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WOMEN AND

HERE are about 10

million women in Bri- tain of working age- that is 'between 15 and 59 years old.. Under the age

By Lena Chivers

of 15, girls, like boys, have many girls marry before they to attend school: nt the are 20, and most are nearer 25, other end of the

so that practically all have at women, like men, when they ly was not always so in Britain, Cale least it spell of work. It certains reach 60 years of age are in last century, and even

In the entitled to a pensión, al at the beginning of this one, no though in addition they may fother who could possibly man go on working if they wish. age it, even at the cost of great Of the

stinting and self-sacrifico, would women between have let his daughters go out these two ages-15 and '60, to work. The poorest girls went five - and - n - half million as domestic workers, or were work if professions, in employed in factories. dustry, or commerce.

But the others sinyed at Whichever kind of a school home, waiting to be married. It

a girl of this type became im n girl goes to by the time she is poverished ready to choose a career, she will have had a similar educu- tlonal and recreational fe to

brother

through- some

calamity, she might have taken post as a governess in a family, but there werd fow other opportunities.

Prestige

A number of girls stay at school after the compulsory age of 15. Last year there were 97,- 000 girls over 13 in. Britain's

Most girls of that period were schools. Many of them attem

**** educated at home by gover- co-educational schools where boys and girls learn together in to be so well-educated as boys, in nesses. They were not expected the same classrooms.

und the

***** nor to understand politics nor leachers for some subjects are int

International affairs. They had others women, no

no vote, so why should they these Achools boys and

men

In

and for

WORK

selves, had to work for financial rearons. They all came from the sheltered, moneyed classes, but they fought their battles on the principle of women's equal rights to education, to careers and to the vote.

Then came World War I with

splendidly, that few men opposed the granting of the vote

its demands which women rast

50

to wamen that followed Foon after. Since then borrleades

of practically all the professions have been successfully stormed.

Important Work

The early feminists tended to swing away from the traditional role of women-marriage and has passed into another which chlidbearing-but that phaso

home-making nni regards bringing up families as impor- tont work for which education 1st as necessary ny for more neademic careers, and in which the position of the wife is not inferior, either legally, politi- husband. enlly, or socially, to that of the

Summertime Care of Arms

Courtesy RKO Hadis Picture, Ino '. Jann Greer of the movies gives har årma regular beauty treatment, espe cally in summer. And don't forget that elbows need it, ton, she warns.

thíc

By HELEN FOLLETT

public and dry with a coarse towel and.

Britain, including the widening

Changing social conditions In DURING summer time 'water and a heavy brush, rinse opportunities open to all women, have greatly reduced the num ber of domestle workers. In the in-

girls separate for such sub-de

understand these matters? Now Inst century, muny

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE. cts as gymnastics and athle- they. not only

to

and

boya

SHOWN IS a group of aeces-tics, and

abct the carpentry while girls do needle

work

or cookery. Apart from these subjects the syllabus of work is usually the same for boys and girls.

When

vote in both

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to national and local elections, but competent, ignorant woman-it

her

could surround herself with www.p they stand as candidates, bor husband had enough money como Members of Parliament domestle helpers and thus pro- vide some semblance of a home. and Ministers of the Crown.

workers The story of how this chango But today domestic has come about is a long one, are wife must be an efficient, few and expensive. The which begins with a few pioneer good women in the 19th century, like charming hostess; she must be Millicent Fawcett, lighting for able to shop, cook and being up

rights, political Prett Anderson, the ploneer expects her companionship. So

Elizabeth he

her children and her husband

doctor. fighting for that whether the modern woman, women's right to have careers, Englishwoman becomes tion, who devoted the educa- famous doclor, or a home-keep- tiunist, life to wife, she Improving the standard of wo- resources

sorles

old summer wardrobe. Straw with leather piping makes

a neal little carry-all Bag for general wear. Bright yellow linen with nblock initial in usexi for

