Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-06
IN THE DAYS NEWS
DJoKyAKAErA.

Grandfather. who saw Nfagara. Fars and went to Chicago for the Worlds Fair, lived out his days on the farm, a weli-traveled man.
 Grandson, scanning the weeks trade opportunities, glancing through his daily paper, or listening to an evenings radio concert is assailed by the varied facts that caFouseis and mimeograPhs may be sold in Jamaica that the Turks have smashed into Smyrna, that agents for portable typewriters and kodaks are needed in Peru. that ConstantinopIe ef- fers an excellent market for lip sticks and cosmetics, and that the tourist steamers are stopping for 2 side trip ts Djokjakarta
 Every item spells an epic of modern progress, whether you wonder more at the trade conquest of the shaggy Andes. or the intimation that when the Mes lem Julie O'Grady drops her veil she is determined to rival her occidental sss- ter in beauty of the skin," says bui- letin frsm the Washington, D. G., head quarters of the National Geographic So- ciets.
 "But Djof5akarta stands out. n Is un- pronounceable, it hitherto has been all but inaccessible, and it is ameng those wanderlust sirens which whisper in day dreams, You may come here some day. stOne of the most fascinating spots l in this most Jayan of Java cities is the market. The Dutch have rooted 1t, over ] but under the tile shelters the natives i display baskets of rice, punches oi
 bananas. and leaves bearing prepara- 1 tions of betel. peppers and ground coco nut. just as they do in every Javan town 1 where the market or passar, is a cen- l ter of interest.
 1 ''If your purchase Is small enough te 1 warrant wrapping you get neat pack. 1 age enclosed in banana leaf. which has been called the wrapping paper of the ] tropics fastened with cactus thorn I 'Back home the tailor has consolidated Il with the bootblack; here he has usarpet \ a space in the market. so that when tho i native calls for the supplies he may have his saropg mended. The loose single garment of the Javan, sirifffuiis l twisted about the waist, Is peculiarly liable to tears and rents.
 'sTe tlia American woman 1raveier this garment is apt to be a matter 0; particular interest For the last feV years the United States has fallen vic tim to the lure of batik- The Javans ar the exnonents of this subtle and coiorfu art. Unique geographical conditions hay
 fostered a unique art.
 JdNd IS GAlECl1icty 1Cf fC1lC-IH1QC SO U it's numerous volcanoes those snuel
 malignad benedcent forces. The entire is land is the most luxuriant garden spn
 in all the world. It is so denselv pop Il u1ated that it's inhabitants must till tn soil and cannot pluck their food fror , trees as in some South Sea isles Bu
 they do live by g minimum of labe and they require for shelter only roc over their heads to protect them froE
 frequent rains
 : '9The result of these conditions ha , been that the present day Javan has ha : slight need to concern himself wit arehitecture making machines or house l hold decorations. Hence his craving fe
 seif-expressfon has expended itself 1 ? his personal adernment-
 fI fThe tedious process of batfk maj
 application of wax te that pal
 of the design which Is not to take th dye, the steaming out of the wax an 1 it's further application as each suece!
 siye color is employed, and the know edge of color required to obtain the def ] cate shades and hues-long were my