Arizona republican., 1900-08-19

at o'clock. Tea is served in the gar den at o'clock. after which three ev
 enings in .he week We have Italian con- versation class. and the other three lee lures upon the history of art. After this week we are to have Italian grand opera.
 l asure you it was q Vtry excited par ty as the steamer Statendam sailed through the Mass river into port at Rotterdam. The custom house officials came out and me; us. there was bag gage to look after, good-byes to be ex- changed with fellow passengers, sou Venirs to be received from the pursvr. and on the whole everyone seemed to be talking at once. Parties who cross the ocean often told me that al the last of the voyage there is always this same gay scramble and excitement. I can never tell you the feeling that came to my heart when the land VIZ were to step on came in sight. One doesn't merely say thanks to God al d time like that-but you feel it-feel it in a way that makes you stronger to live in the right way. As We passed through the great herring district, Schiedam. the famous Holland gin country. the green pastures, those picturesque Dutch wind mills, and low farm houses. our band played America and the Star Spanglod Banner Everyone singing). and the Dutch national hymn, and soon We were really in Holland and at Rot | terdam, which, next to Hamburg. is the greatest commercial center in the world. We retired at F that night and ! in the morning took a short ride over the city before taking the train for Bel l gium. The little low houses all locke l | alike the people were so quaint, and | the wooden shols so interesting, that l one wished for the sunlight, to get a | camera picture but a HOllander told us | it rained every day in that city, so I | did not think it worth while waiting 1 for the sun. A party of ten of us left l at 10 that morning for Antwerp, and it ! was surprising to see the trains in Flu i rope. so modern and well equipped in every respect. It did seem strange. | however, to be locked in an apartment
 with four or five passengers, until a i train man saw fit to unlock the door. ! which was only when the train made a ! long stop. For this reason it would not i be agreeable for a lady to travel alone ! in Europe. These countries are so 1 small that in an hours ride We had ar | rived in Antwerp. I could spend weeks ! in Antwerp. It is a city of 200 900 in ] habitants. the most interesting city in ! Belgium. and one of the most interest ling cities of Europe.
 Here are found some of the worlds famous pictures. This was the hom- ot some of the greatest masters: Rubens , Van Dyck David Teniers and Quintor 1 Matsys The old well is here which ! Matsys carved and which won for him . a wife. The legion t.lls us that hei ! father. being and artist, would not
 consent to his daughter marrying Mat
 sys. a common blacksmith. until ht
 brought forth ihis beautiful piece of art
 which placed him higher in the world
 than the artist father could ever hopt
 10 be. David Tenfer's home is here ir
 crowded little street, but you find il
 with his name. date of birth and deatr
 over the door. Here also is the palace
 of Charles V. now used for city offices
 Magnificent statues of Rubens anC
 other artists are found in public square(
 over the city. And I must tell you O.
 the cathedral. begun in 1852. which con 1 tains great organ, the wood work o
 a gr, ater portion of it. being handed
 down from 1630 and is very richly hanC
 carved. The organ has been remOdeleC
 during the last three years at a cost O
 $1O0 O00
 I attended q musical service here a
 G o'clock in the evening and it Wa.
 grand. It was. too, jus, the right tim
 in the evening to listen L. such beau