The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-10-07
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Little White Bonnets and Clumsy
Shoes Appeal to Artists.

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Illustrated Bits: Dutch girls have
fist persons In search of the pictur-
esque, and no wonder. for their gem
eral appearance is so quaint that If it
were much quainter they would be in
a show alongside h fat lady n the
other exhibits. instead of being free to
roam at large. f..
The little white bonnets they wear,
for instance, are simply bewitching
e the face underneath them is a
pretty one; and If it has seen con-
siderable veal and tear they help to
hide it from the ribald gaze of the
tourist. These cap seem to be always
clean, too, and that shows how pure
they keep the atmosphere over in Hol-
land, for any Londoner would be proud
to guarantee that the spotlessness Of
such a head-dress, after a good ex-
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
mind Is: What an admirable missile
to throw out Of the bedroom window
by night at sQualling specimens of the
feline tribe!
II it CHANGED to hit a poor unfor-
tunate he would certainly
squall no longer. He would be Knock
ed out. For domestic use. too. both
in an argument with ones husband
and when administering slight but
necessary correction to one of the lear
children, 1t would undoubtedly be the
right thing in the right place.
But as for wearing such IN article
never! Yet Dutch girls do, n make
no audible complaint. They are very
fond Of skating. are the damsels Of
Holland. In fact, as 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 earD 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 I'M
Intentional occasions. when they go ex-
plor1ng through the ice and get an
unexpected bath.
But then, the resulting disaster is
entirely their wv 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 1 am far too
c~onsiderate to set out here, knowing
nobody in the dentist line of business
who would benefit thereby.
~Pronouncing Dutch always affects
the teeth of one unaccustomed to the
language. And, besides that, between
ourselves. | really don't know any
Dutch worth mentioning. Dutch girls
nave 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 hysterical fainting fits or
partial humiliation of the respiratory
organs. The principal occupation Of
pretty Dutch girls is. as I have said
above. to pose to painting chaps for
their Christmas number sketches.