Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-15
PICTURE OF HOME
AFTER GREAT WAR
Mrs. Lloyd George Gives Her
Ideas Regarding Future of
Great Britain.
WOMEN SHOW CAPABILITIES
They Learned to Economic and
Adopt New Ideas to Solve
Problems.
WOMEN SHOW CAPABILITIES

LONDON, December 14.-Nrs Lloyd
George is deeply interested in all that
concerns the welfare of women and
the home, and her interest takes the
form OF practical suggestions and an
optimistic outlook for the future. She
TO legisiate there will be improve
mcnts in the houses Of Great Britain,
That they VIII be built with more con-
sideration OF hygienic conditions and
OF the housewives needs.
Probably no woman in the whole
country has more TO occupy her time
then the l.remier's wife. Her duties
are certainly more varied. her inter
ests wider. Yet always she has at heart
this greatest interest. the home.
She was deep in letters and papers
sitting room at No. 10 Downins street.
yesterday. but she was able to spare
few moments TO speak OF what house
wives have done in the war and what
they VIII gain by their experiences
-ali women have shown what they
can do during the war" she said.
Not only the women who have organ
lied hospitals and the women who re-
women. the women whose task it was
TO save FOOD. 10 keep their families
well nourished and healthy while cf-
feeling economies and coping with the
high cost OF living.
These women have tried to be help
NJ in suggesting and adopting new
arc learning TO cconomize. learning
the use of things they never drea mt
OF using before the war. learning how
wastcful and unwise were many OF our
prc-war methods. And they are learn
ing also that their houses have not
been planned to make things easier for
thcm or for those who help them to
achieve clean and comfortable homes.
Now that women are to lcEiSlate !
hoping they will have something
10 say TO the House Planning Associa-
ton, and that what they will say will
be of the greatest value to national
welfare. for the home is the center of
that welfare.
Women are more ably equipped to
handle this matter OF better houses
than ever before. not only because OF
the power Legislation will give them
but because they know from their own
practical experience the form improve
Tho spirit of neighborliness. the
constant exchange of condolences and
ideas enGendcred by war conditions
have drawn housewives closer to-
rcthcr and shown them how they can
improve conditions themselves and how
conditions can be improved for them.
At"rEn-THE-NAR HOUSE
TO SPARE HOUSEWIFE
The after-thc- house will be
planned TO spare the housewife some
OF the drudgery and labor. There will
he better methods OF lighting, cleaner
methods OF heating and cooking,
steps. a more generous supply OF
cupboard ROOM la rders ventilated so
that food may be kept pure and fresh.
windows arranged to give the benefit
OF all the light and air possible
no housewives will ne content TO
20 back 10 old conditions when peace
comes. The lessons OF economy and
thrift have been hard TO master. but
in the mastering has come a knowledge
OF needs hui dimly realized before
'rrid" Of home is such splcndid
thing for woman TO have. 1t is a
great vocation that OF making ones
home beautiful. with the beauty that
comes OF healthful comfort and clean
Illness and we'll ordered surroundings
we have always let men design and
build the houses We lived and worked
in. so we cannot really complain OF
mast mistakes, hut we can plan for
the future.
When one sees what women have
accomplished in homecraft under diff
fcult conditions tand the women's in
stiiut"s show much OF this) one can
visualize what homecraft may become
in tho futnr" when so much will be
dove to aid the housewife
There is very important noint
which must he taken into consider a =
ton in house planning. and that is
tho value of the garden to the house
! should like to see every house with
it's garden wherever that is possible
for tho housewife appreciates the
valu" of little garden or allotment
as she never did hoforc''