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land" Is qulto a good
name for tlio Islands
of the Zulder Zeo.
Tho b 1 1 ff , shining
trees, tho black and
white cows, tho natty
and vlvldly-palnted
wooden houses, might
all havo trooped out
of some very now and
splendid nursery
Noah's Ark. The peo
ple aro dressed In a more gay and un
practical fashion than elsewhere, and
their vocation In llfo, like a child's, Is
to mako a pretty nnd pleasing lmprcs
lon on their observers. Tho cheese
making and (fishing at which they
make believe to toll are, or anyhow
appear to be, as unimportant to the
general weal ns tho productions of a
child's cooking stove. What they havo
to do is to look, drcsB and behave so
that they appeal to artists wanting
models nnd Americans wnntlng excur
sions. Two-thirds of tho tourists and
half tho guide-books actually seem to
imagine that this mode of llfo has left
them qulto guileless and childlike. Of
course, they are rzlly becoming,
thanks to tho tourist, tho most canny
and long-sighted people in Holland,
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Is, one is positively dragged Into their
dwellings, introduced to all the house
hold goods, especially If one Is an
American or an amateur antiquarian
to somo decrepit old clock or cradle,
from which the owner vows never to
part. But she yields so readily to
persuasion that perhaps one does pot
wrong her In thinking that Bhe sol
aces herself for the loss with a little-,
expedition to Amsterdam In search of
a substitute.
The Markeu fishing licet makes a
bravo show, but one feels that a really
prosperous concorn would not spend
ho much time ln harbor. However, on
weekdays the men certainly disappear
somewhere, perhaps only to mako
their rare appearance the more im
pressive. As Is the caso all over Hol
land, man has tho monopoly of all the
quaintest devices in dress. Tho Mark
etior is said lo do his fishing ln his
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lust aB tho remote and pngnn Uroton is getting
hideously Ilka the rost of tho world aB regards the
Itching palm. No; tho folk of tho Zulder Zoo nro
emphatically not children, but thoy nro not the
less interesting because thoy must bo tnkon as
vastly engaging, Ingenious nnd conscious frauds
An oxcoptlon must bo mndo in tho enso of Vc
londam, a villngo which, although artlst-rlddon all
tho year round, Hvcb n quite slmplo and unpro
icntlous life. Its fishing fleet proves Its prowess
in the North sen, and Us womon aro blushing nnd
tonshrul. Tho woodon Iioubos aro really homos,
and whatever treasures and heirlooms may Ho
wllhiu are not shown to tho stranger or bartered
for his gold. Tho costume strikes one as genuino.
At any rnto, tho spirited little boys who nro al
wayB swarming about tho Jetty prove by their
romps and gymnastics that tholr faded magontn
Knrmcnts and round black caps aro eminently
practicable to play in. At first, ono has fears for
Mio costume. Tho coats aro so breathlessly tight
an economy which, perhaps, counterbalances
tho absurd superfluity of material ln tho trousers
--and tho caps would bo nt tho bottom of tho
2uldor Zeo twenty times a day were It not that
they have tho tenacity of limpets. Tho men re
main faithful to this artistic costumo both when
Mulwnrt, Borlous flshormen nt which stngo tho
visitor sees Httlo or them and when tholr work
lug life Is douo and all that remains is to spend
tho dny leaning up against tho Jotty wall, smok
ing and muBing. Old nge 1b very kind to tho
Dutch flshorman. Ufa lino wrinkles, twinkling
eyea, aennt hair his whole smoke-dried nnd sun
dried old face havo a shrewd, distinguished,
quizzical look, which is very attractive and Is not
seen olsowhere ln Holland.
The women, too, Improve with 'ago. In youth
they are stout and buxom lasses, with sunburnt
cheeks, bright but shallow oyes, and hair tucked
away, all too neatly, undor their light und grace
ful winged caps. In ago thoy grow twinkling nud
thoughtful, and Bomo of them, buvo tho costume,
are Cinderella's godmother to tho llfo. Their
gowns havo not tho gnluty of tho mon's habits,
being generally a useful black, bluo or purplo,
broadly chocked or Btrlped, and made In a tight
und awkward fashion. Beauty cornea with tho
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splash of color mado by the apron nnd with tho
cap, which Is as dainty nnd fragile as a flowor.
