Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . d of mine in greattrouble, saving she felt like hang-ing herself. Her husband for thelast three or four years had beensuffering from a maladie imagin-aire, and kept his bed. Sheworked in the fields and supportedthe whole family of five or sixchildren. In spite of his supposedillness he had strength enough tobeat her. Now he was gettingmore violent, and the childrenwere getting more and more de-pressed with living in such sur-roundings, and she was utterlyworn out. My friend did all thatwas possibl
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . d of mine in greattrouble, saving she felt like hang-ing herself. Her husband for thelast three or four years had beensuffering from a maladie imagin-aire, and kept his bed. Sheworked in the fields and supportedthe whole family of five or sixchildren. In spite of his supposedillness he had strength enough tobeat her. Now he was gettingmore violent, and the childrenwere getting more and more de-pressed with living in such sur-roundings, and she was utterlyworn out. My friend did all thatwas possible to get the husband into a only one where he could be taken wassome distance from the village where theylived. Immediately the woman said : Oh,that is too far away, he couldnt come home if he wanted to. He shall not go the case was left. She goes on slavingfor him and being cruelly treated by him ;the childrens fives are being ruined. Suchis her faithfulness and her fatuous idea ofher duty ! Side by side with the women of uncon-querable energy who are fighting for the cause. SAXON PEASANT GIRLS IN FESTIVE COSTUME. of freedom in Germany are those who cling tothe old conventions and the old ideals, andthese peasant women belong to the latter new will prevail, not to-day perhaps,and not to-morrow, but in a sure near future. HOLLAND By N. PEACOCK Position of Dutch Women—Women as their Countrys Defenders—Racial Variations—Characteristicsof Dutch Women—Quaint Head-dresses—Home Life—Employments for Women—The ServantQuestion—Domestic Ceremonies—The Significance of the Pipe—A Haarlem Custom—HomeIndustries—Girl Life IN Holland, more than any other country,women have found their Earthly Para-dise. There womans influence andactivity meet with full appreciation and shereigns paramount over all matters whichfall within her sphere. The Position Daughter of the Sea. as their of Dutch Women. country is so appropriately named, may well be prou
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