La Junta tribune., 1908-10-31
Rotterdam. Holland. Sept. 2l. 1905
(Continued from last week.

think II comprised more tnAn y Sec-
ton Of land-there were canals for
their little boats to carry their small
loads from place to place fine
type of their women, came after me
on the walk, as I was returning to
our boat watched her. desiring
to have a chance to take picture
OF her She turned across the path.
went TO the canal and stepped into
a boat which she began to push alon
with a pole. stopped. turned and
walked leisurely towards the canal.
apparently not noticing her. but as
she came towards me. her attention
was called to man who began talk
ing to her. and when she came with
in the reach OF my kodak, l pressed
the bulb, and she was not the wiser.
yalendam Is another hshins village
on the mainland, about five miles
from Marken. There Is some differ
ence In the costumes and appear
ance, as they come In contact with
the outside world much more than the
inhabitants Of Marksn. for a train
runs through the village and there
is free intercourse With the peo-
pie OF the country rs well as with
the travelling public. Their houses.
though quite rude and simple. are
better and their costumes are more
modified by contact with the world.
At Monikendam, visited model
dairy farm, where the celebrated
Edam cheese Is made and was
shown the COW stables, as clean as
many dwelling, the cheese presses
and the various apartments OF the
home. This do not consider as
fair sample OF a Holland dairy. as 1t
was kept for exhibition, but the Hol-
and dairies are models of cleanliness
and neatness Their cows are well
bedded, well fed. petted and kept
scroupulously clean. AS the ma
nure il Of great value. 1t is careful
,ly saved and the stalls are washed
and flooded with water and these
washings, too, are gathered In cis-
terms.
One Of the finest galleries have
visited is the Ryk's Gallery at Am
sterdam. 1t has the best exhibition
of modern paintings have yet seen.
- IT .unssHses . rely :fsExe number
e-<be 49, ~ssas Il Ne Dutch mas,
tiers. especially Of the time Of Reu-
beus, RembraHt, Frans Halls and Jan
Staen. 1Ae .aunicipai museum Is
alao . .vssy fine gallery and contains
a 3epGe .numher OF the nineteenth
century paintings. Some of these ar
of extraordinary merit. The most
noted painting In the Ryks' Museum.
Is Rembrandts' Might Watch. This
Is a large painting, about twelve by
fifteen feet, and represents Captain
Frans Banning. Cocq's company OF
Arquebusiers coming from their guild
house. The captain Is fine. port
ly fellow, dressed in brown. HIS heu-
tenant, Van Ruitenburg, in yellow
terkin. at his side. There are some
sixteen figures in the group. The
attitude and posing of the men, the
truthfulness to nature of form and
feature, the life-like expression ana
the Rembrandt light and shade gives
this painting a beauty and artistic
coloring and effect that place 1t
among the master paintings OF the
world. saw this painting at the
Worlds Fair, at st. Louis. 1t was
on exhibition at the Holland build
Ing, for seeing which small fee was
charged, but l learned to appreciate
it only when beheld 1t in its own
home, and among the works OF the
great masters There are SO many
interesting and great paintings IN
this gallery, that l can not take the
time to dwell upon them. to do them
justice. will. however. say a word
or two about Jan Steen. painter
of the seventeenth century. whose
paintings have certain peculiar
charm and interest, because OF their
fidelity to nature and especially be-
cause OF the character OF his sub
1ects. Jan Steen would call the
Dickens of the brush, for his brush
has done for the world what Dick
ems pen especially in portrayins
the lives and characters Of the COM
mon people. particularly Of the easy
living, convivial class. His scenes
are largely in the taverns. breweries
With quacks and the carousing sort
ian Steen himself was styled The
Jolly Landlord Of Leyden." His IA
.ther wss . brewer. He rented al
brewery Tor . few years. and, 1t an
other time. kept . tavern where
drink and indulgence were free. This
brought him in contact with this
49,. -hich he haa nAiuted in all