HOUSEKEEPING IN HOLLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18089, 13 May 1922, Page 4 (Supplement)

HOUSEKEEPING IN HOLLAND

'I'h,. Dutch arc splendid housewives, and soino of (heir ingenious ways give an Knglishwomnn food for thought. Especiallv 'omruendable i their hygienic habit-, every fiiu! morning, of hanging all Lhe bedding over the balcony tails or out "1 windows for a good airing bo fori, making the bods. Such a practice would hardly do in, the 'u.-iii ol a town, hut in the countrv or : ul>ull .r- ii might he instituted with good effects "ii health and freshness. I M j, Dutch kitchen yon will find a .st,mi piece of wood, several inches higher than the c.'.:' of the sink, fixed just inside it. along, the side next to the. worker. Why'.' Tu keep the greasy water from splashing tt| on her clean overall. Any home carpenter could fix such a guard for a sm.ill Mini. The. Dutch hahil of cheerful colours is another that might be copied elsewhere. To have the household st.eps, for instance, painted a bright blue, not only helps to preserve the wood, but makes otherwise rather dingy hark sheds and premises look much more attractive. Dutch people are tremendous cyclists, and the housewives turn their bicycles to good account. for shopping.