Probably the departure of the children has affected home life more than any other single factor; it has certainly created some anxious prob-Tems—for the present day and for the future. Many' thousands of young: sters may now be leading a healthier Rife than' usual and even enjoying standards of comfort and amenities hitherto unknown to them; others are likely (o be Tiving in unaccustomed conditions, not at all congenial, in which they cannot count on being re-erded as other than "visitors." However long this lasts. there will arise the problem of readjustment when the children return again to their homes, "A-good deal has been said about now the children are thriving in the country; very little has been written concerning the homes which they have lett." How are the residue far-working-class husbands and fathers have found the loneliness and the difculties of housekeeping un~ endurable—which is one reason. why evacuated youngsters have returned, with their mothers.
The middle-class home has had vathor a different experience. Where wife and. children have been sent away" the economic problem has arisen: How does one manage to support a furnished cottage, or board and lodging in a private "house or hotel, while stilt "maintaining the home Some fortunate people have been able to. retire to the country altogether, Others have romained at home with the very young children while the older ones "have been evacuated with their schools,
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