Show bruges la morte in a lost comer of the great lowland flat of flanders defended froni the sea by an artificial dike and at the point of intersection of a network ot canals and waterway there stands a little town known to the belgians aa brugge and to the rest 0 the world a bruges writes fortunately for lovers of the quaint and picturesque this city with its slender bell turrets its lacelike gables and decorated house fronts has so tar been spared the general devastation that follow ed in the wake of the invading oer they call la moorte and at every turn there Is something to remind the visitor of the decay that has fallen upon the town the ever recurring view of picturesquely grouped tower gable and bridge ot wide tree filled parks breathes an atmosphere mo sphere of infinite stillness and charm which Is at the line time strangely pathetic |