FAMILY LIFE CHANGING
The effect 'upon children of the change from the roomy old house to a small house or flat was discussed at the annual 'conference of headmistresses in London (states an exchange).
Home life had been profoundly affected by the change, said Miss I. M. Drummond, of the North London Collegiate School. The adult and child were thrown much closer together. Children took part in helping to cook meals and wash up, and grew up into most capable young people.
Where both parents were at work, quite young children might have to let themselves in after school with their own latchkeys, get their own meals, and settle down to their homework alone. ■' .
In such circumstances a child might become very independent, but at its best the., change in home life brought a delightful freedom into the family relationship.
Flower-trimmed hats cannot be overemphasised. Hats large and small are so laden with blooms that bees might be forgiven if they thought they had strayed into a strange garden. The artificial flowers are so well copied that they can scarcely be distinguished from the real
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 18
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185FAMILY LIFE CHANGING Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 32, 6 August 1936, Page 18
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