The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02

Everywhere in the rural districts wo-
men carry enormous loads by the same /
method. Sometimes one sees a woman /
and donkey together drawing a cart. !
Dogs are used almost universally as I
beasts of burden. pulling vehicles heav- !
lily laden, driven by men or women. In /
the fields of heather the sprigs are |
broken off by Horkmen and tied into !
bundles. They are afterwards made
by the hand into broOms. piled up on
the freight cars. along with branches
or the heather bound loosely together.
and sent into the towns 10 be sold
These are the implements with which
the girls clean the streets.
hollands Typographical Appearance.
The appearance of Holland is
exactly as one would expect to
see IL ia level country with
rich meadows and fat cattle. In
all directions there are windmills; even
in the heart of the city of Rotterdam;
some of these are so large that the
people use them dwelling houses;
some have sails like boats. Cottages
IN the country are covered with
matched roofs; when fresh straw is
added to stop a leak it makes a pic
ture- There are pine and willow and
rows of cottonwood trees The cOun-
try is interSected by canals, including
the towns and cities The climate is
COlu anu ualnp- II rains lnucn or the
time, especially in winter In the
summer the people complain of the
heat when il is only IS degrees. Rot
terdam has a crowded shipping in its
port and is modern and progressive,
with its brick churches and elegant
homes. Amsterdam is even superior
lin these respects. In the old quarter
of the former the houses are built low
er than the streets Every available
niche in Holland. about the residences
of the people. is frightened by flowers
the windows, the balconies the gar
dens- In the cities there are bells on
the street ears. Baggage is never free
in Holland. The railway stations are
uncommonly handsome. In the wait
ing rooms at Amsterdam there are vel
vet sofas. chairs and many tables. On
the whole, Holland is a clean. beauti-
full country. with the happy. hopeful
air about it peculiar to Protestant
lands and with a definite independence
stamped uDOn the people and their
customs. The Dutch Reformed church
is the leading religious denomination
Of Holland. but. fortunately, the cOun-
try has no established church. As it
is the center of the political life of the
nation.
The Hague the Most Attractive City.
The Hague is naturally the
most interesting city in the entire
country. The buildings there, as else
where in Holland. with few exceptions
are of brick and have very light, if
any, OrnamentatiOn: but there is an
unmistakeable atmosphere of solid
wealth and extreme gentility perVad-
ing il. The Hague has achieved world
wide fame from having been the meet
| ing place of the International peace
conference. The point at which the
deliberations of that body were held
was the House in the Woods. a suburb
an palace of Queen Wilhelmina, where
tho Ap0apir1n MOf1aU U-Tntl his His
tory of the Dutch Republic The
room in which the representatives OF
the different governments met in the
council of arbitration is a glory of oil
paintings executed by Reubens and his
nine pupils. One great piece is the
work of Jordaens- The larger part of
the walls is covered by these master
pieces on canvass; the ceiling is fres-
coed Rubens and his fellow artists
went to the House in the Woods and
painted the pictures in the room which
! they now beautify. Holland has an
art-histOry full of riches, dating from
the fourteenth century. Her present
! painters excel in water colOrs.
Hollands Summer Resort.
Near The Hague is the famous
! summer resort on the North sea
known as Scheveningen- During
the season there are strung along
| the waters edge a number of
are nicely fitted up bath rooms: some
have one only, others two. When a
! person desires to battle he goes into a
wagon, paying for the privilege, a
/ horse is attached to the vehicle and it
+ is drawn quickly into the sea Then
the animal is Embarrassed and led back
! to the land. while the bather undreSSeS,
| puts ON a very ugly suit. like an elon-
gated bag, and dasheS into the surf.
Along the shore are stationed police
] and different attendants If
/ bather is timid about going into the
water alone. a man or woman stands
/ ready to accompany him When the
/ the cart. where it has been left for
! his convenience, and dresses A signal
/ is given. man rusAes to him with a
/ horse. which is quickly hitched to the
/ wagon. and it is drawn to the land.
| 1t is all quiet and highly respectable.
| The men who drive the horses into the
| water are dressed in red breeches and
/ blue blouses. and are barefooted. The
J women attendants are attired in blue
| gowns with white sashes about the
/ waist. Conveniently near is a life
/ saving boat on wheels. y watcher is
| stationed on the shore. and If a batheT
! goes beyond his depth a signal is given
! and the boat puts out to rescue him.
| This careful supervision, this refined
/ fashion of ocean bathing. is to be rec
| commended heartily to all other nations
/ under the sun.
! Copyrighted by the Author. Belle
Kearney, Author of ~ Shareholder s