Photo by A. W. Cutler 



A stork's nest: HAARLEM, HOLLAND 



Nowhere else in the world does the stork stand in higher regard than among the people 

 of western Holland. Nothing is regarded as more indicative of good fortune to come than 

 for a pair of storks to build their nest in the chimney of a humble cottage. However humble 

 that cottage may be, the occupants feel that the stork's nest promises many blessings m the 

 future. The farmers erect long poles with a box at the top in their fields, feeling that if 

 the birds build their nests there both the quality and the quantity of their crops are assured. 



ANNOUNCING THE NEW-BORN 



The Dutch differ from the Chinese in 

 announcing to the world the birth of 

 children only in the article displayed. 

 The Chinamen hang a piece of ginger 

 over the main entrance to the house, 

 while the Hollanders indicate the event 

 by a piece of lace, combining with the 

 lace a pink background for a boy and 

 tinsel for a girl. 



The orphans of some of the cities of 

 Holland are quite conspicuous, and es- 

 pecially so when seen on the streets of 

 Amsterdam, dressed in what might be 

 termed half-and-half clothing. The east 



half of a boy's coat, including the sleeve, 

 is red, while the west half is black. The 

 dresses of the girls are divided in a sim- 

 ilar manner, but are topped off by be- 

 coming white caps, which make the young 

 misses look very neat and attractive. 

 This singular style of dress is said to 

 have been adopted to enable the railroad 

 officials, as well as the authorities, to 

 keep track of them. As the orphan asy- 

 lums of Holland have the control of chil- 

 dren committed to them until they are of 

 age, the more mature of the unfortunates 

 (wearing these odd garments in public) 

 present a very striking appearance. 



