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Show TRADITIONS LOST IN WAR ; Wars work tho most surprising results, re-sults, and the present war Is no exception; excep-tion; one in England,- the other in Russia. The daughter of the well-to-do class in England' "has from time lmmemof-i lol been hedged about with all manner man-ner of restrictions. She has known nothing of the freedom of'opportunlly which the American girl In the same social level has enjoyed as a matter of fact. The demand for men for enlistment en-listment In England has naturally been, a heavy drain on all kinds of work which had hitherto been performed almost exclusively, by men. This created cre-ated vacancies In occupations which were posslblo to b,o filled by women. And so today in London one finds, as conductors on tho thousands of motor busses, young women, suitably dressed for the work, filling the places made vacant by men who hnvo gone to the front. Tho passenger elevators elevat-ors In most of tho cities aro opcratca by young women. Thousands of motor mot-or taxlcabs throughout tho country aro driven by young women. Girls from families of wealth and refinement refine-ment have left their schools, corresponding corre-sponding to our Welcsley nnd Vassar to return home and take positions as stenographers and clerks, who never before In all tlielr lives had even seen a typewriting- machine In cases where tho salary they earn Is not need ed, they donato tho entire amount each month to somo ono of tho funds for tho relief of wounded soldiers or their famllcs. These girls cannot go to tho front, but they mako It posslblo for somo young man to do so. To an American girl this seems no moro than tho logical, obvious thing to do, and only, thbse who know from personal observation of the severe social restrictions In England wilt realize what a startling departure from what was tho "correct thing" all this really Is. The probability and from an American viewpoint, the hope is that when peace is restored, out of it all will come a greatly enlarged en-larged life for Englishwomen. Indeed It seems hardly possible that thore can ever be an entire restoration to the old order of affairs. Tho other startling condition was the case which with ono motion converted a vodka-sodden nation to temperance. To take vodak from a Russian peasant was like taking beer from a 0rraan, although the former drink was vastly moro injurious. Tho results of this Involuntary tempcranco aro reported as most interesting, ono of which Is a sudden and tremendous Increase In savings-banks deposits and accounts, nnd greatly Increased efficiency effici-ency In tho masses. It is pleasing and heartening to hnve theso two pictures, pic-tures, one of patriotism and the other of tho better llfo, to hold up in contrast con-trast to the horrible and revolting aspects as-pects of tho great conflict. II. H. Windsor, in tho September Popular Mechanics Magazine. . |
