New-York tribune., 1900-07-29

account O Hfa
was written by an american girl enjoying her FIRST
"Trip abroad;
-,.,,--. Geneva, Switzerland July Is.
From Holland dyke 10 the mountains Of La Suisse
rIishug the gyTnnasti, feat only bv taktnE
T. Lausanne from Lausanne 10 Begnns is the wav
II is ar astonishing cap, though when you think
fao countries could scarcely De greater and narI'r
ur.ke. To a degree I suppose they are Yet
tsose emphasized IN the similar plaster @
RED roofs Of the houses. the aprons OF the women
II the main, however. there is little here 70 s,,g
gest that elaletss- - quaint Ouch towns, Dor
srazd II in Scrbners in fact f5ougb IsSoI e. m
s1ne all read that captiva- ing sSafrh We te+5
lad the o4d taste completely 70 forget it till Herr
tais explicitly because I 30 not wish any one ia
@Sr unaeE Sne IMPRESSION hat our arrival was at
tie same tine am prepared 20 back ~ an OF Mr.
Smiths statements as 10 the desirabiltty of Dor
6-eorr as a summer or fan resort and painters
Ne went TO it from Antwerp. and while trailing
along oe-.Aq WhaJ seem TO American minds most
t1s1Il1-ei3- niue engines We never dreamed that
cid suspect II even after we reached the neat lit
tie station II was only when the bobtan tram, with
us cheerful dinner bell announcing our approach
a. every re-" Steps, haa Whirled US round corner
suddenly realized where We We're at" We were
S g. aa Ia wIb eIn' 5scgggsh gFee4sh 9
aHa oea.nc and poraeTed by leaning sloping. tipsy
s- Streets ana r5i l -, a SoieIs re- i 4he 81 cross IS
beau-ttu. green slime and the slow. dragging
rent might suggest typhus and malaria the over
egsse1 BY the eorpulent mynheers and square built
vT1ws- They leave the germs alone and ap-
Pa-enI-y the germs appreciate the situation and
Te.uru The compliment. It Is a state Of affairs I
|9-r commend 70 the attention Of some of our
Indeed though, the Dor;iaus do well to trust
cr5er means Of connunicat lion Tyitb fbe Far-reacb
is " Da- DT
szG.7s.Te express WAGONS there are The steady,
steamers mat easn ihFolgh me water with speed
suggestive ot virginia railroads. and with as many
- - -siirsS otTs-f5 9lie & a@s T'Sea Tl@y 7oinS ne
er q WI Way 10 RoteeTdsm and We T were san S eayy R
Suddenly the bell tangled Sharply and We began
@ Ll2se coLb-e seuLae sort ot stops-|here the
pr'N becomes Jae stern and YOU finally are uncer-
IAN where OF = Rhe1heT you are going or coming
taI pause, we saw small rowhoat just by our
buxoHa. white cotton gloyed danlael was helped up
s'1I L. E-9 4 $50 rs -@sIEace as loas aS
vas drawn up. We whiried into the stream and me
rowboat Win the waving swain was left far he
hind such IS what cali popular Administration -
rs water paths, he would be hardlz of Horses
they don own. or 50 -ew or them that they are
IS only by his water traffic that he lives, moves and
has his being
DUTCH CLEANLINESS.
What The rivers and canals are TO the. man Of the
one thing IN which We need never hope to Beat
old story Of The Dutch housewife who runs about
Win cloth AFTER every footstep on her speekless
f99rE BGt only hy actually living with them can
one fully comprehend the extent Of their neatness
e-r11os5joUs care er . rrf,-sts house Vel Al the
bellevue one Of the sturdy maids spent each after
L % %oP99sTa & 2Hq gsss L-aa5em Of [ns cham. ham
va = clean q Y 81
Dutch vrov-. however, is satisfied with the mere
long handed brush paIlz Of water and ladder she
scTucs ne blinds, The windows and all the walls
Tor 50 lons that the houses dating back TO 1S@ are
ly he en4 Ines atzy The age Of the shin
drops, and with huge rag and unlimited buckets
cleaning silver 5o5r That IS not enough. either
for tasra are always more buckets O water which
her own walk 7 have even seen her wlping and
- far as my observation goes, il is the woman
IS doubtless carried on by the man, but in Holland
s--es-z are aIied wirh SLOW moving apparenTIv rr-
TGseess men s-oIiGlv eossl5In in groups or drink
~ -1eir everlasting beer in the outdoor cafes
These street restaurants are crowded every hour
walled aD 10 see. Either the towns are much more
--r-1--ar zrends hour after hour seated az those
r. s -E 4 e's pt rs 80 - @ oSs 0,.1 Ie So man nv
whs does rra work assisted hv the dog.
After this year I believe there ls 10 be a law
against using dogs beasts of burden. No one
who haS seen the Iugging. struggling, faithful
dragging can faE 10 hope the Law VIII take effect
biz a. our socaiilI cog carts which were piled
Two fee- high with vegetables and fruit Their thin
legs suraWled all over the ground in their frantic
efforts. and their eyes fairly eulged our Of & LheIr
sz p. ~ Iz Il is i r. factHtbar the dog is the
eEy thin animal, human or dumb mat one sees IN
when rnynhser has a load TOO heavy even, in his
consideration for his patient dog ne gives hande
II the earr 10 his spouse Then, walking freely be
s4e them, be urges one with words ana me l other
with The las. better their pace t,erhapS, When
he 10 longer the dog. he viii rely Whelly
sare-trE vr6v7 II must be acknowledged, how
that these GO not -ook as Il telr "a noT
weighed heavily upon them: Perhaps some OF our 4
negr0-.e overst-uug. feeble women might gam
under q similar regime VINO knows but We my
yet return 20 such aborigiraI lde as 10 WHAT eo'i
stl-u-es Wouan's true sphere --z,-. ,, ,,-
Like her larger sister cities, 1ordrecht has her
ewes op@r fer the tourist. and her antique STOPS
book5 re s--,eyf variety are always easy prey
= have visited antique shops in plenty since We
landed a -har beehive Of them. Antwerp, but ] We
rcver - ~ e,,erf nv ianentaby inadequate sill
Ter so carefully as At Dordrecht The PTopTietors
q rrese 5s- rE shops have learned wei The tastes
q their artist visitors. and only absolute pengry
played nr5diCally- am not wrltIIlE d -
nor Sunday paper page advert tisefaehF 9t ! o"u- @
rsake nv brother collectors eyes shine over
descriptions y the Louis w fgrniturs -r ne 0rI
lace the Empire silver. TIE htitenlE n q Trll'u'S
tapestries that that one little town can sho"
y THE DoRDREC4T MARKETS
Almost more charming than these shops vas the
open air market As have never DeSn ,zt,t,,
:ore being he one American IN that conaluoH
these markets have been perpetual deghls 20 on ~
7 had not already seen much the same IN 35 Gus
bee roThing less powerful than GerTlck eoiL5 co.'s
ever drag me from them, as - - = io-5 foree9ne
hungry desired dejeuners for The sake OF Wate4ns
he queer crowds and the qLetteL nj berefIsA
there ne country people appeared IN an tne fflory