On The Same Terms large kerchief that tucks nicely Into the belt or pocket of an

There are obvious reasons for atherwise plain costume or that can be used at the neck. In the this.

a girl comes to a yellow decide on her career she will same colour scheme

in the same patent leather belt with a black have to compete in calf buckle and eyelets, The examinations and on the same as young men who will be leaving school at the time-whether it bo a same

examina- University entrance tional, a

Civil Service compoti- non tion. or a preliminary profes- tion. sional examination in, for ex-

or over-the-shouldn

bay is

made of bright yellow straw which is a good choice for the country wear. The leather sandals yellow patent are also nice for the beach.

beach or

When Fatigue Becomes A Symptom

+

ample, med

medicine, dentistry or

architecture.

There are, of course, a great many schools for boys only, or for

The majority of girls only. boarding separately,

aro

Γ

Echoing the tradi

tional public schools, such as

Eton and Harrow for boys only,

and Rocdean for girls only; bui

By H. N. BUNDESEN. M.D. several of the modern progres- FATIGUE is the normal result sive

boarding schools are co-

of effort. A hard day's educational work or a full day's play will Among the poorer and the ench bring about feeling of middle classes there have lopg tiredness. But fatigue Is also a been many women who worked frequent symptom of disease, joutside thelr homes and for daughters of particularly when it is present pay. But for the most of the lime and without the more well-to-do, ints is 12 nny actual expenditure of energy | development which began in

to account for It.

World War I, when young wo

wo-

Strenuous mental work, nemen trom every walk of life well as emotional strain. will volunteered

In the national use up energy and produce a emergency. In

In World War II feeling of tiredness. In some there was conscription for people, the calise of undue

men, as for men, unless the fatigue seems to lie in a lack women had family les Giris of balance between the storage from aristocratic homes found of energy and its expenditure. themselves at factory benches, In these cases the body's ability next to others who had worked to restore itself after mental or

par.

physical exertion is not up to there since they had left school. the Forces: They served with

orces; they worked in hospitals and develops in long- Fatigue continued Infections and, in sich raids. In fact. all-the-women- drove ambulances through air eases, it may be due to the tak-of Brilain were at one in this Ing up of poisons or toxins re-

sulting from the infections. On great combined the other hand, it may come win the war. from anaemia or lessening of the

operation

colour of the blood produced by Financial Policy the infection.

to

Diabetic Porson

A great many girls who had Fatigue occurs In patients not done real jobs before, found with diabetes and in these cases that they enjoyed doing useful it may be due to the patient's work and have carried on since Inability to use sugar which is compulsion was abandoned. An- circulating in the blood. On other factor contributing to the the other hand,

a condition number of girls who work is known as hyperinsulinism, in the Onancial policy of Britain's which the pancreas secretes tou Government, which taxes un- much insulin, thus reducing the earned Incomes very severely, blood sugar to a low level, also and imposes heavy death duties, may be a cause for fatigue. so that fewer people, even if Disturbances of the blood and they wish to do so, can afford severe anaemia interfere with to live in idleness. the ability of the blood to carry

Now

let us recall the 15 the tissues. The million women, the majority of oxygen to same thing may happen in cases whom, at one time or another, of heart failure. A fogling of

have

worked for their living, extreme fatigue may be present although only about two out of in these conditions.

Cancer may cause some dam- once. The main occupation of ilve of them are in work at to the blood-producing thuse not registered as employed tissues in the bone marrow with angemia and resulting extreme Is, of course, running homes

and bringing up families. fatigue,

The falgue of tuberculosis Ly The majority of women give probably due to the taking up of up paid work when they marry, toxins or poisons formed by the although many continue until infection.

they have children. Of the Addison's Discard three fifths of the age group not There is a disorder known as are single women who

working, only a decreasing few Addison's discase, duo to inck of n secretion from the glands afford to live on Investments or known as the adrenal glands, Inherited wealth.

oge

which are located just above the

kidney, Fatigue is an oulstand-

ing symptom of this disorder.

