Huizen

The costumes in this protestant fisherman's village on the Zuyder Sea are very peculiar. The cap is of quite another form than those of all other Dutch forms of caps.  The bodice is also different with its fine pleats at the waist, very wide balloon sleeves, plain-coloured black or brown material in which little flowers have been woven.

Over the dark petticoat, which closes on the left side, a blue apron is worn, on Sundays this is purple or another colour.  Over the apron comes a belt with loose ribbons.  On the feet low, lacquered shoes are worn on Sundays.

On week days the sleeves are rolled up, not on Sundays.  Around the neck are 5 rows of garnet corals with clasp, sometimes also a coloured silk muffler.

The cap is the most curious thing in the costume.  The hair is worn with a parting in the middle.  The cover for the head is first a black undercap and a white over or ear-ornament cap.  This one is of white tulle with edges and long tails of lace, on the left and right side hanging over the shoulders.

A bride wears a gown of brown material with a light blue wide apron of fine wool with a ribbon of blue silk.  This gown is worn only one time, when the girl goes into betrothment.  At the wedding the bride is wholly in black, the apron is also black.  The blue apron is changed into a christening gown for the first child.