Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21

father inherited the money, and so it came
to her.
There is no doubt but that her majesty
has enough money to give good allow
aDce to her husband without feeling it.
She pays no house rent. She has four or
five palaces, one here at The Hague, one
in the woods near by and a big one in Am
sterdam. None of them is magnificent as
to outer appearance, but they are all well
furnished and some are quite comfortable.
They are all old. however, and the heating
arrangements of some of them would not
be tolerated in an ordinary American res
idence. l saw base burner in the palace
at Amsterdam, and this Notwithstanding
the house is as big as dozen Pennsylvania
barns and almost as gloomy. 1t is sit
uated in the heart of the city, resting on
foundation of Il, 600 piles 1t was original
ly intended for a town hall. and cost about
two and one-half million dollars. little
less than hundred years ago it was first
used as palace. 1t is now inhabited by the
queen when she comes to Amsterdam. This
is not often, however, for although Amster-
dam is the nominal capital, it is not the
real capital of Holland. The congress sits
at The Hague and all the state offices are
here. The queen has two palaces here, so
that for all practical purposes this is the
governing center
These palaces are not uncomfortable. I
recently went through the one in the heart
of the city. 1t looks plain from the front,
but it has great number of rooms, and
some of the suites are very homelike The
palace is well furnished and it has fire pic
lures and statues. 1t is about 400 years
old, but it's arrangements are more modern
than those of the Amsterdam palace.
The Capital Of Holland.
The Hague is the favorite residence city
Of the Dutch. Many of the richest mer-
chants and bankers of Rotterdam and Am
sterdam have homes here, and go daily to
their places of business by train. The
Hague is only half hour from Rotterdam
and about an hour from Amsterdam and
the railroad service is excellent. The city
has no manufactures to speak cf, and it is
much like WaShingtOn-a residence, social
and official center. 1t has been called the
largest village of Europe, but it Is growing
like green bay tree, and 1t is now a city
in size. 1t has about 100000 people and
adds to it's population every year.
The Hague has wide canals running
through it, and the parliament buildings
and some of the other public structures
face on a great vat of water covering sew
eral acres known as the Fish pond. The
city has fine squares and lofty houses.
1t has many trees and altogether it is one
of the pleasantest living places of Europe.
1t is within two miles Of the great Dutch
seaside resort, Scheveningen, and its natural
healthfuness is added to by the oZonic
breeZes from the North sea.
How Holland is Governed.
I have learned something here about the
government Holland is a nominal mon
archy governed by the queen but 1t is prac-
tically republic with a congress much
like ours. This congress is known as the
states general. 1t has an upper and lower
branch. and it makes all the laws just rs
cur Congress does. The states general sits
at The Hague in the Binnenhof, the great
building looking out on the fish pond.
1 went through the two houses today. The
first chamber. which corresponds to our
Senate has fifty members elected by the