Show women fishermen on the coast of holland belgium and northern france the are ft familiar sight with their great band nets and quaint costumes many of the towns have distinctive costumes by which their women can be lecog nihed anywhere those of mana kirke near ostend wear trousers and loose blouses while their heads and aboul ders are covered by shawls they carry their nets into the sea and scoop up vast quantities of scrimps shrimps and brawns prawns with an occasional crab or lobster and many small fish they often wade out till the water is up to their necks and they remain tor hours at a time in water above their knees rarely returning until their baskets are full |