Tho Volendnjnmora nro a placid people, with
only ono strong prejudice against tho neighbor
ing Island of Markon. Tho denounce It as a com
munity of boggnrs whoso only excuse Is their de
ficient mental capacity, duo to tho fact that no
ono on tho mainland will marry with them. Tho
guidebooks put down this animosity to a differ
ence of religion; but one feelk that thoro 1b some
thing In tho Volendammor'a contention when ono
finds that tho Markoncr standpoint can only be
ascertained by tho application of hard cash. On
that malnlnnd-dcBplsed but tourist-beloved lslo
even conversation Is chnrgcablo. Tho children
shriek plalntlvo and inopportuno good-byes in ex
chnngo for a shower of copper, and tho most cas
ual photographer has willy-nilly to pay a fee to
every unmannerly urchin who chooses to dispose
herself in front of IUb camera.
Really, tho costume of tho Markoncrs Is not to
bo tnkon seriously. To begin "with, tho women's
dress Is lnrgoly mndo up of printed stuffs, a kind
of shoddy substitute for embroidery which baa
suroly not been so very long in tho world. Tho
dreBB Itself is dark enough, but over It la worn an
overall of tho most gaudy and flaunting hues; tho
cap Is chiefly print, nud tho fair hair 1b worn ln
long ringlets with a straight, bushy frlngo across
the forehead. 'Mr. K. V. Lucas, in his "Wnndoror
In Holland," calls these worthy dames "fine, up
stnndlng crenturca." Ono would llko them better
If thoy were less confiding and attentive. As It
extravngant breeches and ceremonious
hat If this is a fact, the Havonstoom
bootdlonst of Amsterdam, which has a
very tender nnd not altogether disin
terested affection In theso "buried clt
Inn nf tho Zulder Zeo." would And It
worth while to run an excursion to
the scene of hls laborB.
Markon nnd Volondam aro not tho
only burled cltloa In which tho Haven
stoombootdlenst Is eager to Introduce
the stranger. In fact, as far aa one can
discover, these places aro not cities
at all. But Monnikondam, on tho
strength of having fitted out a ship
which did good service against me
Spaniards at Hoorn, Ib described aa
"dreaming of Its greatness In the past." Certain
ly tho silent Uttlo town Bhows no desire to omu
loto Its former achievements. If it dreams It
dreamB qulotly. nnd not oven the boisterous clang
of tho bell of n seemingly quite unnecossary trnm
wny can rouso It from its rovorles. It forms a
striking contrast with Edam, whose cheeso fac
tories aro extremely bustling but strangoly unpro
ductive Eduni has n huge church, which, hav
ing onc'o acted aB a shelter for men und cattlo dur
ing a flood. Is now nflllctod with tho cow-damp.
Tho town also prldos itself on its cleanliness, a
fact that makos It horribly unsympathetic.
Tho Zulder Zee, which lives ln tho art of An
ton Mauvo, Ib off tho beaten track of tho tourist.
Ills own town of Laren la visited only by artists,
although it Is a pretty place and the environs are,
for Holland, thickly woodod. Zanndnm, tho place
where Peter the Great worked at ship building,
ploaseB by its bright green houses and staid old
windmills. In theso last places tho visitor fcela
Inclined to Btay, but for Markden and its follows
tho fow hours provided by tho Havcnst,omboot
dlest aro quite sufficient.
OWN tho broad
pike lending Into
CentervlIIo camo,
all arrayed in rus
ty blue, tho bent,
wizened Ugure of
a little old man.
An old-fashioned
soldier'B cap was
perched Jauntily on hls head and from
beneath this fell a few scattering
locks of gray. Tho aged veteran
leaned heavily on his cane. Time
had robbed Ezra Hathway of much of
hls endurance.
Tho ears of the old warrior wero no
longer keen, nnd ho did not hear the
honk-honk of a motor behind him. The
touring car that swept around the
sharp curve thrust him aside so rough
ly and suddenly that ho was thrown
unconscious to tho ditch at the side
of the road.
