(Vide: Vreede Catalogue of Javanese and Madurese MS. Leiden
1892, page 196) 29
"A triple row of branching tamarinds" 32
"The idyllic Duke's park, very shadowy, fragrant and green" 33
The business quarter of Batavia 36
A footsore Klontong trudging wearily along 37
†The Chinese Quarter 39
"The West-monsoon has set in, flooding the town" 40
†"The Kali Batawi on its way through the Chinese Quarter" 41
†Entrance to a rich Chinaman's House 43
"A glimpse of the river as it glides along between the bamboo
groves of its margins" 45
†Procession at the funeral of a rich Chinaman 50
†Funeral procession on its way to the Chinese Country 51
†Burning of symbolical figures at a Chinese Funeral 53
"The deliberate stream sauntering along at its own pace on its way
from the hills to the sea" 55
*Bamboo case. (Java: Preanger Regencies) 60
*Batik-pattern 61
"Compound" of a Batavia House 62
†The servants' kitchen 67
†Native servants 71
†Native gardener 75
†Native footboy 77
†Sacred gun near the Amsterdam-gate, Batavia 78
*Brass flower-pot, modern (Java: Resid of Surabaya) 80
*Wayang bèbèr, drawing, representing the story of Djaka Prataka.
(Vide: Vreede, Catalogue of Javanese and Madurese MS. Leiden
1892. page 196) 81
*Mandau. (S. E. Borneo) 95
Raksasa (Demon) 96
*Mask used by Topeng-players 98
*Creese. (Java) 99
†The River-Bath 101
†A Laundry in the River 103
Native Lady travelling in her Litter 104
A Litter 105
†The Market at Malang 107
†Street-Dancers 110
Musicians 111
†The native cithara and violin 112
Clasp for fastening a kabaya in front 113
†A native restaurant in its most compendious shape 115
"For the morning and evening meal he prefers the open air and
the cuisine of the Warong" 117
†A kitchen 120
A native restaurant in its simplest and most compendious shape 121
†Native restaurant 123
Breakfast in the open air 125
"Here they are: without playthings naked and supremely happy" 129
†A Chinese Carpenter 130
†A Chinese Dyer 131
"The miniature stage on which the lives and adventures of Hindoo
Heroes, Queens and Saints are acted over again by puppets of
gilt and painted leather" 133
Scene in a Wayang-Wong Place 136
The Regent of Malang's Wayang-Wong 137
The native orchestra which accompanies every representation of
the Wayang 139
Wayang-Wong Players missing a Fight 144
Wayang-Wong Scene 145
Scenes from a Wayang-Wong Play 149
"Topeng" played by masked actors 152
"Topeng" actors 153
"Slowly they advance gliding rather than walking" 155
Street-dancers 156
"The dancers stand listening for the music" 157
A Wayang representation 159
A Wayang representation 160
Wayang dancers. 161
*Wooden model of a boat (majang.--Java: Res. of Japara) 164
*Batik-pattern 165
*Balinese crease.--Stabbard made of "Kajoe pèlèt" 181
*Padi-Reaper.--Java 182
*Laksjmi seated on a lotos-cushion 184
*Batik-pattern taken from a Head-kerchief 185
Buffaloes at grass 188
†Avenue leading to the Botanical-garden 189
A Nipah Palm 194
The Brantas-River.--Malang 195
A Javanese 197
A Hill-man 198
†"In the depth of the ravine" 199
Watch-men 201
†Prinsenlaan-corner, Batavia 202
"The beautiful tall reeds of the sugar-cane, their pennon-like
gleaming in the sunshine" 204
Avenue of old Waringin-trees, Botanical-garden, Buitenzorg 205
†A cactus in flower 208
†Gum tree, Botanical-garden, Buitenzorg 210
†Palmtrees in the Botanical-garden 211
†A Waringin-tree 214
†"A path leading from sunshine into dappled shade and from shade
into sunshine again" 216
†"A bamboo-grove where was an incessant rustling and waving of
foliage though no wind" 217
"Carriers walking by the side of their lumbering, bullock-drawn
pedati, which creaks along the sun-scorched roads" 219
†Palm trees and Arancaria 222
†"A tall gloomy avenue of Kenari-trees, the sky but faintly
showing though their sombre branches" 223
Submerged rice-fields 225
†Bamboo-bridge near Batu-Tulis 227
Bamboo-bridge across the Tjitaroon 229
Bamboo-bridge across the Tjitaroon 230
*Brass water-kettle.--Java: Res. of Surabaya 231
*Copper Dish, decorated with Wayang-figures 232
*Javanese girl 234
*Relief to Boroboedoer 235
A village couple 237
Near Garoot 241
A "brownie" of that enchanted garden that men call Java 246
Girl from the Preanger-Country 247
Javanese of the higher class 249
Girl from Kadoo 251
†Women pounding rice 253
The rapids of the Tjitaroon 254
Pangeran Adipati Mangkoe Boemi (Djokjakarta) 256
Javanese Lady 257
Waterfalls 259
The Tjimahi falls 260
†"Through the darkling stillness of the grove there break the
splendour and the sound of living water" 261
Pedang. (Interior of Sumatra) 264
*Ganeça.--The God of Wisdom 266
*Priests with their Guru or Teacher 267
Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched 268
