Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14

Tread pedder follows, dragging a long
box upon wheels,
WHERE THE DOGS WORK
Further up the street are more doc
carte and az every cart the dog doos
al or hair the work, Indeed. | never
knew what the expression work ike
dog' meant until came here. Load
fig enough for an American horse are
pulled by Dutch dogs There comes ono
low, dragging cart full OF beer In
bottles, which It's master Is dellverlng
70 his customers as he passes their
doors There is another behind pulling
q load OF salt and others pass every
milk.
OLD DUTCH COSTUMES.
Now turn your eyes from the dogs TO
the people. See how business ike they
are They have solid look about
tncm. The men are plainly dressed and
mere are more worlmen than loafers.
~ rs rare That We see a tan hat. gloves
,l lrock oout The derby. the can and
business suits have taken their places
many or the common women are bare
neaded and the ladies out shouplne
Irfss more plainly than in London
Brussels or Paris.
Ihe typical Dutch costumes are pass-
lns away, and are only worn by tho
women from the country There ar,
TWO now VINO have on white caps with
gMd corNecreWs az each side OF their
ewes. with them is a young Dutchman
win velvet pantaloOns a yard wide and
? snort velvet coat IN front OF Whtr
hls white flannel shirt shows out, He
wears soft hat with q turned-u up brlm.
below when his thick hair has been
cropped OF 50 that II hangs down like
a brush,
AN IMPOSSIBLE LANGUAGE
Listen to the Dutch talking as you
STAND here on HoogstNat What
-arton IL Is not English, AZ Is not
German nor French, and 1t seems 10 be
@ mixture of all. Some OF the store
signs look like English on drunk,
ana we have to study 10 make out
what they mean over there Is a lew.
elry store with the words "Neuw Ill
yer NeHalWaren' above II and further
Oh a grocery store with the sign
'Botcr an Kaas." ANY one can sec
that the first sign means silver and 4
Us not hard TO translate the second as
butter aud cheese. 1t is more diillcult
when ycu spell drug store 'Drogerl-
ion, but any one could tell that
Sehuwaaren' means shoes, "Kohie"
coffee and "Sigaren" cigars.
What bothers me most is the Jaw.
breaking titles which the people use
here for all sorts Of firms For in
stance, when | arrived In Rotterdam
ana wanted my trunks brought to the
hotel was advised to get a man from
the "Nederlansche-M aatschappy-t tot
Algemeene- DienstyeTlchtlng, / was
almost stunned when the policeman
ratified out the name, and was surprised
- learn that II meant only porter
With n push cart. and that notwith-
standing his title his charges were but
J 8 cents FOR the service. About an hour
later wanted to 60 to see q machine
fe"'o~..' "r' = aa told that ths Nsdor-
landsche-yeor scheeps -en WsrktunE
bGuw' Fjenoord' was one Of the lsrE-
est, employing thousands OF wOrkmen:
and when | asked II could not see the
American consul general the same day.
my landlord informed me l could, for
he lived on Van Vollenhoyenstrzst.
and could drive there on my return
nom the factory. Indeed, | can't re-
member the simplest Of these Dutch
directions, and ! find the language al.
most as difficult as the Choctaw or the
chinese, FRANK @. CARPENTER.