The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-28
IN A DUTCH FAMILY.
QUEER SAUSAGE NEGLECTED
FOR DELICIOUS Eoos.
Servants Are Never Trusted Food. Plate,
China aud Linen Locked Up and
Weighed oat Only when Nssdsd-An
Afternoon al Home" o


icle. With public attention turned to
the little country for the sake OF liz
youthful queen. there may be some
who would like TO receive the impress
sion Of an average English glrl az to
an average Dutch home. | used to
wake early In The Hague. Not aearly
10 early. however. no the busy sory-
ants, In their short skirts and light
lace caps. They rise 10 clean the
streets In front Of their masters hous-
81 as streets are surely never cleaned
elsewhere. springleas carts iog over
the uneven pebbles Of the zeeatmat
largely frelghted with gllttering milk
cans and tidy old women Fruit ami
vegetable vendors shrek the nature
Of their wares with 4 harsh inslstence
Of most aloep-murderlnR sort. So
get up and dress and linger az tho
window. Truth to tell. the Dutch
breakfast IL not altogether tempting
The windows are closed and Myheer
has obviously only Just put out his
trst cigar Nor are the toilets OF New
row and Jufrow quite complete or en-
HANGED by certain popular English
hair-curlers. on the other hand the
tea from Java IA delicious. the ham
worthy Of York with the freshest
Of ogga one need not depend upon
either the Inevitable cheese or tho
queer sausage More especially M the
butter II perfection. despite the dam
aging circumstances that We helped
ourselves with our own knives. A. TO
the Dutch little breads" they are as
nnredly the best In the world Before
the meal. all pray In silence that has
a quaker improsslyonoaa Of lts own
Then Myhcor. In n sonoroua voice and
with an indescrlbable accent. reads a
chapter from the French testament
This ended, he yanlshes ana the ladies
begin the arduous labors Of houstReop-
fng. Mynheer was rich. hi cellar
would have won the rosbccr ~ an al
dermun. Nevertheless. every article
of food, plate. china aud linen ~ locked
up and weighed out and talked ovor'to
an oxasperatlng degree Honest Chris
ties. the Frlcsland cook. was radiant
on Sundays with dangling earrings OF
gold nllgrce and skull cap OF pure
gold under the fnc thread last that
IA an heirloom. hut she was never
trusted to take coffee or sugar at dis.
erection. She had an aged mother.
whose wooden shoes we're too often
heard clicking In the back yard. Her
apotlera kitchen was scrubbed aud rub
bed At some uncarthly hour As 10
the store closet. crowded with ported |
vegetables. with dried meats, with pod
ded vanilla from Paramhribo. and
scented spices from sumatra. that IL
altogether the sacred domain OF New
row. Lunch came NJ 1 o'clock. Il
rather reaemhlod breakfast. cave for a
hot dlah Of hcofateah aud Of those
round, noury potatoes that grow In
comparnhly In the region of sandy
Schoyenlngen. There was tea. there
was milk. there were wines OF nil
kinds. Moyrow was rosplondent I'm
rich silks by this time. tho Iufrow
prettlly reminiscent Of tho Engliah
modes che 30 much admired. For
Monday was reception day and By 2
O'Clock visitors. chiefly ladies. dropped
In plentifully, Also newly married
couple who had previously been much
discussed. Tho brides nom was of nm
Client family. and-horror Of horrors,-
the bride was but bourgeoise. ana very
hhy OF the Gre Of critical eyes directed
toward her. despite her smart new
clothes. Al $50 came dinner and two
guests. on course they were coualns.
but, for all that. sumo OF tho beat winea
were brought out Port auI sherry arc
served with rice soup, olaret with tho
rest Of the repasi We have over
roasted beef carved after the abom-
Unable Dutch fashion. by which the
carver whlttlca the meat away in
chips. We have carrots In an exquislte
cream sauce; curry Ia Hollandaiae.
with the rice In a pulp. Next irrcle.
vanity comes a delicious mayonnalss
Of salmon. and finally sugnry pud-
dlnga and n handsome dessert OF fine
fruit Al this stage the Rhlno wines
make their appearance. Mynheer calls
toast after toast In old Rudeshelm: nor
does he neglect TO press his choice
liquors. Heads are strong In Holland.
even the ladies sip their tiny glasses
OF "Parlait .AmpuL" The best china
was used on this occaaion--rare old
Delft, valued at 20 and 30 forms each
piece We did not llnger for coffee.
but put on our hats and got into the
big. old-fashloned carriage that took
us 10 Het den Bosch. In other words
20 the very beautiful beech woods that
surround The Hague where the spa
cioua buildings belonging TO the White |
club made an agreeable rendezvous for
the kay world OF the capital. The |
night was hne and warm. and. won
derful 10 relate. not az all damp. Tho |
band OF grenadlers was playing the |
pretty music Of the Dame Blanche" |
Very Few people listened. The Dutch |
are not a musical nation. though every |
one told me with pride that these same |
grenadiers had once wrcsted the gold |
medal from the Guides" OF Belgian |
celebrity, We had not. Indeed. much |
time 20 attend. for every moment hats /
were raised and greetings changed |
with profound bows, Meyrow brewed /
tea OF alarming strength. boiling her