The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29
GIRLS or HOLLAND.
Little White comets and Clumsy
Shoes Appeal 10 Artists

Illustrated Bits: Dutch girls have
always been special fnvoriies with ar
list persons I'm search OF the plctur-
esquc. and no wonder. for their gen.
eral appearance IA so quaint that u IL
werc much quaintcr they would be In
n show alongside the Cat lady ana The
other exhibits. instead OF being free To
roam at large.
The little white 5onncts they wear.
for Instance, are simply bewitching
when the face underneath them II a
pretty one: and " II has seen con-
siderable wear and tear they help TO
hide IL from the rinald gaze OF the
tourist. These caps seem 10 be always
clean. too. and thai shows how pure
they keep the atmosphere over In Hol-
land. for any Londoncr would be proud
To guarantee that the spotlessness OF
such a head dress after good ex-
ample OF the November fog as seen
hcrcabouts. would be considerably
changed TO- the blacker. and altogether
would show distinct and obvious signs
OF having seen heavy service some
where.
One noticeable characteristic OF
Dutch girls Is the remarkable pertin-
Acity with which they walk about all
day long with their feet incased In
thcse huge wooden shoes. with SEEM
ingiy no effort TO speak OF. on pick
Ing up an example OF this footgear
and examining IL carefully the thought
that Immediately comes into ones
mind Is: What an admirable missile
TO throw out OF the bedroom window
by night at squalling specimens OF the
feline tribe!
IL IL CHANGED 20 hit poor unfor-
tunate mouser he would certainly
squail no longer. He would be knock
ed out. For domestic use. too. both
L.. Ia.
and when administering slight but
necessary correction 10 one OF the dear
children. IL would undoubtedly be the
right thing I'm the right place.
But as for wearing such an article
never! Yet Dutch girls do. and make
no audible complaint They are very
fond OF skating. are the damscls OF
Holland. In fact az there are plenty
OF canals In the country. which In win
ter time are comfortably frozen over.
most, II not all. members OF n Dutch
family skate from their early youth
or even before that, when the nurse
drops them. The little Dutch girls take
20 the sport like a duel: 90 wate-, as
the saying Is: only. OF course. they re-
main upon the suTfacC--except on un-
Intentional occasions. when they GO ex-
ploriuR through the ice and get an
unexpected bath.
But then. the resulting disaster IN
entirely their own fault. for no doubt
NIL the squeafnish bits are marked of
with notice boards bearing the Dutch
equivalent OF DANGER! Thin Icc!" or
something like that. which ann far too
considerable TO set out here. knowing
nobody I'm the dentist line of business
who would benefit thereby.
Pronouncing Dutch always affects
the teeth OF one unaccustomCd 20 the
language. And, besides that. between
ourselves. l really don't know any
Dutch worth mentioning. Dutch girls
have strong constitutions, which In
lucky, for IL enables them both TO with
stand the climate and To pack the
Chccses OF the country without being
overcome by hysterical faintiag fits or
partial annihilatiOn OF ~ respiratory
organs. The priaClpal occupation of
pretty Dutch girls a.. as I have said
above. TO pose To- painting chaps for
their Christmas number sketches