It is thought that the fatigue et

Social Changes

can

You will see, therefore, that

infections many be due in part this business of women under-

to a disturbance of the adrenal taking paid work is something glands,

24 that is "taken for granted. Not

Fatigue is present in toxic goltre in which there is an ex-

ceestve secretion from

the

thyroid gland in the neck. This Household Hints

type of fatigue is probably brought on by the speeding up

..

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*

men's education,

The interesting thing is that of these ,women, them-

of her great educa- tional opportunities, and gladly nccepts both the duties and the rights of a good citizen,

Seagoing Cotton

·K: Arnold'

By PRUNELLA WOOD

of the chemical activities of the

If you don't want curtains at body.

your kitchen windows, use

.then Faugue is niso present Incalloped valance, and hardering of the arteries, pol place a row of potted plants on soning with various moials, in a glass shelf above the window. chronic kidney disease, and In

LET us hastily state that landlubbers, too, will enjoy neule and chronic: liveç Infec-

this cotton poplin' outfit, for any sport from croquet Many patients who experience that of putting a silver spoon in to tiddlywinks. But the sailor who may prefer a skirt undue fatigue, belleve that if a glass before pouring is hot to.air of pants will find this one to her liking especially. is a simple matter to deter liquids-but it is still good. An- mino just why such a ymptom other wise precaution is to place

tions.

It's an old-fashiqueși Iden--

Both weskit and skirt are banded with navy blue should be prepont. But with the glass on a damp cloth rather braid, and they are separate pieces useful for combing- such a variety of causes, it is than on a metal, enamel or portion with other sports clothes in the wardrobe. easy to see that only a thorough colain counter top. Never put

arid, complete study" cari deter anything hot into "a glass tint

mine just which one may be has just been taken from the The typical gob hat la of the white cotton, with navy active, in a particular coro. refrigerator.

bluo trim and stitching.” ⠀

seem

fins plenty of friction. Give a few freckie? extra heavy licks to the elbows, as if freckles where the texture of the skin no purpose whatsoever in coarse, inclined to be dingy

naturally of colour. to rumple up

where sunlight cannot

for

atma በጅ In the

What about your Are they Inclined to It does Perve except to sweet dispositions. About the Apply a heavy cream or, if only way to avoid them is to you would economise, usa cocon retiro to come dark cellar butter. Mamage briskly. Apply

pene almond meal atop the oll, irale. If you belong to the ming a paste. Wrap the nem speckled contingent, keep in in large towels that have been mind that protection the wrung out of hot water, main thing. The skin that is The combination of cream, well lubricated less meat and molst heat will do kept likely to take on discolourations wonders for the skin. It will of one kind or another than remove dead cells, revealing a tc- Besh that is dry, left to go its smooth surface that will wilful

way,

light you. If your arms look a bit sum- may be necessary to call mer-worn you can condition for help when the time comes them

11 by giving yourself to wring the towels out of treatment that is popular in aleaming hot water and many beauty shops. It is wrap them around your arms, (nice little good looks game you Half a dozen fomentations are

can play at home at a cost of hot

Remove 1oo many.

the practically nothing.

pack with a moist towel, dry Start with a rousing old the flesh well, have a friction scrubbing with soap and warm with borated talcum,

It

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY "ALLEN

Time for Sweet Corn Treats

uncovered

the minutes for corn

THE chef

with small baslect. "One dozen fine cars kurnels, ten minutes if they are of fancy bantam corn. But why large. But no salt in the water. do they call It 'green corn' when never; it makes tough the corn. it is yellow?" he asked.

"The market man told me "That's because It's Immature. some interesting things about When green corn is mature it is the way customers buy corn," dry, like any grain. The right continued the Chef.when it name la 'sweet corn'; and be in sold by the ear they pick our cause it contains much more the largest ones, even if the corn sugar thon field corn, fl'a nicer is old and tough. But when if to cat. However, in some sea- is sold by the pound they like tions they like green field corn the smaller cars! Sometimes for roasting ears."

they pull down so much of the "What is this corn roasting?" husk to see if the com is fresh asked the Chef. "Sounds very that they, spoil a great many it's strict intriguing."

cars.

