. The journal of a country woman. of old,and that is a cause of rejoicing. It is so good tohave a few unchanged spots, and here thechanges have not been revolutionary, butmerged into the quiet life of the people with-out transforming the village into a common-place, up-to-date small town. My immediate neighbors are the farmersliving on the old places, in quaint, attractivehomes where generations of their ancestorshave lived and worked. Here and there Ger-man farmers or gardeners have taken theplaces of the old settlers, or a city family hascome to the old-time region. No one is rich oranywhere
. The journal of a country woman. of old,and that is a cause of rejoicing. It is so good tohave a few unchanged spots, and here thechanges have not been revolutionary, butmerged into the quiet life of the people with-out transforming the village into a common-place, up-to-date small town. My immediate neighbors are the farmersliving on the old places, in quaint, attractivehomes where generations of their ancestorshave lived and worked. Here and there Ger-man farmers or gardeners have taken theplaces of the old settlers, or a city family hascome to the old-time region. No one is rich oranywhere near it, or likely to be, but thereis an atmosphere about the places and in thefew homes I have come to know that refreshesone, and speaks of peace and modest plenty,and of cheer and industry. Good roads andelectric lighting and telephone service haveslipped in quietly but not obtrusively, and onecan go about with the feeling and reaHzationthat the magic chain with the past is notbroken. Time, which changes all things, is but 50. A COUNTRY WOMAN slow in its operations upon a Dutchmansdwelling, says Washington Irving, and hisalluring picture of the quaint, low-eaved farm-houses of Nieuw Nederlands has a special charmif one has seen with his own eyes some ofthese picturesque survivals of the olden time. The solidity and picturesque simplicity ofthe Dutch colonial farmhouses account for thenumerous survivals of this type of home ar-chitecture in regions where the growth ofgreat cities has not leveled all landmarks ofa former time. A restful beauty pervadesthese old Dutch farm and village houses, andin late years frequent copying of the bestfeatures of these homes of our forefathersevidences a reawakening of artistic feeling anda latter-day appreciation of the simple life. I like to think of the sterling virtues of theHollanders who brought to a new countrythe courage, skill, industry, and love of orderand beauty which had made their own landthe center of European civilization. Th
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