A Deadly Parallel.

Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 73

A Deadly Parallel.

(P. T. 0.) East —

"Recently the writer paid^a visit to some of the places in this charitable London where the poor seek shelter. In Hanbury street, Whitechapel, I came to a great barn of a place, the floor of which was coverec 1 with oblong boxes, exactly like coffins. They had numbers on them, and they rested flat on the floor. The big barn of a place was full of draughts. Most beds in civilised countries are raised up from the floor. "I learned with surprise that these ooffiif-like boxes were for women to sleep in. "What do tTaoj sleep on? Well, there is a 6ort of husk mattress about two inches thick. It is as soft, as the soft side of most boards. -■ For covering there is a piece of what is known as 'American cloth ' — similar to imitation leather. It is ' sleezy ' and cold to the skin."

And West.

• "There is a well-known society woman in London," says the Daily Mirror recently, "who seta apart the whole top floor of her house for her pet dogs. They have luxurious carpets, sofas, and cushions, eat the very best meat that can be bought, and have a special attendant in livery to look after them. Another provides real

silk handkerchiefs for her pet's noses, and dresses them in special motor costumes. Another woman," continued the Mirror, '* lived in the country, and spent hundreds of pounds on feeding, housing, and clothing her pets. They had a dozen changes of garments for different occasions and seasons, and were supplied with a luxurious house of their own. She decked the animals out in tiny gold bracelets — one on each paw— 'and put gold earrings in their ears. .And for her greatest pet she bought a splendid pearl necklace with an enormous diamond pendant. It cost her nearly £2000." It is, in truth, "a deadly parallel."