Everyday Things In N.Z. Impress British Girl

Lake County Mail, Issue 30, 17 December 1947, Page 5

Everyday Things In N.Z. Impress British Girl

To visitors from abroad there are many everyday things which the New / Zealander takes as a matter of course, but which, to a new arrival, stand out by reason of their unfamiliarity. An English girl immigrant, who recently arrived in the Dominion, said the first thing which struck her on S entering the shopping area was the fact that there were verandas giving permanent shelter outside the shops. In Britain, outside blinds were used for sun only and could be raised and lowered at will. Second only in interest were the lace curtains so widely used to adorn the } windows in New Zealand homes, “ These went out of date 10 years ago in England and cretonne, cottage Aveave, check cotton, brocade and coloured casements are used mostly now,” she said. The milk distribution system and use of tokens .drew her admiration for the savings of time and labour. While the English housewife normally would have milk delivered daily it would be charged to her account and paid for usually on - Saturday, when the milkman called to collect the money. Variety of Goods Stating that: she had not seen such a A r ariety of goods for eight years, as Avere to be found in Wellington shops, the English girl said the cottons, silks, and avool Avore a joy to behold. The rigid clothes rationing system in England meant empty fixttires and made it hard for the shopkeeper to make a good turnover. She recalled talking to a shop assistant before leaving for tbe