Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-15

Windmills and canals wooden shoes
and Tapping caps. smells galore and
then some
Now YOU know you are lin The
Netherlands. Canals may serve to
add a picturesque phase to the de-
scriptfon of the landscape, but it is a
phase punctuated by microbes. A
thick, green scum spreads partially
over them. and when you journey by
what is called a household you spend
most of the time muff1ing your nose;
and the rest in trying not to see the
poor, patient men pushing Your boat
ahead, two in front and two behind,
plodding hopelessly aiong-"dumb,
driven cattle Compared with them,
the man with the hoe leads a happy
life.
There are few trees in Holland and
those to be seen are mere in clusters
or uneven lines than the trees of Bel
gium and France. There they march
as its companions, extending for miles
over the fields, following the narrow
roads or brooks.
Leaving Antwerp, we passed through
Rotterdam and Delft on our way to
The Hague. A fine city. its solid ar
chitecture, its fine houses and public
buildings proclaiming it a city of
Importance and wealth. Here in the
center of the town is the Binnenhof,
where the second peace conference
was held in 1906. The third will be
held in a building now in process of
construction, the gift of Andrew Car
negie. The first was held in 1899 in
the Royal House in the Wood. This
was begun in 1910 by Prince Frederick
Henry the Youngest son of Prince
William the First. AS Prince Freder
lex Henry died in 1647, the house was
finished by his wife. Princess Amalia.
IN 1873
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the house was the father of Queen
Wilhelmina with his first wife, Queen
Sophia This queen died in the house
in 1877, and after that time 1t has
never been occupied as q residence.
1t is wonderfully interesting as all
of the rooms are unique in style. The
furniture and paper on the walls of
the Chinese room We're presented by
the emperor of China in 1892 to Will
lam the Fifth. The great chandelier
of Dresden porcelain was gift from
Frederick the Great of Prussia. The
chairs and sofa are of exquisite Chi
nese needleWork The mantelpiece
has the form of a Chinese temple and
the wall paper represents the cultiva-
ton of rice There is d Chinese clock
with Chinese cyphers on 1T and Won
derful table of inlaid mother-of- pearl
The whole Japanese room was given
by the emperor of Japan, also in 1892,
to William the Fifth. The walls are
covered with hand embroidered satin.
the chandelier is made of a japanese
easel: beautiful Cloisonne vases and
priceless carved ebony cabinet are w
ing with the glories of the Chinese
room.
The Orange room is the scene of
the first peace conference. 1t was
painted between 164s and 1852 by nine
pupils of Rubens, and the paintings
form an allegorical representation of
the life of Prince Frederick Henry.
Curiously enough one of the main
doors opening into the conference
room bears a painting representing
Hercules and Minerva opening the
doors to let Peace come in very
famous painting is the largest one
painted by Jordaens. 1t represents
the triumphal entrance of Prince
Frederick Henry in 1923. One sees the
prince seated in the triumpha1 car.
On the right is his son. William the
Second on horseback at the head OF a
company of knights. Behind is a
statue to John the Ancient, brother OF
William the Silent. and on the other
side William the Silent himself. At
the foot of this statue is a picture
of the painter. A little higher is the
statue of Peace surrounded by Cupids
who unrol parchment on which IS
written, The most splendid and great
est victory is the one by which peace
has been obtained. The skeleton in
the painting represents the dangerous
position of Prince Frederick Henry,
whose reign was continuous fighting.
An angel lighting against death repre-
sents the protecting of the prince S
life This interesting house is set i'll
a wood of tall trees, with everywhere
artificial brooks and rustic bridges,
the pleasure park of La Haye, AS The
Hague is called in French.
yEn nj n
pronounce this, sneeze twice gargle
once and then say. gruffiy engen- ing
en-, and you will conclusively prove
that you have been there. The beach
is covered with wicker chairs having
oval tops to shade the sitters. Stuffy
affairs, but little they reck of stuff
ness here They will crowd hundreds
of persons into thester or audience
room, and the only fresh air they get
will be from q few apertures in the
ceiling. No usflers in the theaters, you
just prowl about and find your own
seat, more or less assisted by those
already seated The Art museum in
The Hague, the Mauritshuis, is fa1
famed. Here is the original Rem
brandt THE Anatomy Lesson. This
is the only Art museum we have as
yet visited which refuses admission to
children. We saw several of about
ten years of age turned away from
the door.
Shopping in foreign city is fas-
cinating, but bewildering. Up to date
we have wrestled with the money
proposition in England, France, Bel
gitlm and Holland, and with Germany
yet TO reckon with. You have here
the gulden, which is worth about
forty-three cents American; and ther
you have cents. You change a gulder