Clinton News-Record, 1984-05-09, Page 87Dressing up,
the Dutch way...
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The other older generation in the
Hague can be seen wearing sea -colored
shawls and sombre skirts. The real at-
traction to this costume is the gold
"horns' that project out of their bon-
nets. On Sundays lace bonnets are worn
to church.
In other remote corners of Holland,
the dress code is segregated by
religion.
In the southwest corner of the country
the costumes show characteristics of
the Zeeland islands. Protestant women
wear a cone shaped bonnet, while
Catholic women wear a flat bonnet with
a light -blue bonnet underneath. Gold
hair irons project out of the bonnets. As
a rule, Catholic women wear brighter
colors than Protestants.
The most dominant ingredient in the
South Beveland costume is a yoke ac-
companied with a "beuk". A beuk is a
garment that covers the bosom and
back and is usually made of flowered
silk.
The men wear black kneebreeches
and silver belt buttons. One thing to
keep in mind when seeing these
costumes; they are local variations in
style in the different parts of Zeeland.
The most spectacular costumes of all,
come from the farming families along a
road joining Rouveen and Staphorst,
near the German border. If you plan to
tour this section of Holland don't take
any pictures. It is forbidden by law to
take pictures of this stunning Dutch
community. Before the law was passed
farmers would physically assault
anyone who invaded their privacy.
At Staphorst the costumes are color-
ful to say the least. The women wear
bolero bodices with black and blue
striped skirts. The hips in these skirts
are strangely padded. Painted flower
motifs with a wide deep collar are also
worn except for times when a woman is
in mourning. On Sundays a red -checked
cotton neckerchief and massive silver
buckles are added. Under their white
lace caps are the traditional earirons.
The men's costume stresses
• jewelery. Watch chains, gold buttons on
a white collar and a double row of silver
buttons on the shirt make this one of the
most glittering styles of costume worn
by the Dutch.
The boys and girls dress the same un-
til the age of three or four.
The costumes in Holland all carry
deep traditional meanings with the
natives. While visiting Klompen Feest
this year why not stop and ask the peo-
ple wearing these costumes what they
represent. You'll be amazed at the dif-
' ferent stories they'll tell you.
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