
by the ''bride-vsiting the hospitapie 1riehus anu
rela tiyes of the newly made couple for many "ii
around entertaining the bridal party HUN u"' ~
d,x !. was In the English times, at least the
fasb,on for trjde and bridegroom. and sometimes
ma whole party to appear AT church IN weudihs
array on the Sunday after the ceremony Soi'e0
4ions for the church poor were often taKen up a'
weddings as was the custom in Hoilano' Inc
aa,ne ~ ,ba daughter OF Dominic Bogardus was
made the occasion for a collection TO build tne
first stone church in the colony After the loui'"
or nth round of drinking II Is chrohiceu' 'ie
guests were feeling so generously ulsposeu 40 ~
cite with each other in Hberaity. and coh'riou'eu
.r,ch,v. The recognized wedding beverage was
rc.set a., English drink. composed Oh sdch' S"s'''
nutmeg milk and eggs and cooked.
II IL tho unenviable distinction OF the pu'ch "
have brought the first negro slaves 10 America
From, 1925 when the Dutch West lndia COMPANY
authority was first established In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
q owned slaves and rented their services III 'he
colony: but afterward sold them Governor s'uS
xseant in 1sA notes the good prices they proueht
at auction They were treatei kindly by the Dutch
and The punishmens that could be inflicted on the'h
were limited by law.
The Dutch gabled houses OF Nieuw-Amsteroain
were particularly picturesque. There are several
,av.,,ers, accounts of them and Of the impression
,rodncad bv the sight of houses all showing their
gable ends "notched like steps to the streets
curiously fowered with black brick WIN eIeat
vanes In the likeness OF horses. lions, geese anu
elOoDg These red ana Dlack 'iie 61N" az =" "'"
tance. saws one "a pleasing aspect TO the spec
Gators" Water spouts projecting out over the
stree,s were n common feature long retained IN
side there were comforts and good cheer. Inc se'
eral inventories of household enects that nave coo
down to the present day show vast possessionS III
the way of comfortable supplies. especially Oh
linen silver plate too. was owned In large guam
.,,;o .s,eciauv nv the wealthy: but there was
scarcev a family too poor TO own something
handsome in silver. 1t was held parity as sic
investment for surplus funds captain Niuu' i"'o'
of Infamous repute. but In 162 cluzeh oi ~"
epec.abty and a bridegroom started honsehetp
ing with silver worth the sum, enormous Tor those
days. of 5000.
The kitchen was built lavish scale. and the
same of the Hollanders in Nieuw-Amsterdam as
,renchermen has endured to this DAY. An inter-
nstinp chapter Of daily life In the colony Is mat
touching the larder. The Dutch. as wen @s 'he
ypp,ish In New England took TO Indian food
-.onoro,ionc eagerly: the "Turke-wheat' or Indian
corn approved itself to them amazingly. ana samp'
eamp porridge and suppawn were soon iaVori'e
dishes made from this cereal 80 great was 'he
consump,ion Of this food that II was a well-worn
test Of the day that shippers In a fog OF Long
Island could always get their bearings by hearing
,ha nound,nC of the samp mortars The "Gowanes
ovstcrs" roasted the open fire. were much liked
Reports reach these degenerate days OF specimens
q foot long A haunch OF venison couid oe ooueht
n the Indians for the equivalent OF 10 cents: ana
other game was most apundah' oho Pecu'dii y
of the dinner was the universal use or "A great
..,.A nreDared with abundance of vinegar and
lttle or no oil-kooslaa,' still eaten to-day as
coleslaw.
Dutch cakes are famous, since Irving celebrated
thsm az "the doughty doughnut, the tender oily
koek the crisp and crumbllng cruler" The dough-
nut and the cruller are perpetuated: the "olykoek
vas an "olcake" containing raisin. citron and
chonned apple and fried in oil. OF more sub
s,antial dishes the names Of "rolches and "hoofd-
kaas- are prominent; the former consisted OF lean
beef and fat chopped up. highly favored and sewed
UP in trpe to boil for several hours the at,er Is
..u ..ten under the equivalent English title OF
.L..a.A...A tomas NUS" were great favor