*Gunungan, or Pile of Sacrificial Food, as offered by women, on
Garĕbĕg Mulud, the feast of the nativity of Nabi Muhamed, the
Great Prophet. (Vide: Groneman, "the Garĕbĕg". The Hague 1895,
page 33) 270
A native official and his followers 271
†Rice-barn shaped like a child's cradle 273
"A progeny like to the spreading crown of the waringin-tree" 275
Sellers of rice 278
†Women dyeing sarong cloth 279
†Woman picking cotton, and men plaiting a sieve 281
A Javanese Family 282
†Mat-plaiting 283
†A bamboo hut 286
Weighing rice-sheaves 287
†Native official 289
Preparing the village field 291
Native nobleman and his wife 292
†Pilgrims returned from Mecca 293
†A scholar 295
Filling the village field 297
†Rice-barn 299
Peasant ploughing 300
Rice on the swampy plains 301
"The produce of the fields is equally divided amongst them as
they equally divide the labour and the toil" 303
Flooded rice-fields 306
†"The men, with the father of the bride at their head, had come
for the bridegroom, to conduct him to the mosque" 308
†"With measured steps the two advanced towards each other, and
whilst yet at some distance paused" 309
†"Humbly kneeling down, the bride proceeded to wash the
bridegroom's feet, in token of loving submission" 310
†Bride and bridegroom sitting in state 311
†The wedding-guests on their procession through the village 312
†"The men sat down to a repast" 315
Native Policeman 316
*Mandou (S. E. Borneo) 317
*Vishnu the preserver, four-armed, standing on a lotos-cushion,
lotos-plants to his right and left, under which two women
standing: Laksjmi and Satiavana the Consorts of the God. (Java) 318
*Javanese Type 320
*Crease. (Java) 321
A seller of Peruvian bark 325
Crease. (Java) 329
A Malay 330
Crease. (Java) 331
*Kartakeya Çiva's Son, the War-God, seated on a pea-cock 331
Cock-fighting 332
The illustrations marked * are taken from originals in
the Leyden Ethnographical Museum, those marked † from the Haarlem
Colonial Museum.
Vide also: H. H. Juynboll, "Das Javanische Maskenspiel" in:
Intern. Archiv. für Ethn. XIV 41.
L. Serrurier, De Wayang Poerwâ. Eene ethnologische studie. Leiden
1896.
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CONTENTS
PROLOGUE v
I. FIRST GLIMPSES 1
II. A BATAVIA HOTEL 13
III. THE TOWN 27
IV. A COLONIAL HOME 59
V. SOCIAL LIFE 79
VI. GLIMPSES OF NATIVE LIFE 97
VII. ON THE BEACH 163
VIII. OF BUITENZORG 183
IX. IN THE HILL COUNTRY 233
X. IN THE DESSA 265
EPILOGUE 319
ILLUSTRATIONS 325
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Page VI
breathed its odour-laden air for to long a time;
breathed its odour-laden air for too long a time;
Page VI
he is content to live on dreamely by some
he is content to live on dreamily by some
Page 18
immates of the hotel are all
inmates of the hotel are all
Page 18
Pine-apples and mangosteen, velvetry rambootan
Pine-apples and mangosteen, velvety rambootan
Page 26
a spacious hall supported on pillars, was brillantly lit.
a spacious hall supported on pillars, was brilliantly lit.
Page 38
such as Shakspeare loved as a setting
such as Shakespeare loved as a setting
Page 54
Funeral Procession on its way to the Chinese Cimetery.
Funeral Procession on its way to the Chinese Cemetery.
Page 57
the attitude of mind and the habits of though identical
the attitude of mind and the habits of thought identical
Page 57
He could as soon leave off breathing as leave of buying and selling
He could as soon leave off breathing as leave off buying and selling
Page 61
the Northerner's mind when the looks upon a house
the Northerner's mind when he looks upon a house
Page 65
and supported on colums
and supported on columns
Page 76
a sufficient domiestic staff
a sufficient domestic staff
Page 81
and the deepbreathed fragance of flowers
and the deepbreathed fragrance of flowers
Page 84
almost in the house, nothwithstanding;
almost in the house, notwithstanding;
Page 91
nests on the capitals of the columms,
nests on the capitals of the columns,
Page 92
analogous contasts meet one at every step
analogous contrasts meet one at every step
Page 92
Thy have more leisure,
They have more leisure,
Page 92
a friend, a mere acquintance, an utter stranger,
a friend, a mere acquaintance, an utter stranger,
Page 106
invader has suceeded in ousting from
invader has succeeded in ousting from
Page 109
wax-white Gardenias, violet Seabiosa, and leaves
wax-white Gardenias, violet Scabiosa, and leaves
Page 109
the soft, fragant heap in his basket
the soft, fragrant heap in his basket
Page 109
figures in their brigh-hued garments
figures in their bright-hued garments
Page 112
the fragant blossom of the asana.
the fragrant blossom of the asana.
