Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-10

Shepherds Bush, London. West and
il was there she met DR.. Kagan.
Now she is so busy. helping DR..
Kagan who is locating offices in the
Allen building. Water street, whers
he plans to resume his practice,
which he gave up to go overseas with
the second Harvard unit. And she
is converting her friends to tea
drinking 1t seems so queer to Mrs.
Kagan that so little tea is drunk here
and the afternoon tea, a strong Gus
tom of any well regulated life is
missed by her. ITO see big sign.
American tea in London, advertis-
ing a certain kind Of tea seemed 50
queer, because 1 never knew tea
came from here" said Mrs. kagan.
when the tea drinking question was
taken up. She was correct in her in
tuition, but now she desires to- per-
suade her friends in Maine over to
her side. so they will enjoy with her
a cup of English tea.
With ration cards for about every
thing in the eating line, including
sugar, lard, meat, jams. Mrs Kagan
says that she has learned to get
along with very little sweetening.
The sugar famine will not bother the
Kagans. because they have learned
their lesson in poor. starved wartime
England I'VE can get along with
out sugar. said the doctor. except
sweetening for cooking" added Mrs.
Kagan. And I really felt queer
about eating butter Mrs. Kagan de-
clared, because after they reached
America the ration cards became
things of the past.
"Of course you saw pruneS?"
Never saw a prune during the war.
There was no. dry fruit of any Sort
Mrs. Kagan told in a :.lost amusing
manner her experience when she lost
her ration card. 1t was lost one day
while she was shopping. So she sent
in for another card. a list Of cues
tions as long as that. (and sh4
started her arms out straight -
show how long) were sent her TO be
Hlled out and returned. before an
mother ration card was issued to he-
Just imagine standing in line. wait
ing at the butchers for meat. There
you see nice looking piece Of meat
And you wish. if only that remains
unsold until l get my chance. Then
perhaps, the very next person, in
front of you buys that piece of meat.
That was one of the pangs of war
time feeding.
Just imagine living on 20 cents
worth of meat a week And after
that is eaten you cannot have any
more meat that week Fish was not
rationed but fish was hard to get.
The fishermen would not catch fish.
And the portions Of. bread were SO
small. Everybody lost weight.
Although food was scarce and high
clothes were not high. Mrs. Kagan
was very much surprised to find,
upon reaching America. that condi-
tions here were just the opposite
clothes were high and food was not
so high.
English styles are practical and
simple. speaking of women's wear.
Mrs. Kagan wore, Monday afternoon
when she was talking with one of
the girls from the Journal Office, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. C..
Little on Winthrop street, a pair Of
dainty black shoes. They had the
stubbiest toes and sported ribbon
bows. She said they were English
style and the very latest there just
now. Here they were telling her
that one might call them old FASH
ioned. She declares that she will
buy some OF the new shoes. that are
new here in America. and the doctor
says il she buys some OF those
picked toes that he will throw them
out Of doors.
DO yoc remember those shoes
which had a bump on the toes That
stuck up on the toe?" Mrs. Kagan
said they called those in England.
American shoes. and here in
America they are remembered as the
box toe shoe. a style that was cum.