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CHEERY COUPLE IN FAROESE COSTUME |
YOUTH AND HAPPINESS IN A CARRIAGE MADE FOR TWO |
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| The inhabitants of the Faroe or Sheep Islands, belonging to Denmark, are well represented by this smiling pair, who, like their fellow-islanders, can always see the silver lining of every cloud | Marriage customs in North Holland include many curious practices, among which a drive round the country is by no means one of the least important. Members of the bridal party follow in the best carriages the locality provides, and during the tour whips are garlanded and sweets liberally distributed among the children, who eagerly await the cortège and acclaim it vociferously |