La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

pe0Rses Tour .hun9fed OF NoQm are
children. The sole occupation of
these people IL fishing. They have
lived here from early times. have
mingled but little with the rest Of
the world and have. therefore. re,
tained their primitive manner. GUS
toms and costumes. These people
are Al Protestaats. The. houses. are.
very small and grouped In = rather
irregular way. with mere paths often
betxeen them and the smallest rooms
i ever saw. wandered about these
narrow passages. saw the interior of
their homes. and the family. both
women and children within and with.
out their homes. Notwithstanding
they wear wooden shoes, their
homes We're clean and neat and show
ed many pretty and quaint orna-
ments. What attracts the traveller
Is their highly colored and loudly
figured costumes. bright. flashy and
quaint. The women generally wear
white caps. many of them of lace
and fancy work. The dresses are
of red, green, blue, purple or yellow
figured goods and one can not help
but. In way. admire this loudness
and simplicity. The boys and girls
wear the same dress until the boy
reaches The age of eight years. The
girls have taste for finery and
oil In, h. ,t,.I. . -
ors and figures OF their dresses, as
well rs by their pretty white caps
A girl or an unmarried women wears
different style cap from that worn
by married woman. The differ
ence is but slight. Some of these
caps have a bright metallic piece tina
fits over the head beneath the cap.
which may be seen through the lace
or crocheted work. l saw few
women wearing still another gaudy
ornament. II consisted OF conf
cal. spiral gilt wire suspended in
front and on each side of the fore
head. the point of the spiral down
wards, TO which hung cluster Of
bangles. The men dress in more So
ber colors. though at times there
are bright costumes worn by the men
Their breeches are very large and
swell almost like two dresses. Some
old men, and some younger men.
too, wear fur caps a la Prince Alex
is, which they wear winter and sum
mer.
l took several pictures of these
oddly dressed people. At first,
the girls and women would avoid me.
and when they saw me ready to
snap them. they would turn away.
often run from me. found after
wards that what they wanted was to
be paid for permitting their pictures
to be taken. caught several un.
awares. passed by one cottage
where there were gathered several
women, girls and children. They
motioned to me and said Money!
Money!" l assented and replied
Money" They posed. snapped
them. Then q large, robust girl,
who had acted as . sort Of spokes-
man TOR the group. came rushing
over the plank across the little
canal from the side Of the cottage|
where they had stood, holding her
open hand out and said. "Ten cents.
Nine ten cents!" gave her ten
cents, and few pennies to the chill
But she was persistent. She show
ed anger and demanded more money.
laughed at her and walked on when
she went back muttesing her disap-
pointment and resentment In rather
determined tones. Afterwards, how.
ever. many would come and ask mel
to take their pictures. took what
l wanted. but soon had all wished
and then had to just walk on and
say had enough. A photograph
does not convey any idea Of the
quaintness OF these peoples costumes
for the color Is lacking. 1t is the
colors that make them peculiar and,
more than their wooden shoes and
dainty white caps. which appeal to1
ones imagination and curiosity.
The island Of Marken 10 small
island. protected from the sea by
a dyke. for 1t is in parts. lower
than the sea. and IL covered with
grass. A great many fishing boats.
were In this miniature harbor. which
is made by a water guard Of piles
driven deep into the sand. The
men were mending their nets. re-,
pairing. calking and coating with tar
their old sail fishing smacks.
/ am at this moment in the watt
ing room, at the Hook Of Holland.
waiting to take boat for England.
On my way, from Rotterdam to this