The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
GIRLS OF
Little White onne.s and Clumsy
Shoes Ap peal to Artists.

Shoes Appeal to Artists.
Illustrated Bits: Dutch girls have
always been special ]favori,es with ar
fist persons in search OF the pictur-
esque. and no wonder, for their gen.
eral appearance Is so quaint that /. 1t
were much quaintcr they would be in
a show alongside the Eat 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 me-; and IL it has seen con-
siderable wear and tear they help to
hide 1t from the ribald gaze of the
tourist. These caps seem to be always
clean, too, and that shows how pure
they keep the atmosphere yer in Hol-
land, for any Londoner would be proud
to guarantee that the 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
those huge wooden shoes, with SEEM
ingly no effort to speak Of. On pick
ing up an example Of this footgear
and examining 1t 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!
If it CHANGED to hit a poor unfor-
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
n when administering slight but
necessary correction to one of the dear
children, 1t would undoubtedly be the
right thing in the right place.
But as for wearing such an article
never! Yet Dutch girls do. and make
no audible complaint. They are very
Holland. In fact, as there are plenty
Of ana In the country. which in win
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 Isl. only, Of course. they re
main upon the surface-except on I'M
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!" OF
something like that. which I am far toe
considerate TO set out here. knowing
nobody in the dentist line of cuisines
who would benefit thereby.
Pronouncing Dutch always affects
the teeth OF one unaccustomcd to the
language. And. besides that, between
ourselves. really don't know any
Dutch worth mentioning, Dutch girls
have strong constitutions, which Is
lucky, for 1t enables them Doth to with
stand the climate and to pack the
cheeses of the country without being
overcome by hysterical falnting fits o,
partial annihilation of r.e respiratory
organs. The principal occupation o.
pretty Dutch girls is. as I have sale
above. to pose to painting chaps FOL
their Christmas number sketches