Page 121
the guidance of its own insticts
the guidance of its own instincts
Page 129
a Englismen about a prize-fighter.
as Englishmen about a prize-fighter.
Page 131
and the tail protude.
and the tail protrude.
Page 138
figures are fixed in a piece of bananastem
figures are fixed in a piece of banana stem
Page 142
and posess some knowledge of Kawi
and possess some knowledge of Kawi
Page 147
that some well-know "dalang" will hold
that some well-known "dalang" will hold
Page 150
the pride of wordly rank and station
the pride of worldly rank and station
Page 155
that we many know surely.
that we may know surely.
Page 156
thus shamefaced and sad, rejoice exeedingly.
thus shamefaced and sad, rejoice exceedingly.
Page 159
as Ardjuna, goes to seek Niwâtakawata
as Ardjuna, goes to seek Niwàtakawaka
Page 160
called Ardjuna's marrage feast
called Ardjuna's marriage feast
Page 165
In one place were the narrow beach broadens
In one place where the narrow beach broadens
Page 166
of the broad-branched nyamploeng trees
of the broad-branched njamploeng trees
Page 167
cool a well water
cool as well water
Page 167
one old fellow, white-haired and decrepid
one old fellow, white-haired and decrepit
Page 168
a group of island, ethereal as cloudlets
a group of islands, ethereal as cloudlets
Page 169
whitened the shell-strewd beach
whitened the shell-strewed beach
Page 169
Then jamploengs were in flower.
Then njamploengs were in flower.
Page 169
its blossoms, fragant, white, and of
its blossoms, fragrant, white, and of
Page 171
erected his "tero," the piable bamboo palisade
erected his "tero," the pliable bamboo palisade
Page 173
weaving and batikking sarongs
weaving and batiking sarongs
Page 176
For my childern are dutiful
For my children are dutiful
Page 186
The gardens on each side the road
The gardens on each side of the road
Page 220
the Gedeh-crater surrouds, as an impregnable bulwark
the Gedeh-crater surrounds, as an impregnable bulwark
Page 226
a tender-pettalled flower to a rock
a tender-petalled flower to a rock
Page 236
The gardens are fragant with mignonette
The gardens are fragrant with mignonette
Page 239
where four wounderful lakes of green
where four wonderful lakes of green
Page 243
with the rhytmic click-clack of the wooden pestles
with the rhythmic click-clack of the wooden pestles
Page 254
"They way of the land, the honour of the land,"
"The way of the land, the honour of the land,"
Page 267
Our bungalaw on the Tjerimai hillside
Our bungalow on the Tjerimai hillside
Page 267
in the near neighbourhood af a native dessa
in the near neighbourhood of a native dessa
Page 267
a prosprect of brown huts
a prospect of brown huts
Page 268
Raised shad from which the ripening fields are watched.
Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched.
Page 277
Around stretch meadows, ricefields, and plantions of nipahpalm
Around stretch meadows, ricefields, and plantations of nipahpalm
Page 277
in return to pay certain taxas
in return to pay certain taxes
Page 289
detail about Javanese sacrifical rites
detail about Javanese sacrificial rites
Page 292
European children seem insiped by comparison
European children seem insipid by comparison
Page 293
Pelgrims returned from Mecca
Pilgrims returned from Mecca
Page 294
takes the prayer for fine childeren
takes the prayer for fine children
Page 300
under so eleborate a system of agriculture
under so elaborate a system of agriculture
Page 307
for the Rice-Bride and Bridegoom to repair
for the Rice-Bride and Bridegroom to repair
Page 307
and all thing ready for their reception
and all things ready for their reception
Page 315
And I fancied a saw a gleam of satisfaction
And I fancied I saw a gleam of satisfaction
Page 315
The symbolical ceromonies were then concluded
The symbolical ceremonies were then concluded
Page 322
of a system of political admistration
of a system of political administration
Page 324
if a sacriligious hand were laid on his chosen abode
if a sacrilegious hand were laid on his chosen abode
Page 327
*Copper Dish, decorated with Wayang-figures
Wayang dancers.
Page 328
Raised shad from which the ripening fields are watched.
Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched.
Page 329
Bride and bridegoom sitting in state
Bride and bridegroom sitting in state