THE COMING REIGN OF THE CRECHE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 3

THE COMING REIGN OF THE CRECHE.

"London Christmas shoppers were very.much, interested 'in ]a clever advertisement-of theNational: Society; of Day : Nurseries, which; took a window, in Ayhiteley's and turned, itinto ,a' model ..creche.' : : Describing, it in. an Australian: paper, -a writer; says'four or; five babies can l be. received'there. They are first, washed, in a. beautiful porcelain, bath," and then introduced to the shop window, which: sorves'at: onco as dormitory' and, play room Delightful ;basinottes and cots are ready for them when they, are sleepy. A\ low'table: with maniaturo chairs is provided for such'• toddlers as..;are old'. enough to sit up for meals., There are ,toys .and games of; all sorts, and two or three kindly nurses watch over, their, comfort, in ..every way. Muriel,: Viscountess Helmsley, who is the chairwoman of the Council of .the-National Socioty,; opened ,1 this model creche, and in' the course of her-'i little speech; stated that ,it 'was' a matter of:commpn knowledge,that thousands, of poor: working mothers-were; compelled to go out. and their'daily bread, In.most instances their helpless babies were handed over , to the tender riiercies_ of some ignorant old; woman, whose sole desire was to get as many sixpences. as she.could, by crowding the-ch.il- . dren into oho squalid room;. Deliberate starving and ■ drugging '■ of babies was :not the least evil that followed. Wooda' Great Peppermint Cure for Cousha and Colds never fails, la. 6d and 2s. 6d. 081