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Show DUTCH CLING TO OLD CEREMONY (By International News Service,) j THli HAGUE. Oct. 10 (Correspondence) (Corre-spondence) The Dutch people cling to the pageantry that surrounds the I movement of their queen on state occasions oc-casions though sturdy democrats In their business life Tile Opening of the KiUtcb parliament exemplified thir-I thir-I This parliament opening Is a quaint old ceremony. The queen rides In 1 gulldcd carriage through Hip streets of the Hague 10 the old Kniirh' Hall In Parliament Suuare and, With r crown on her head and her gobi-bralded gobi-bralded Prince consort at her -tile. ;it3 on her throne for onre each year At thlo'ceremopy the Dutch cabinet ministers are compelled by tradition to wear giddy uniforms resembling an old time minstrel man In an admiral's' hat. I'or fonic reason this tradition) decreed that the ministers on this solemn occasion must wear long white 'duck trousers which contrast strangely .with their tremendous black, kj and orange hats shaped like an inverted gravy dish. After this one day of pump thei ministers and members of parliament I Iput on their working clothes and get! down to business While the queen, who pride.-, herst li on being a typical Dutch woman with domestic tastes, lays her( crown aside for another year, 1 This year's ceremony had one note ;. t discord with it--, am lynt pomp. I Through the crowds who watched the; parade marched a number of discon-i ti nted minor government employes of I the post and telegraph department carrying placards asking when this parliament was gointr to raise their pay |