DUTCH ODDITIES 47

will know that it is only the family shoes hung out to dry
after their Saturday “shine,” —and, of course, a Dutch

 

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“shine” must be snowy white!

Even in their formal courtesies, the Dutch have queer
ways of their own. For instance, it is said that in certain
towns when, in walking along
the street, they come upon the
home of a friend, or a house at
which they have been socially
entertained, they bow in passing
it— yes, bow tothe house, bow to
the windows, evenif not a person
can be seen there. And a very
pretty custom it is, for it shows
good feeling and kindly remem-
brance of hospitality enjoyed.

We are told, too, that at Kit-
wyk, during the morning hours
— indeed, from the first break-
fast of early morning to the
second breakfast — a noon serv-

 

ing of biscuitand hoffs (coffee)
ladies and maids do not make

 

any attempt at fine dressing. :
And, strange to say, if in this A KLOMPEN-BUSH IN BLOOM.

magic space of time, they choose to go out of doors, either
about their own homes, or to the market-place, or ‘to the
great town-pump, they are supposed to be invisible! In
other words, one must not recognize them nor even ap-
pear to see them, so long as they are in their clogs, crimps,