In other ways life is changing. Smoking is probably more general among men in Spain than anywhere else in the world, yet before the war any woman who smoked in Public risked her reputation. Nowadays many women of the highest position smoke openly in restaurants and cafes; the ban on cocktails would doubtless be relaxed also but for the fact that the Government, determined to that which existed in England after the first World War. Accordingly, many Spanish girls will lack husbands, and the competition is such that the rules would have to be relaxed in any event.
The Future Nor is it likely that the young girls of the future will return to the old ways. The Nationalist youth organization enlists both girls and boys, and the Margaritas are-to be seen in their red berets and blue dresses marching through the streets of villages throughout Spain. The organization is doing its best to inculate in the girls of the new Nationalist Spain a love of outdoor sports, dancing and service to the State.
Women have still to attain the important position in business and government that they have won in Britain or the United States; indeed, before they can expect to take a more prominent part in the national life, the education of women must be greatly improved. For that matter, as far as can be seen, the Government of Nationalist Spain is in accord with that of Italy in not de ing women to break away too sharply from their mission as mothers of families.
Nevertheless, powerful currents have been set in motion
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