. The spell of Flanders; an outline of the history, legends and art of Belgium's famous northern provinces, being the story of a twentieth century pilgrimage in a sixteenth century land just before the outbreak of the great war . e far too many for so small acountry, but their fine spirit of devotion dur-ing the war — when thousands of them sharedcheerfully the hardships of the soldiers — willnever be forgotten. Of the civil edifices in Malines the most im-portant is the Hotel de Ville. Architecturallyit is disappointing, save for the older portion,which was called Beyaerd, and was purchasedby
. The spell of Flanders; an outline of the history, legends and art of Belgium's famous northern provinces, being the story of a twentieth century pilgrimage in a sixteenth century land just before the outbreak of the great war . e far too many for so small acountry, but their fine spirit of devotion dur-ing the war — when thousands of them sharedcheerfully the hardships of the soldiers — willnever be forgotten. Of the civil edifices in Malines the most im-portant is the Hotel de Ville. Architecturallyit is disappointing, save for the older portion,which was called Beyaerd, and was purchasedby the commune in 1383. The greater part ofthe edifice was reconstructed during the eight-eenth century. The many rooms in the inte-rior are pleasing but hardly notable, nor arethe paintings and sculptures important save tothe historian. In the Vieux Palais, the room inwhich the Great Council of the Netherlandsheld its sessions from 1474 to 1618, is still pre-served in its original state, while one of theancient paintings on the wall shows the Coun-cil in session. In this building also is the curi-ous statuette of the Vuyle Bruydegom called* Op-Signorken, whose grinning face andquaint mediaeval costume are reproduced on. Malines and Margaret of Austria 333 many postcards. The history of this worthy isbest told in French — and in whispers! In our tramps around the narrow, crookedstreets of the old town, and along its pictur-esque quays, we found many fine examples offifteenth and sixteenth century the Quai au Sel is the House of the Salmon,the ancient guildhouse of the fishmongers,which dates from 1530, and on the Quai auxAvoines we visited the little estaminet entitledIn het Paradijs, with its two painted reliefsof the Fall and Expulsion from Eden, and theMaison des Diahles — so called from the carveddevils that decorate its wooden facade of thesixteenth century. The Grand Pont acrossthe Dyle to these old quays itself dates fromthe thirteenth century, as i
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