The National tribune., 1910-01-06

with a growing terror in their eyes,
then from white lips come the whis-
pered words: The foei They comet
They come!" You can see and hear it
all. The noise of the horses hoofs clat-
tering on the stone paVements as the
men hurry away, the excited. frightened
look on the women's faces as they put
on their wraps and scurry away to their
carriages; the extinguishing of the
lights in that glittering ballroom where,
but few moments before, Gay Pleas
ure held high carnival.
1t is a splendid poem, favorite niece
and you want TO reread it if you haven't
done SO recently. / won't insult that
cultivated mind of yours by insinuating
that you never have, tho l very much
fear that the great Byron is little more
than name to large majority of our
10th century girls.
Oh, dear, l have so much to tell you
We came here from Amsterdam day
Abefore yesterday, believe-'tis too
great a mental effort to give you the
exact date-traveling second-class most
comfortably 1t is only a five or six
hours ride from the Dutch city where
we had passed two such delightful days
and is almost entirely thru Holland
The day was charming, and for long
time we shared the compartment with
very bright. friendly. intelligent Dutch
girl only, who spoke good English
and told US many interesting things,
among others that the Queen nourished
the baby, of course. The country looked
exactly as / imagined Holland would
look, clean as a whistle. picked up as
your room is after sweeping day the
farms splendid and every inch of
ground under cultivation. These reached
down TO the very track on both sides Of
US. The country is very fiat, and We
saw little drains everywhere and good
many canals. but to my amazement /
only saw one windmill. / suppose in
that particular part of Holland there
are none OF course, there cannot be,
or ] would have seen them, for ! kept
my eyes glued to the window almost
every minute of the time. We whiZZed
past the towns and cities so fast that
couldn't get much of an idea of them.
except the general impression that
everything was terribly finished and
pleasing TO the eye. in spite of the
aforesaid latness of the country After
awhile the compartment filled up with
men, but We did not have anything 10
say to any of them.
We reached Brussels about 1890, and
went directly to Pension Neff, where
we are stopping. This is my very first
experience in a foreign pension. 1t is
a pleasant house. kept by a German
woman who al one time taught in Vas
sar College. She has a rather forbid
ding expression. but l have observed in
my journey thru life that keeping a
boarding house seldom leads TO a coun-
tenance beaming with JOY, gratitude for
blessings or intense love of your fellow
man. / hardly feel myself in a position
TO criticize the look on any woman's
face, wiGO for the sake Of the bare ne
cessities Of life. faces three times a day
a sea Of more or less mutinous faces
gathered around her table. ] don't,
really. Miss n. is, fully believe.
1T heart very kind. and her house,
which has a charming garden at the
pack. where we take coffee after din
,er and Of which | inclOse a picture.
in every respect satisfactory. To
prove that she really is kind-hearted.
Elizabeth had two or three suits she
wanted 10 have cleaned and pressed.
Brussels is a fine place to have this
sort of work done: they charge abou,
$3.50 for a coat and skirt and do them
beautifully. Well, the morning after
our arrival she spoke to Miss n. about
this, remarking that there was one suit
she needed to have returned to her as
soon as possible. Miss ~. phoned for
the cleaner to call for the suits, and
then, as she was about to start out (ta
do her marketing. perhaps), she inr
sisted upon taking this particular one
on her arm, saying she would leave il
herself at the cleaners. that he NIGH,
have It the sooner thereby. Now,
hardly think any American hostess OF
.'paying guests" would do anything like
that for a member of her household. do
you? Miss n. is very red of face and
cold of eye, and you would never IL
your most outraged moment think o
arguing a bill with her. but she give!
you a clean, most comfortable room
tmine is quite fine). an excellent table
tho you have to do considerable stretch
ing for yourself. and she answers mos
OF your many questions graciously ant
intelligently. for all of which you pa,
her from s120 10 $50 day To b,
sure the gas is put out on you at II
O'Clock at night sharp, and you arr
charged extra fo- any candles used, bu
this sum includes practically every,
thing.
The house is filed with American
women (there may be one or two Eng
lish), and nearly every one of them i
having dressmaking done here Brus
sells is a famousiy good place for this
The modistes are remarkably fine, ant
the cheapness of IL almost takes YOU
breath away. Your gowns cost jus
about half what they do at home. Th'
conversation at table at Pension Neff i.