The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-30
GIRLS OF HOLLAND.
Little White Eonne.s and Clumsy
Shoes Appeal to Artists.

Illustrated Bits: Dutch girls have
always been special favorites with ar
fist persons in search of the picture
esque, and no wonder, for their gem
eral. appearance is so quaint that I. 1t
We're much quaintcr they would be in
a show alongside the fat lady and the
other exhibits, instead of being free to
roam at large.
The little white bonnets they wear,
for instance, are simply bewitching
when the face underneath them is a
pretty one; and IL it has seen con-
siderable wear and tear they help to
hide 1t from the ripald gaze Of the
tourist. These caps seem to be always
clean, too, and tina, shows how pure
they keep the atmosphere over in Hol-
land, for any Londoncr would be proud
to guarantee that thu spotlessness OF
such a head-dress. after a good ex-
ample of the November fog as seen
hereabouts. would be considerably
changed for 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
ingly 40 effort to speak Of. On pick
ing up an example of this footgear
and examining it carefully the thought
that Immediately comes into ones
mind is: What an admirable missile
to throw out of the bedroom window
feline tribe!
If 1T chanced to hit a poor unfo1-
tunate mouser he would certainly
squall no longer. He would. be knock
ed out. For domestic use. too. both
in an argument with ones husband
on1 uyhorL Ivrf~S~<~-3 -. - 49,
necessary correction to one of the dear
children, 1T would undoubtedly be the
right thing in the right place.
But as Tor wearing such an article
never! YET Dutch. girls do, and make
no audible complaint. They are very
fond of skating, are the damsels OF
Holland. In fact, rs there are plenty
OF canals in the country, which in VIM
ter time are comfortably frozen over,
most, II not all, members of a Dutch
family skate from their early youth
or even before that, when the nurse
drops them. The little Dutch girls take
to the sport like a duck to water, as
the saying is; only, of course, they re-
main upon the surface-except on un-
intentional occasions. when they go ex-
ploring through the ice and get an
unexpected bath.
But then, the resulting disaster is
entirely their own fault, for no doubt
all the squeamish bits are marked off
with notice boards bearing the Dutch
equivalent of Danger! Thin Ice!" or
something like that. which I am far too
c%onsiderate to set out here, knowing
nobody in the dentist line Of business
who would benefit thereby.
Pr%onouncing Dutch always affects
the teeth Of n unaccustomcd to the
language. And. besides that, between
ourselves, l really don't know n
Dutch worth mentioning. Dutch girls
have strong constitutions, which is
lucky, for it enables them both to with
stand the climate and to pack the
cheeses of the country without being
overcome by historical fainting fits or
partial humiliation of t.e respiratory
organs. The principal occupation OF
pretty Dutch girls is, as l have said
above, to pose to painting chaps for
their Christmas number sketches.