Dinnor

strictly an old-American- custom. Pull back the corn Jellied Vegetable Bouillon husks, but don't tear them off. Cold or Hot Baked Plenic Ham

Remove the silk threads, then close the hunks and wrap them round the corn. It's then ready

to be roasted in any of three ways-in a hot oven; on a grill over #lowing coals; or in hot ashes of a camp-fire. The corn really steam-bakes' In the husks, and takes on a roasted favour because of its high sugar content."

:

Faralled Potatoes Corn-on-the-Cab Sugared Berries Hot or Iced Coffee or Tea Milk (Children) All Breasurementa Aro Levat Recipes Serve Four

Jelied Vegetablo Bouillon

As a base use 2 c. mixed milď juices drained from dolced

tomato vegetables; add

Room Temperaturo

fulce, 1 tbsp. lemon haloe, isp, sugar, tsp. Worcestershiro "It must be delicious,

sauce, and salt and pepper to Madame. I will try some on the taste. Soak 1 envelopes un- outdoor grill. This corn I favoured gelatin 5.min. in c. bought came from upper New of the measured vegetable Juicu. York State and has been kept Then dissolve over hot water. fresh by refrigeration. But as Add to the vegetable and

Juicey

corn rapidly loses flavour I also Place in the must refrigerate it to keep fresh.

when as thick as honey, stir in However, there is a small prob- le mixed fine-minced rodlaher, tem; the ears will take up too the firm portion of eucumber and much room in the refrigerator." chopped sweet green peppers,

"Not if you husk the corn, Return to the refrigerator and Chef, then brush out, the silk. chill unam frm about 3 hrs. and wrap each oor in a piece Servo in bouillon cups, with or

cream of waxed paper. Twist the ends, without soured

and Just as you would the ends of a minced parsley. bundle. This will keep

Corn Oysters moisture in the corn and keep Cut enough corn from the the air away from it so it will cab to make 1% c. Add 2 eggs. not dry out. The refrigeration c. milk, step, pepper, 1⁄2 tsp.. will keep it so cool that tho

natural sweet inste, will, not-salt, V, tsp. baking soda, and change for at least 24 hours. Ons dry bread crumbs, or When enough to make a dough soft The rea

reason

it disappears when,

corn stands even a short time enough to drop from the tip of d spoon onto's heated griddle or at room temperature is because heavy trying pan. Melt enough the corn goes right on ripening, fit to barely cover the bottom. which means that sugar turns to Drop in the mixture using starch, which is not

"Once again the top. for each corn oyster. Fy

brown on one side, then the.

on the right temperature to keep other.

the

freshness and flavour,

observed the Chef.

Com Pudding

Gro choin out nom the green corn, is one

cob to make 26. Add 14 o, soft bohydrate, it, containe many other nutrients; about 6% white bread crumbs, 2, beaten protein, a little fat, considémbiés, 1 tsp. salt, 4 tsp. pepper, calctum

and phosphorus and 1 tbsp, melted butter or mar come tron. It is also an Transfer to a 3-pt. buttered Farine and 1 pt. scalded milk. source of vilamia A and baking dishu Set in a pan. tains both C and some, of the B

Suggestion Of The Chaf

complex vitamins. Corn is an Surround with hot water; bako excellent roughage. food. And in a moderate oven, 875 F about we all need some roughage, In 35. min., or until,frm., warm' weather; it helps in krep. Ing cool."

To conveniently enjoy buller-- In Bolling, Water roll some of the hulk, to miaka ed corn-on-the-cob, clean and

"Besides it tastes „ad", good!". n small-brush for each person. chuckded the Chef. "I shall pul- Berve small individual dishes of: the corn in bolling water clap melted butter, wall, seasoned on the cover, and boil only until with, salt and pepper, and barely tender." I "allow six brush over the com