With barely a perceptible BWerve,
tho great machine kept to its mad
way. The knocking down of tho gray
old soldier was but an Irritating In
cident to tho pleasures of a record
breaking ride. Tho chauffeur was not
one to flaunt tho number of hls car
ln tho face of a victim.
Fred Corliss, in hla wheezy little
runabout, camo in tho wako of tho
flier to tho inert mass of mangled
bluo by tho roadside.
"Why, Undo Ezra!" ho exclaimed,
"what's the matter?"
Undo Ezra Hathway, as ho was
familiarly known to all residents of
CentervlIIo, was a popular favorite.
"Who'd a thought," camo from tho
recovering octogenarian, testily, "that
I'd a lived to como through th' hor
rors an' evils ot war to be downed nt
last by ono of them pesky benzine
buggies?"
Young Corliss gave a relieved laugh.
With his own handkerchief ho care
fully stanched tho blood emanating
from a slight cut in the old man's
forehead and assisted tho reluctant
veteran toward his own Httlo ma
chine.
"You shouldn't do this," remon
strated Corliss, seating himself besldo
the old gentleman and starting tho
machine. "There is no sense in it.
You have horses and a buggy, and the
walk Is too much for you let alono
the liability of accidents. Tho roads
are not what they wero ten years ago.
Theso touring cars keep n pedestri
an's life in danger, unless his sense of
hearing is wonderfully acute."
"Huh," snorted Uncle Ezra. "I see
myself riding into town after walk
In' It nil thos6 years."
In front of the Horton domicile Just
skirting tho town, Undo Ezra suc
cumbed to a sudden fainting spell, and
crumpled against his companion with
closed eyes and pallid countenance
This was doubly unfortunate.
Tho Hortona wero tho last peoplo
in the world of whom Corliss cared
to ask favors. Since tho engagement
angle. "I am not hero, however, to
call" he could not resist the thrust
"but to nsk a favor. Undo Ezra Hath
way has met with an accident, nnd
seems to bo seriously hurt how seri
ously I don't know. He fell Into a
faint, or stupor, Just as we wero op
poslto this house, and so 1 must ask
you to care for him while I go for a
doctor."
As tho explanation progressed, the
expression on the girl's face under
went n change. The coquetry died
from her eyes to givo a chance to a
womanly look of gravo concern.
"Father," sho called, suddenly.
"Como hero."
An elderly man camo leisurely out
of the house, and, in a second, tho
situation was mado clear to him. Tho
unconscious veteran was lifted care
fully from tho runabout and taken in
to tho house. From afar camo tho
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CURED.
"Does your wife often grieve because alio throw
over a wealthy man in ordor to mnrry you?"
"Sho btartod to once, but 1 cured her of It the flrat
rattle out of tho box."
"I wish you would toll mo how."
"I started right In to grieving with her. And I
grieved harder nnd longer than Bho did."
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WHAT SHOULD WOMAN SPEND?
of
Question Resolves Itself Into One
Income and Proper Regard for
Appearances.
Tho othor day a womnn writer was
condemning fomlnlno vanities, cno
dally tho ono of dross. To somo ox
tent she la right 'n her Judgment on
fomlnlno Yaultlcn, eupoclnlly when Jhe
rnndomns tho woman who spends all
her days and too much of her tnonoy
on. clotios. But tho average womnn
doca neither; In fact, who are the
women who pay the enormous prices
the drosBmnkora nBk for tholr dresaos?
Numbers of women want to know
where to buy tholr drosses, and when
thoy know how much they will havo
to pay at tho big dresBmnkora thoy
buy thorn olsowhoro, Theso nro wom
en who dreas well. They will not
apond moro than thoy enn afford on
dross, nnd ovoryono will agroo they
are qulto right.
Aa to tho time spent on dress, it is
difficult to pass nn opinion on such a
matter, but ono thing Is certain, aud
that Is that somo women- do not apond
enough. Ono woman, high up In tho
educational world, realized not bo very
long ago that dress was of Importance,
because sho noticed that many of tho
cleverest studonts missed tho best
posts In after llfo because thoy paid no
attontlon olthor to dress or carrlnge.
Sho herself had no tnsto for clothes,
olthor, but sho was wise enough to nc
knowledge It, and sho porsuaded n
friend to undertake tho care of her
wardrobe.
