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Show A Peculiar Dutch. Custom. ' ' ' lit- Sundays of November are , ;-d at fete days in Holland. They '' ktvett by the curious names. Re-I'-'oision. Purchase and I'osses-' I'osses-' ' : ; 1 all refer to matrimonial af-l'' af-l'' S, ""vember in Holland being the - " ' h 1 :.r excellence devoted to court-h court-h marriage, probably because I ' ' "t is of credation from quite re-; re-; ' ; 'iquity have recognized the j -r-arm-ss of having wives to cook -' e;ltfcr for tnern during the long L ''ti Review Sunday everybody goes ' yiU1-r-h, and after service there is 1 imrrh parade in every village, when v':" youths and maidens gaze upon '-" h 01 her, but forbear to speak. f'r: Decision Sunday each bachelor v lio is seeking a wife approaches the II aiden ,,f djoic-e with a ceremon-J ceremon-J "'us bow, and from her manner of g 3"sponding judg es whether his ad- j 1 V;in's are acceptable. Purchase Sun- 1 tiay the consent of the parents is 1 Kl,uy!u if the suit has prospered dur- 1 1 w'eek. Not till Possession Sun- i '1:'.v, however, do the twain appear be- 1 J'lr" l!l,J orld as actual or prospective fcndes and grooms. |