A PRUSSIAN CAPITAL AND A FASHIONABLE RESORT
We Start for Berlin--Mountain and Valley--Harvesters--Villages--A Great City--Unter den Linden--Kroll Theatre and Garden--The City Streets--The Brandenburg Gate--Potsdam--The Old Palace--Sans Souci--Ostend--A Fashionable Watering-Place--The Promenade--The Kursaal--On the Beach--Bathing Machines--Studies for an Artist--The Race-Course--Sunday--The Winning Horse--Fickle Dame Fortune--The English Channel--A Bureau of Information--Queenstown--An Irish Lass--The Last Stop--The End of the Journey 333
PAGE Canal at Monnikendam (_Frontispiece_)
We feel the heart throbs of old Neptune 17
She proves to be a Barkentine under full sail 22
The sailors in the rigging are swaying to and fro 26
Amongst these are two typical products of the British Isles, 30
This is a fine field for the student of human nature 35
Typical English houses with their massive thatched roofs 43
The largest and handsomest Gothic church in the Netherlands 106
The place is intersected everywhere by canals 112
In many cases the balconies of residences overhang the water 117
Wicker chairs offer rest to the weary pedestrian 141
The flat landscape is varied by herds of cattle 152
Most of the houses have a canal at the back 156
The blue stream finds its outlet in the river 161
One old woman is fascinated with the camera 170
Sheep, grazing upon the green pasture lands, form a homelike scene 182
There is a young man whose walk is all his own 200
The streets and sidewalks are kept scrupulously clean 204
The whole place is a succession of quaint and picturesque houses 208
At the farthest end of the street stands an old windmill 217
A beautifully shaded walk just outside the town 221
This strange looking highway runs lengthwise through the town 241
The delicate lace caps frame smiling faces 254
As the congregation draws nearer we halt before the foremost group 258
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him 263
Not far off stands the statue of the artist 287
The great peak known as the Drachenfels, or Dragon Rock 293
How noble and defiant is the appearance of these venerable fortresses 302
Every turn of the river presents a different view 306
Now we behold the little church surrounded by picturesque houses 311