The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-23
LIFE
/ PICTURE IS
NEL DRAWN
BY q Woman il a Paper for the
National Geographic Soci-
ETY. at Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. 23.-
A pleasing picture Of Dutch life Is
drawn by Mrs. Florence Craig Al
Rrecht IN a paper prepared for the
National Geographic Society, In
which she describes the tidy house
wife, shows how the little girls ex-
actly duplicate their mothers In
dress and the little boys must be
appare1Ied exactly like their faith
ers Or be tppelessly out Of fashion.
The writer shows how formerly
every one Of HOLLANDS many islands
and most of her many towns had
their own particular and distinctive
dress. and how. even TO this day, ~
q little country less than a fourth
as big as New York, one may still
reccgnize the places from which
many people came BY their costumes.
She draws q picture OF the Watcher
en- danes Who drive to the butter
market at Middleburg, descend from
their wagons and chaises With much
shading Of volumfnots skirts and
APRONS. much patting Of their come
" Dutch caps, and much smoothing
Of wftnkled .laces,
Farmers Wife Dress.
When the farmers wife comes
to town she replaces her workaday
apron with one Of black sateen," says
Mrs. Albrecht, almost as long and
as full as her skirts; It Is close
SHRED at the waist In many frd
even rows. Her bodice is black
likewise; but a shield-shaped tucA
er IS frequently Of gay colors, ana
the sleeve - but an apology, ending
far above the elbow IN, a broad ana
very tight black velvet band"
With all their occurrences 9f dress
and bearing, the Dutch girls are fond
OF banter and fun. Ask one her
name and she ISL fks1y.fo answer that
her mother can tell 1t better than
she can, as Mother knew 1t first. "
She has no objection to your know
ing her name, but.she Is a great tease
at all times, says the writer.
!. IA tiny maid Of four, q wee lad
die unable to speak plainly wear
precisely the same costumes as
mother and sfather-fuli, long, black
skirts white cap. gold spiral. coral
beads and apron for the one; black
cloth or velvet trousers and jacket
much adorned with silver buttons,
Isi1ver=buck1ed shoes and queer black
hat FOR the other.
Baby Proud of Dress.
",rhe tiny baby pats and smooths
and settles its many wide skirts, ad-
jnsts its beads, and feels Its gold
spirals, to be quite sure they are AZ
as they ought to be with as much e.
care al its fnotlier. 1t must be con.
tfessed that this anxiety Of dress ia
much more developed in baby girlH
than In boys. Perhaps 1t Is only
another example Of masculine con-
.ceit, this seeming indifference. The
lithtle boer, as the country boys are
called. may think that he cannot
fail to look well under aSs @ I'm.
stances, and his principal purpose
seems to be to have his hat Tilted
over his eye at Just fathers angle.
But the little girl sfmpU m,rst know
that her cap Is straight and her
skirt. even and unwrinkled before
she can be happy"
According to Mrs. Alhrecht, many
of the women and men Of Holland
proclaim their. adherence = 5athol-
'ooism or Protestantism nv the dress.
THE lace cap coming down xlnooth
and straight, and ending sauarely
across the shoulders denotes q Cath
Ollie woman: the cap that Is gather
ed or plated to fare widely denotes
the Protestant woman. The Pro-
.testant gentleman wears his beaver
hat with brim rolled up all around;
the Catholic gentleman turns his
down in front TO form q yfsor.
1.-THE Zealand farmer takes kind
ily to progress" says the author, sip
spite Of his conservatism IN the mat
ter Of costume. American farm ma
chinery stands IN many . eaffnyard:
and he has quickly adopted the
American bicycle, the American
alarm clock. the American strsat car
and the American Telephone.