The Archive · 1938

Women Mob Mrs, Chamberlain

Delighted crowds mobbed Mrs. Neville Chamberlain, wife of Britain's Premier, as she left No. 10 Downing Street for her constitutional in St. James's Park after the war clouds had lifted. Ws the picture shows, it was the women who managed to get hold of her. was welcomed home, one woman in the crowd was heard to be ceaselessly chanting, "The man that gape me back my son—the man that gave me back my son—" sion—minus even a lnrder—to a Moroughly up-to-date modern resi-nee, For the past two years, a refrigerator was the only means avail-thie for storing food, The chief alternation to the upper foots of No. 11 has been the install Non of guests' bathroom. In the old days there wore only two bath-oams for the use of the family and Visitors. Another improvement is the Installation of a passenger Lift, well as a service lift. The house will io share a new gas-heating system with No. 10, by which water and toons will be heated.

As far as decorations are concerned, Lady Simon has. chosen tinted Ivory:

be used throughout the house, The Chancellor's bedroom has an atieal-coloured wallpaper with a slightly "raised pattern and. Lady Simon has the same wallpaper in a inky tone for her own. bedroom. Her bathroom is peach-coloured and blends well with the meal tone.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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