. Sonnenuhren und Rosen von gestern; Gartenfreuden, die hier in jeder Wahrheit gezeigt werden und darüber hinaus als Embleme angesehen werden. Im allgemeinen als Pennsylvania Dutch bekannt, würdigten die Tulip Heldas einen Platz wie in Holland selbst. Auf der Rückseite des offenen Kamins, auf den Kacheln des Kaminofens, wurde das Tulip-Design gefunden. Scantpetalled Tulpen entsprangen um das robuste vier-Poster, das Familienbett; sie twinten wie eine Rebe um diese Pfosten, die allen Regeln der Botanik trotzten. Sie werecarved auf den hölzernen Schüsseln und Löffeln; sogar travel thewooden Schuhe bohren ein geschnitztes Tulip als Tulipette, justas das
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. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . ion knowncommonly as Pennsylvania Dutch, the Tulip heldas honored a place as in Holland itself. On the ironfire-back of the open chimney, on the tiles of theclose stove, the Tulip design was ever found. Scantpetalled Tulips sprung up around the sturdy four-poster, the family bed ; they twined like a vine aroundthese posts defying all rules of botany. They werecarved on the wooden bowls and spoons ; even thewooden shoes bore a carved Tulip as a tulipette, justas the silken shoe of the English maid bore a silkand lace rosette. Here is a busk carved by a sturdyPennsylvania Dutch lover; no amorous hearts anddarts, no silly love-knots, garland this fierce bar ofwood. The Tulip had a better significance for bothman and maid. And her linen apron, an apron ofstrong homespun linen, wears a band in red and bluecrewels embroidered; not in Rosebuds or Lilies ofthe Valley, like this pretty and frail India muslintrumpery of English Cicely ; but here, again, is a 204 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday. Honestone Dial-face from Saxony, with Coats-of-arms. Date, 1760. Owned by Author. goodly red Tulip with blue and yellow leaves spring-ing from the aprons hem. Truly — to paraphrasean English rhymster, — ** Her long slit Sleeves, stiff Buske, Puffed VerdingaleWith Tulips thus make her Angelicall. Tulips of more graceful form were wrought in theclasps of the neck-chains and chatelaines of silver Symbolic Designs for Sun-dials 205 worn by the goodwives of these Pennsylvania settlers, as they rode to the Sunday services of their curioussectaries, or chatted on their neighbors stoops onSaturday night. I have seen a chatelaine key bag, and keys all wrought with a stiff Tulip design. Andthe clasps of Bible and hymn-book which sometimeshung on these silver chains bore also a design ofCross and Tulip, which was a prime favorite. Of the Three Rs of an ordinary edu
