The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-08
HOTELS IN ENGLAND FOR CHILDREN ONLY | HAVE GAY SCENES
Have Fine Time in Estab- ishments by Sea Where No Parents Are
 Admitted
By MARGARET WALTER

London, May 23.-( Reciprocal News Service. l-whenever English people travel in America they are shocked at the num- Der of children in our hotels. In Eng land it Is almost impossible to get chil- dren into any first class hotel. The reason is that there are hotels here spe- cially for children where no parents are allowed. Over their portals is written as it were. Abandon parents all ye who enter here"
 Here there are no retired business men, miserably inactive, no old ladies who perpetualiy complain of draughts where no draughts are, no people old or young to suppress children or to spoil them. Along the corrjdors in the early morning scamper chattering little figures with mops of sunny hair tied up on top and gay bath robes flying out behind, on | their way to early morning dips Tn the | sea. Boyish voices echo from floor to floor shouting appointments for tramps and bicycle trips or canters on the shaggy ponies that abound hereaboutS 1 When we arrived, plump, rosy-faced lady in a flowery frock, with frilled white kerchief crossed over a motherly bosom didn't bother us about rooms and l terms and registers. She immediately | told us the one thing we wanted to know about-that tea was ready There were no itching palms to torment simple pleasure seekers. no forbidding maids to slap children. no supercilious porters no condescendng walters.
 | As we went upstairs the other guests on their way down discussed our HOOKS and our possessions in the frankest' l friendlest way possible. In the dlnlng room each party has it's own table rather How and daintily furnished with small size cups and saucers and service to match Some of the guests sit in high 1 chairs others in very comfortaple low ores. The nurse or governess dispenses tea for her own charge, but conVersa- ton is general when there is any chance l The younger guests keep up pretty steady clap-clap and ding-dong with spoons or forks and every now ana then there starts sort of gurgllng coo taker un immediately by every infant In the room This sometimes develops into a regular steady drumming and tapie pounding. .,,
 It is curious to watch the older emil dren during this performance. Their faces take on, A bored and tolerant expression and they politely stop their converse tion with indu1gent shrugs until the dl1 subsidies It is the same with table man ners. The older ones who have learnt from their nurses the intricacles o'
 polished English table etiquette. practice tEelT 1ccOnpliSHHltlb btiCN's lneed of correction. The younger ones
 gradually learn from example, it appears
 for they never seem to be corrected 1T
 public. ,,,
 It Is the same with conversation Iht
 moment we appeared a beauty of two anc
 a half remarked in a shrill clear voice
 Hike new boy" It needed only shy
 smile to release a shower of blown kisses land tender epithets. Another youngstel a few months older confided to his Nan ma" that the new boy was wearing core breaches and had sixpence in his pocke
 and red silk handkerchief. How h'
 knew I cannot guess, but it was true.
 Halfway through the meal the part.
 on our left was thrown into silent con
 fusion by it's youngest member She wal
 cherub of IS months and wore tin!
 moccasins of white rabbit fur, Suddenly
 she tilted back her high chair and grace fully planted, both feet square upon th'
 table on each side of her plate-ant
 proceeded to finish her tea. Her brother and sisters blushed and looked down
 Nobody smiled at her. For afew minutes
 she went on obivious; but when sh caught the pained expression of her In
 dian "ayah'' she faltered; first one foo and then the other was discreetly re moved; whereupon the whole family be
 gan at once to smile at her and cares her, to offer her dainty titblts and Urea her like returned prodigal.
 All the halls and rooms of the place