So now, twice a o'ear, Bhe Is .thor
oughly turned out with now toilettes,
tho result bulng that sho has gained In
Influence and has not lost any of hor
serious character. Sho has even lec
tured to her studonts on the subject,
nnd mado them see how Important it
la for a woman to havo a pleaalng np
penranco, oven though sho may have
all the learning of tho snges.
Then thoro Is another plea for vom
cn who spend time nnd monoy on tlelr
clothes. Thoy keep endless Industries
nllvo by what appear to many people
to be extravagance, and tho only thing
with which to reproach them Is that
they so often accept hideous fashions
from tho dressmakers when tholr
senso of tho fitness of thlnga should
mako them refuse to look at anything
which doca not express beauty nnd
v.i ofulneas combined.
Assisted tho Reluctant Veteran.
between vivacious Dolly Horton and
Fred had been broken oft by mutual
consont an engagement planned in
tho Infancy of tho two by their par
ents tho youth had folt a strango
senso of nggrlovanco, although, provi-4
oub to this, he had believed that his
future was spoiled by this prearranged
match.
No oue could havo cause- to com
plain ot a lack of charms In tho young
woman In questiou. This was evident
ns sho camo. tripping to tho door in
responso to Horton's knock.
"You!" sho Bald, and tho careless
laugh ln her valco was softened by
tho vivid touch of red dotting hor
cheeks.
"Yea, It Ib I," he answered shortly,
hla nrmnl head nlert. nnd hla strontr
I jaw thrust out at a mare determined
"Why, I I Thought You Wished It So."
stirring rhythm of drum, and life. Tin
comrades of tho old man were gather
ing to do honor to their hero dead.
On his way to tho nearest doctor'i
tho brain of Corliss was a mad Jum
bio ot riotous thoughts, all thinly veil
ing the keen sorrow he felt at Unch
Ezra's predicament. It had suddenly
como to him and with startling em
phasls that this fluffy, furbelowet
girl with tho gold in hor hair wai
vitally essential to hls futuro happl
noss. Ills black eyes took unto them
selves a' tender light hitherto unasso
elated with thoughts of tho maid, bu
hlst knowledge of her would not alloM
him to believe that sho would comi
back to him without a struggle. Ii
fact, ho was suro that sho did no1
lovo him nt all. It was sho who had
suggested that tho life-long engage
nient bo broken.
Tho doctor, a fussy little persoi
with straggly mutton-chop whiskers
steel-bowed glasses and a double chin
hurriedly entered the machine and thi
return trip was mado ln record time
From behind camo onto them tin
music of muffled drums, nnd tu
plalntlvo minor of tho fifes. Tht
inarch to tho cemetery had begun.
"Ho 1b badly shaken up," dlngnosei
tho Httlo doctor. "Ho wants rest an
quiet, otherwise thoro is nothing mon
serious tho matter with him no frnc
tures, nor anything in tho naturo o(
bruised bones However, ho must no
be moved for several days."
"An to "think," complained tho oc
togenarian, who had now recovorei
consciousness, "thet, after all thii
trouble I'm a-goln' to miss tho doinB
today for tho first tlmo sinco thi
war."
"Don't feel bad," soothed Dolly,
tender note In her voice, ns ah(
placed a cool, soft Httlo hand on thi
brow of tho old soldier. Ho wns nov
In bed ln the Horton home.
Corliss gazed at tho girl wistfully
Every moment It waB being brought
home to him that ho had lost a Jewel
"Darn such luck!" grumbled th
discontented Uncle Ezra.
Tho eyes of tho repentant lovo
sped a telegraphic message to th(
brain of tho maid and, responding ti
this, sho turned her head and looked
at him nnd blushed.
On tho broad vernnda, as tho younj
mnn waB taking his leave, ho sue"
denly turned to the pretty girl whi
had accompanied htm.
"Must tho engagement romali
broken?" ho asked plaintively.
"Why, I I thought you wished 1
so," bho ropllcd, eyes cast down, "bu1
If you don't, why, of or course"
To the enrs ot tho Jubilant CorllaH
speeding homeward somo momenti
Inter, came tho stirring notea of 'Thi
Qlrl I Lett Bohlnd Mo." Tho vet
erans were coming back.
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